Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-09

made its advent the bell rang in
loud and joyous peals proclaiming
that the new year was born. Quite
a number turned out especially the
young people. 1t was an impress
sive one, two or three persons aris-
ing for prayers.
The Assembly room of the Pub
lie school will be open again this
week, Thursday and Friday after
moons, for the examination of the
pupils skill in penmanship and
other school work. Senator Hig-
gins has sent the school maps of
recent surveys, which are highly
esteemed. They will also be OBJ
liged to the patrons of the school
for copies of books for their library
which Prof. Yocum is trying to
get on a good footing.
Messrs. Speakman and Cummins
filed their ice houses with inch
ice from the other side of the pond
last week before the warm rain
and thaw set in. On the town side
of the pond it was only between
two and three inches. w. H. Carr
and others intended filling Thurs
day, but were prevented by the
thaw that set in. Jacob Leinberg-
er filed his house with good thick
ice from the Persimmon Pond. The
remaining ice dealers took comfort
in the present cold spell which set
in on Sunday night.
Reese Lewes the trapper and
gunner of Brenford has a large
black eagle which he brought down
with his gun while proging in his
favorite haunts along the 'Hof-
fecker mill pond" The bird was
slightly wounded in the wing but
otherwise unhurt. It made battle
on being approached, as the pune
ture in Mr.. Lewes' boot will testify.
1t longs for its freedom to soar and
provide for itself, but eats its ra-
tons with avivity, devouring a
dead mink thrown to it, in a few
hours, bones and all. 1t can be
purchased by any one who wants
such pet.
The Literary Society at Walk
er's School House, that ran so well
last winter was reorganized again
last Wednesday night, by the cleo
ton of the following officers: Pres
ident, Andrew Spear; Vice Presi-
dent, Robt. A. Higgins; Treasurer,
Miss Emma Hayden; Secretary,
Miss Elsie Stats. The meeting
was well attended and promises to
be an important feature of the
neighborhood for the winter. 1t
will meet every Wednesday night
A committee appoints program
of exercises for each successive
night, including journal of the
incidents of the society of the vi
cinity.
''Dr. Tanner" is dead, a we'll
known dog that got that sobriquet
from the fact that he came to town
about the time that DR.. Tanners
celebrated fast, and lived here for
six weeks without a home or feed
ing, until taken care of by a young
man who was attracted by the
fondness the dog displayed in
bouncing other dogs, while appar-
entity in best possible humor, and for
more than usual intelligence. The
number of dogs he whipped just
for the fun Of it, could be counted
by the hundreds. He ended his
town life as he began it-not eat
ing anything for the last six weeks.
He was given a decent burial, and
is missed most by those who knew
him best
Rev. r. X. Stephenson drove as
far as the broken dam at the Gar
rison mills last Sunday, hitched his
horse there and walked the remain
ing distance to Bethel Church
three fourths of a mile to fill his
appointments. His congregation
living north of the break who did
not choose to walk were notably
absent. The weather the week
past has been against progress to-
ward repairing the broken dam and
Mr.. Garrison has not been able to
do much more than make plans for
active work in good weather if it
should come. The break at this
season of the year is bad one and
it is unfortunate for Mr.. G., be-
cause of the cost involved and to
the public ON account of great in
convience to travel.