Smyrna times., 1888-02-15

provision of nature that a man can
neither kick himself nor pat his own
back" d"
The prOtracted meeting at the Bethel
a: M. Il. Church closed on Sunday with
40 conversions and 81 accessions. max
ing l52 under the pastorate of Rev. ].
W. Norris. At the "Rally" on SUNDAY
to raise money to buy Bibles and hvmn
books for the Sunday School, 1913
was contributed
WIFE" There the paper saws that
the Redwood family, out in the Yose-
mite valley, are often seen with trunks
forty feet in diameter. Now. don't Won
ever complain of the size of NV trunks
again, Richard. These Redwoods
aren't much of a family. either 7
never heard of them"
JOHN BRADLEY, who was severely
kicked in the face by horse on We'd
nesday, decorating it, is recovering as
well as could be expected. The injury
was not alleviated by the fact that the
| wedding OF his sister and the assem-
bling of large company was to be at
MS nome on the evening of that dav.
First, it is slippery,
| Then it is sloppy
| Now II is skppery
| Now il is hopperv:
| Jumping and dashinp
| Plunging and spashing
| Muddery, slushery
Gum shoes and gushery,
GOsSameTS WraDs
Falls and mishaps
Arnica, lint
Words not for print"
THERE must be better showing of
Spring down the Peninsula than here
for the farmers in WicOmico county are
ordering Planet phosphate of the Pen
lnsula Bone Fertilizer Company to nut
on their strawberry patches or rather
helds, for they put them down bv the
thirty and forty acres, and a few stop
but little short of a hundred acres in
strawberries.
). u. BRINToN's stove and tin store
which has been closed since the fire on
Saturday night week, awaiting the ar.
rival of the Adjuster of the Farmers,
Mutual Insurance Company, of viii
mingtOn, was opened yesterday after
noon. The damage allowed on his
stock was $3.50; that on the BUILDING
in the Kent County Mutual. adjusted q
week ago, being $3.50.
ONE of the peculiarities of the pres-
ent leap year consists in the fact that
1t has been just 1000 years since there
was as many SIS in a year as we have
IN the present one. 1t is there
fore well enough for old bachelors to
cogit-S, and to anticip-8, for the girls IN
reclproc-S, and the young men not to
heslt-S-unless the misses too mucb
exagger-S their privileges this year
EdstOn Gazette.
MOORTON STATION, on the Delaware
Railroad, will be changed TO-DAY tn
CheswOld, and known hereafter ON the
bills by that name. This change has
been made at the solicitation of a Num-
her OF the citizens ofthat place. because
1t was often COMPOUNDED with Worton
on the ChestertOwn road. The name
signifies plain where once stood n
chestnut grove, and is applicable to the
locality. How are you, Cheswold
PHILLIPS & HUNT, publishers Of
New York, have recently issued two
works by the late Mrs. Virginia G.
Ph9bus. One is "Young Folks
Nature Studies" and the other story
entitled Lost on an Island.n Mrs
Ph9bus did not live to see these her
last two works published. She was
the wife OF Rev. DR.. George r. Phn.
BUS, who was pastor of the SMYRNA
NJ. Il. Church for two and half wears.
Mr.. AND MRS. Dixie who have re-
celved the highest concentrations of
the press from every quarter. will an
pear at the Opera House again tonight.
Inc Brooklyn Daily Times saw: "Mr
ana Mrs. Dixie, the versatile and .ex-
ceedlngly clever comedians, gave one
OF their original performances. and il
was highly appreciated and received
much merited applause. These artists
are undoubtedly the cleverest that
nave visited the city this season."
THURSDAY evening Grand Chief
Ieimplar Herman Roe, installed the
following officers at Clayton: G. r
sister Cora Walker; Y. T.. Sister
Addie Willard Sec, Sister Matte
wright f. s., Sister Minnie Willard !.
Treas, Bro. Azel B. Nudge: Chan.
Bro. John Wright; Mar, Bro. Benia.
min Boggs; d. NJ, Sister Ella Wright
Guard, Sister Mary Paul Sent. Bro.
HirOns Clifton; r. s., Bro. Franz
Burns; P. G. T., Bro. Chas. E. Steven
son. %"
MISS NARCIssA r. WHITE. one ofthe
National Organizers of the Woman,s
christian Temperance Union. will
speak in the M. E. Church, Monday
evening, February Goth. A cordial invi- !
tatlon IS extended to the public to hear
ner as she comes highly recommended. |
Miss White has been called to Wosh. !
lngton to aid in the campaign for pro-
hlbltion in the District of Columbia |
after filling her engagements in Della |
ware. This of its self should besneak |
a full house.
I. d. PIERCE closed out his stock of
boots and shoes yesterday to VIM. A
Wintord. Mr.. Pierce will leave here
In few days for Milford, where he will
give his attention to farming and the
insurance of property. Mr.. and Mrs.
fierce have made many friends here
who regret their early departure. Mr.
Winford wishes us to state that these
goods will be sold at his place at 4
greater reduction than Mr. Pierce soId
them at. The sale was affected
through the Agency of J. H. Primrose
& Co. 49, 0'0
AT THE annual meeting of the Mite
Society of the Methodist church. the
following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Mrs. J. w. Jones Vice-Presi.
dent, Mrs. Geo. A. Hall; Secretary
Mrs. J. w. Clifton; Treasurer. Mrs
Geo. D. Collins; Parsonage Committee.
Mrs. J. b. Cooper.
During the past year they have
put In the parsonage a bath room. hot
and cold water, suit of plush parlor
two carpets, table for the
PASTORS study. extension table and
other things altogether amounting 10
between $500 and $500.
g. p, W. J. QUreLEY. of viii.
nIngton, installed the officers Of
Encampment, No. Q. l. o.
y. r., OF this town, last night as fol-
ows: Q. p, Abel S. FAIRIES 81 W n
W. Willumseni J. w., e. M. Fowler.
scribe, Chas, ,, Peregoy Treasurer
los. Wrighti Guide. Geo. III ateven,,
ioni o. g., J. Frank Pratt I S. VIM
.. scout LIST, W.. Chas. A. Barnes, !
ma, W, Jacob Leinberger: 3rd Nv 7
.ohn X. Harris; 4th, W.. los ri I
Wright; Guides Of Tent, Chas. A. 4
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