Smyrna times., 1942-03-12

There will be a grand hop at
Smyrna Landing this evening.
A mans deeds live after him.
And so do to many of his mort
cages.
We bid welcome to every person
who comes to our town to live and
let live.
The robin brings this week the
earliest and most cheerful notes of
approaching spring.
Put handle to a mans name,
even if he is crank. A crank
without a handle is of little use.
The three days last week at the
close of the long storm, were worth
more to our merchants than the
previous two weeks.
The farm of VIM. c. Mitchell,
near town, will be tenanted by
George Johnson, from the Heverin
farm near Little Creek.
Thomas Attix, one of the SUBJ
stantial farmers of vicinity of
Downs Chapel, has taken up his
permanent residence in Kenton.
The Ladies' Aid of st. Paul M.
E. Church, Clayton, will hold an
oyster supper and festival in
Wright's basement, Friday and
Saturday evenings.
An evening sociable was given
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Murphy,
near Clayton on Tuesdy evening,
last week, in honor of Miss Ellen
Pybus, who shortly moves back to
Michigan.
The cost to Dover of engineering
its waterworks is $1,000 per year,
Smyrna, $720. This is the differ
ence in the systems, in labor: if
coal is considered it will be nearly
as much more.
Sunday was a bright day, thing
that bad not been for-- several
weeks, and the churches in town
and country were well attended.
Such day, to people who have
been imprisoned by weather and
other circumstances, is a great
treat.
Mrs. Agnes A. Smith, wife of w.
Solomon Smith, died at the resi-
dence of her husband in Spruanee
City last Sunday, of cancer in the
stomach, aged 81 years, and s
months. Her remains were inferred
in the Odd Fellows Cemetery Sat-
urday afternoon.
The bible reading was held Mon
day afternoon in the Temperance
Room. The subject of Mrs. Mat
lacks talk was Christ in the
Home" Two other ladies made a
few remarks; one of them gave
passages of Scripture, promises of
Gods presence to his children.
The purchase of most of the
large excursion boats on the Della
ware by the Reading Railroad,
makes the success of the Thomas
Clyde this year more than ever,
promising. 1t is said that the Clyde
and the Republic are the only two
boats left free to run on the river.
At the semi-annual election of
officers for the Christian Endeavor
Society of this town, on Friday
evening, the following officers were
chosen: President, Mrs. Jennie c.
S. Price; Vice-President, Miss Car
rie K. Budd; Secretary, Miss Ella
T. Smithers; Treasurer, Miss
Bertha l.. Hoffecker.
The M. E. Sunday School on
Sunday elected Mrs. R. H. Matlack
and Mrs. John A. Hoffecker dele
gates to the Sunday School Con-
vention which weets in Dover on
Friday. John H. Hoffecker and w
o. Hoffecker are also members OF
the Convention by virtue of theii
office, and will also attend Rev. c.
G. Adams and E. H. Beck were
elected by the Presbyterian school
The congregation of Clayton M
E. Church met Monday evening, al
which meeting Presiding Elder
Smith was present, to decide defin
itely whether to ask to be set of
from or remain with Smyrna cir
cult, and they determined to re-
main as now, with one preacher
and especially desire the return O.
the Rev. R. K. Stephenson. In the
return of the Rev. Mr.. Stephenson
Bethel and Severson's heartily joir
them.
Presiding Elder Smith, in the alb
sence of the pastor, filed the pulpit
of the Methodist Church on Sun
day, both morning and night. Rev
Mr.. Smith is recognized as a mar
consecrated to the simple work Of
the ministry as messenger of the
gospel, simple and pure, with no di.
viding interests of a worldly ma.
ture, and the people go to hear him
as one who has been sent with gooc
tidings. He was greeted both night