Smyrna times., 1941-10-09


Games on apace.
The Smyrna Creamery made g.,
3,675 pounds of butter the pas
month, from 33,675 quarts of milk
The auction that was run sue
cessfully in front of the post office
for the past two weeks, closed or
Monday.
William G. Hill sold a five
months old colt, sired by Happy
Russell" to George A. Millington
for 5000.
A delegation from Morning Stai
Lodge went to Wilmington last
evening to enjoy a banquet with q
sister lodge.
]. w. Jones has erected an at
tractive sign at the corner of his
store facing both Commerce and
Main Streets.
The rain last night, though not
as much as was desired, is regard
ed by farmers as a blessing to en-
able them to go to seeding wheat.
The late festival at Downs
Chapel netted $1,000; the Ladies'
Aid Society of st. Paul's Church,
Clayton, will have an oyster sup
per on the evenings of the 8th and
9th.
1000 cases, $4,000 cans of toma-
toes put up by John H. Hoffecker
of this town, have been sold to a
London house, and 1000 cases were
shipped across the ocean last week.
The rest will follow in due course.
The thermometer this morning
registered 81 degrees. This put the
stove dealers to work, and a gen.
eral rafting among the sooty
pipes. Out in Dakota they are
having not only freezing weather,
but ice, sleet, and snow.
There will be a meeting at Bethel
: M. E. Church Friday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock to consider a PROPOSE
tion to either build new church at
Cheswold or remove old Bethel to
that place. All persons interested
are invited to that place.-Alfred
Smith, P. E.
The most enjoyable season of the
year is not at hand. Neither fick-
leness or spring nor the heat of
summer will prevail from now until
the middle of November, but in
their stead we shall have a mild,
equitable temperature-quite COM
Portable and healthful.
Michael Riley who took w. c.
Palmer into business with him two
or three months ago, is now by
himself again, their business rela-
tions closing on Saturday. Mr..
Riley has become well acquainted
with the butchering business and is
running his shambles very success
fully.
The Bilyeu October peach is
more often failure than a success,
but this year it has ripened to per-
fection, and almost tas large and
well colored as the Crawford's were
this season. j. w. Jones brought
several lots Monday for shipment,
and retailed a number at go cents
each. About goo baskets went up
on the steamer Ella.
Mrs. Lucy Washington, who
comes to Delaware under the aus
pices of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, occupied the
pulpit of the Methodist Church on
Sunday morning and evening. Mrs
Washington is natural in manner
pleasing in her address, free from
bitter denunciations and doubtless
a very efficient worker in the ranks
of the lady apostles of Temperance
Elbert Gearhart, son of the late
John S. Gearhart, while playing
with some boys on Saturday was
shot in the temple and for awhile
was thought to be seriously hurt
but the doctor upon examination
found it to be only a flesh wound
OF late a number of boys between
IL and Is years of age, have OBJ.
tanned small rifles and go around
the town shooting small birds anc
whatever they can find.
The congregation of the Method
ist Church in Leipsic, is busily en-.
gagged this week getting ready fol
an oyster supper, and festival en-.
tertainment to be held, next FRIDAY
and Saturday evenings, the 9th ant
10th. The young ladies wanting
to be as attractive and entertaining
as possible, are planning for g
Mum Sociable," for Friday even.
ing, from to 9 o'clock. To all
who may go it is promised to en-.
deavor to have them enjoy them.
selves and have .a~good time. All
are invited.
The pilot house of steamer
having the name of A. ]. Miller
was found floating in the bay on
Thursday last by Mr.. Benson, the
lighthouse keeper at Boybay Hook