Smyrna times., 1895-06-19

THE Ladies' Aid", of Cheswold, will
lold a Grand Festival the evening of
he 4th of July, on A. T.. Hoffecker's
avn nearly opposite the Church.
supper, ice cream etc, will be served
rom to 10 o'clock.
HENRY LAUTERwAssER, the mail
carrier between Smyrna and Walkers,
attracted considerable attention COM
ng into town last Thursday morning |
Dy the squeaking noise in his old car
riage. He hitched his team in front OF
the post office and still the noise con-
tinued. Some passerby interested in
what might be the cause of the noise,
made an investigation and found nest
built in the top of carriage full of young
sDarrows. The nest had been there all
the spring apparently unnOticed by
Mr.. Lauterwasser.
SECRETARY Z. NJ. FOWLER, of the
Board of School Commissioners Is busy
receiving applications for the vacancy
in the position of Principal of the
Smyrna Public School, caused by the
resignation of Prof. A. ID. YOcum.
They are coming from all parts of the
Central and Middle Atlantic States.
There are now some forty applicants,
sent without any advertising on the
part of the Board, all of which Secre-
tarv Fowler says come highly recon-
mended. The Board will meet about
the middle of July to take action.
The graduating class of the Smyrna
Public Schools has issued invitations
to the Commencement exercises which
will take place in the Smyrna Opera
House a week from tonight, June
26th, at s o'clock. Those who COM
pose the graduating class are: Hilda
Wells, William Gibbeny Anthony and
Gilbert Jones. Above their class roll
is motto bearing the inscription,
"Row, not Drift" Special music will
be furnished on the occasion. The
honorary address will be delivered by
the Rev. Joseph B. Turner, of Dover.
REV. A. STENGLE was back TO fill his
pulpit on Sunday. The day was a
charming one, and he was greeted by a
we'll filled auditorium. The sermon
was full of thought and inspiration, the
audience going home well pleased with
the services throughout. The discourse
was prefaced by au allusiOn to his two
weeks absence and his return, more
than ever pleased with his church and
people. While at Atlantic City he
said. he and his wife attended services
| four times in different churches. in none
of which in any particular would the
congregations compare, with that he
| ministered to. His discourse at night
| at the conclusion of the Christian En-
deavOr services, in calculating his sub
| iect on the "sel6shness of sin" con
tanned much of his observations and
EXPERIENCES in that worldly-minded city
THE strawberry crop is virtually
over. Many finished last week. Al
indicated in our last issue, it has no
been a satisfactory or profitable year
1t could not be from the popularity o
the season, with seven States, includ
ing those of New England, pouring
their products into New York ant
Boston at the same time. AnOthe
feature has been that the good return
of the past several seasons has stimu
lated some greedy farmers to increas
their patches of few acres to field:
the inevitable result being glutte
market. One of our growers tells u
that for several previous seasons hi
returns have been at the rate of abou
$400 per acre. This year it will hardl
be 800 per acre, and anything les
than this will not pay for expenses
land, tilling, fertilizers, crates and picl
ing. Admitting all this, the crop hi
been a great benefit to the cOmmunit
r in putting a considerable sum of none
in circulation through the pickers.
: LAST week we noted the fact that
Mrs. Ethel Sweet had appeared befOl
Squire Cooper on the preceding Mo
, day as the wife of Henry Sweet. Wi
1 ! the charge of felonious assault again
! Frank Rust, of Clayton. The latte
=: who had maintained a good charact'
i all his life, came before the Squire
confront the charges as trumped |
and false in every particular, tn
: officer taking the least action pOssibl
: viz: hold him to bail. Sweet and Il
J. woman came to Clayton as man al
q wife and lived for two weeks in th
J. relation in the vicinity. The unct
tainty and want of veracity that cha
acterized their actions made them u
q 3 savory in their several homes, and Ia
y week they got down to Dover. T
= strange thing after their proceedin
3 here was their going to DR.. Murray
l. Thursday, as published in the Sentin
and were married as Henry Sweet a
Ethel Brown. formerly of New Ham
Of shire. Nothing mole is needed
n fully establish the statement and CHI
=. acter Of Mr.. Rust and discredit tn,
a in every particular.