Smyrna times., 1896-03-04

w. Geo. Hill has received car OF
choice white seed oats.
Leaders and Stewards Meeting in
Asbury NJ. E. Church tonight at :. 80,
instead of Friday night.
The Circle of Kings Daughters will
meet this wednesday, evening at the
home of Mrs. William FAIRIES at Z
O'Clock. SECY.
Crown and bridge-work, gold, alumni
mum, WestOn's metal, rubber and gold
lined rubber plates. DIR. F. L. Grier.
Prettyman Building. T
The proposed race track will be laid
out by the Association in the lot re-
Gently leased of Mrs. Peterson Speak
man, opposite Belmont, on the State
road.
The young men of Smyrna will give
their big Easter dance in the Opera
House on Friday, April 10th. Ogles-
by's orchestra will be secured and the
event made an important one.
The Missionary Anniversary of the
M. E. Sunday School will take the
place of the regular service next Sun
day evening. A special program will
be arranged for the occasion.
There will be a Demorest Silver
Medal Contest held in the Opera
House on Friday evening, March 13,
1896. The contestants are making
every preparation to have this contest
up to the standard of those previously
held. The recitations will be inter
spersed with appropriate music.
According to last years statement
the town lost by the Electric Light
plant 81, ,505. 81 and by this years state
ment the net loss is 81, ,547.19. In the
the two years of the plants existence
it has brought the town in debt
So, l42. 49, The bonded Indebtedness
on the plant is $4,000. Tax payers
what are you going to do with it?
Says the Kant NetCs, Chestertown
The Chester League, a well-known
social organization, will make their
first attempt at a theatrical perform
ance on April 8th and 9th in STAINS
Hall. Mr.. Walter d. Jefferson, who
presented the BELLS of Shandon" in
ChestertOwn and Smyrna few weeks
| ago, is coaching the players and will
take the principal characters. The
company will present 'Davy Crockett
and the 'Old Homestead. -
Prof. Frederick Chester, of the Ex-
pertinent Station at Newark, will meet
the members of Smyrna Grange on
Saturday next. 18th inst, to talk upon
the subject of spraying. From the
growing necessity of spraying in or
der to combat various diseases it is
expected that the natural interest of all
members of the Grange will lead them
to be present in order to get the latest
wrinkles from Prof Chester.
j. Edward DeFOrd is making some
noticeable improvements in his store
on Main street. He has torn out the
entire front and as fast as the work can
be done will lower the floor even with
that of Edward G. Walls. He intends
putting in an entire glass front of neat
and attractive design. With the addi-
ton of other needful improvements
and the placing in of a cellar heater
he expects by the first of April to open
a dry goods, notion and carpet store.
Isaac Hudson. q well-knOwn and re-
spected cOlOred man, died at his resi- |
dence, on lower Commerce street. |
Wednesday last, aged G8 years. He
had been in feeble health for wear or
more. The funeral took place on Sun
day and was largely attended, and ad-
dresses were made by Pastor Byrd, |
Joseph Whaley and Wesley Brown.
Interment was made in the cemetery
of Bethel A. NJ E. Church. The de-
ceased was a cousin of Bishop Camp
bell, and he and Bishop Wayman stop
ped with him when they came to
Smyrna.
This is spring; and so it seemed the /
latter part of last week, but does not
this week. March came in like roaring |
lion, increasing in cold and blusteri-
ness yesterday, sending the mercury |
down yesterday morning to "a degrees
and this morning to % degrees. In
New York it was much worse, an able
bodied wind driving a snow almost
like blizzard at the rate of sixty miles
an hour, and impeding business. The
snow that fell Saturday, Sunday and
Monday morning amounted to eight
inches. Colonel Waring had a force
of 1000 men and 1, 900 carts removing
the snow from the business part of the
city.
In tins Town Council Wednesday
night w. M. Lewis suggested that a
wire fence should enclose the town lot
at the water works, with large gate to
be locked and key left at the works.
This lOt has been used as sand hill
and has in the past given a small rev.
enue to the town. This year it has
been reduced to $4.65. Persons who
wanted sand have been helping them
selves to load or so and saying moth
ing about it, As Q result this lot has
been giving off It's supply and no
money added to the treasury. Mr..
Lewis project seemed to meet with
approval and doubtless the new Coun-
Gil will take the matter up
Leaving out the matter Of seeming
utter indifference of our business pen,
the following from the Delqwarean is
not without interest
1T is greatly to the credit of this
town and to the COuncilmen who have
been entrusted with the management
OF affairs that Dover is practically out