Smyrna times., 1955-04-14


viii be less acreage planted in
tomatoes in this vicinity this year
than for sometime past, and as
consequence our local canning fac
tories will hardly pack as many
as last year by a third. Packers
all over the Peninsula with prac-
fjcaliy no exception are insisting
upon $500 and $50 a ton for to-
matoes. 1t is understood that the
j. III. Hoffecker Canning Com
pany of this town, and the Horsch
Packing Company of Baltimore,
who operated the Smyrna Land
ing Canning Factory are making
contracts with growers of this vi
cinity, and will run their factories
this summer, but under the condi-
tion of the canned goods market,
It is understood they will not put
up the quantity they did last year.
Contractor Joseph H. Wright
began last week, the erection of
the scaffold of the standpipe, and
is Fastening the job along rapidly
30 that the painters can get to
work. 1t has been many years
since it was painted, and the only
reason it has been belated was
because of the difficulty of getting
a scaffold built.
The marriage of MISS Charlotte
Rebecca Shahan, youngest daugh-
ter of Mrs. Hannah Shahan of
this town, and Mr.. John Curtis
Hayes of Dover was solemnized
today at 2 pm. at the brides
home by Rev. A. w. Goodhand.
William r. Smith and Son who
recently bought the livery busi-
ness from Frank Armstrong, have
sold out everything to Denney A.
Goldsborough, who recently moved
from Blackbird Hundred to Smyr-
M.
Miss Sarah Ann Cummins,
daughter of the late George W..
asd Evaline M. Cummins of
4Woodlawn" passed away shortly
after midnight Monday morning
after lingering illness. She had
been confined to the house for
several weeks and her death was
due to complication Of diseases.
George w. Turner, the butcher,
10 much improved on east Com
merce Street the old "Jerman
property, by the addition of a
bay window and a large porch
which will extend the entire front
of the. building.
Mrs. Robert Denney is on an
extended visit to her son, DR..
George H. Denney in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Allan Jones and daughter,
Miss Emily of Milford, have re-
turned from a short visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank e. Postles.
Mrs. Frank S. Busser and chill
dren of Germantown, Pa, are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph L. Beckett. Mr.. Busser
was down over Sunday, and re-
turned Monday morning leaving
the family for a longer visit.
Miss Mary Fairbanks of Will
mington was a guest last week of
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Lewis.
The Grand Castle of Delaware,
knights of Golden Eagle, met in
annual session at Smyrna, Mon
day with Grand Chief, A. Bam-
berger of Wilmington presiding,
and a large attendance of men,
bers, about 100 delegates from all
parts of the State. The election
of officers which took place Mon
day afternoon resulted in two of
our local men being elected to
prominent positions. Charles p.
Thornley, of Smyrna was elected
Grand Sir Herald, and T. e. White
of Clayton was elected Grand Su-
preme representative.
A tract of about ten acres of
timberland known as "Cloak's
Woods situated at the head of
Lake Como, back of the "Mahon
Farm" tenanted by Ezekial
Slaughter was nearly wiped out
by fire Sunday afternoon and
night, entailed loss of possibly a
hundred or more dollars. The
fire started at one o'clock Sunday
afternoon, and is supposed to have
been the work of some reckless
boys who frequent the banks of
Lake Como to indulge in games
and other diversions.
Miss Daisy May Sutton, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bitter
and Mr.. George Reynolds Steven
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
M. Stevenson of this town, took
place quietly at the residence Of
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