Smyrna times., 1892-03-30

wear, etc, opened this week at Ed.
ward G. Walls. z
IHE advertising pages of the agri.
cultural papers are very seedy look
ing at present.
Mrs. l.. A. COTTON has novelties in
spring dress goods to which the atten,
ton OF the ladies is directed.
JOHN ROBINSON (better known as
JACK and John Barnes will run a mar.
ket boat from Woodland Beach TO Del.
aware City during the shad season.
THERE will be seven boats fishing
Tor shad at Woodland Beach this sea.
son. They are now there, and ready
10 commence with the run of shad.
A. Il. HUDSON, JR., quotes the fol-
lowing prices on lumber: White nine
boards (rough) $18 and up per thous-
and; hemlOck, SIS; flooring, S15 aud
up; shingles, 81 to SO. 4
The principal of the school desires
us to announce that next Monday will
be the regular time for admitting chill.
GTen % TO the lowest primary grade.
ms is the last class of beginners that
can be entered this year.
PRESIDING ELDER SMITH will preach
IN the M. +. Church Sunday morning
next: Love Feast the hour before the
regular service. The Quarterly Con-
April. - u
IHE dwelling of H. D. Boyer, sold
at Sherltt's sale on Saturday to settle an
estate, was knocked off to a bidder in
the interest of himself and wife. the
house at 81 300 and the vacant lot
adjoining at $3.50.
The First Quarterly Conference for
AppOquinimink charge will be held at
friendship Saturday afternoon April
zhd al o'clock. Love Feast Sunday
morning at 81, preaching by Presiding
Elder at 104
The CheswOld and Leipsic base ball
clubs crossed bats last Friday on the
grounds of the former, but the pitcher
OF the CheswOld club becoming disabled
the game closed at the third inning
with Leipsic the victor.
BAY VIEW Sunday School will elect
Its officers and teachers next Sunday
April 3rd for the ensuing year. The
pastor, r. K. Stephenson, will be
present and make an address also
superintend the election.
WIN. KERRY and Joshua Vinev were
arraigned before Squire Cooper' Mon.
day charged with firing a pistol at n
dog which was sitting on the door step.
OF Wm. Q. McNatt's residence. There
being law against firing a pistol on
the public road they were held in bond
Tor their appearance at court.
The first Quarterly Conference and
meeting for Smyrna Circuit will be
held April End and 3rd. Quarterly
Conference ot the circuit parsonage at
y P. NJ, Saturday End, Sunday servi-
ces at Bethel, Love Feast at 2 P. M.
preaching at 3 ?. NJ, by Presiding
Elder, Rev. Alfred Smith.
r. X. STEPHENSON.
IHE annual report of the State Audi
tor Is just published. The pamphlet
containing the report is we'll printed
and tastetully arranged. The financial
condition of the State is good, as usual,
and State Treasurer Burnite to whom
we are indebted for copy is to be
congratulated upon the successful ad-
ministratiOn of the office during the
first year of his term.
The little town of CheswOld held a
spirited election for commissioners last
Saturday. Four tickets were run
with many scattering votes and the
new board are new men except one as
foil ows: DIR. J. NJ. Smith, l.. S. Stock
well, W. T. Sapp, James Brown, A. T.
Hoffecker and w. J. Phillips, as Judge
OF election next year. A few minor
town improvements and the new
broom -sweeps-clean theory were the |
only issues in the fight.
A NOTE from BIackbird saws that
the wedding of Miss Mamie Latta of |
ThOrOughfare Neck, and G. T. Lewis.
of Blackbird, took place on Tuesday |
evening of last week, and that on ar.
riving at his home his old associates.
with whom he had frequently Joined |
on former like occasions, gave the |
happy couple a serenade, but to their
surprise it was not received kindly. so
they left astOnished thatany exception
could be taken to the old rule.
CHAs. OSBORN, of Aberdeen, Md,
who purchased recently the McGaw
canning factory, was in Smyrna yester-
day to perfect his plans for the coming
summer. His special business is can
ming corn, but he has brother in the
tomato packing business. The two
have decided to unite in the canning
Of both corn and tomatoes TO prop
srly run the two businesses though
keeping them eatirely separate in the
work, new building will be erected
l4x40 feet, two stories high. This
will be on the east side next to the
iepOt, and will be used for the corn,
he present building being devoted to
tomatoes, as heretofore. The proper
acreage is now being secured.
SUNDAY was the day for the large
number of new preachers in the Will
ningtOn Conference to make their
iebut before their new congregations,
'ut only in the towns could they have
lad audiences at all, and they ex-
remely small. From breakfast until
,edtime the wind blew and the heavy
irops of rain beat against all outside
'bstacies~-in fact it was the worst
sunday take it all the day
hrough, since the Sunday of the Con
erence at Chestertown. For a half
lour or so in the latter part of the
afternoon it turned to snow, but re-
apsed into rain again. As there was
10 changes here in the resident minis.
ry, there was not the same disappoint-
nent as in places where they expected
o greet a new preacher. The number
D attendance at the Methodist Church
vas however the measure of the storm
80 in the morning, GA at night.
The Delaware Annual Conference of
he NJ. E. Church in session at Sails.
Jury Nd, adjourned Monday at noon.
rhe Dover Districts, Rev. T. H. John
on, p. r., is fest becoming the banner
districts. It reported benevolent
money to the amounts Of 81 ,974, an in
rease of $487.78 over the year 1888