Smyrna times., 1943-07-01
SMYRNA AND VICINITY


The russet shoe is more popular
than ever.
The hot sun has cut the pasture,
and the milk yields will decrease.
The Ladies Benevolent Society
will meet Monday evening at the
residence of Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell
An extension of 80 feet has been
made to the pier at Woodland
Beach to enable the steamboats,
easier landing at low tide.
The hay crop will be very light.
Grass is burning up in the fields,
and some of it can be cut and put
right in the barns without further
curing.
The basket maker here are now
getting cent a basket instead of
u.
Jas. H. Morris has taken the
room on Commerce street vacated
by Walter Shelton, for his shoe
business, the latter taking charge
of the business of Alex. Carson
while he is off to Claiborne, the
new summer resort in Talbot coun-
ty.
Cooler weather is seldom vouch-
safed to harvesters than we have
had since Friday. The theremom-
eters registered So degrees both
this and yesterday morning. We
have had in the meantime several
showers barely laying the dust, and
the ground is very dry.
The following officers have been
elected by Mizpah Lodge, No. 16,
A. o. U. W., for the ensuing term:
Joseph E. Carter, Master Work
man; William A. FAIRIES, Foreman;
Joseph B. Hum, Overseer; George
M. Stevenson, Recorder; Clarence
PPrettyman, financier; o. B. Vosh-
ell, Receiver; E. G. FAIRIES, Guide;
VIM. M. Lewis, 1. W.; j. Harvey
Speakman, o. W.; Thos. c. Moore,
Medical Examiner.
The Cayton Call came to us on
Wednesday afternoon "a day after
the usual date of the issue) in a
double sheet in commemoration of
its fourth anniversary. 1t contains
an account with cuts to illustrate
them, of the railroad offices and
prominent business places, with
personal sketches of the leading
citizens. Every business firm backs
his local paper with an advertise
ment to give prominence to his own
locality. The sheet is neat and at
tractively printed.
Offley Hill, near Balckbird, has a
field of wheat, 116 acres, that for
acreage and growth of wheat is
ahead perhaps of anything in this
section. 1t was cut last week the
straw standing as high as a mans
head, and not poor spot in the
whole field. His Mccormick, which
had seen its best days, and cut only
a small swath, was not equal to the
OCCASION, so he bought a Deering
binder which cut seven feet
and though thrust to its fullest
extent, went around the whole field
without choking the massive grow
tn.
Mrs. Jas. d. Wilds, who visited
Philadelphia last week, bought
while there a Symphony organ,
very fine instrument made of Cir
cassian walnut, of the White and
Wilcox make, which has the de-
stinction, we think, of being the
first instrument of the kind intro
duced in our town. 1t has the tone
of the best church organs, repro
ducing music accurately from rolls,
or by an easy detachment can be
used as an organ in following the
notes by hand, of any music. 1t
has been much admired for both it's
mendnlSm ana music.
There is very friendly chicken
in the upper end of South street.
The ownership not known, and in
other respects it is not unlike many
/ that forage on other peoples gar
dens, but when night approaches,
said broiler, instead of taking to
the bush or chicken house, makes
its way to the front porch of some
residence and perches on the top
most rounds of the best chair. 1t
particularly delights in the associa-
tions at the residence of Clarence
Prettyman, selecting Mrs. P.'s
chair, which is the best, to rest on,
but the singular freak of this can
didate for picnic is, that when the
latter family are away or not oc-
cupying the porch, it goes to Es-
quire Budd's or some one else in
the neighborhood to spend a night