Smyrna times., 1896-03-25
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


diplomat at the Court of st. James"
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
This is moving day in New Castle
county.
J.E. Carter got in stock last week a
large invoice of New Wall paper.
RObt H. Hill gives notice of choice
varieties of strawberry plants for sale,
in another column.
The Chestertown Dramatic Club at
the Opera House, Friday evening, in
'The Old Homestead. Reserved seats
35 cents.
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. F. l.. GRIER.
A number of young men in New Cas-
tie who are interested in temperance
have organized an anti-treat club. One
of the rules is to oppose treating to
drinks.
The Book Committee of the Smyrna
Library have just placed on the shelves
for the use OF the patrons of the Libra
ry, % volumns, of the best fiction and
juvenile stories, recently issued.
The store and dwelling in Blackbird
owned by Mrs. Esther Cummins, of
this town, has been sold through Cos
griff, Beck Il Hazell's agency to Viii
liam A. Watson, the present occupant,
for 5000.
The Odd Fellows will shortly i'm
proved their hall by the placing down
of a new brussels carpet and rug,
which they bought of Fowler Il Lees.
The hall is one of the best furnished
in the State.
The heavy rain of Thursday last
here, was in Northern New York the
worst snow storm of the season, over
| two feet, and causing blockade of the
railroads. March has given the worst
snow of the season.
PARENTS TAKE NOTICE. Children
over six years of age will be admitted
into the Smyrna Public Schools, on
| Wednesday, April 1st. A new class for
beginners will be formed in each of the
First Primary Departments.
Evangelistic preaching every Sab
bath night by Rev. j. L. Estlin, Pastor
|
Sabbath night ''What will yOu do with
Jesus?" An after service of Christian
testimony, Song and Prayer.
The dredger in the employment of
the Government in digging out and
improving the navigation of Our river,
is at work at the Landing. The work
might be considerably facilitated if the
arm of the dredger were longer for lift
ing over the mud deposit.
Care should be given to yOur chill
dren's teeth, Tor it is in childhood
that irregularities are easy of cOrrec-
ton. Simply a retention of a first
tooth in place too long will cause q
very unsightly irregularity of the en-
tire permanent set DIR. F. L. GRIER
Thinking the rough weather was
about over, the Transportation cOmpa
: ny gave notice to customers of starting
the hay baler at the Landing on Mon
day, and several loads reached there
after the snow storm commenced
There are from 100 to 200 tons of hay
| vet in the community to be thus put il
, a marketable condition.
The colOred pupils of Clayton Publi
School will give public exhibition il
Byrds Chapel Friday evening. TIL,
e program will be long one full of music
4 | addresses, reeitatiOns dialogues &c
During the evening refreshments wer
served by a committee of ladies. Th'
entertainment is in charge of S. A
I BriscOe, the teacher of the school.
/ The first and only sleigh bells of th
season were heard yesterday morning
. on the rig of q farmer who came i
IS from the country. Though it was col
V enough, the murcury registering 9
degrees, the two inches of snow wa
hardly enough TO tempt our sleigheT
70 to take the track: such weather SCENE
n ont of place for the last week in Marcel
y A Correspondent writes: "Pleas
l. state in your next issue the corret
: number of calves from one COW in te
years that the Odessa people are try
n ing to work the problem that is state
D. in your last issue" We would b
" pleased to crafty our correspOndeI
- but can't: we are not up on that kind
arithmetic.
The robin was due two or thrt
N weeks ago but did not get along unt
a. last week, and then it was cold recel
ton. Sunday the temperature softer
er ed up little as if spring was approach
er ing, calling forth furtive snatches
is song, but they were chilled by the coo
4. snowy weather of Monday, We al
now past the vernal equinox, befOl
u which time we usually have the crocu
he daffOdill and other evidence of blOoI
or ing spring.
We hBve in hand an interesting le
ter from Rowland W. Bell of Il
ed United States Cruiser "Marblehead
he which we are unable to publish I'll
90 week, owing to the rush Of Confl
"a ence news. 1t will, however, appe
''- in our next weeks issue. The lett
's- was addressed from Beirut, Syria, b
to the cruiser has SINCE left for Tripo
lie Syria, and from there back to Mers,
for an indefinite period.
Tor The Young Peoples Literary Socie
in of Bethel A, NJ. r, Church, under {
in management OF Misc Mary E.
he Whaley, will give On entertainment
their Church tomorrow evening al
me o'clock. The program will be of
erary and musical nature by the b.
talent Of the church. Refreshmel
will be served in the course Of the eve
tie, ing, The entertainment will be civ
mo for the benefit of the Stewards
=. Bethel A, M. e. Church,
red The following is the time table
md the steamer Ella for the month
,od | ADril.