Smyrna times., 1898-09-28


The Circle of Kings Daughters will
meet at tie home of Mrs. Clarence
Prettyman, Thursday evening, Sept.
Goth, at 7.30. SEO'Y.
Last week began the Autumn season.
1t follows a summer, the hottest and
dryest, the Baltimore Sun says, of any
summer in twenty years.
Miss Elizabeth LattOmus will give
her Millinery opening on Friday and
Saturday of this week, Sept Both and
Oct. 1st. See advertisement.
When thinking about purchasing
your fall clothing you should consult
the advertisement of John w. Tucker,
you may miss an opportunity if you
don't.
The steamer Van Solver will run ex-
cursions on Oct. 25 and 26, to provide
transportation for parties desiring to
attend the Peace Jubilee Parades IN
Philadelphia, Oct. Goth and 27th.
There will be a meeting of the Home
Science Committee of the Twentieth
Century Club, Friday evening, Sept.
Both, at 7.30 o'clock at the home oi
Mrs. J. P. Hudson.
Between the wagons coming to tOwI
with loads of tomatoes and wagons
going through the town with loads o.
phosphate for the coming wheat seed
ing, there is an evident show of bust
ness in the agricultural population.
j. Z. Carter has more work on han(
in house painting than any Fall for tel
years. His workmen are just now en-
gagged on the residence of Col. Geo
H. Raymond, the two two stores at th
'four corners" following directl!
after.
The Art and Drama Committee o
the Goth Century Club are preparing t.
give a home talent drama the last o
October. There will be two comedies
one entitled "Hearts" and the Othe
''Woodcock's Little Game" The cas-
of characters are being selected and re
| hearsals will commence at once.
The following is the time table o
the steamer G.. f. Brady for the frs
week in October:
Smvr1.a Landing. Philadelphia.
saturday 1, at 8 P
Monday, 3. at lC15A M tuesday &" 5H
Friday fySD"' T." i2 noon Saturday s." ii ia
The remainder of the time table will
appear in next weeks issue.
mi. S4o4o Ho,vo,,+;o,, oF +ba NJ,
tian Endeavor Association which wa
to have been held in Wilmington o.
the Goth, 9th and 25th of October, ha
been postponed to Nov. 10th, 18th an
18th. The postponement is occasione
by the Peace Celebration, which is t
come off in Philadelphia on the abov
named dates.
The Blind Staggers" among tt
horses in the Necks, is abating, but
has proven quite destructive, as a nun
ber of horses have been lost. NJ.
Ford has lost two, Ezekiel Slaughtt
two, Henry Dulin two, and sewers
have lost a horse each. The lat
cases seem to be mainly in White Ha
Neck, but the vicinity of Dover hi
also had quite number of cases.
The grand and petit jurors for IL
Kent County Court, who are usual
drawn two months before the cour
convene will not be drawn for the ne
term, says the DeIGWGredn, uni
20 days before the opening of Il
courts. AttOrney-General White d
sires to ascertain what disposition I'll
California authorities make of Il
Botkin case before the juries a
drawn.
The local candidates for office to
: voted for in this Hundred are: w.
Pierce, Dem, and VIM. A. Farit
: Rep, for Representative to Legisl
| Ross for Assessor; Henry Slaught
7 and Samuel J. Reynolds, DEM, a
Theodore MannOn and CLas.
3 Archer, Rep, for Inspectors. 1t "
e expected that Duck Greek Hundr
2 would also have the Democratic can
e date for Senator to run against DIR.
{ G. Moore, but the Senatorial distr
: embraces besides, Little Greek anC
l part of Dover Hundreds, and
d friends of Senator Kenney succeed
in putting Stephen Slaughter of DoN
d in nomination, over VIM. E. Hall,
choice.
. Two tramps arrested by Policen
Garner for vagrancy on Friday aft
u u noon were incarcerated in one of
u cells of the Lookup to await trial
fore Alderman Collins the next mo
ing. Between midnight and morni
: they broke Jail and fed. They acco
plished the work by splitting the &C
mode lid, and by the aid of one of
pieces pried the door until they s
er ceeded in wrenching one of the hing
l, This being done they easily spruni
enough to extricate themselves. Oh
into the Alderman's office they CO..
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