Smyrna times., 1897-06-23
$500 shoes now $s.25 at Prettyman's S

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Comming's gallery will be open the
5th of July. Il
New potatoes are selling for 90 cents
a basket, and old ones for 45.
w. M. Lewis has sold 81 Deering
Binders and Mowers this season.
Red raspberries have supplemented
the strawberries, at 8 cents aquart.
Prettyman will sell you his stock
and building, or rent you the store.
Effort is being made to organize a
Smyrna High School Alumni Associa-
ton.
Cummings pictures excel. If you
don't believe it, visit his gallery on
9th of July.
A iuvinile base ball nine from this
town crossed bats with club at Mid
dletOwn last Friday and were defeated
in a five inning game by the score of
10 too.
Daniel Russ was arraigned before AL
derman Baggs on Wednesday last for
reckless driving ON the Sunday pre-
viOus. He was fined $500 and costs.
The "June drop" this year from the
peach trees is something fearful. The
young fruit has mostly fallen and
much that is left seems to be stuug by
the curculio.
The Brady Steamboat Company have
awarded the contract for building a
large warehouse and wharf at Flem-
ings Landing, to the Delaware Con-
structiOn Co. of Wilmington.
Family groups a speciality. An ex-
cellent opportunity while in town on
5th of July to make a sitting. Pho
tOgraphs were never so cheap as
now. T
The topic for next Sunday evening
at the Mems Union, st. Peters Chapel,
will be Religion in Relation to Busi-
ness" A full attendance is desired.
Meeting hour G. 80 O'Clock.
o For A Tn oUsANDs TONGUES TO
SING at the Fourth of July celebration!
Rehearsals at the Opera House for the
next two Friday evenings preceding
the event. Everybody come out and
let us make this the greatest chorus
ever given in Smyrna.
The astronomical season, known as
the summer solstice, occurred from the
Goth to the 22nd instants, when the sun
reached the furthest point north.
These days of this week are the long
est in the year and Summer now ac-
tually begins. At this season of the
year either frequent and heavy rains
or very hot weather is expected.
We are in receipt of the beautiful
catalogue issued by the Goldey Com
mercial College, which abOunds in use
full information concerning that excel
lent institution. 1t is but an index of
the painstaking thought and labor he
always pnts in the college which so
popularity bears his name.
All persons who ride bicycles, both
Ladies and Gentlemen, youths and
children, are urgently requested to
take part in the parade on Monday
July the 5th next, and report to the
Rev. G. w. Dame before or by June
Goth. By order of the Executive Com
mittee.
The Soldiers Rally at Centennial NJ.
E. church, will come off next Sunday,
June 9th. Preaching at 1890 by the
pastor, Rev. J. H. Mason Rev. J. w.
Lankford of Dover Station will preach
in the afternoon at o'clock, Rev. J.
X. Adams, the ex-pastor, is invited to
preach at night. A welcome is extend
ed to all.
Next Saturday between the hours of
one and five o'clock is the time desig-
mated by law for the annual school
election. Considering the relation of
the public school to the community,
this is one of the most important cleo
tiOns We have. Commissioners are
elected for term Of three years. The
members whose terms thus expire this
year are John H. Hoffecker and Geo.
NJ. Stevenson.
Three sets of twins within the space
of one hour is a record breaker for this
community. But such was the case
recently, when two girls were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Stats, two
boys to Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Walker
and two boys to Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
Deakyne. The twins are all bright
and healthy and doing well.
The season at Woodland Beach open
ed last Sunday anG the first regular
''Beach Night" will come off this
evening and L. p. Campbell, the genial
hotel proprietor, has everything in
readiness for a busy season. Oglesby
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