Smyrna times., 1892-06-15

| - ~ cA.SOuJ az Ino Top OF the HuDll(
School building gives q good view Of
Delaware Bay, and the craft sailing on
: its bosom.
The operatives of the Jute Cordage
Works, Philadelphia, pic-niced al
Woodland Beach on Friday, 244 of
them taking dinner at the hotel. The
Sunday school of Scott M. E. Church.
Wilmington, will make an excursion
there tomorrow.
The property of Mrs. Mary Burrows,
sold last Thursday at the Delaware
House, was purchased by S. w. Hall.
OF Dover, as follows Farm near Hart.
Ley IN Kenton Hundred, $2,SOO; lot
and buildings on Main street and Glen
wood avenue, this town 81, so.
FLOWER mission day was dulv oh.
served by the ladies of the w. G. T. u.
and quite number of choice bouquets
were distributed. Among other places
remembered was the TIMES Office. two
young ladies who looked as fresh and
blooming AS the handsome roses thew
brought.
A. ERsKINE Jr., General Agent of
the Baltimore Building and Loan AS
soclation of Baltimore City, has been
IN town for several days in the interest
OF that company. His purpose is to
establish branch office of the associa.
ton IN this town, as he has in num-
Der of the Eastern Shore towns, and
will explain to our citizens the ad-
Vantages claimed for it.
WEATHER prophet Hicks makes the
following forecasts for the remainder
of June: Cooler, pleasant weather will
follow to about 18th, when warm. reac.
tionary rain and thunder storms will
return. The 18th to 23d is also a per-
iOd in which harder storms and more
rain may be looked for than will occur
for many weeks following. New moon
24th will prOlong these disturbances.
AN effort is being made to reorgan.
ize the Smyrna COrnet Band. A com.
mittee will go to Philadelphia this
week to secure few needed instru-
ments. The organization will consist
OF the following gentlemen w. II.
Stevenson, A. V. Luesher, VIM. P.
McKown, w. +. Massey William Car
ter, Jay Lassell, George Sylvester.
| William Sylvester, John Mannering.
Joseph Brintcn, George Moffett,
Simon MOfett.
The commencement exercises of the
Smyrna High School will be held in
the Opera House on Wednesday even.
ing the 29th inst, beginning at eight
O'Clock sharp A certain number of
seats will be reserved until FIVE min.
utes before that hour, for the alumni
of the school and those who present
cards OF the graduates at the door.
After that time, vacant seats, previous
ly reserved, will be given to first
corners. The program will be announ-
ced later.
The prospects are good for a large
attendance at the summer school for
teachers. Quite number have al.
ready enrolled themselves as students.
1t should be remembered by those in.
tending to take advantage of the
greatly reduced daily fare, obtained bv
using school ticket" that such must
be purchased before the first day of
July, and that 1t will only be sold to
such as have a certificate from the
principal, stating that they are students
of the school.
G. A. Wick, from what he consid-
cred irreparable health, put his barber
shop in the market, which was pur.
chased last week by Jos. B. HUM, for
number of years in his employ, but
who for several years past has been
doing business for himself in the lower
room of the Office occupied by DR..
Dwight. The change was effected last
Friday, Mr.. HUM moving his tonsorial
effects to the Wick shop, where the
combined customers were served on
Saturday. While regretting Mr..
Wick's decline of health and retiring
from business, there will be general |
acquiescence in Mr.. HUM as his sue |
cessor. He has secured the services of !
an etHcient young man, Gus. Siets, to |
help him. The room is being newly |
papered and vanished, to add to the |
other improvements.
The annual school election will be
held on the last Saturday of this
month. Heretofore the election has
been held on the first Saturday in
April, but at the last session of the
legislature the law was so amended
as to change the time to the last Satur.
day in June. The section of the law
applying is as follows: Sec. Is. That
on and after the passage of this act the
annual school meeting shall be held on
the last Saturday in June in each and
every year, instead of the first Satur-
day OF April as now provided by law,
and all school commissioners, clerks.
directors, or trustees now in Office shall
continue in office until the last Satur.
day in June A. ID. 1892, when vaean-
eles shall be filled in the same manner
as they pow are at the annual meeting.
-Fassed at Dover, May 18th 1891.
DURING the ballOtilg for a presiden.
tial candidate at the Minneapolis con-
vention on Friday afternoon there was
much interest manifested here. Harry
HURT, the operator, kindly took off
the messages reporting the vote of the
inherent states and posted them on the
oulietln board at the Transportation Of
nee, aud by the time the vote had reach.
eu Ine point to assure the selection of
PRESIDENT Harrison, there were two or
th:ee dozen persons about the office
scanning the Vates with eager interest
rs they were issued. The OOmpanV
was composed Of both parties, the lar
ger number democrats, the pleasant
feature being that the news seemed to
give satisfaction to all, at least there
were no expressions to the contrary.
Inc prevailing opinion seemed TO be
mat the two Presidential candidates
will be the same as four years ago.
Later In the evening at the re-as-
'em6llng OF the convention TO select q
;aOdldate for vice President. the office
was kept open by Mr.. Jardine for the
transmission Of messages which Mr..
durtt kindly passed to the parties in.
'erested In the news, a matter that
was very much appreciated.
The sensation in ThOroughfare Neck
week or two ago. which has about !
lied out now, was the marriage of :
Mr. Jonas KeiseF to . Western lady.
de was In that position which would
naturally excite the sympathy of both
men and wOmen-llylnR In a house by .
limself His wife had been dead for y
several years, bis children had grown
Up and gone of to shift for themselves, !
md be felt the need OF companionship. y
lie advertised for wife and was !
answered by Western woman. A
was the result, and at Q
lis instance she came in and boarded
n the nelRhboFhOod for week or so, 3
o look around for herself was appar =