Smyrna times., 1898-07-06

tomorrow night-Thursday made
from Southern fruit.
By recent action of the music COM
mittee of Asbury M. E. Church (con-
sisting of the Trustees and leader of
the choir) Miss Arie Hynson has been
chosen to the position of assistant
organist.
Rev. W. H. Springfield, of Ches-
void, has lost his Is year old boy. 1t
is believed he was enticed away. At
any event he left home on July the 4th
and has not been seen since. Rev.
Springfield is making every search
possible to get his boy back, and de-
scribes him as being blue-eyed, with
light brown hair, very sunburned,
somewhat projecting ears, sparely
built, and wore when he left home, a
good suit of clothes, heavy shoes and a
soft black felt hat. He offers a reward
for information leading to his return.
During the squall that struck us on
Monday afternoon there was but one
crash of tightening, but that descended
and struck q tree in the rear of the
llOuoO Ou VIC pIOpOlty VI bhO AuOO 1AOI
man Roe, now belonging to Geo. ID.
Collins, and tenanted by James H..
Morris. A shade tree at the rear of
the store occupied by W. E. Hall &
Son was blown down. The rain did
not reach Brenford, CheswOld and
KentOn, but amounted to good shower
in the Neck, with considerable wind.
The drought of the last six weeks
was a natural reaction from the rainy
month of May, but it went to the ex-
treme and was worse than was eXpec-
ted. Farmers tell us that up till Sun
day, no dew scarcely had fallen for ten
nights, that the twist of corn through
the day not for this reason come out a
night, and that the grass of the pas
lures had dried up. Now that the
warm wave has broken they can lOol
for more seasonable weather.
Do not fail to secure a ticket for
yourself and wife or yourself and
on July 10, when the steamer Eliza.
beth Van Solver will go on another o
those successful grabbing and fishing
excursions to the "Oyster Beds, " neal
kits Hammock. A delightful tril
down the bay and a return home b,
SP. NJ. The tide will be right, the fisl
win be there and it only remains fO
you to be there to have fine sport
Remember the date. Secure you
tickets early, as only limited mum
| Der will be sold. T2
The Presbyterian Sunday School ex
cursiOn to Pennsgrove, n. j., yester
day on Steamer G. f. Brady was a de
lightful occasion. There were over on,
hundred and fifty on board and every
body seemed to have an enjoyabl
time. Capt. J. w. Watkins says
was one of the most pleasant eXcur
sions he ever managed, there bein
nothing whatever to interfere with tn
pleasure at all. The eXcursiOnists go
home about 10 o'clock last evening
and many of the younger folks VIII
were just beginning to enjoy the Ell
chantment of moonlight on the water
were very reluctant to come ashore
but the day had been well spent an
I'LL returned with most pleasant recol
lection of the trip up the river.
Last Sunday was a day to remem
ber, with the mercury registerin
from 100 to 1O7 degrees, according t
position. Fortunately there was
good breeze, or it would have SCENE
unbearable. Monday, the 4th,
seemed almost as warm, though fiy
degrees cooler throughout the morI
ing, because there was less wind. B,
tween one and three o'clock the thel
mometer registered 81 degrees, but til
thunder storms that broke in on ut
dropped the mercury to "a degree
and virtually broke the shot wave.
The mercury rose into the nineti'
nearly every day last week. Sunds
was the hottest day recorded in Phil
delphia for twenty-eight years.
may be a long while before we ha'
its like again.
Last week was entertainment wee
at the Opera House in cOnnectiC
with the public school the first fol
nights, with special banquets follor
ing, ending with the snowy one of II
Twentieth Century Club on Fridi
, evening. For the same reason til
can be designated picnic week. Pas
ing by the Fourth, which was witho
special significance to us but a gener
holiday, each of the steamboats, ma,
, excursions to Washington Park al
Philadelphia. Then follows in ord
for the week the following: Tuesda
yesterday, the 5th) the Presbyteria
, Sunday School on the steamer Brad
, July 9Th, (to-day) Episcopal Sundi
School to PennsgrOve, on the VI
Solver. July 18th tomorrow, Il
Methodist Sunday School had co
I templated a picnic to WoOdlal
i Beach but had to defer it two weel
: ON account of difficulty in gettil
{ teams. Friday night the congreg
tiOn of Bethel A. NJ. E. Church W
have a moonlight excursion to Woo
land Beach. This will take five of t
: six days of the week.
: The new system of closing the stor
at O'Clock, which went into effect {
July lst, is now getting fairly starte
q There was some little difficulties
n overcome the first or second nigl
Q caused Fy one of our citizens trying
!. work prejudice as a personal 81
against one of the movers of the sy
tenn, but the merchants were not to 1
4 thus dismayed, and they stood 1
E gether shoulder to shoulder with
/, determination to make the thing a Q
o While it seemed strange to see Il
4 stores close so early the first nigl
4 there was nevertheless a source
q qualification expressed, especially
those who forsee the moral and oh,
ical effect of the movement. Reforii
q as rule move slowly, but the "a
!. with which our merchants are ente
q ing into this, gives evidence of gre
r. success, and there is every reason
e believe that the early system of Gle
4 ing will be attended with good resul
4 Customers should note the chang,
d all stores in town, with the except
OF Oscar Fisher, jeweler, who refus
to sign the agreement), will clio
# every evening except Wednesdays a
n Saturdays, at o'clock. Wednesd
4 evening will be left at the option
n the merchant, and Saturday eveniu
n the closing hour will be II O'Clock.
n DEATHS.
: Mrs. II. B. McCauIey.
e Mrs. Eugenia Antoinette McCaule
= wife of Hugh B. McCauley, died
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