Smyrna times., 1897-03-31

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only business now carried on briskly.
When a man starts out to be mean
be beats a woman all to pieces at the
business.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. Lydia
Mcdowell, Tuesday evening, April 9th.
SECRETARY.
Go to Cummings. photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. T
The devil has a halter around the
neck of every man who is trying to get
money in an easier way than by hon
estly earning it.-DeiawareGR.
Some Specials Bargains. J. B.
Cooper. T
Misses Mary E. and Susie R. Wright
are in Philadelphia purchasing stock
of Spring Millinery goods which they
have open and on sale Saturday
On and after Monday April 5th, Drs.
johnson and Whitten will be in daily
attendance at DR.. Grier's dental par
lors. All business respectfully solici
ted Il
The reports of the commercial agen-
cies show gratifying improvement in
business, a decrease of failures and the
most encouraging prospects for the
future.
The University Extension lecture at
the Opera House Thursday night was
enjoyed by the audience, the fourth
being tomorrow night week. They
will be at regular intervals of two
weeks after that
Alfred Tilghman, on Commerce
street, advertises bicycles and sundries
in connection with a cheap cash store,
and his place is the head quar- ters for
bicycle repairs. He asks an examina-
tion of his wheels.
The Sunday school of the NJ. E.
Church decided Sunday in conformity
to a resolution passed to this effect, to
lift collection on Easter Sunday to
meet outstanding bills of the current
expenses of the school,
DR.. F. L. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del. T
The hens are doing their duty nobly
in Lent this year. Eggs are remark
ably abundant and cheap. Many arti-
cles of food can be purchased at mod
crate and reasonable prices. Forum
ately, there is no Egg Trust.
While they have been having such
heavy rains in the West and South
west, flooding the low lands, our far
mers are having superior weather for
turning the mellow fallow fields in
preparation for corn planting.
The Christian EndeavOr Society of
the NJ. E. Church in making their
plans ahead, have engaged Medford H.
CahoOn Esq, of Wilmington, to take
charge of their services on Sunday
July 4th. Topic, Consecrated Pat
riots; what will they do?
Capt. A. H. Smith agent for Tygert's
High Grade Fertilizers has secured
ware rooms, at Smyrna Landing.
where he has constantly on hand a
large supply of phosphate. Don't fail
to see him about the Special Brand
High Grade Tomato Fertilizer.
A noticeable feature in the way of
new pavements is the stretch fronting
the new dwelling of A. L. Hudson Jr.,
on South street on around the corner
OF Union Street, embracing the house
of G.. B. Taylor occupied by John W.
| Watkins.
By the appointments of Delaware
Conference, which closed Monday at
Easton, Rev. J. K. Adams, who has
been a successful pastor of Centennial
church for the past two years, is sent
to Marydel, and Rev. J. H. Mason
comes in his place.
4 meeting of the Directors of the
Brady Steamboat Co. was held here last
Saturday, when Geo. F. Brady was
elected President and w. H. Brady
secretary and treasurer. The directors
are: G. F. Brady, H. H. Brady, Fred
erick Brady, w. H. Brady and J. W.
Watkins.
Moses Kerr, while renovating the
old Quaker burying ground at Duck
Creek last week, turned up an old
Connecticut copper coin that bore the
date of 1856. 1t had doubtless been
there over a century, and from corros-
ion the superscription was not entirely
legible.
The absence of rain for the week
past so dried the roads as to bring out
the bicycle riders, male and female, in
force. They are to be found at every
turn, and some of them seem to think
the pedestrian has no right to his path
at the roadside when the ''biker' is
about.
Bethel A. NJ. Church, Rev. Frank
Bradley pastor is finishing up his first
year very satisfactorily. Besides keep
ing up current expenses, 800 has been
paid on the principal of the church
debt, reducing it from $500 to S455.
The congregation has been consider
ably increased, and 10 persons have
been taken in on probation, making
the membership about $50.