Smyrna times., 1958-04-24


est in the state, was sold under
the Sheriffs hammer on Saturday
afternoon to Garrett Foxwell for
S5450.
Town Council took up most of
the entire session Friday evening
in a discussion on streets. The
Street Committee was given the
power to go ahead and use the
rest of the stone in matchmaking
to the best advantage. A number
of councilmen are not satisfied
with the experiment tried on Com
merce Street. They claim the sur
face coating in wet weather is
mud, and in dry weather, dust.
Mrs. Elsie Benson Brown of
Philadelphia, only daughter of the
late Benjamin Benson formerly of
Smyrna, and granddaughter of
the late Capt. Joseph B, Benson
of the Bombay Hook Lighthouse,
died Sunday after a short illness.
She leaves baby girl three days
old. She was 27 years of age. In
terment was in Wilmington.
Ernest Greenley, who was
caught in the act of robbing the
Clayton passenger train on the
Delaware railroad and lodged in
jail in default for $500 bail last
January, but who escaped from
the Jail by exchanging clothes
with a tramp committed for the
night, has been recaptured and
returned to prison.
Mrs, John Mannering has re-
turned home after a two weeks
visit to Wilmington and Philadel-
phia
A farmer of Middletown who
sent a dollar for a potato bug
killer" received two blocks of
wood with the following direc-
tions: Take the block which is
No. l in the right hand, place the
bug on No. 2 and press them to-
gether. Remove the unfortunate
and proceed as before"
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mullin, who
for the last 20 years have re-
sided near Odessa, were given a
farewell surprise party on Thurs
day evening of their departure for
Smyrna, where they will reside in
the future. About one hundred of
their friends were present.
Robert Denney, aged 79, years,
one of Smyrna's prominent re-
tired businessmen and citizens,
died at his home on South Street
at three o'clock Thursday morn
ing last after a lingering illness.
He had been in failing health for
a number of years. For over sixty
years he was a resident and iden-
tilted with the business affairs of
Duck Creek Hundred, the most
time of which he was a promin-
ent miller
With the opening of good spring
weather, Levy Courtman John T.
Hudson has started to improve
the roads around and about Smyr-
ma within his jurisdiction of Duck
Creek Hundred. Last week the
road between Smyrna and the
farm of Levi Anthony was plow-
ed and large force of men are
now grading and draining the
roadbed.
A unique and very enjoyable
Linen Shower and luncheon was
given to Miss Martha Ferguson
by Mrs. Theodore Ferguson at the
home of the latter at Blackbird
last Thursday.
Clarence w. Hazel, one Of our
prominent and well-known farm
ers of Cheswold, died suddenly
last Friday morning in his 5Sth
year of his age. Mr.. Hazel had
not enjoyed good health for five
years, and Wednesday evening OF
last week a sudden and severe
attack alarmed his family, who
quickly summoned DR.. Money. He
advised that another physician bt
called that they might consult ir
the case. Relief, however, was
only temporary.
A tenant house on the Meadow
Lawn" farm near Clayton wa:
completely destroyed by fire one
afternoon last week entailing {
loss of a few hundred dollars
which was fully insured. 1t il
supposed to have caught fire from
a spark from passing train.