Smyrna times., 1890-06-18
THE Bell Ringers tonight.
MAKE hay while the sun shines.

opened again on East Street
\ MAN with flying jimmy" has
located himself near the depot.
JAS. T. WHITE, of Bell and White,
has gone to Chester for
work.
Z. v SCOUT near the Big Oak has
the first cultivated blackberrie5 of the
season.
The LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
will meet June 24th at the residence of !
Mrs. r. B. Megear.
The Clayton Call commences its
second volume with an enlargement of |
a column to the page.
THE barn of S II. Downs near Black
bird was destroyed together with corn |
and valuable farm implements.
EDWARD BECK, four-year-Old son
of +. Ii. Beck, fell yesterday morning
from little express wagon, breaking
his arm. DR.. Dwight reduced the
fracture.
JEFF ARSIITAGE, for the past year
a clerk in the store of l. b. Vickers,
has taken position in the store of w.
E. Hall & Son. Jay Lassell succeeds
him.
Mrs. lIOUGH is very much improv-
ing her property on Commerce St. by
tearing down the high fence between
the adjoining properties and putting
up low picket fence in its place.
THE topic for the Christian Endeav-
or prayer meeting Sunday evening is
Taking knowledge of s,that we have
been with Jesus" Acts 4. S-14
The meeting will commence mt 7I5,
instead of $50 and will last for half an
hour. A full attendance of the mem
bers is desired.
BY ADVERTISEMENT elsewhere it
will be seen that the Baltimore and
| Delaware Bay i. Il. will make eXcur-
sions to the Hook during the summer.
Associations of any kind along the line
of this road are thus given the oppOr-
| tunity fora days recreation at the bay
side away from the heat and toll of
every day life. Persons wishing spec
ial rates will apply to Z. p. Stacey, the
general manager.
CHAs. A BECK finished his enumer-
alton of his part of Smyrna a week
ago; and is now doing the "Necks'
that form Il large part Of his district.
Herman Roe has finished his part OF
this town and of Clayton; also of the
village of Duck Creek, and it will take
several days to finish the agricultural
part. They expect to have their work
fully completed before the end Of the
month.
a LARGE sweet gum tree standing
about thirty yards from the road on
the "Budd" farm near Smyrna Land
ing, was struck by the lightning or
Thursday evening and the whole tor
torn out, some of it thrown clear to the
road. Whether the lightning woulC
have been as successful in its demoli
tion with a black gum, is Il question
1t is generally said that lightning i
dubious about tackling a black gum.
IT is the desire of the pastor of th,
NJ. e. Church to have the children
present at the church service. II
make them feel that the church is fo
them as well as for the grown peopl
: they are expected to be present in tn
, galleries and sing, each morning, aide
by the choir and organ, hymn i'm
medately following the Openin
prayer. 1t is expected that the parent
will cooperate in this movement b
having their children at the mornin
service.
Miss Hough has withdrawn frol
"the Press contest" in order that he
l support may be given to Miss THE
/ man.
With many thanks to he: numerou
friends for their interest and supper
] she requests that the favor she receive
) be now extended to Miss Thielman S
< that Smyrna may help in winning tn
prize for Delaware.
The ballots will he collected an
: sent on by Miss HOugh who wish'
t Miss rs name for hers.
Mrs. Susan A LovegrOve widow
James w. LOvegroYe has been alowe
u widows pension to date from Augu
J. 4th, 1880. She will receive $1,000 O
{ the first payment and $l2, per mont
thereafter. Mr.. LOvegrove was a men
n Der of the Home Guards" of tn
n tOwn-6th Delaware Regiment und,
j. Col. Wilmer,-and pension is granite
because of disease contracted while
the service in guarding the railroad
e the time of the invasion of Pennsylva
y ia by Lees army. This is the first pc
10 sion granted we think, to a member
the 9th Delaware Regiment.
Is THE Sunday School organized fol
le or five weeks ago known as "Ba
10 View" on the light house road, is ge
4 ting along finely. 1t was organic
with about 80 members and has grow
J. to 20 or more. They have an exec
(, lent cabinet organ and new singh
r, books. Miss Belle Rice, the teacher
o. the public school originated it, al
takes an active interest in its manag
80 ment. Jacob S. Maclary is the S
~ perintendent. 1t has made itself q
" adjunct of the Severson church schoc
~ two members of which are expected
u visit it every Sunday.
REV. w. w. w. Wilson is doil
~ a good wOrk--as necessary as the
IA vival services-in keeping his prob
~ TONERS well in hand, a thing TN
]
detriment of the people themselv
of and consequently the church. He h
is what is called Practitioners meetil
ly once a month, holding a supplement
ID meeting for those who cannot get the
,e. on a stated night. They are instrl
ted spiritully as well as in the dc
mt trnes and requirments Of the chur
a and thus educated and prepared
5O the established duties of full memb
st ship.
III ONE of our elderly citizens was co
planning last week that a severe alta
q of the grippe" had left him in vt
an poor health and very doubtful whetl
at he would get right again, when IA 20
os brother volunteered the remark Il
,et perhaps the Lord had sent the afIl
nv ton to try his faith The complaint
y brother could not see that anythi
was to be gained by any such proc
at that the way to have any inilueI
ma on him was to treat him kindly-A
IN he evidently didn't see any kindn
en- in the grippe and what had follow,
a He is the type of good many 9th
raj who do not express it in just that W
EXAMINATIONS in the various
to partments Of our Public Schools
Lth held as follows:
M High School, Boys FIRST Primary 9
ic- Girls First Primary concluding tod
he Boys Second Primary Thursday fC
Sc noon Girls Second primary Thu
Law day afternoon First intermediate
ginning Thursday morning aud c