Smyrna times., 1897-04-28

Prof.-NH. J. Doughten has issued
invitations for a dance in the Opera
House, Smyrna, Wednesday evening,
May 5th.
Geo. M. Rose has connected himself
with the Brady Steamboat Company,
and will make regular trips as mes
senger and commission merchant.
See advertisement of VIM. FAIRIES in
this issue. He has a large stock of
most everything in the Hardware,
stoves, tinware and harness line.
The Postmaster General, yesterday,
appointed Thomas Rodway postmaster
at Hartley, vice Joseph Poor, removed,
and W. E. Cole postmaster at Leipsic,
vice Joseph Dillon.
The mercury was down again both
yesterday and this morning to near
the frost line, but had it been lower
the breeze and dry ground would haze
prevented frost damage.
Joseph Burchenal, Esq, delighted
the congregation of the Methodists at
Cheswold, both morning and evening,
on Sunday, with an account of his trip
to Italy, Egypt and the Holy Land.
Mrs. Lizzie Jackson, widow of Alex.
Jackson, who was about yesterday, as
well as usual, was found dead in her
bed this morning. She lived alone.
Coroner Walls will hold an inquest to-
day.
W. E. Whaley, son of Joseph
Whaley, Principal of Millville Public
School (coD met with painful accident
Tuesday, by cutting a large cash in his
right foot while splitting some kind
ling.
Mary j. Purnell, daughter of Judy
Purnell, aged %, died in Boston Fri
day. The remains were sent to Smyr-
ma and inferred yesterday. The fun
eral was attended by large concOurse
of cOlOred people.
At meeting of the vestry of St
Peters Episcopal Church, Mr.. Robert
Hill and Mr.. George H. Raymond
were elected delegates to the Diocesan
Convention which meets at Dover in
June. w. F. Dunn and J. Harry
HURT Jr., were elected alternates.
The Steamer Geo. F. Brady will stop
at Chester, Pa, on regular trips be-
tween here and Philadelphia. The
Brady Steamboat Company of Smyrna
have rented wharf there and hope to
make it one of their important stopping
places on their route.
At the 30th annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Smyrna Build
ing and Loan Association last
Wednesday evening, John II. Hof-
fecker was elected president, E.
NJ. Fowler, vice-president John
B. Cooper, secretary; James P. Hof-
fecker, treasurer. Messrs. Geo. w.
Gordon and H. B. Grieves were re-
alaofa6 diractOrc co., +I,rao ,-oorc o,1
Messrs. Hervey p. Hall, Edw. NJ.
Boyd and Elijah NJ Gregory were
elected auditors for the ensuing year.
Irving L. Cooper was appointed to act
as assistant secretary. A new series
of stock was ordered to be issued, to
be known as the 18th
A negotiation has just been made
through Cosgriff & Beck's real estate
agency, whereby w. A. FAIRIES, of Mt.
Vernon street, and DR.. J. r. McCaus-
land, of Main street, exchange resi-
dences. The terms are private. This
is an important move for Mr.. FAIRIES,
as it brings him next door to his fur
niture and undertaken store, where he
will be more convenient for night calls
and where, in his absence, his family
is near to attend to his business.
Besides the convenience to himself
and patrons, Mr.. FAIRIES will occupy
one of the cOziest homes in town. The
same can be said of the Mt. Vernon
street home the McCauslands will
occupy. The exchange will take place
between the first and the middle of
May.
Our first page is entirely of original
matter, of general interest. The longest
and most comprehensive article is an
essay on Sabbath observance, read
last week by Mrs. Stengle of this town
before the meeting of the Kent County
W. G. I. U. at Cheswold. 1t pertains
to matters of vital interest to young
and old alike. Following this is a
communication from John S. Hof-
fecker, of Wilmington, giving ex-
periences in border life "before de
war, " and what has resulted with the
extinction of slavery. There are several
items of local or special character, in
tended for the first page, that have
been crowded over to the fourth or
last page.
The people on the north side of the
town are very much annoyed by the
daily recurrence of noise that comes
from the lot beyond the creamery
where the colOred folks play base ball.
They would not mind it so much if it
were once, twice OF thrice a week, but
it is every afternoon, and often in the
morning as we'll. 1t it not only the
yell from hearty lungs, but the pro-
family and bad language that is OBJ
iected to. They are not little fellows.
but well grown boys, and men-thirty
or forty of them. The wonder is how
so many of them live day after day
without work, unless they are seen
after by the cooks.