Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-10-08

on other Mondays, being strictly of
religious character.
The B. M. S. K. met at the home
of Miss Nettie Tschudy on Monday
night, and recognized for the
coming year. The officers elected
were, President, Miss Rena Will
liams; Vice President, Miss Sara
Yocum; Secretary and Treasurer,
Miss Ella Smithers.
The Grand Lodge of Good Temp
lars meets today in the Cooper
building. This evening, Oct. 5.
there will be public meeting in
their hall. Speakers invited: Pre-
siding Elder Smith, Rev. w. w. w.
Wilson, Rev. Geo. E. Hardesty, Rev.
Mr.. Bounds and others. Program
me interpreted with music. The
public is cordially invited to be
present at eight o'clock, this P. M.
The Calef Comedy Company
have the boards at the Opera House
the three first nights of this week,
closing tonight with what they
claim is their best piece, Love and
Poverty. This company goes on
its own merits. Our citizens who
have attended the previous per-
formances, pronounce them cred
liable in every way. They seem
to excel in everything, including
fine singing and piano music.
The water in the mill-ponds con-
tinues to be low.
The demand for ice cream is
gradually but surely dwindling.
The weather seems to be reach
ing down after the frost point.
The Clarence Bennett Company
will be at the Opera House Friday
night.
Jas. P. Hoffecker's drug store is
being papered with new and attrac-
tive designs.
State Auditor Duloney gives no.
tice to School committees in an
other column, of settlement days.
B. A. HAZEL bought the real es-
tate of the Davs's heirs in Black
bird at public sale on Saturday for
$500.
Chestnuts are getting ripe. The
tcrop promises to be a good one.
1t is the reverse of this with wal
nuts.
Mrs. William Lurty last Sunday
fell out of the door and injured her
elbow and shoulder. She is improv-
ing at present.
The third quarterly conference of
Asbury M. E. Church will be held
on Friday night, and Presiding Ell
der Smith will preach on Sunday
night.
In olden times not many barns
were struck by lightning. Nova
days almost every electric storm
fires one or more barns in some
part of the country. What is the
cause?
Geo. w. Turner, who has been
assisting c. H. Register the past
four years in the butcher business,
has gone in business for himeslf.
John C. Barnes takes his place with
Mr.. Register.
Rev. VIM. M. Warner will COM
mence a protracted meeting at
Blackiston Church, Kenton Circuit
next Sunday. Rev. R. K. Stephen
son is now conducting one at
Bethel Church near Cheswold.
Those persons who are not al
ready registered will have an OPP
portunity to get registered on Sat
urday, Oct. 18th, or Saturday, Oct.
22nd, or Saturday, Oct. 29th be-
fore the Board of Registration. If
you do not get registered you can
not vote.
John B. Cooper has moved from
his residence on upper Commerce
street recently sold to VIM. A.
Stevens, of the Alley, to the Car
row property on Main street. Mr.. |
Stevens will not move in until the
latter part of the month, intending
to first give the house a new paint
ing.
Sunday, Oct. 10th will be observ-
ed by the M. E. Sabbath School as
Columbian Day. Music will be the
attractive feature of each service;
singing by the choir, and by the
school, assisted by some of our best |
talent. The contributions made /
during the day will be for the pur-
pose of making improvements in
the lecture room of the church.
Farmers generally are done or
nearly so seeding wheat. 1t is
earlier than seeding is usually
done, but farmers are further ahead
with their fal work than usual, and
corn being better matured than US
ual at this season farmers gener-
ally are seeding their corn ground
wheat first. This gives it an OPP |
portunity to get start, and ought
materially to promote the growth |
and yield of that grain. If fallow
seeding is done by the 10th or 18th
of October it is regarded as suf-
ficient, and avoids the hot weather