Smyrna times., 1942-04-23

the green goods business.
The boys are now indulging in
their spring sports and games.
Supt. Tindal will hold a teachers
meeting here Saturday week.
Dresmakers and tailors have
been rushed with Easter orders.
If the weather doesn't agree with
you, it is best to agree with it.
Frank Bailey has the contract
for furnishing the lumber for the
new church at Cheswold.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society
viii hold their meeting at the resi-
dence of Mr.. T. B. Megear on Tues
day evening, April 26th.
The young folks will have the
biggest hop of the season tomor-
row night. There will be number
of guests from a distance.
The members of the Christian
Endeavor Society will have an en-
tertainment this evening at the
residence of Mr.. Moses Price, lower
Main street.
There will be another Demorest
Medal contest, such as the popular
one held two or three weeks ago,
on the evening of Monday, May
18th. There will be nine contest
ants.
On Monday, April 25th, the
Union of the w. C. T. U. will hold
a sociable at the home of Mrs. Al
fred Hudson, on Mt. Vernon street
and contribute the amount of their
self denial.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Sallie j. Cooper
daughter of R. M. Cooper, near
Cheswold, to the Rev. Thomas B.
Cooper, of the Wilmington Confer
ence, now stationed at Salem, Dor
chester County, Md. The wedding
will take place at the residence OF
the brides parents, Thursday, April
28th, at a quarter past twelve
o'clock.
The pupils of the Smyrna High
School have selected for presenta-
ton next Wednesday night, April
9th, the amusing farce-comedy
called "a Box of Monkeys" The
plot is quite simple and the char
acters all everyday people, but
there is a comic vein as the de-
iscription implies throughout the
whole while some of the situations
are irresistibly ludicrous. The
Arion Orchestra will furnish the
music.
DR.. E. S. Dwight sent a photo
graphic outfit to his friend, DR..
briggs, at the Arctic Circle, in the
far off land of Alaska. Our read
ers will remember the interesting
letter we published last fall from
DR.. briggs about the life and the
habits of the people in the land of
the midnight sun. There has been
no mail from there since last sum-
-mer The outfit referred to was
sent by express, and cost 16 cents
per pound.
The falling snow for several
hours here Friday did no damage;
the blooms of the fruit were not
: being opened because of the very
late spring, but at Norfolk and
other part of Virginia, there was
much damage from cold, snow and
hail. A terrific hail stom occurred
at Bennettsville, S. c., on Thurs
day afternoon, killing hogs and
chickens and doing incalculable
damage to vegetation. Some OF
the stones are said to have beer
two inches in diameter.
On one week from next Friday
night the goth inst, Mr.. c. Virgil
Gordon will give an organ recital
in the Methodist Episcopal Church
of this town, to which the public
are cordially invited. There will be
z no admission fee charged. In ad.
dition to the organ music, severa
choice selections of vocal music will
be rendered by Smyrna's leading
vocalists, also a male quartette
Don't miss it, as it will be a rare
opportunity to enjoy rare musical
treat.
Easter morning opened with ar
overcast sky and a sprinkle of rain
which, however had disappeared
before the most of the people were
up, letting out the sun by breakfast
time. The air was pure and fresh
while overhead few white clouds
drifted by. The church bells rams
out gladly, and thousands of hearts
were happy when peep from be-
meath the chamber blinds certified
that the weather was all that coule
be desired, except that in the after.
noon q dull gray overspread the
sky from a mass of cloud in the
northwest, and the temperature
was not so pleasant without the
presene Of the sunshine that mark.
ed the early part of the day. Hap.
Ply tArongs crowded into the
churches. Before affairs decket