Smyrna times., 1952-12-25

IlOn.
The State convention of local
option advocates was held at Do
Yer Thursday and proved one of
the liveliest meetings of the year.
Smyrna took strong delegation
down and were foremost in inaug-
urating the movement. They were
Rev.Vaughan S. Collins, Mrs. Kate
e. Smithers, Mr.. and Mrs. L. M.
Price, and Mr.. George M. Steven
son. The convention was held
that the temperance and church
people of the entire state might be
aroused to go before the coming
Legislature to take advantage of
the privilege accorded them by the
new constitution.
The attention of the sharehold-
ers of the Smyrna Library Asso-
citation is called to the notice ap-
pearing in the local papers of the
meeting of these shareholders for
3 o'clock on Thursday January /,
1908, at the library room. AS is
well known, the interest of our cit
liens in this institution has been
failing and for some years the
trustees have found it drag.
A wedding of interest to large
number of folks in this vicinity
was solemnized on Tuesday even
ing last when Miss Mamie Rench,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Rench, became the wife of Mr..
Henry Ridgely Jones. The cere-
mony was performed at the home
of the brides parents, which was
beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion, by the Rev. G.. L. Hardesty,
pastor of Smyrna Circuit.
The citizens of Herring Hill
were aroused between three-thirty
and four o'clock Monday morning
by two distinct explosions, which
proved on investigation to be an
other bold attempt to burglarize
the Smyrna Railroad Station. The
burglars were unsuccessful and
made their escape after several
shots were fired by Policeman
Turner, who was on the scene a
few minutes after the second ex-
plosion.
Mrs. Eugene Davis, who with
Miss Virginia Sudler, have been
touring through England, Scot
land. France, Holland and Italy ar
rived in New York City Monday
after a successful voyage. They
took the Steamship Trave from
Naples, Italy. Mr.. Eugene Davis
went to New York to welcome his
wife and join her on the remainder
of the trip home.
Mrs. ]. Gardner Mariner, of
Philadelphia, arrived in Smyrna
last evening to spend the winter
with the family of Mr.. Joseph L.
Beckett. Messrs. Mariner and
Gardner Beckett will be home this
evening to spend the Christmas
holidays.
Miss Bertha Price and Miss Mary
Roberts, Woman's College, Fred
ericktown, Md, Miss Eva Corkran,
Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Mr..
Charles ID. Stockly and Mr.. A. Lee
Clifton of the University of Penn
sylvania, are home for the Christ
mas holidays.
MIR. and Mrs. N. f. Wilds and
daughter, Miss Fannie, are spend
ing the week in Smyrna.
MIR. and Mrs. J. E. Hoffecker left
this morning for Baltimore, Nd,
where they will spend their Christ
mas. Mr.. Walter o. Hoffecker left
for Philadelphia to join his wife
and spend Christmas with the
family of Mr.. Robert "A. Hance.
Miss Lille May Carrow, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Car
row, will be married on January
the seventh next, to Mr.. Franklin
Rash. The ceremony will take
place at the residence of the
brides parents, near Smyrna.
A number of Smyrna folks have
received invitations for dances
during the holidays. Some will at
tend the Milford dance on Friday
evening, others will attend the
Seaford dance on Monday evening
and others will attend the Dover
dance on Wednesday, New Years
Eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner w. Shock
ley, residing between Blackbird
and Townsend, have issued invita-
tions to the first anniversary of
the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
Roy ]. Hutchinson, which will take
place at their home on Tuesday
evening, January the sixth.
1riss Mary Hazel returned last