Smyrna times., 1896-04-08

Use SO & @" on oats and grass.
Use sc & 7" on Corn, Tomatoes and
Potatoes.
The Epworth League of Jerman
Chapel, will meet at the residence of
James H. Morris Sunday evening.
We have in hand an interesting letter
from Frank Bailey giving an account
of his further travels through Bermuda.
From lack of space in this issue we
will continue it in our next.
The Kings Daughters and Society
of Christian EndeavOr distributed
flowers ON Saturday afternoon to the
sick and infirm in the community in
cOmmemOratiOn of the Eastertide
Cummings, the photographer, is here
every Wednesday. His work is very
popular, and it is to your advantage to
go early and have your sittings. Keep
the day in mind-every Wednesday. Z
Evangelistic services every Sunday
night in the Presbyterian Church.
Preaching by the pastor Sunday night
on Living for Christ" An after ser
vice of Christian testimony and prayer.
Remember, the Special Corn and
Tomato fertilizer of the Phila. and
Smyrna Transportation Co. always
gives best results.
Don't forget the Christian Endeavor
International supper" in the lecture
room of the NJ. Z. Church next
Wednesday night. 1t promises to be
a delightful affair. Admission 10
cents.
If you want to see 1.-The only young
man in Town, go to the St. Peters
Chapel to night An excellent enter
tainment is in store to he given by our
best local talent. Admission p cents,
children 10 cents.
Buy your fertilizers for truck, oats,
grass, etc, from the Philadelphia and
Smyrna Transportation Co.
Peach trees at reasonable prices, in
Guiding
ELBERTA,
Grossly, and
CHARLOTTA.
- W. r. PHILLIPS, Milford, Del.
The absorbing question with many
of our young people in town is the
dance which comes off on Friday night.
It promises to be an enjoyable event.
4 large number of visitors are expected
and the occasion made of more than
usual incident than is customary in our
town. There will be five or six pieces of
music and the refreshments placed in
the hands of Caterer Geo. H. Dick of
this town. Tickets of admission to
the balcony will be furnished by the
committee.
Attention is called this week to the
new advertisement of j. Edward De-
Ford. His store adjoining that of
Edw. G., Walls has been handsomely
remodelled with large front windows
and his place of business has a bright
ness and attractiveness about it that
will show off his line of goods to an
excellent advantage. The opening of
his store is announced for the latter
part of this week and he will doubtless
show line of drygoOds, notions and
carpets such as has never been dis
played i'll Smyrna. His stock will be
entirely new, fresh from the manu-
facturers. Read his advertisement
from week to week and keep in touch
with his inducements,
Miriam Swinney and her young
friends Mary Crow, Emma Stevenson,
Gertrude Bell, Blanch Williams, Scott
Wilds, Eddie Stats and Davis Bell,
with the management or assistance of
Mrs. Swinney had a nicely arranged
programme of dialogues, recitatiOns
and music last Saturday evening in
the parlOrs of DIR. Swinney for the
benefit of the Manse Fund of the
Presbyterian Church, there were about
seventy persons present: The results
were very satisfactory to all concerned.
Miss Edith Swinney and her school
mates expect to give another entertain
ment in the near future for the same
cause '"The Manse Fund"
The ladies of the Pres byterian
Church have secured the store formerly
occupied by w. b. Collins, on Com
merce street, as an exchange where
the tired housewife can order and Sc
cure for her family anything in the
line of eatables, as cakes, pies, pud-
dings, bread, biscuit, preserves, jellies,
candies, &c, at short notice. This
exchange store has a unique origin
and we anticipate a wonderful history.
1t will be open Wednesday and Satur-
day of each week and will be presided
over by three energetic lady clerks, q
new trio serving each day. Opening
day will be next Saturday, April 18th.
All are cordially invited to call and
buy, as the proceeds are for the Pres
byterian Manse Fund.
The TINES acknowledges the receipt
of q nicely printed book, 144 pages, on
NUT CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES,
| from the United States Department OF
Agriculture division of Pomology)
with the compliments of W. p. Corsa.
1t is valuable book ON the subject
which it treats-nuts, native and intro.
duced species-and gives full descrip
tiOn of all nut bearing trees, their pro.
| paSdtlOHI SIdItlnB, &C DeSlueS de
scriptiOn of the trees, it contains pic.
ture of the various kinds of nuts in
their proper classification. As the
propagation of the nut-bearing tree
promises to be leading feature will
our agriculturists interested in pomOl
Ogy, this book must be O valuable as
sistant to such, and can be obtained
we presume, by writing to the Depart
ment at Washington for it.
Our Town Council What They Art
Doing.
Town Council met last Wednesday
! night with all present excent DIR II q