Smyrna times., 1895-09-25

Beacon" brand of Sterling Linen"
note paper, 1Sc a pound, "a sheets for
DC, at Clifton & Raymond's. T2
The penny-in.the-slot machines are
said to materially iDjure the prospects
of the contribution box in church.
OUR citizens should bear in mind
that the Kent County Institute will be
with us the first week in December.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet Tuesday evening Oct. 1st at the
residence of Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell
SECRETARY.
WHERE is Smyrna's Board of Health
these warm days? The hog pen nuis-
ance is becoming very annoying in
some parts of the town.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the M. E. Church will hold their
monthly conservation service Thursday,
tomorrow evening at half past seven.
The fall ad of the well known cloth
ing house of Wanamaker & Brown
Philadelphia. as also the dry goods
house of Strawbridge & Clothier ap-
pear in this issue.
GUNNERs will find sport in shooting
blackbi if they 60 in the corn fields
about Denney's mills. Thousands of
these birds can be seen every day COM
ing in large hocks.
DR.. T. c. TOMLINsON, of PhiladeI-
phia, has bought through the Real
Estate Agency of COsgriff, Beck &
Hazell the farm of Thomas A. Reese
near Clayton, $50 acres for $4,000.
ONE OF our mOOnies-a man who be-
lleves that changes of the moon effects
the weather as to rain-and there are
lots of them-is puzzled that the new
moon and the sun 'crOssing the liue"
both coming together didn't bring rain.
His faith, however, is unshaken.
AT the last meeting of the Quarterly
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Rev. Adam Stengle received
unanimous call TO serve the SMYRNA
charge another year. In the three
years he has been pastor, he has given
general satisfaction, and the conference
in asking his return for another wear.
is but voicing the sentiments of his
congregation.
The services at the NJ. Z. Church
next sunday morning will be devoted
to the administration of the Commun-
ion Service-the first Sunday after the
Quarterly Conference. Pastor Stengle
VIII commence with the night services
protracted meeting to continue two
weeks or more. The warm weather
will then be over, and October a more
desirable time in every way than the
usual season of winter.
FRANK REIMAN has taken SO far this
season $4,000 pounds of box honey and
5000 pounds of strained honey. The
hot weather of the past few DAYS has
caused him to lose about 1000 bounds
OF honey which melted in the hives.
The bees will not work in extreme
heat. Mr.. Rieman thinks he will
average 200 pounds of honey to the
hive this season over 40 pounds to the
hive to that of last year. 1t is without
dOubt the hest SaaCOn ba b,e o,,o. IL
The 'Katfee Klatsch" held at the res
ldence OF Mrs. Geo. H. Raymond. on
Thursday night, proved to be quite
an enjoyable event. Besides the inte-
of social conversation. a
number of amusing games were in
dulged in, such as the famous Jones
family" and drawing animals from
memory. The Ladies' Aid and Rec.
tory Society procured by this pleasant
entertainment $16.5O, which will 90
toward buying a new carpet for the
rectory.
1HE first meeting of the Kings
Daughters after the summer oeason,
held at the residence of Mrs. Clarence
Prettyman proved to be quite epiov-
aOle. During the evening some instru
mental solos were delivered by Misses
SallIe Pratt and Bertha Smilhers. A
duett lvOcal) was excellently rendered
by Misses Laura Bell and Hettie Me-
gear, followed by an interesting read
ing by Miss Emma Hough. The circle
starts out with renewed effort and it is
needless to say that it is one of the best
organizations in town,
THE high temperature from Thursday
10 yesterday inclusive, the mercury ris-
ing each of the FIVE days from 9Oo to 95o
mas gwen the canning business a black |
eye. The yield has been materially in
ierfered with, not near so many being
brought to the factory this week as was
expected. The fruit was nuch Of it
clustered on the vine ian unheard of
ming IN September) and most of it so
ioftened by the heat as to place it in
he SECOND class of canned goods. It |
will have to be very favorable weather |
o make the unripe fruit available.
FROM the destruction of VINEYARDS
north by the frosts of May, our grape |
growers expected high prices from the
'rop, but were disappointed. The ap-
'endicitis scare it is believed had much |
o do with it. 1t has often been said
hat to partake of cherries, grapes and
omat0eG top freely and without using
'xtreme care that they superinduce an,
lendicitis. DR.. Hunter Mcclure knocks |
hat theory all out. He says that in all |
he operations he has performed for
hat complaint he has never seen a
lngle grape, cherry or tomato seed.
The disease has been amongst the peo-
'le In the last few years, and numerous