Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

The public school will reopen on
the first Monday in September, 9Th
prox.
Eighteen car loads of peaches
went over the Delaware road yes
terday, making the total to date,
I196.
Rev. ]. T. Hammond, pastor of
Bethel A M. E. Church, will bold
a church-camp commencing Sun
day, September 4th, and continuing
two Sundays
The stack yard of Frank Wright,
near Thomas's Corner, caught fire
on Friday, while threshing the
wheat crop. About IS bushels were
burned. The fire originated, it is
supposed, from a spark from the
engine.
w. A. C. Hardcastle, as Register
for the Eastern District, and Pres
ley Spruance for the Western Dis
trict will set to register voters the
four Saturdays in September, the
first at the Smyrna House and the
latter at the office of Alderman
Budd.
Grapes have been shipped the
past week or ten days at the rate
of from one to two car loads a day
from both Clayton and Brenford.
1t is now between seasons, the earl
Ter varieties nearly gone and the
concords, the staple variety, COM
ing on. Good fruit is bringing
from 4 to 5 cents per pound.
The excursion to Cape May on
Monday by the Steamer Excel
sior," the last of the season, was
enjoyed by a much larger crowd
than the previous ones. The train
passed here with eight passenger
coaches, 100 tickets being sold
from here. The boat stopped at
two places on the river for excur-
sions before reaching Woodland
Beach.
The promised showers of the
weather prophets on Saturday did
not come, but there was a SEM
blance of them on Sunday after
noon when few clouds gathered
in sufficient force to give some
thunder, and shower covering a
few farms between this town and
Blackbird. Its early dissipation
was a disappointment, as on all
sides it was hoped that the long
wished for rain had come.
The announcement has just been
made of the marriage of Samuel R.
Warren, of Middletown, and Clara
E. Hickey, of near Smyrna. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Alfred Smith, at his home in Smyr-
ma, on the evening of July 18th, but
the news did not leak out until this
week. The bride has been staying
at her home near Smyrna and the
groom with his parents at Middle
town, but they will shortly go to
housekeeping.
A few baskets of tomatoes, grown
for the canneries were delivered
yesterday. Sugar corn came in
yesterday to the Messrs. Osborne,
up to their capacity for processing,
though the supply is expected. to
drop off in a few days. They ex-
pected, from the prevailing drought
to find the ears short and poorly
filled, but say they never saw bet
ter corn.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, at the close of
the service on Sunday, at the M. f.
Church, called attention to the
great loss by fire in Delmar, in
number of families clothing, food
and everything gone, and said as
no action had been taken by the
town. he would like that congrega-
ton to make some contribution for
their relief, The basket was sim
ply passed around for the loose
change as it were, and some $50
contributed. This, considering the
congregation was somewhat scat
tered, others detained by the warm
weather and some of them not pre-
pared for such announcement, was
quite good, the families for whom
1t was given being personally I'M
known to the givers.
THE BIG WILMINGTON FAIR
EXHIBIT
The Wilmington fair takes place
September z, 8 and 8, and promises
to surpass those of former years.
Consistent with the character Of
the fair a very attractive program
will be offered everything conspic-