Smyrna times., 1893-08-02

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| quiring its amputation.
A TENNIS club has been formed in
town, composed of young ladies. They
have their court in the lot adjoining
II. r. Mustards residence.
BEGINNING August 7th, the steamer
Ella and barge Saunterer will stop at
ROthwell's Landing, and will continue
to do so as long as the daily line is in
force.
The list of visitors to the Worlds
Fair from Delaware has not thus far
included many from this section. Will
mlngton as was expected, has sent thus
far much the largest number.
Joseph L. Beckett, proprietor of the
Smyrna Carriage Works was overcome
by excessive heat last Wednesday and
for time was unconscious. He has
sufficiently recovered to be about his
business as usual.
WE are now in the midst of the "dOg
days" when most businesses are in a
relaxed condition, but the editor and
printers in the TIMES Office are, and
nave been since they set in, as busy as
any period during the year.
THE attendance from this section to
the Camden Camp on Sunday does not
compare with twenty years ago, though
the ground was filled with vehicles
and a large cOncourse of people. Dust
abounded and the air was still and hot.
w. u. PIERCE announces again in
our advertising columns the Norman
Bone Phosphate, brand that he has
put before the public with great deal
OF confidence, and is held in favor bv
those who have used it. The Norman
Bone is a candidate for public favor.
The drawer in the store of Andrew
Sisco 4 Son has been emptied several
times. One day last week Mr.. Sisco
seereted himself to watch for the thief
who proved to be a colored boy, who
however escaped and has not been
seen since. The amount OF the last
pull was $3.50.
WE are in receipt of the annual cat.
alogue Ofthe George Washington Fish.
ing Club of Wilmington, which is about
to take its outing at Bombay Hook.
This is jolly crowd composed of the
most prominent business men of Will
mington and on these occasions they 90
for high spirited time.
The JeFman Chapel festival, which
was held in Osborn & Co.'s cannerv
west of this town, last Friday and SAT.
urday nights, proved to be a pleasing
success and brought them a good little |
sum. The net proceeds were $40.
with between $75 and $50 clear. The
money is for the benefit of the church. |
GEORGE LEASE, who came to this |
town from Millington when a small |
boy and has grown up in the mercan-
tile business with a knowledge of all |
its details in a retail way, succeeds |
Frank Sparks in the management of |
Mrs. J.. A. Cotton's dry goods store.
Mr.. Sparks, as was stated in our last |
issue retiring to take after a few weeks |
rest position in the city.
A COLORED woman named Johns
took dose of laudanum Sunday with |
suicidal intent, and DIR. Clifton when
called in found her in a very stupid
condition. One account said jealousy
was at the bottom of it, but the neigh.
Oors say it is from the bad treatment of
her husband, and that if her temper is
bad, he is largely the cause by the
course he takes.
WE have had several communi-
'ations on the Sunday question which
we did not publish. as they came too
.hick and fast, but give one on our first
page which closes the CONTROVERSY.
Without taking up the questions of the
seventh Day argument seriatum. il
yves very strong reasons showing that
he earig christian Fathers did re.
,ognize the first day Of the week as
The Lords Day"
Woodland Beach was the scene of a
'ery painful accident last Sunday
morning. Mrs. Archie McLain with
Ter husband and mother, were return
ng home, when, on looking back in
he wagon they discovered it was on
ire and making rapid Roadway toward
keg Of powder. On the impulse of I
ne moment, fearing an explosion, Mr..
dcLain told his wife and mother 10
ump. In doing so Mrs. MeIain broke
Ter ankle. The FIRE was extinguisbed {
time to save the powder and other (
fleets.
The heavy fall of rain on Monday
vening interfered very much with what
you'd have been good sized meeting !
D hear Martin VanBuren Bennett {
therWise called the kansas Cyclouei {
peak at the Opera House on Temper. !
nee. As it was, nearly fifty persons
Iere out including 9eRrly dozen la
les. de was found to be On exceed. {
Ugly entertaining speaker, though in I
o sense the manners that would indi-
ate cyclone. He kept his audience
a good bumor with frequent little
,kes and slaps at the old parties. 4
9hen he comes again it is to be hoped 4
Will hit on better weatbsF. I
PAINFULLY INCoRREcT.-"I sea a 1 o
iistake in your paper that / ehoupht r
ou might want TO straiQhten up.D said 3
le man In the linen buster, who had b
lied up three flights Of stairs to see .
le editor. v
well : said the editor. o
why, it's jist like this You saw o
lat when the balloon went up a cheer Il
ose from thousand throats and that a
70 thousand eyes were gazing at the "
tEe0ld aeronaut. Now, that Amt "
ght, 'cause / know there was three r,
le-eyed men in the party. ard that q
lily leaves ,997 eyes to be a.gaz. "a
into space. / lowed Won wouId 81
70 to knOw, " and the linen-d astegad III
an trotted downstairs.-T ndionaDolis "a
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