Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
R50 YEARS AGO
Taken From Our Old Files OF Corresponding Week

/ TOR OF b6IneSQd M. Z. OfluICil,
Middletown, formerly of Smyr-
ma, is having a successful re-
vival. The meetings, which have
been in progress since January,
were to have closed last week,
but following a song service
three more confessed conver-
sion and the next evening four
more professed. 1t was decided
to continue the meetings longer.
M. Records has decided to
build a corn cannery at Black
bird Station, which he will run
in connection with his large
tomato cannery there during the
coming season.
At the last meeting of the
old Council Friday evening, they
closed their years business by
passing unanimously the reso-
luton of the Committee of
Fifteen" agreeing to condemn
streets around the Smyrna
House site on Main street in
the event of the Government
selecting it. Council was brought
face to face with the situation
by the Reynolds-Catts site, cor
ner of Commerce and Market
streets, being bowled out of the
site race by the refusal of Sam
uel Cats to sell his property.
When it was learned that the
site was not available it left the
Committee of Fifteen" in a
commanding position and Coun-
Gil did what they ought to have
done weeks ago, passed the res
olution. Just what will be the
outcome no one knows. Thurs
day w. o. Hoffecker, James H.
Roberts and Joseph H. Wright,
representing the c o m m e e
Street site, visited Delaware's
representatives in Congress and
the Supervising Archietect at
Washington. 1t was followed
the next day by a visit of the
Main Street delegation compos-
ed of Eugene Davis, Wilson 7.
Cavender, H. B. Grieves and w.
IA. FAIRIES. Both delegations
were cordially received but
nothing definite fixed upon.
John w, Tucker, who with
his son operated the Smyrna
Garage in the Tschudy Building
next to the Club House has
given up the Garage business.
The building instead of being a
public garage now becomes the
private garage of w. H. Stay
ton Esq. The equipment of the
Glove Factory which MIR. Tuck
er had in the second floor of
the Tschudy Building has been
moved to the third floor of the
Tucker Building. The giving up
of the public garage now leaves
w. T. Massey the only one in
the public business in Smyrna.
His garage and Machine Shop at
the old w. G. Pierce stand Mt.
Vernon and Main Streets is a
model place in every particular.
MIR. Elwood Cosden, of the
Pennsylvania R. R. Company,
Wilmington Office, who has been
residing in Clayton, has succeed
ed Mrs. Charles K. Sampson in
the Pratt property, west Com
Imerce Street and Monday NOV
ed his family to Smyrna. MIR.
Cosden goes to and fro to Will
mington daily.
MIR. and Mrs. Roy R. Tucker
who have been spending their
wedding trip at Atlantic City,
returned to Dover to spend Sun
day, and came to Smyrna Mon
day to take up their residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. LeFevre
and Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Le-
Fevre entertained the Tuesday
Club at the home of the form
er last night. 1t was the last
meeting until after the Lenten
season and was largely attend
ed.
Mrs. Charles E. Williams, OF
Wilmington, joined his wife
here over Sunday where she
has been visiting her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. H. P. Hazel.
Mrs. Mary Register has re-
turned from a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Raymond.
Miss Nora Wills, of Stanhope,
N. j., who has been making an
extended visit with Mrs. H. P.
Hall, returned Monday.
MIR. George w. Aliver, Smyr-
mas new harness maker is SER
iously ill at his home on Main
Street and but slight hope is
held out for his recovery.
Mice Rohrrn of Milford has re-