Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

The Hose Company will hold an i'm
portant meeting at z. 80 o'clock this eve
ing.
The highest price for wheat, and best
soft coal for threshing at the office of
the Philadelphia & Smyrna Transpor-
tation Co. 2T
During the summer Jas. w. Latto-
mus, attorney-at-law, of Wilmington,
will be at the Office of Cosg1iff & Beck
ON Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The Standard Oil Company it is
stated, is building a stable and large
warehouse at Clayton with capacity
of $4,000 gallons, for merchantile sup
ply.
The Methodist Sunday School picnic
which was scheduled for tomorrow
will be pOstpond until after harvest.
The Clayton school will picnic Thurs
day, 22d.
The picnic of the Kings Daughter at
Belmont on Thursday, was attended by
by some 30 members who report an en-
joyable time. The leading amusement
was ''fagOt" party.
Plumns, along with grapes are suf-
fering from the effects of humid
weather. Geo. Reed Lofand, whose
trees are very full, says they are rot
ting as never before.
The piling for the Brady Steamboat
Wharves has been finished and the
carpenters are now running up the new
warehouse which will be ready for oe-
cupancy in few weeks.
Lighting struck the fence at Bethel
Church near Cheswold Sunday after
noon, prostrating the horses of Samuel
G. Truax and r. M. Cooper, but other.
wise damaging only the fence.
Hancock Post, No. 90, G.. A. R.,
will hold festival on the evening Of
Tuesday, the Goth inst, either at the
Opera House or on the school grounds
to commemorate the anniversary oi
their organization.
The G. B. Taylor property bought by
Gardiner Mariner has been undergo
ing important changes and is now pas
sing under the decorating hand of tn,
painter. 1t is to be occupied by tn,
family of Jos. L. Beckett.
Bishop Grant, with about sixty min
listers, are holding their District Con
ference at Bethel A. NJ. e. Churcl
to-day. The Conference will be il
session two days and many interesting
matters will be disposed of.
Sixteen dogs, old and young, consti
tute the kennel of colored man on tn
south side of the town. The continue,
yelping of dog on Pearl street woul,
indicate that there is need for the pc
liceman's gun in that quarter.
There will be a meeting on Frida
night, at a quarter past eight o'cloc
in the Hall of the Golden Eagles, fo
all persons interested in the organiza
tion of camp of the Sons of Veterans
Addresses will be made by Rev. J. L
Estlin, Alex G.. Cummins, A. E. Jan
dine and others.
The evening worship at the MethC
dist Church Sunday evening was
song service-from to 8o'clock. Th
selections from 'Unfading Treasures
were sung with spirit, and we'll adaI
ted to such service. A solo was sun
by W. w. Rich. A similar servic
will be held Sunday week.
The evening papers of Saturda
promised Sunday to be a much coolt
day, but until the middle of til
afternoon it was very warm. Cloud
formed in successive small thundt
showers on the east side Of the tow
but there was little more than a spril
, kle in and west of the town, but son
heavy thunder.
Why do you neglect your teetl
The result will be that you will hay
to have them extracted, and go throug
life wearing false teeth, while Il
same money spent now would sa,
those you have and prevent you fro
) ever wearing plate. Have them e
amined free by DR.. johnson, Haze
, Building, Smyrna. Crown and brid,
work a speciality. T
q The dedication of st. Joseph's L
D dustrial School at Clayton, to-morro
promises to be a notable affair. ]
? sides the Bishop of Wilmington, some
clergymen will assist at the Ger
monies. Governor Tunnel will arri
just a little before 10 o'clock and
escorted to the school by battalliO
Z The Chief Justice, Secretary of Stat
I Hon. w. G. Spruence and many 9th
a distinguished men will also be fn atten
y ance. Only invited guests will be a
mitted.
As an evidence of the consumil
Q qualities of the excursionists that we
e here at the Celebration-they car
: from Newark, Chestertown and 9th
t places-was the fact that Main sire
i baker who had provided among 9th
things 900 pies, found early in the
ternOon that the stock would soon
e exhausted, and baked $50 more. 4
g the eatables of the bakers and othe
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