Smyrna times., 1941-02-27
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
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few days, the people in his neigh
borhood by this means wished to
show their esteem and do him hon
or before his leaving.
Miss Florence Beck had quilt
ing party Monday evening, which
was enjoyed by a number of young
people.
Capt John Cosden who moved
to his farm near Chesterville, Md,
several years ago, returns to Smyr-
ma this week with his family TAX
ing his house on Main street, oppo-
site the Smyrna House. :.
Miss Mamie Collins, Brookfeld,
Mo, is visiting Miss Elva T. Jester.
Herbert Brown has returned
home from Wilmington, also Alex
Mustard
Willard G. Pierce will leave on
Saturday morning for Cincinnati,
Ohio, his objective point being Ken
lucky, to purchase a stock of
mules.
The sociable of the Christian En-
deavor Society, held on Friday
evening at Miss Susie Hudson S
was largely attended and an enjoy
able occasion, the readings of Miss
Higbee and music of Miss Lilagore,
of Philadelphia, giving a very
pleasant variety to the evenings
entertainment.
Charles A. Beck has moved his
family to Camden, N. j. this week
Mrs. Hirnheimer and daughters
have gone to Philadelphia to live.
George w Reybold and George
B. Money, of Delaware City, were
in Smyrna Monday.
Miss Mary Anthony had a cob
web party, Thursday evening.
Mrs. George w. Taylor, Mrs
Harry Foster, Frank Chatham
William E. Spruance, George R
Barnes and John Young, Jr., all OF
Philadelphia, have been visiting
relatives here the past week.
John H. George, of Caroline
county, came up today to attend
the funeral of his mother.
1. N. Mills, Supt. Delaware Rail-
road it is stated, will soon retire
from the management of the road.
Rra Ifnrd Murr,txr &c +oIlyaI &c n =
home but the statement is made at
Wilmington that his successor will
be transfer from another branch.
jeremiah N Moffet, and his son,
Peasley Moffet, have entered suits
against Justice Henry Parr and
constable William r. Miller, of
Galena, Kent county, each claim
ing $4,000 for what is said to be
a wrongful seizure and sale of per-
sonal property, and arrest of Peas
ley Moffet under charge of running
off property under execution.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
A petition was read in the House
in favor of the Myers ballot ma
chine. 1t was signed by 2,100
persons.
E. c. Ross, of Seaford, brother
and partner of Senator William H
Ross is lying in a critical condition,
the result of an attack of typhoid
fever.
Milford freeholders will decide
tomorrow whether or not to bond
the town in $40, 900 for the estab-
lishment of water-works and an
electric light plant.
New Castles citizens, in a public
Friday night, decided that
they did not care to bond their
town for $4,000 for the purpose of
their town.
DR.. w. G. A. Bonwill will deliver
a lecture tomorrow evening in Do
yer, in aid of the Dover library. His
subject will be''The Fallacy of Oar
wins Theory in Evolution"
The second track of the Della
ware railroad from Clayton to Do
yer, will soon. be completed and
then it will be practically double
track from Wilmington to Dover
About twelve inches of rain has
fallen in this part of Delaware
since the first of January. All
low lands are under water, and the
springs have not been so high as
they are now, since the wet season
Of 1889.
The attacks upon DR.. A. N. Raub
President of the State Board of
in the Morning News,
are unjust to an honorable man
who has the subject of education
1T heart, and who is laboring in
season and out of season for an ad-
yanced education for the people of