Smyrna times., 1896-05-27

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A Smyrna Times bulletin giving
the lates official base ball scores of all
National League games can be found
displayed every evening in the window
of Clifton & RaymOnd's pharmacy.
The scores are dispatched to us by
wire at the close of the games and
should be of interest to all who are
keeping up with the contest.
The buildings at ''Woodlawn" had a
narrow escape on Thursday night, or
rather at 1 o'clock Friday morning.
Fortunately everything was wet, and,
being no wind to spread the flames,
the fire was confined to the woodhouse
where it originated, which being we'll
filled with wood for summer use, made
a bright and hot fire. A fortunate cir
cumstance was the early discovery of
the fire by q team of cOlOred people
who had been attending q festival
here and were on their way home to
Dover. They cried fire vigorously
enough to awake the occupants of the
farm dwellings, nearby, who hurried to
the spot and put out the fire that was
moving down the board fence to the
carriage house on the one side and the
stables on the other, the first named
being in imminent danger. 1t is not
known how the fire originated.
1t looked a week ago as if wet
spell of weather had set in, but this
seems not to be the fact, though a
good deal of threatening weather has
prevailed. The water fall was sufic-
lent for the cultivated crops, but not
for hay. Beyond the Ohio river and
the Mississippi Valley they have had ex-
cessive rains with damaging tOrnadOes,
but all the section east of the Allegha-
nies has been hurt by drought. A dis
patch from jamestown, n. Y. last
week, said that strawberries were dried
up on the vines, condition of things
that pertained to all fruits but the
grape.
Geo. w. Ingram, manager of the
Baby Show which is to come off i'll the
MiddletOwn Opera House June 4th,
was in Smyrna last Friday making ar
rangments for this entertainment. He
| is well pleased with the prospect and
expects to have atleast a hund babies
there. He announced as having
secured Samuel Cats of this town as
one of the judges with ex-Register of
Wills, E. L. Cooper, of Dover,
Francis H. Hoffecker, Hon. John
Causey, of Milford and VIM. T.
Riggs, Baltimore. If you have nc
baby you are not in it, There
are valuable prizes for the finest baby
between one and two years, between
three months and one year, for twins,
for heaviest baby for age, for youngest
and oldest mothers. A bicycle race
will also be contested between little
boys and girls. He wants q gooC
representation from Smyrna anC
| promises plenty of amusement.
The Christian EndeavOr Lawn Fett
which was to have come of last Thurs
day evening was postponed on ac
count of rain until Monday evening
The condition of the weather was
hardly bettered by this change for tn,
air was cold and damp and the indica
tiOns very unfavorable for a large at
tendance. However, preparations
were made and the occasion made ~
enjoyable one. The lawn ut the real
of the church was becOmingly deco
rated with chinese and Japanese Ian
terms, which were strung over tn
entire lawn. You were walking unde
them wherever you went and with tn,
decorations in bunting, banquet lamps
tables, etc. the scene was made ver7
bewitching. The Christian Endeavor
were busy all the evening attending t.
the social interests of the guests an,
awaiting on the tables. These wer
spread under the shed and in tn
library room. The refreshments con
sisted chiefly of strawberries, ic
cream, cake, etc. There was black
bird pie and lemonade stand whicl
were patronized freely. During tn
evening some well rendered chourseI
were given by the little folks. Th
gross receipts were $35, of which the
will clear about sic.