Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

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Have YOU visited the Woman's ex-
change to-day? Lots of goods to eat
and all you contribute will benefit the
Manse Fund.
The finest fields of wheat in this
are those upon which
Listers Harvest Queen Phosphate was
used:
Good Tooth Brushes, 10 cents.
Soaps, full line, 10 cents.
Three Seidlitz Powders, 10 cents.
4 CLIFTON & RAYMOND's.
Wheeling is becoming a sport with
our clergy. Every active minister in
our town except the Presbyterian is
the proud pOsessOr of one and they
find the exercise very exhilarating.
The gooseberry crop, that rarely
failes in this vicinity, is n failure this
year. This cause is attributed to the
hot and forcing rays of the sum for
over a week in the first part of April.
DIR. FL. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del.
Did you ever have your picture
taken? Try Cummings the photo
grapher who is here every Wednesday,
and you'll be so pleased that you will
want one of the members of your
family.
The opening of the services at the
Methodist Church with new and Wig
/ Orous anthem Sunday morning indl-
Gated that the choir had received their
new book of music The title is Ex-
| cells Anthems No. 4.
The Phila. and Smyrna Trans. Co.
grind bone and all materials used in
their popular fertilizers. !
J. T. Price, whose blacksmith shop
OCCUPYING a rear place in the 'Settle-
ment' adjoining the Presbyterian
Church and thus shut out from view,
wishes us to say that he is ready to do
any business in his line, and can be
found by the side entrance.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the M. E. Church will hold a Straw
berry Fete on the lawn at the rear OF
the church, Thursday evening, May
21st. A cold supper will be served,
also ice cream, cake, strawberries and
lemonade. Admission, cts; admls-
4 sion with supper, 20 cts.
The Y. P. S. Christian EndeavOr
prayer meetings of Asbury M. E.
Church are held every Sunday morn
9 ing at 8. 80 o'clock in the lecture room
l of the church. The topic for next
}, Sunday, May 18th: How God re.
wards those that do His Will" All
are welcome.
s Chief Engineer Frank Wright hai
" made arrangements with W. b. Start
q the newsdealer, to take charge Of thu
incandescent lamps. Persons wishing
to exchange their burnt-out lamps fOl
- new ones can do so by taking them t.
r ". B. Start. The news stand will b.
e much more central and convenient t.
.e our. citizens than walking down t.
the power house.
ne lOuS uIY cpcl VI MCabuS1 VIA
u has prevailed since spring set in
t, proving bad on strawberry plants. j
m E. Carter tells us that of $4,000 neN
= plants set out of the Bubach variety
not more than 5000 of them are alivG
We The other varieties seem to be doin
y, quite well. The Bubach is not a pei
er feet plant, viz: it has to be fertilize
"a by an adjoining variety, but has alway
heretofore been easy to propagate.
The extreme warmth Of Sunda
r. seemed to have an especial enlivenin
lis effect on bugs, large sized bugs,
20 was manifest at the Churches at mig
"a into which they were attracted by Il
ca bright lights. Some of the ladies we
nd kept quite busy during the sermon
Dr. keeping them away from their head
No On its being designated to the past
" of one of the Churches that it W
Ter "bug night" he replied that it had su
of gested o eOlundrum to him namel
"a why is Asbury Church, Smyrna, Ii
nd Grace Church, Wilmington Answ
because it attracts the big bugs
The grand stand at Belmont ra
IN track was again crowded on Frid
I
ew between the favorite trotters of c
- two hotel proprietors, The Rfterno
no was an ideal one, and the contest "
ods close and exciting. There were t
Iler heats; the first was won by Armstro
oial & Sparks sorreil in a close call
2.434; the second heat came of q
% minutes after and signal victory v
He'd scored by J. @. Billiards. PAGER
late 2.40. As far as the afternoon was @
oda cerned the contest was tie, but
general average will give Mr.. Blizzi
two heats out of three. Both prop
hat tors have excellent trotters and
to contests are creating considerable
m terest among our turfmen.
The Musical and Literary entertl
"a ment in the Opera House Wednes'
In night under the auspices of Tril
tate p. e. Church Clayton was well
,aka tended and highly enjoyed. The Cl
49, ton contingent was very large, numl
'ou ing some eighty in number. HaC
not been prayer meeting night in
several churches the attendance mi
49, have been larger. The program
iAon divided into two parts and ain
OF every selection was encored,
alton talent was mostly from Whining
The anu ElktOn. 1uObc WHO bDDh
were Mrs H. w. Grant and Mr.. E
"p- Muhlhansen, pianist; Messrs A.
ton, Bartlett, H. P. Mason, ]. Fl
Con- Ayers and Miss Mary Conner, v
ntest soliets; Master Alfred O'Conner
T. Willie Bradford and the Elkton 4
Z ~ dolin and Guitar QHartette comp
spirit Of Mesrs J. l.. Ritchie, q, Il, 3rs
Mr.. VIM. Aldrich and @ Eber Brown,