Smyrna times., 1941-09-25

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baskets of late peaches yesterday
to ship to his firm Sawyer & Co.
Fodder-saving is in full blast
Farmers never had a better crop of
fodder nor better weather to save
it in.
A new phone has been put in the
exchange and Smyrna can now
readily converse with Philadelphia
parties.
Our Country Cousin" given at
the Opera House on Friday even
ing was the most enjoyed of any
play here for months.
There has been some pretty tall
peach eating this season but Minos
Conoway is certain that he has
eaten all of ten baskets.
A number of horses and exhibits
passed through and from this town
on Monday on their way to the Do
yer State Fair Grounds.
The third Quarterly Conference
of the Asbury M. E. Church will be
held directly at the close of prayer
meeting tomorrow night.
What glorious weather we are
having. If you should hear a
chronic grumbler grumbling, send
him off to search for the North
Pole.
A farmer expressed the wish a
few days ago for a twenty-four-
hour good rain. The ground will be
too dry to germinate the newly
seeded wheat.
The united choirs of the town
are requested to meet at the Meth
odist Church on tomorrow evening
to prepare music for the w. C. T.
u. Convention.
Gilbert the 16-year-old son OF
Joseph Goldsborough near town. is
very i'll with erisipelas. Since the
above was put into type, we learr
that he has died.
George Heinold had a curiosity
on Saturday in a sweet potato OF
rather in four or five sweet pota-
toes which were twisted together
like the plaits of whip.
The steamer Ella which makes
three trips a week, carried about
1000 cases of canned tomatoes
each trip. She carried her last
shipment of peaches on Monday.
On Monday night, September 20
the w. G. T. U. will hold meeting
at the home of Mrs. Eva Riggs al
8 o'clock, for the purpose of select
ing officers for the ensuing year.
Smyrna hosiery factory added
two knitting machines to its ma.
chinery last week. 1t employs
thirty hands now and is preparing
to ship a large order in a few days
Last week the cannerieS were
under a pressure all the week, hav,
ing to carry about 1000 baskets
each over Sunday, but the yielc
this week is growing considerably
less.
The juveniles are we'll pleased
that there will be large crop o.
their favorite nuts this fall-chest
nuts, chinquapins, shell-barks ant
walnuts. The trees are all full O.
burS.
Should this weather continue {
week or so longer, the yield O
sweet potatoes will be increased
considerably and their quality i'm
proved. This is sweet potato
weather.
The harvest moon last week wa
seen in all its magnificence. S.
bright were its beams that few
even of the largest stars were Wis
ible and the evenings were mos
delightful.
Mrs. Fora Scout is lying serious
ly i'll at her home on South Stree
with diphtheria. This malady wa
thought to have passed away as n
cases have been reported since tn
two month ago.
Sheriff Cole came to Smyrna O.
Thursday to summon the witnesse
in the Cummins will case for tn
following Monday-some sixty i
number-and it took him until tn
evening to complete the task.
Wheat seeding will begin abou
the 21st inst. most farmers havin
their fallow land ready. The acre
age will be large one. Charlie
Dulin seeded his wheat the first {
the month and Michael Blendt las
week.
5. y. Cooper, agent for the raj
road at Henderson, Md, has bee
transferred to Cheswold, his fol
mer home, to succeed William F
Sirman, who has resigned, Edwar
McIlvane succeeds Cooper at Her
derson.
William Fell, Jr., has had
short run as a hotel proprietor
less than month. The family hav
scattered, not having fixed on fl