Smyrna times., 1942-10-01

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ed.
Potatoes advanced last week to
80 cents per basket. This is big
jump from the prevailing price for
several years, of % cents per bas-
ket, causer by the long drought
and short crop. 1t is not likely
that the general market will be as
much affected as our local market,
as it was much more seasonable in
the potato growing region further
north than on this peninsula. Sweet
potatoes are selling at 10 cents
lower, 40 cents per basket.
Rev. Geo. w. Bounds, of the End
Church, Dover, preached at the M.
E. Church, of this town, on Sunday
last, morning and night, and pleas
ed the people more than ordinarily
for one of his years, being men,
Der of the Conference only since
1890. He reversed the usual order
of things by having a larger con-
gregation at night than in the
morning. He gets the good will
and sympathy of his audience in
the early part of his discourse from
his evident singleness of purpose,
simplicity and candor of address
and above all, because he breaches
for the spiritual edification of his
hearers.
The pneumatic tire, now used on
the race course, a mechanical nov
city of extreme interest, is the
theme of some novel scientific rea-
soning, according to the Turf, Field
and Farm:
Mr.. David Bonner, who has been
riding in a pneumatic sulky, at
Tarrytown, agrees with Captain
Coster, that there is something in
the air-filled tube which contributes
to propulsion. The weight of the
rider causes the tire to fiatten, and
there is a corresponding rebound
when it leaves the ground"
The ladies of the M. E. Church
at Leipsic will hold an oyster sup
per next Friday and Saturday ev-
ening.
The Clayton Creamery Company
for August received 102,518 pounds
of milk, for which they paid their
patrons 95 cents per hundred
pounds.
The ravages of cholera in Egypt
and Germany has forced the Gov
ernmeat to stop the importation of
rags from these countries, which
will greatly advance the price of
all kinds of paper. The cost of pro-
ducing a county newspaper will be
greatly advanced on this account,
and we would urge our subscribers
to help us meet this new expense
by keeping their subscriptions paid
up.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Hance, of
Philadelphia, came on Friday on a
visit to their daughter, Mrs. w. o.
Hoffecker. Mr.. Hance returned
home Monday, Mrs. Hance remain
ing.
Mrs. Christiana Cloak, Mrs. JAM
es D. Wilds and daughter Eba, left
on Monday for Oil City, Pa, on a
visit of two or three weeks, to Mrs.
Cloak's brother, Joseph Wolcott.
Mrs. Mary Roberts, of Whining
ton, is guest of Mrs. ]. w. Jones.
! John c. Voshell, brother of Mrs.
Roberts, now residing in Salisbury,
proprietor of the Peninsula House,
also spent Sunday and Monday
here.
Mrs. Gertie Cleft, daughter of
John c. VoshelD and Master James
Cleft of Hanover, Pa, have been
guests the past week, of Mrs. VIM.
A. Winford.
Miss Louisa Cummins, who took
passage for Europe in the early
summer, in a seamer with Mrs.
McCauley, of New York, and other
friends, and who visited the prin-
cipal cities of the continent, Lon
don, Paris, Rome, etc., returned
home on Saturday evening, having
had a most delightful trip. The
steamer was detained in quarantine
at New York only one day. having
a clean bill of health.
A. H. Reynolds, of the Cecil
Wing, visited his Smyrna friends
on Saturday.
Clement Spruance, merchant at
Waterloo, Kansas (the town that
was so badly wrecked by a cycline
last summer, is on visit to his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Presley Spruance, at Font Hill"
west of the depot. Clem's western
life evidently agrees with him, as
he is looking the very picture of
health.
Enoch Spruance, sen of James
W. Spruance, VINO went to Texas
. II years ago, settling near the Gen.
ter of the state, returned home last
week. He had grown out Of his
fathers recognition, and had to
make himself known on entering
the house. He will now take charge
of his fathers farm in Thorough
fare Neck, below Walkers school
house.