Smyrna times., 1890-05-14


by the Landing leading as usual in its
good workmanship.
THE District Lodge of Kent county
is i'll session at Good Templars' Hall |
twenty and thirty |
delegates and visitors.
Miss NJ. E. SAvIN is in the city buy
ing her summer millinery and it will be |
open for inspection this week. She in |
vites her friends to call. Z
REV. G. c. ADAMS, the new pastor
of the Presbyterian Church, will be |
given a reception this evening at the |
residence of Captain Mustard.
ALL members of Smyrna Lodge of |
Good Templars are requested to bring |
their quarterly dues and be present at |
the session to O-night-Business ofimpor-
tance.
STRAWBERRY and Vanilla Ice Cream
and Orange Water Ice, at StevensOn's,
Main Street. The Strawberry Cream
is made from the fruit and is first class
All at 10 cents a plate.
Two detectives from Wilmington
came down Saturday and arrested
Emory Walls, at the residence of S. S.
Griffin, who is charged with stealing a
horse and carriage near Wilmington.
THREE boys were before Esquire
Cooper last evening for outrageous
conduct in throwing stones at the
house, killing his chickens and other
wise annoying a neighbOr in West
Smyrna.
THERE are still left one pair extra
fine three-year-Old mules, unbrOken,
and one pair broken mules, fine work
ers. which some one will get bargains
in if bought soon. Don't wait.
4 GEORGE II. COLE.
HON. JOHN B. PENNINGTON, our
Representative in Congress, will please
accepC thanks for the pamphlet report
of the committee on Revision of the
the Tariff, together with minority re-
port of said committee, and the views
of Mr.. McKenna. We are also in
debted to Senator Higgins for SINH
lar document.
THE festival of the Good Templars
in their room last night was a very
cheerful affair, we'll attended and en-
jOyed by all. The tables were re-
markable for their beauty of furnish.
ing, the attendants did their part we'll
and the results show success finan-
cially. The total receipts were in the
neighborhOOd of $50.
A NEW time table went into effect
on the railroad on Monday. The prin-
cipal change is in the 1.16 afternoon
train going south, which now leaves at
11.57 o'clock A. NJ. The last train go
ing north leaves here at 4.4O. The
trains going north leave at 715, S.2S,
1855, 3.42 and 4.40 Southwark $50,
11.57, 4.40, $3.50 and 7.59
WILLARD G. PIERCE received by
mail few days ago a neat paper box
filled with beautiful pansies and &C.
cOmpanied by small white card hav-
ing the simple inscription, I'VE were
fertilized with the Norman Brand" :"
Mr. P. has placed the flowers on exhi-
bitiOn at his Office and wonders from
whom or whence they came.
MONDAY evening about a quarter of
9 o'clock, the neighbOrs hearing a
noise on the kitchen roof of Presiding
Elder France, discovered a man at
tempting to make an entrance through
the second story window. Finding
himself observed, he hastened away
before Captain Mustard could reach
the place. The family were away.
THERE is a glut of potatoes in the
city markets and prices have fallen
from eighty cents per bushel to forty
and fifty cents. There were many pO-
tatOes in the country, but they were
not put on the market because of bad
roads and stormy weather. But these
facts not being known generally, large
impOrtatiOns from Scotland and Can
ada were made, and when our own DO.
tatoes arrived the market was glutted.
Prices promise to rule low until the
first of July.
Mr.. REYBOLD will visit Woodland
Beach to-day to look after further i'm
prOvements for the summer. A pho
tOgrapher has been taking views of the
place with a view of constructing a
TObOggan ride for the amusement of
visitors. A y-gO-rOund is also to
be one Of the amusements. Mr. Camp
bell, the proprietor, is having con-
structed some fifty or sixty tables for
the dinner accommodations of excur-
siOnists. The railroad men were given
the privilege of the grounds one
day last week for a famous planked
shad dinner, which was highly enjoy
ed by large party.
The Philadelphia Press is offering as
prizes to the three most popular school
teachers in Delaware, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, three prizes: The
first, a trip to Europe. of two months
the second a solid gold watch, aud the
third a twO-weeks vacation at any sea
side resort in the country and all bill:
paid. The ballots are cut from the
Press only, aud any one can vote as
many times as he has copies of that
paper. Miss Emma Hough. teacher
in our public school is one Of the can.
didates. A number of people IN differ
ent parts of the State are voting fOl
her.
The ceremonies on Friday at tn,
Public school building besides raising
the flag awarded by the publishers o
The Youths Companion of Boston Il
Miss Mary Budd for the best essay
from Delaware on patriotic influenc
of the American flag when raised Ovel
the Public School" will consist of th,
singing of several patriotic songs lie,
by Prof Cloward, oration by Supt. J,
, !. Handy the reading of the essay ii
question &c. The flag is Is by 8 fee
aud will be raised on pole which ha
been provided 40 feet long, at tn
front wing. The ceremonies will TAX
place at o'clock.
ChesWOld.