Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-09-16

The golden rod is fast bursting
into full bloom.
Mrs. Amanda Spencer has added
to the comfort of her dwelling on
Delaware street by a new porch
that spans it's front. The pavement
has also been renewed.
George C. Rothwell has been ap-
pointed by the Governor, Coroner
of New Castle County, to succeed
Coroner Kirk, recently deceased.
He is being warmly congratulated.
Cummins Speakman has a small
rifle, generally designated a "cat
rifle" that he has learned to use
with such accuracy as to last week
put a bullet through the head of
hawk.
At the election of officers for the
Christian Endeavor Society last
week at the Methodist Church, Miss
Lizzie Mcdowell was elected presi-
dent; Miss Susie Wright, secretary;
and j. Frank Webb, treasurer.
The Clement brothers, farming
near Clayton, sent four splendid
Durham calves and fine lot of
Yorkshire hogs to the Dover Fair
Monday. A lot of cattle and trot-
ting horses also passed through
town on Monday up the country.
The Brenford peach operations
have virtually ceased and o. B..
IVoshell, as shipper, and Hardcastle
& Jones, as buyers, are no longer
called thither from this town daily
Brenford, we think, enjoys the dis
tinction this year of being the larg-
est shipping station above Wyom-
ing. The tomato canning factory
remains to keep the place lively.
/ The life interest in the farm of
D. B. c. Mitchell was sold by
Sheriff Dunn Saturday, for 1865.
Vangasken & Cats, purchasers.
Our streets have never been SO
free from ruts and holes as they
have this summer. Thanks to the
town commissioners.
William M. Lewis went down to
the marshes below Leipsic Creek
on Monday to settle drive-well
for DR.. Emanuel Stout, at what is
called "Stout's folly" on Kent
Island.
The season at Woodland Beach
closed last weekend, and the
clyde" made her last trip Sunday.
1t has been a full season, and we
think, entirely satisfactory.
The third Quarterly Conference
of the Asbury M. E. Church will be
held on Friday evening, September
18th. The Quarterly Love Feast
will be held on Sabbath morning,
and will be conducted by the pre-
siding Elder, Rev. Alfred Smith.
A visit to the phosphate factor
les of the Transportation Company
and L. M. Price at Smyrna Landing
yesterday, found them both in a
state of decided activity, making
bagging and piling the wheat pro-
Queer in large quantities, for ship
ment.
Miss Julia w. Griffith gives no.
tice elsewhere of the opening of a
kindergarten school in this town.
This will be gratifying to persons
who have little ones to be thus in
lstructed, and it is to be hoped her
school will be well patronized. Miss
Griffith is splendidly equipped for
scholastic work, besides a good ed
ucation in the usual higher school
branches. Miss Mary w. Thomp-
son also gives notice of instructions
\ in music.
The sale of Collins Beach prop
erty, which has been mooted for
several weeks was finally consum-
ated on Saturday, James R. Mott
receiving deed for the same from
Franklin Collins. The consideration
was $4,000.
Mr.. Moses Price pulled Sunday
from tree growing in his side
yard, two large, highly colored
peaches, resembling the Reeses
variety, but clingstone in character.
Now there is nothing remarkable in
plucking two fine peaches from a
tree, but there is something worthy
of note to fruit growers in the fact
that they did not grow on a peach,
hut a plum tree. In absence of any