Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

COMFORT goes farther than looks in
this kind of weather.
The dog-day fly or corn locust now
sings its rasping song.
IT is the fisherman who is obliged to
draw the line somewhere.
THE watermelon is now in a state of
the most utter deliciousness.
UNION Church Sabbath School pic
MICS at Collins Beach to-day.
TOMATOES are ripening pretty fast
under the hot suns of the past week,
and the canneries will have to start in
few days. The Messrs. McGaw will
open this week, probably.
The statement is made in the PhiIa-
delphia papers to-day that J. E. Ty-
CERT & Co. had made a general assign
ment yesterday for the benefit of their
creditors to Frederick J. Wands.
The County Fairs are getting ready
for their annual exhibitions, and they
all seem to be fOurishing and have a
little left over after paying expenses.
Wilmington leads off the first week of
September.
GEORGE PRICE will play the cOrnet
at Collins Beach Thursday night in
addition to the regular music, and
every Thursday night the balance of
the season. Collins Beach will be
well up in music.
THE State of New Jersey is very
good to its newspapers. In the dull
summer months it gives them the laws
to publish at so much per line, which
helps to keep the wolf from the door
until the busy season comes and they
can go alone. Delaware newspapers
have to stand or fall on their merits.
KATIE WATKINS, a nine-year-Old girl
living with Jacob Leinberger, was shot
through her left hand this morning
while playing with a pistol. She had
been sent up stairs for a hat, but see.
ing a pistol lying on a shelf, she picked
it up curiOusly, with the result as
above stated. DIR. Dwight dressed the
wound.
The last month of summer is here,
and vacation day are waning. Before
we almost know it the reed bird shoot.
ers will be here, boys and girls off to
school, and the business man or mer-
chant who can afford to spend his sum-
mer at the seaside, mountains or in
Europe, will be back at his desk and
hard at work.
The series of church camps for Mt.
Friendship Circuit commenced last
Sunday. A large number of the col
Ored people from this town and the
surrounding country went to Mt.
Friendship church near KantOn on
Sunday. The meeting for Blanco will
be held from the 18th to the gath, and
Clayton Mission on the 3lst. Rev.
VIM. Edwards, pastor.
THE following are the newly elected
officers of Smyrna Lodge, No. 3. l. o.
G. T.: c. t., William Carter; V. T.,
Miss Ida Webb; Secretary, George
Lees; F. s., Frank Webb; Treasurer
Harry Cotton; c., Willard Carrow
NJ, Daniel Phillips; g., Harry Matti
ford; Sentinel, Isaac Jones; superin.
tendent, Miss Emma Weldon; Organ.
ist Mrs. William Carter.
REV. A. GREEN, of Wyoming, filled
the pulpit of the NJ. f. Church morn.
ing and evening on Sunday, In the de.
livery Of two sermons presenting the
gospel truth in thoughtful and con.
vincing manner. He is young in the
ministry, and when he learns the pro
per mOdulatioH of the voice, as he
doubtless will. he will have q widt
field before him.
MRS. HARRIET BLAIR of near Clay
ton has bought three building lots of A
Sevil in that tOwn.--The tent in use
adjoining the NJ. P. Church in Clayton
for evening meetings is being used al
Salem Church this week where meet
ings are being held nightly.--It will
be brought back to Ewell Church or
Monday for a festival that and last
evening. of the stone has ar
rived for the foundation of the Epis
cOpal Church.
CHEswOLD is making a move toward
street lamps for their town with
strong probability of getting them
There is also a petition being numer
ously signed praying the railroad
authorities to build a new depot fol
the better comfort and convenience O
the patrons of the road at that point
Despite Camden Camp in progress
Rev. R. X. Stephenson preached to {
good sized congregation Sunday morn
ing last at Bethel.
Two interesting races took place
Thursday at Hudson's Driving Park
The entries In the first were u
Duhadaway's gray horse and scott'l
bay mare of Townsend, A. L. Hudson'l
black mare (pacer) and Harry T
Armstrong; black mare. The rae,
was won by HudsOn's PAGER in thre,
straight heats. Best time, 2.44. Ii
the second race pickinsOn's sorre
horse took the first heat and Latto
mus bay mare the second. The rae,
was unfinished. A large crowd wa
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