Smyrna times., 1896-04-08
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
The Philadelphia and Smyrna Trans
portatiOn Co. are running their steam
hay baler daily.
The several snow furries yesterday
indicated that "Winter still fingers in
the lap of Spring"
The Quarterly Communion service
will occupy the time of Worship at the
NJ. Z. Church next Sunday morning
The Phila. and Smyrna Trans. Co.
grind bone and all materials used in
their popular fertilizers.
Mrs. L. A. Cotton has just returned
From Philadelphia with a new line of
Spring dress goods, blackgoods, serges
etc
Why wear a plate for several absent
teeth when you can have a piece of
bridge-work and obviate all the worry
of plate? DIR. +. L. GRIER.
In the River and HarbOr bill which
passed the House the sum of 5000
was named for continuing improve
ments in Smyrna river.
Before selling your surplus hay call
at office of the Phila and Smyra
Transportation Co.
A more glorious Easter of sunshine,
(albeit the air was frosty), never pre-
vailed throughout the day than Sun
day, there not being a cloud to speck
the bright luminary.
Presiding Elder Alfred Smith last
week removed the remains of his father
and mother from a private burving
ground, near Marydel, to the Odd Eel
lows cemetery, this town.
Rev. J. K. Adams has been returned
as the pastor of Centennial Church.
Revs. IL. A. Monroe and J. H. Scott
will represent Delaware Conference at
the Cleveland General Conference,
Eevs. X. Il. ShOckly and J. H. Waters,
alternates.
Care should be given to your chill
dren's teeth, for it is in childhood
that irregularities are easy of correc-
tiOn. Simply a retention of q first
tooth in place too long will cause a
very unsightly irregularity of the en-
tire permanent set. DIR. F. L. GRIER.
The school exhibition of dialogues.
recitatiOns, &c, of District No. 4, came
off successfully on Friday evening, in
the warehouse at Brenford. The cool
weather of the evening kept O number
away, but between 2S and 50 were re-
celved towards purchasing the flag for
the school.
Big Ben, the steer butchered bv
w. q. Pierce last week, dressing 1147
pounds, proved a popular beef. Mr..
Plerce's show window was also made
attractive by an arrangement of easter
eggs, apples, -four, &c, blue hen and
her chickens occupying another win
dow.
St. Peters Episcopal Church have
elected the following vestrvmen for
the ensueing year: ID. J. Cummins.
Robert Hill, w. H. Janney. w. r.
Dunn, J. B. Webb. JOS. B. Hum
Frank Bailey, J. II. HURT Jr. The
vestrymen will meet this afternoon
to effect permanent organization.
The largest rock caught in the Del
aware bay in long time was brought
to town last Saturday and placed in
the meat shambles of Geo. w. Turner.
1t was hauled in by Archie McClain
and tipped the scales at 20 pounds.
+ Mr.. Turner cut the fish into slices and
sold to his trade.
Joseph Wright & Son have received
the contract for building the shirt fac
tory for J. r. FARRELL Work will be
commenced as soon as satisfactory ar.
rangements can be made. The ground
was broken for the foundation this
week. The front will measure 32x7C
and an extension back of 24x4O feet.
A. G. Sturdevant, representing the
King Manufacturing Co., is in town
introducing the new process of copv.
ing letters without water or press II
is a great invention. Business men be
sure and see it. This process will TAX,
a plain copy after ten minutes expos
ure without the use of press or water. :
Gardening is exceedingly backward
this year. The two early days of las
week We're Of the proper temperature
and few who had light ground cot il
peas, onions, &C., but they were fol
lowed by rain and this again by tbre,
days of cold, windy weather and freez
ing nights. Monday again started will
rain, but it is now nearing the middl,
OF spring when it is reasonable to ex
peet a more seasOnable condition o
things.
{ Several weeks ago Rev. Mr.. Estlil
commenced a half hours evangelist
service at the close Of the Sunday even
ing sermon at the Presbyterian church
! He finds by experience that norma
Christian work IS better than big re
ylvals with the reaction sure to follow
he 1eels more than gratified at the re
5 suit on the line which he has com
e menced, several having already pro
tessed conversion and others havin
! sought him for q private conversatio
l on the subject. There is wide fel
2 Tor the churches here TO work in, es
B pecially in the large number who bu
t seldom enter a house Of worship, an
e the provocation or stimulation of eac
r other TO good works, IS always con
mendable.