Smyrna times., 1898-07-27


Have just gotten in supply of fully
seasoned wood. Put in your orders to |
he Phila. and Smyrna Trans. Co. TO
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will |
meet at the home of the President,
Monday evening, August 1st, at half
past seven. SEC'Y.
Messrs. Tschudy & Cats for the
past week have been busily engaged in
making grape packages and expect to
be able to meet all demands for
this outside.
The rains that fell week ago have
produced a wonderful effect on the
face of nature. From the parched,
dried up condition as a result of the
drought, everything in garden and
field is now luxuriant, the greatest
change being in the prospective corn
crop.
The church camp meeting at the
Centennial closed Sunday night. The
meetings were good, as was also the
order throughout. The pastor, Rev.
j. H. Mason, has been given vaca-
tion of two or three weeks. A citizen
who attended the meeting tells us he
found the most excellent order there.
Kenton and the vicinity beyond, we
are informed, has not been so fortunate
in the falling rains, the rain on Thurs
day night as well as the shower on the
4th of July stopping a little short of
that place. There among the were re-
cipients however, of the splendid rain
that fell on Tuesday 10th inst.
The 25th Annual Catalogue of Will
mington Conference Academy is out.
The book is from the press of the
DeIdWdreGn, Dover, and sets forth the
merits of that institution in tasty style.
1t is the first catalogue issued under
the direction of its new principal, Rev.
Vaughan S. Collins, A. M.
Rev. Frank Bradley, pastor of Bethel
A. M. +. Church of this town, will run
an excursion as was the case last year
to Wye Camp ground, in Talbot county
on Sunday, August 31st. The excur-
sionists take the new railroad The
Queen Anne's-at Glendale, below
Milford, and thence across Queen
Anne's county, Md.
L. o. Waller, optician for the firm
of Waller & Phillips, makes an an
nouncement in this weeks issue OIL
Testing Eyes Free" He is grad
nate optician and has five hundred tes
timonials vouching for his ability tC
test eyes. Don't neglect your eyes
but call on him at an early date. His
office hours are from 81 A. NJ. to 5 P
NJ. daily, except Sundays. He has al
the appliances for testing.
Rev. G. A. Hill, pastor of Asbur,
NJ. E. Church, will fill his pulpit mex
Sunday, prior to taking the vacation
voted him by the Official Board, whicl
he purposes shortening to two weeks
The first Sunday away, August 18th, b
will preach at Summit Grove cam
meeting (between Baltimore and Han
risburg) and his second Sunday he e1
poets to spend in restful way at Re
hOboth. His sermon last Sunda
morning on "Esau selling his birtl
right for a mess of pottage, was di'
course of great merit, and held tn
ClOSeSb VI IAo hOOAChOOs l. ~
temperature was comparatively pleas
ant in the morning and the twiligl
services in the evening, and the aud
ence on both occasions were large.
In the trial that has been given, OF
!; citizens are becoming accustomed
the early closing movement and VIII
, a few weeks ago many people thought
would not last but few days has ev
dences of a permanent success. III
clerks and merchants owe this NOV,
ment to Rev. Geo. w. Dame mo
t than any other man. The subject h
e been one near and dear to his heart al
a he has worked faithfully and Jealous
e to make it a success. Not because
. any personal interests, for he has non
D but for the interests of the communit
: of the church, of society. For he hi
| studied the moral and physical effec
s the late hour closing was having up'
g the clerks, and as a benefactOr he to-
upon himself the task, shouldered t
j., responsibility, and after making il
Il success so far, is ever ready to smoo
+ over any difficulties that may aris
a The clerks will ever remember thep
D, he has taken, and if it ever becomes
Il permanent success, it will be a mon
u ment to his memory for a long time
d come.