Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1953-01-29

Smyrna took an important part
in the organization of the Kent
County Temperance Alliance at
Dover Thursday afternoon. The
meeting was held in the Presby-
terrain Chapel and was well attend
ed. Those from Smyrna included
Rev. Vaughan S. Collins, President
of the State Alliance; ex-Congress-
man w. o. Hoffecker, L. M. Price,
w. r. Davis, w. II. Baggs, MRS.
Kate E. Smithers, and others.
At a meeting of the Smyrna
Town Council last Friday evening
the committee composed of Coun-
cilmen Robinson, Grieves and Rey-
nolds were authorized to prepare
a bill to be introduced in the pres
ent Legislature giving the Town
Council the right to borrow $4,000
to improve the electric light plant.
If successful in getting the $4,000,
the Council intend to install a new
boiler at a cost of $1,000 and new
COX dynamo at cost of $3.50, be-
sides lot of meters and other ap-
planes necessary to put the plant
on substantial and paying basis.
The program of the Twentieth
Century Club Friday was in charge
of Miss Emma Hough, Chairman
of History. All members of the
Club hold most grateful recollec-
tons of Miss Beulas c. Jefferson,
who passed away last week.
The snow storm which visited
this section on Saturday afternoon
and evening gave promise at first
of affording our sleighers an OPP
portunity to indulge the first sport
of the winter. Sunday morning a
few ventured out and the merry
jingle of sleigh bells sounded along
Main and Commerce streets.
Mr.. e. Harry Beck, formerly of
the well-known firm of Cosgriff &
Beck, will leave Monday for Battle
Greek, Michigan, to confer with
the National Cereal Company, con-
corning position he has accepted.
Mr.. Beck expects to locate in low
er California and will be the dis
trict manager of the Company.
Mr.. Paul B. Jefferson of Mem
phis, Tenn, who has been with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Henry
Jefferson, on an extended visit left
this morning on his return South.
Since the partnership existing be-
tween Messrs. Paul and Townsend
Jefferson has been dissolved by
Townsend taking the business,
Paul has been engaged as the dis
trict manager of the United
States Casualty Company for the
territory comprising Memphis.
Miss Bertha Smithers is making
a two weeks visit to Woodbury.,
N. j.
Miss Anna B. Beckett was a
guest over Sunday with friends in
Wyoming. Mr.. ]. Mariner Beck
) EFT of Philadelphia was home Sun
day guest of his father, Mr.. Joseph
l.. Beckett.
Mr.. Cummins Speakman who
has been conducting dancing
class at his home Belmont Hail.,
near town, discontinued instruc-
tions Friday evening last, after a
course of ten lessons.
Miss Bertha Hoffecker left this
morning for a short visit to Phila-
delphia and Wayne, Pa.
Mrs. Mary Collins left Wednes-
day to take up residence in Will
mington, where her two daughters,
Mrs. Charles Allen and Miss Helen
Collins reside.
MIR. Vernon Phillips has returned
from a weeks visit to relatives in
Laurel.
Miss Marion Start, who for the
past year has been with McFarlane
and Company has resigned to ac-
cept a position in the confectionery
store of w. f. Keith. She will en-
ter upon her new position on Mon
day.
The condition of James c. Short
all, an engineer on the Delaware
and Chesapeake railroad, is i'm
proving, and his many friends hope
to soon see him at his post of duty.