Smyrna times., 1942-10-29
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

The nrSt meeting Oh the lueSudy
Club will be held at the residence
of Mr.. E. Postles November list at
eight o'clock.
If you ever visit court you will
remark that the average witness is
remarkable for what he didn't see
or doesn't know.
Both the old parties are to hold
mass meetings here on Saturday
week. The speakers can be an
nounced with more certainty next
week.
The school at Bay View, John
Hutton, teacher, had quite interest
ing exercises on Friday Discovery
Day, consisting of speaking, sing
ing and Rotations.
Mr.. Ransom, at bay View" has
been compelled for the past several
weeks to haul water for his stock.
The wells throughout the Neck are
getting very low.
A Belfry is wanted on Jerman
Chapel and at the Sunday School
on Friday evening,
$18 was raised to add to a small
sum already in hand.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle,
of both Smyrna and Clayton, par
ticipated in the Wilmington parade
on Friday. A dozen or two of the
citizens of our town and vicinity,
were also present as spectators.
There was a partial eclipse of the
sun visible here from IL o'clock to
3 p. M, Thursday afternoon. At
the greatest observation the eclipse
extended over little more than one
half of the suns diameter.
The widow, Mrs. Rebecca ]. Col
Inns bought the two farms belong
ing to the estate of the late Peter
S. Collins, the home farm contain
ing 226 acres, at $38.75 per acre,
and the other, III acres, at $20.50
per acre.
The Kent county ballots for the
coming election are being printed
at the Index office. They will con-
tain the three tickets Democratic,
and Prohibition and
$4,000 ballots will be printed, four
for each voter in the county.
The Festival of the Benevolent
Society was fairly well attended at
the Opera House last night. In ad-
dition to the usual socialities which
a festial affords, at proper inter-
walls, there were really fine tableaux
presented, and pleasing solos by
Misses Ethel Cooper, and Marion
Stevens.
Carpenters find this an execp-
tionally good fall for work, without
losing time. The work on DR.. ].
A. McCausland's house has been
prosecuted without one day of lost
time, and now that it is entirely en-
closed, they need not be hindered
by rain, should any fall, as is fond
ly hoped by all occupations.
Two weeks from yesterday the
great battle of ballots will take
place in this state and throughout
the country. 1t is not long to wait,
and when the decisive day arrives,
the result of the contest will be
quickly known, Meanwhile, keep
cool and patient and prepare your
self for voting and don't bet on the
result.
The tomato cannery of John H.
Hoffecker will close today, the pack
reaching between 10000 and IL, 900
cases, quantity slightly in excess
of that contracted for by Phila-
delphia house in the early part of
the season. It looked in Septem-
Der as if this amount would not be
reached. The yield to the farmers
is considerably short of last year.
1t is not often that so many of
the farmers have their corn crops
housed so early in the season as
this year. A number have finished,
last week and this, in this vicinity,
and VIM. L. David, residing near
Summit Bridge formerly of Thor
oughfare Neck) finished yesterday
his crop of 1900 bushels, getting 40
bushels to the acre.
Mrs. j. H. Jefferson on Sunday
evening had night blooming cereus
to bloom out four flowers as large
and fragrant as any former blooms.
These flowers were cut off and sent
to friends. One remained on the
bush, and ON Monday morning when
a friend called to get a bouquet,
the cereus bloom was so perfect
that she took it also to Ridley
Park, Pa.
The Democrats will hold a meet
ing at the Opera House tomorrow
night, to be addressed by Senator
James L. Carbon, of Virginia, and
L. Irving Handy, of this state.
A note from Prof. Handy, chair
man of the Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee, says Mr.. Gordon is
zone of the eloquentmen of the
country and a man of lofty patri-
otism, thorough culture and great
natural gifts, and one of our big
guns to fire off in Smyrna"