Smyrna times., 1898-03-30
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

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SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Change of schedule for April of
Steamer Elizabeth Van Solver to three
rips a week. j
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at the home of the president on
Monday evening, April 4th, at Z
o'clock. SEC'Y.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday.
Rev. W. F Waldron, of Dover, is
holding services every Wednesday |
morning during the Lenten season, at |
st. Polycarp Church.
The White Rose Ministrels will go
to Middletown on the 14th, and reap |
pear in this town by request on the
21st, with a change of program.
All persons will notice by new time
table of steamer Elizabeth Van Solver,
in this issue, that the schedule for
April will be three trips each week.
W. F. Dunn has a new GraphophOne
procured of L. W. Springs. 1t plays
for him for his own amusement, or
will play for others two tunes for five
cents.
Remember sailing days of Steamer
Elizabeth Van Solver for April will be
Monday. Wednesday and Friday from
SMYRNA, and Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday from Philadelphia. T
The Kings Daughters will hold their
annual election of officers Thursday
evening, March 31st at 7.30 o'clock, at
the home of Mrs. S. J. Reynolds. The
members are requested to meet prompt
ly. SEc'Y.
The Str. Ella of the Brady Steam
boat has been sold to the Merchants
Express & Transportation Co., OfNew-
ark, n. J. The sale was cOnsummated
on Saturday last and will be transfer
red to that Company on Monday next.
On Saturday April the 2nd and Mon
day April the 4th, the Steamer G. F.
Brady will be off for its annual spring
coat of paint, which will be done at the
wards of the Charles Hillman Ship and
Engine Building Co. !
L. o. Waller is going to devote his
entire time to eye work and with the
latest improved instruments. He car
give the public superior advantages in
both thOrOughness of diagnosis and
treatment. His prices are reasonable.
The first of the cheap excursions t.
Wilmington is announced to come OF
Wednesday, April 9Th, this day week
1t will be from all parts of the PENN
sula, and tickets will be good to go anC
return on any train.
Strawberry plants, cheap, dug fresh
and true to name, $1.50 per thousand
Lucretia Dewberry $500 per NJ, Mil
ler Red Raspberry, $500 per NJ.
discount will be allowed on larg
, orders. DAVID W. MOsLEY, Dover
Del. IA
t The flower thieves-robbing garden
4 of daffodils and hyacinths-have com
G menced, and by children that woul
hardly be suspected of it. Lik
; older people, they have more respeC
= for the law than they do for admoni
!. tiOn.
A feature in millinery display, W
l. think new in our town, is that of
o wax figure-head and bust-to shOV
r off the hat, in the window of Miss I
,s G. Lattomus. Including the windO
display, it has attracted good deal {
- attention.
The Philadelphia and Smyrna Tran
epOrtation Company will have tn
i week for free distribution, some bOOl
of interest to farmers-"The Primo
'S Piles of Profitable Farming" an
le potash in Agriculture. These bOOl
N are free to all on application.
e DIR. Swinney made the opening a
=. dress at the Mems Union, st. Peter
a church, Sunday evening, on '"Fl
c. Christian Service, Parents Owe the
Iv Children" +" for which he was warm
!; congratulated. Andrew SiscO W
u prepare the address for the next NEE
e ing.
n A writer in q Wilmington paper say
The trading stamp has taken the pla
of the divorce at Dover. If it is II
a one corrupt and cOrrnpting thing it
be another-for the man or represent
in tive who wants to be touched" T.
- trading stamp fight is not over, a
. several heads are going to be perma
ne emily hurt before it is over. 1t is il
IA, little bit ridiculous, however,
n the 600 merchants of Wilmington
have to be protected against the
y selves.
ID Friday was moving day in N
", Castle county. Among the chang
ed was A. ID. Helveston, we'll and fav
ic. ably known in Thoroughfare Ne
val and this town, who moved to his fa
lid purchased last year near st. Georg
in Mr.. Helveston was q good citizen, a
,ry it would have been gratifying if
re could have remained in this vicini
is Gilmore Johnson succeeds him on
ex- farm, and his son, George, and SON
rt, law, johnson, follows him in the tr
til ing business with Philadelphia he
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Yar The annual meeting of the Lad
lph Presbyterial Home and Foreign N
Of sionary convention will be held in
ard Smyrna Presbyterian Church Al
18th and 14th. There will be d'
gates of two or more from each chu
in the Presbytery of New Castle. N
)oo Mary Evans and s. j. Reynolds b
ore been appointed by the society of
hat Smyrna church to provide homes
- the entertainment of the visitors; II
" expected that about 20 delegates
Oh arrive on Wednesday morning, A
nds 18th. There will be a popular m
Jr.. ing on Wednesday 18th, and the ms
= - of the speaker to be duly announ'
" Mrs. Worton of Dover, is Presiden
lust the Home, and Mrs. Crosby of
ew, mington, is President of the Fore
best Missions.