Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05

week.
The total registration in Duck
Greek Hundred is 990-480 in the
eastern, and $40 in the western
district. The vote next Tuesday
however, is not likely to reach these
figures. Two years ago it was 500
and has never, we think but once
exceeded 900.
Political meetings will be held
some day of this week in nearly
every town and cross roads in the
state, including in this vicinity
Clayton, Kenton, Leipsic, Walkers
School House, and big meetings in
Smyrna by both parties, Saturday
Afternoon and evening.
All Halloween Eve, Monday ev-
ening, was duly observed by the
youngsters in the usual methods OF
hilarity. A favorite method of sur
prises was throwing corn against
windows. The sidewalks all over
town were covered with grains OF
corn yesterday morning. We have
heard of no damage to property,
and this is a department improve
ment over most years.
The seven days winder for the
man who has bet-who'l be elect
ed.
It doesn't matter how much you
pay for coal, it's bound to go up in
smoke.
Now that the pork season has
commenced, the prices of other
meats may have to be reduced.
Some of our wells are very low.
The lack of rain is telling in many
ways. Such a dry Fall has not
been known in many years.
The coming election is looked
upon by the interested parties as
going to be so very close, that
neither side cares to begin fatten-
ing its crows for the banquet, after
the battle is over.
Today is the Prohibitionists day
in Smyrna. The ladies of w. c. T.
U. have the afternoon for a Gospel
Temperance meeting at the Opera
House, with address by Rev. F. F
Carpenter and music by Mrs. M
M. Wolcott, l.. M. Price and Rev.
Ralph T. Coursey, and at 7.30
O'clock this evening an address by
Rev. Alfred Smith and others. AS
this is the final meeting they will
doubtless be favored with good
audience.
If the method put in vogue is
fully carried out, the old parties
will not be affected by the Prohibi-
ton vote. Borrowing an idea from
Congress, they have adopted the
pairing off" method, viz, by argee-
ment,a Democrat offsetting his vote
with Republican, and both voting
the Prohibition ticket, the old
parties will not be affected in the
result. This seems to be the idea
here, but that it is to be SO through
out the state, we are not informed
There must be something wrong
with anyone who cannot enjoy the
glorious weather of the past month.
It's superior cannot be found under
the blue either, in any country or
cline. 1t has been pleasant in the
busy haunts of men, but it is far
from tht "maddening crowd" in
the wooded dell, by the babbling
brook, or in the green fields that
the most enjoyment could be ex-
tracted, and those who have not
taken advantage of it, have lost
something which they may not
again have the opportunity to en-
joy.
Our firemen were called out twice
last week, for a small fire at the
residence of VIM. M. Bell, between
the roof and ceiling, Monday morn
ing, and again, at IL o'clock Thurs
day morning under the tin roof at
the furniture establishment of VIM.
A. FAIRIES caused doubtless by the
stove pipe becoming disjointed. In
the first case, the use of the hose
was not necessary, but in the lat
ter, because the fire had gotten I'M
der greater Roadway and was diff
ficult to get at, a clever amount of
water had to be used. The fire.
men showed great promptness.
Burton Donovan, living on farm
of A. G.. Cummins in White Hall
Neck has three sons working in the
West Yard, the railroad death trap
as you enter Wilmington. Yester-
day morning, as one of them, Cove,
who has reached manhood, was
walking across the tracks, the heel
of his shoe caught in a frog" and
before he could extricate himself,
he was run over and killed by To-
connective. One of the other broth
ers came down to bring the sad in
telligence to the parents, who took
the $50 train yesterday afternoon
for Wilmington, the mother almost
crazed with grief.
The people of Smyrna may feel
justly proud of their water supply
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