Smyrna times., 1889-05-08


The spring analyses Of phosphates
by DIR. 7. r. Wolf will be found in
this issue.
THE School Duplicate will be in the
hands of Collector Weldon at the Office
of E. j. Colt; on Friday, 10th inst. All
persons paying taxes on that day Will
be entitled to a discount of per cent.
REV. R. K. STEPHENSON, has insti-
tuted weekly prayer meetings at st.
Paul church, Clayton, the evening Sc
lected being Thursday. Ushers have
also been appointed for the regular
church services. Sunday last was an
interesting day.
SEVERAL farmers brought to town
on Saturday reports of the condition of
the peach crop that caused a Temporal
ry scare, but it has passed away fur
ther examination revealing the fact
that while many have fallen, there are
still on most trees a plenty left.
THE base ball boys of our public
school went out to Clayton on Satur-
day and played with a similar number
of Clayton young men made up in part
of telegraph operators, the boys win
ming on a score of 19 to 10. The boys
invited their competitors to come in
and try game of marbles.
J. w. JONES is making an important
change for the comfort Of his family to
his residence, including that of 0. B.
VOshell, in the erection of new kitch-
ems in the rear of each, including bath
room, bed chamber, hot and cold
water &c. To do this involves some
other changes, all of which will be i'm
prOvements. He also intends to put a
new porch on the front line of the
house.
THE following officers of the St. Pc
ters p. Z. Church were elected. Sen
ior Warden, George w. Cummirs
Junior Warden, E. A. Evans Vestry-
men, William P. Cummins, William F.
Dunn, Edgar Spruance, Robert /.
Cummins, w. H. Janney. Delegates
to the convention which meets at
Georgetown in June, David J. Cum
Minis, Edward A. Evans alternates
William F. Dunn and w. H. Janney.
OUR basket mills are getting ready
to commence work, that near the
depot being prepared to start next
week. The lanyard mill is having a
larger steam chest and other improve
ments made. A. Lee Cummins has re.
ports from different parts of the Pen
insula showing that there is prospect
for Il good crop everywhere. Several
basket mills down the State are already
turning out the baskets. They will be
needed by the millions.
THE committee on church improve
ments in the Board of Trustees of the
M. E. Church appointed to find the
probable cost of very necessary repairs
including a new organ, new windows,
carpets and frescoeing, made their re-
port to the body at the regular meet
ing last night. The sum total will foot
up something like $4,000. A commit
tee was appointed to wait on the con-
gregatiOn to get this sum subscribed
before the work is commenced. This
work has been delayed too long already
for the credit of the congrega-
ton, and as a matter of respect
to themselves and the house of God, it
should receive the hearty and liberal
support of all who have a religious or
social interest in it as a place of
worship.
The Masons had one of their sump-
tuOus banquets land those who know
the gastronOmic habits of Masons know
what this means) on Thursday night
in the Opera House, which was partic-
ipated in by ninety persons. There
were fraternal visitors from Whining
ton, Dover, Middletown, Milford and
Camden, n. ]. The menu, which was
prepared and served by Geo. NJ. Ste
venson, embraced all the delicacies
that the season would afford. Brief
speeches were made at the close by J.
s. DOtbs and J. S. Marshall of Will
mingtOn, 7. 3. Book of Clayton, and
Revs. G. w. Dame and VIM. S. Robin
son, n. z. Wilds, L. l. Handy and B.
V. Weldon. The speakers were intro
duced by Rev. Mr.. Dame. The Wis
itors mostly returned home on the
midnight trains.
RoBT. j. CUMMINs' neat new dwell
ing, corner Main and North streets.
which was built leisurely through the
winter and completed this spring,
marks an important change for that
part of the town, especially to the res
idents on the opposite side of tie
street. Last year it was as it had
been for many years, the site of a
stable and its accompanying yard of
manure. Mr.. Cummins felt that it
was incOngruous, as those who had
built on its front during the past two
decades had felt for some time. He
removed this building and has put in
its place an attractive new home where
he and his mother have been living
since the moderate weather of the
spring. To properly prepare the yart
it required the hauling of a considera-
: bic amount of dirt. A neatly terraced
yard with its accompaniment of SC
and and grass seed now give it good
surrounding. There is still one stable
left which has survived public taste in
this direction, that Obstructs the angle
of vision to Mr.. C's left, but which he
hopes will ere long find its way to the
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