Smyrna times., 1893-11-08

suits following. Ten persons were at
the alter of prayer last evening. UD
to date twenty have professed conver.
! sion.
The new Mcdowell dwelling near
the Depot, which is assuming at
tractiveness as a home as the worI,
hears completion, is saving the trouble
OF tearing up" by putting the wire for
ilghtlng 66y electricity in, before the
house is finished.
The Presbyterian Christian En-
deavor Society elected the following
officers for the ensuing six months !.
Edw. M. Boyd, President; Mrs. NJ. L,
Adams, organist; Robt. H. Dennev
recording secretary; Miss Marion Ste.
vens, chorister; Elizabeth Dennev.
treasure
ARE you going to the Shipping Social
gwen by the Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Society at Carr's TONIGHT ,
Why certainly EUerybody's going So
you had better go early, before the
snIps are all gone-chicken salad. ovs.
ters, coffee, etc., etc, from 5 O'Clock
BISHOP VINCENT To PREsIDE.-The
boarG OF Bishops has fixed Wednesday
March Il, 1894, as the date for holding
the Wilmington NJ. E. Conference af
Salisbury, Md, and Bishop John Fl
Vincent will preside. The Delaware
NJ; T.. Conference, which includes the
coiored churches in the same district
VIII meet in Wilmington on April II
1894, and Bishop Fowler will preside
THANKSGIVING DAY. - President
Cleveland has issued the customary
proclamation appointing Thursday. the
SOth day of November, as a day for
national thanksgiving. Notwithstand.
ing the depressed condition of business
ana the Ills resulting from it. nature
mas been blessed and for which thanks
giving is most justly due. Here the
people have been peculiarly favored
We have escaped from the casnsIties
"hlcn nave afflicted other States. and
Notwithstanding the financial crisis.
our people have enjoyed fair measure
of prosperity.
ASSAULTED THE CONDUCTOR. Fred.
erick DOlan, of PHILADELPHIA boarded
a delaware Railroad train at CIavton
saturday afternoon and when Con.
ductor Charles II. Sherburne nassed
through the train to collected fares and
tickets, DOlan presented a ticket which
was out OF date. The passenger was
informed of the fact. But his conten.
tlons to the contrary soon turned ~
abuse, which led to the conductor
orderlng him from the train. Instead
OF leaving he turned upon the con.
ductor and assaulted him. Passengers
held him until the train arrived at
wilmington and Detective Jones took
Dolan before Magistrate Smith. who
imposed fine of S. and costs.
COMPARED with his means the work
lngman is the most liberal buver of
any class. When work is plenty he
spends his money freely with the store
Keepers and at other places. and keens
it in circulation. Sometimes il isn;t
wisely spent, but it is spent inst tbo
same, and when the pinch comes he is
on MS DacK, as 1t were, and dependent
on the charity of bis neighbors. II ia |
well for the thrifty that it is so. for if
IL were not for the improvident class
they would not prosper IN as great a /
degree as they now do. The provident |
saves the money that the improvident |
wastes, and in this way they are better |
able TO meet times such as are nou,
upon US. If all could be thrifty the
few might not amass great wealth. but
u would be better for the communitv |
The panics would be shorn of MANY
t,errors, and they would be of short
duration.
PHILADELPHIA's PRIDE.-It will be
source of pride to Philadelpbians. in.
asmuch as it greatly rebounds IN the
credlt OF the city as trade centre, to
learn that Messrs. Strawbrdge &
Clothler have been awarded two pre-
miums Of the highest order of merit
Tor their exhibit of ladies' suits and cos.
tunes and OF ladies' wraps at the
Worlds Fair. This honor, which was
deserved, is by no means an
empty one, since, In the condensed
catalogue issued by the Exposition au-
5horities and entitled "Interestinp Ex.
liblts," the name of this eminent firm
was conspicuously mentioned ont of
Iour so honored in the whole exhihit.
on. AS the other three were Partisan
artists, the compliment is we'll worthy
1f comment. Messrs. Strawbridge K
Jlothier were the only exhibitors from
in this line of products.
Ind we congratulate them, therefore
ipon the conspicuous aud gratifying
success which they have attained In a
worldwide competition. ~ PHILADELPHIA
Ledger.
The tile mandatory of Messrs
jummins & Cosgriff lone of our inn.
'ortant local industries) is closing a
season of production and
ales for '93, the works shutting down.
IS is usually the case, when the freez,
ng season arrives. The manufacture !
4 porous drain tile was commenced /
iere in 1866, and the business has
,assed successfully down the firms of {
Alvan Allen "Allen &. Bell.v HWiI- z
lam M. Bell, "Jerman q CosQri6',
nd Cummins e. Cosgriff," the present
rm, being instituted year ago. The '
God quality of the tile has been their I
ard of commendation and the demand. o
D this regard, is as conspicuous now as !
q any of the years of their existence. {
through all the changes in the firm
anne, one man--John Cosgrif, the a
raotical manufacturer-has remained, f
nd to him is due the ideas for any <
Improvement In machinery and the I
rocess of manufacture, notably in two y
distances, the close. fitting joints and e
le increased durability of the tile, I
lereby giyingsthem precedence when
competition with other factories, n