Smyrna times., 1942-03-19


Church has been redecorated.
The bigger fool man is the
better satisfied he seems to be with
himself.
The pulpit of the M. E. Church
will be filled on Sunday by a
preacher sent from Conference.
Crandal, Clark and Hake's Min
strel Company will perform at the
Opera House on Friday night, next.
James c. Robinson put in yester-
day a 2,500-pound Herring fire
proof safe purchased through the
agency of George F. Brown.
Our Methodist ministers have re-
ceived their salaries, packed their
knapsacks, and are off to Confer
ence What next, remains to be
seen.
The Independent Cornet Band,
Hiram Johnson, leader, has reor-
ganized, with an additional horn, so
as to be ready for the coming cam
paign.
An epidemic of verbal wrangling
seems to have struck the country,
and the ring, the pulpit and the
stage are all supplying ample evil
dence to it.
The Philadelphia & Smyrna
Transportation Co., is now taking
in sheep tooth corn at Smyrna
Landing, preparing to making ship
ments early in April.
Harry, a 10-year-old son of John
P. Garrison, White Hall Neck, near
Leipsic, fell from bicycle last
Wednesday, breaking both bones of
the forearm. DR.. Conoway reduc-
ed the fracture.
Tomorrow will be st. Patrick S
day. After all the rough weather
we have had since March entered
in, the good Saint might consent to
vary the usual custom, and give us
weather indicative of Spring.
The next Sunday School Conven-
tion was voted to Smyrna-s some
time, next Spring. 1t will be not
only full-over 100 delegates-but
an interesting time, that cannot but
afford both interest and profit.
David Stevenson & Son placed an
attractive marble monument on
Saturday at the grave of the late
John Farrell in the Odd Fellows
Cemetery. 1t is square, nine or ten
feet high, and supporting an urn
at the top.
Sheep tooth corn which at one
time seemed to be drug on the
market is now in better demand
and if our farmers will only be
careful to use nothing but pure
seed, there is no reason why the
old trade may not be regained at
a good profit to the grower.
The weather this week calls to
mind in its severity the correspond
ing week four years ago-the great
Blizzard. We are greeted this
morning with north east storm
and several inches of snow, and
mercury below % degrees,at which
low point it has registered several
mornings.
E. Lower, near Brenford, has his
corn ground plowed. 1t has not
been done in March however, but
last December after he had gather
ed his crops. Mr.. Lower has adopt
ed this method for several years of
turning under heavy sward in the
fall for corn, and found it to work
admirably.
There will be a special meeting
of the Board of Trade at the Office
of the Philadelphia & Smyrna
Transportation Company, on Mon
day, March 21, at Z p. m. 1t is
earnestly requested that a full
meeting may be had as business
will be brought up pertaining to
the Hosiery Mill and the locating
of large and established cannery
for tomatoes.
Norris Barnard, a prominent
farmer and fruit grower living near
Still Pond, Md, was stricken with
paralysis Saturday last and died
late Sunday evening, aged IS years.
Mr.. Barnard was the father of
Mrs. w. F. Collins and Mrs. T. D.
Garrison of Cheswold, also of Miss
Annie Barnard who was visiting
them at Cheswold, when the tele-
gram summoning them to his bed
side was received Saturday.
The Loyal Legion is preparing
for 'Demorest Medal Contest"
March 28th in the Opera House.
The programme promises to be an
unusually interesting one. Ten of
Smyrna's bright young ladies and
gentlemen, will contest for the
prize, which consists of silver
medal. Music will be rendered by
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