Smyrna times., 1897-05-19
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

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paving brick. Il
Shoes at cost, for cash, at Pretty
mans closing sale.
May gives us two new moons this
year, a rare occurrence.
The long storm last week was desig-
mated the "DOgwood" storm.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc Here every
Wednesday. r
Gardeners and farmers ought to be
in extra good humor, for the weather
was never more favorable for vegetable
fruit and grain production.
The District Preachers Meeting of
the Delaware Conference, was held in
Smyrna on Monday. The District
numbers about % members.
Bishop Coleman of this Diocese will
deliver a special sermon to the men of
Smyrna at the st. Peters Episcopal
church on Sunday evening, May Both.
This will not debar the ladies. A
good attendance is requested.
The Belmont Park Association are
talking of another test of speed on
June 18th. Trainer r. H. Cahall has
now 10 horses under his care. He
leaves this week for Norfolk with ''De-
mocracy' his favorite horse, and will
visit Boston before he returns.
TOrbet Past No. 3,G. A. r. of Dover,
decided by a unanimous vote to accept
the invitation from w. S. Hancock
Post No. 49,. Smyrna, Del, to visit
them on Monday, May 81, the day set
apart by the National and State De-
partments for the proper observance of
of Memorial Day.
The shad SESSION is about over,
though few may be in market for a
week or two yet. VIM. Stokesbury
QOcal salesman Capt. Gale Jones) who
tished off Bombay Hook, caught dur
ing the season over 5000 shad, the high
est catch in any one day being 500.
Trout and sturgeon will now engage
his time.
The closing exercises at the State
College for Colored Students, near
Dover, will be held on next week,
Thursday May 81, 1897. Addresses
will be made by Rev. Henry Baker, d.
D., of Wilmington, Rev. P. o. Connell,
Ph. D., of Philadelphia, and prize dec
lamatiOns. Exercises begin at o'clock.
The three days rain of last week to-
gether with the cool weather checked
the early ripening of the strawberries,
but it has added materially to their
size, and thus to the general produc-
ton. Strawberries were shipped quite
abundantly last week from down the
State, but will not be going from here
until next week The outlook is now
for large crop.
Lewis H. Peeky, whose death occur
red on Wednesday morning last, as
announced in our issue of that date.
was buried on Friday afternoon in
Glenwood cemetery, Revs. Stengle and
Corkran officiating. He was in his 10Th
year. He came to Smyrna about the
time of the war, and was carpenter
and builder, until some eight years ago
he went to merchandising. His health
the past year or two was too infirm to
attend to business.
Are you in favor of patriotic Fourth
OF July celebration2 If SO, go out to
the public meeting at the Opera House
this evening and help agitate the move
ment. An effort will be made to have
public addresses of our best school
talent, and plenty of music and patri-
otic airs 20 enliven the occasion with
parades and decorations in keeping
with the day. Remember much de-
pends oI aeliminary meeting this
the juggling O. Legislature with
the WilmingtoiBEhd New Castle r. r.
Chat is to run down the eastern side
of the State to Sussex county, and
other proposed lines says:
Every member of the present Legis-
lature knows that 90 per cent. of the
people of Delaware want the bills
passed for the railroad lines above re-
ferred to. They want and demand
them too. These members who are
misrepresenting the wishes of the peo-
pie need not be surprised while the
people are calling them traitors and
openly accuse them of being the slaves
OF their masters, some of them as will
ing slaves at that.