Smyrna times., 1942-02-12


House.
Walter o. Hoffecker has sold
John w. Houston, of the ALLEY" a
fine Weaver cabinet organ.
The Steamer Ella resumed her
trips yesterday, carrying to the
city large cargo of freight.
st. Valentines Day tbs year falls
on Sunday next. The following day
will be observed by those who want
to.
The Ladies of the Presbyterian
Mite Society still keep up their Fri
day evening suppers at Cars ice
cream saloon, with profit.
Rev. Mr.. Burwell, of Ohio, will
fill the pulpit of the Methodist
Church next Sunday the pastor be-
ing absent at Milford for the day.
The evenings are now one hour
shorter than they were the first of
December. Old Sol is returning
from the north with rapid strides.
The dime museum man, who
made SO much noise, left on Mon
day. He worked hard enough for
a larger patronage if he had had a
better show.
The literary meetings held week.
ly at Walkers School House, are
the pride of the neighborhood, and
attended from a widely scattered
section of country.
Samuel C. Derrickson, near Tay-
lor's Bridge, is putting up two fine
buildings on his farm. Abram
Stats, of the village, has built an
addition to his store.
Buchanan & Co., commencing
with today with greens from Vir-
ginia, expect to keep in supply of
early spring products, from the
south-tomatoe a few weeks later.
Willard G. Pierce left on Monday
for Kentucky, the land of large
mules and fine horses. Mr.. Pierce
goes with the intention of purchas-
ing a herd, and will let the farmers
know of his success.
The people who do the biggest
things are not always the ones who
get the most credit. They are Of
ten overshadowed by the people
who do very ordinary things and
make a big fusus about it.
Ash Wednesday, the first day of
Lent, falls this year upon the End
day of March and Easter Day upon
the 18th of April. These dates are
much later in the season than the
feast and festival usually occur.
Perhaps more or less ice was
housed by every town on the Pen
insula during the freeze two weeks
ago except Milford, which, while it
had abundant opportunities from
its near ponds, did not gather a ton.
In our last issue one of our mer-
chants told how lamp had in two
months cost him $2.25 in lamp
chimneys. The Milford News re-
plies: wake up, brother, and put
in electric light. No such difficulty
then"
The Schubert Quartette, whose
delightful music here a year ago
still rests in the memory of the
hearers, will be here again at the
Opera House next Tuesday evening.
All who heard them will want to
hear them again.
Strawberries are SO quart in
Philadelphia. This shows how much
more cheaply man can live in
Smyrna than in Philadelphia. Here
a man doesn't have to pay SO a box
for his Strawberries. None are Of
fered at any price.
Mr.. Denney, the Secretary of the
Kent county Mutual writes us that
the loss of the company on the
school buildings at Seaford cannot
exceed S2670, instead of $1,000 as
we had published it, and as was
published in the other papers.
Charles Osborn, of Aberdeen, Md.
was in Smyrna on Friday, with 9
view of leasing or buying the Nc
Cav canning factory, to put uI
corn. A letter received by Johr
VanGasken today, makes it alto.
gether probable that a bargain will
be closed between the parties.
Thelarge new room above vii
liam A. Winfords store is being
fitted up for the Americas Club
The latter have been in comfortable
quarters on Main street for severa
years, but change in the owner
ship of the building necessitates the
procurement of new qquarters. The
new room is large, nicely lighted
and can be made very comfortable
At the annual election of the
Mite Society held last Saturday
evening the following officers were
eleted: President Mrs. JOSEPH
Hmithers; Vlce-President, Mrs. Car
RE Farrell; Secretary, Mrs. e. M
Fowler; Treasurer, Mrs. ]. w