Smyrna times., 1897-04-21


& Son for bargains.
The Kent county mandamus case
will come up on Friday.
James NJ. Gordy was convicted of
murder at Georgetown on Thursday,
and sentenced to be hanged June 18th,
The new spring suits are very styl-
ish and are attracting the attention of
the young men and boys, at Edw g.
Walls. =
1t is announced that Rev. Vaughn S.
Collins, of Georgetown. will deliver a
free lecture at Bethel, Friday evening,
23rd inst. The public are invited
The weather on Monday being
springlike, Cosgriff & Beck started up
the manufacture of their Spring tile,
but were obliged to shut down yester-
day on account of the freezing weather.
They hope to be able to resume the
work in a few days.
New styles in spring hats at Edw.
G. Walls.
Your are making a mistake if you
have Dental work to be done and are
putting it off, and equally as great
one if you do not know the exact con-
dition of your teeth. Call at DR.. Grier's
Dental Office and have your teeth ex-
amlned free of charge. 2w
The Junior League of Cheswold are
preparing to give an entertainment
Friday evening, 3Oth inst, in the Pub
lie School building. This entertain
ment is sure to be first class because
the Juniors have the timber from
which to have it such.
Owing to delay in preparing neces-
sary papers and searching records
there was not time to get the steamer
Elizabeth Van Solver to load for Tues
days down trip. Papers will be ready
by Thursday and the boat will be on
the route on Friday Of this week.
The regular meeting of the Normal
Bible Glass will not be held on Friday
evening April 23rd, as Mrs. Brockson
will be in Wilmington, where she is to
read paper before the State Sunday
School Convention. The next meet
ing of the Glass will take place Friday
evening April Both, in the Presbyterian
Chapel.
The following were elected vestry-
men of st. Peters Episcopal Church
for the ensuing year: D. J. Cummins,
Senior Warden; Robert Hill, Junior
Warden; W. H. Janney, Jos. B. Hum,
J.B. Webb, L. W. W.Counselman, J. Harry
HURT Jr., W. T. Dunn. The Vestrv
will meet tomorrow afternoon, Or
ganize and elect delegates to the next
annual Diocesan Convention which
meets at Dover in June.
The Rev. Charles I. Stengle, of Leip-
sic, gave Prize-fghter Stout, of Dover,
a good drubbing on Thursday. Stout
went to Leipsic to make arrangements
with Mr.. Stengle for boxing exhibi- |
ton in the old Methodist church. The
preacher would not grant the use of |
the sacred edifce, and Stout. becom-
ing angered at the refusal, attacked
him. Mr.. Stengle, when he ''set him
sell" after the sudden assault, grasped |
the pugilist by the neck and choked |
him.
An interested audience was out at
the Presbyterian church Monday eve
ming to hear the GraphOphone exhibition
Of Prof. Long It's reproduction of
music, patriotic and otherwise, from
impressions on way cylinders. was cur-
lous TO the ..--. Nut the least of
these was al impression and reproduc-
ton by the Graphophone of two verses
Of song by William Brady-''The
Blow Almost Killed Father short
address by Prof. LeFevre and hearty
laugh by Rev Estlin. The reproduc-
ton Of these and America as suno
by the audience, was very accurate.
Inc severe cold snap Of the past two
days has been rather alarming to fruit
growers. Yesterday morning the ther-
mometer registered % degrees. and
out IN the county 26 degrees, to
SIX degrees below freezing. This NOR
hing 1t was down to the freezing point
with what appeared to be a killing
irost. Plums and cherries are fullv
ont IN bloom, peaches and pears only
nall so. The weather was dry, how
ever, but this does not relieve the an
prehensiOns. It now looks like getting
warmer.
The base political methods Of Kant
county Is having a reflex action in
munieipalities-politics at Town elac-
aoHs' gerrymandering districts for
commissioners, leaving names off the
assessments and etc., all of which is 70
oe aeplored. The TIMES took a stand
against this at the last election and
sees the result that it then feared
Inc town is too small for such political
uislsions, and only tends to the alien
ation OF good citizenship. Our con
temporary the can, publishes a list ot
over 100 names, whom it cla;ros
vas 1s1 lett off the assessment list.
whether this is so or not so. we ara
= 10 able to say, but one thing is sure
.:., man pays his tax he should bee -
s~as ..s.eu 70 a vote, but if not, il doesn,t
sssa sssm night that he should share the
,~;.l S.,e !. privileges of citizenship a Iona
tarat;oo .a SnoAe who bear their share Of the the !.