Smyrna times., 1898-09-21

RumOrs of wedding to take nlsc
in town this fall is gossiped. Ouerr,
answers who.
The "Y" w. G. L. u, will meet n
the home of Mrs. H. G. Mearns OF
Friday evening.
Preaching at Downs Chapel mex
Sunday at 2.30 p. M, by the pastor
Rev. j. L. Nicholson; Sunday Scboo
at 1.30 p. IN.
Sassafras NJ. P. Church Aid Society
will hold an oyster supper and fish fry
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings, the %, % and "a inst
The Dairy Lunch" held at the M
p Parsonage on Friday night afforded
much social enjoyment to the large
crowd in attendance, and was q finan-
cial success.
Subjects of sermons in Ewelrs
Church next Sunday by the pastor,
Rev. j.. E. Nicholson; 103 30 a. m. =,
''All things for the Christians Good:
$50 p. m, Christ the best Friend;
Sunday School p. IN.
Rev. i. d. Melvin, President of the
Maryland Conference NJ. P. Church
will make an official visit to CLAYTON
Circuit on Sunday, October ., and will
preach as follows: Downs Chapal 10. 30
a. m; Bethesda 2.30 p. M; Clayton
7.3Op. m.
Ground has been broken on Rodney
street for the erection of a home for
Mr.. John Coppage, fireman on the
Smyrna Branch Engine. The stvle
will be modern III all respects and work
will be hastened so as to complete it
before the winter months set in.
Out of a total vote of $50 in Kenton
hundred, only 46S have registered and
with only one more day it is hardly
probable that the number will much
exceed five hundred. w. S. Hard
caste, register, sat at Blackiston's
Cross Roads Saturday, and only regis
tered 146 persons.
Painters are making ready to finish
the inside of the p. w. L B. r. R.
Station. 1t promises to be much more
attractive than ever. The outside will
also receive coat OF paint Ticket
agent, Thomas Metz, is full of inven-
tive genius, and during his spare mo-
ments has built some handy cabinet
cases, &c, for use there.
A Ladies' Temple knights of the
Golden Eagle will be organized next |
Tuesday evening, September 9th inst. |
A meeting was held for the purpose
last Thursday evening, but sparselv |
attended on account of the inclement !
weather. Quite number are inter |
ested III the formation of a Ladies' |
Temple, not only for the financial ben
eft to be derived but equally so as a
social organization.
A Jubilee was held by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the NJ. Z. Church last week
the occasion being a season of iov and
thanks going over the last payment
on the debt contracted by the purchase
OF the church carpet. This valuable
auxiliary society of the church has
raised III five months $119. The fact
that the society is growing in member
ship shows that it is destined to plav
an even greater part in assisting the
tnancles of the church
A Narrow Escape.-A. B. Nudge. Sr..
nlShly respected citizen of this town,
mlraculously escaped from death Mon
Jay morning, after being struck by
tram No. 80 at ''Jimtown" crossing.
he was returning from his farm in a
dearborn and i'll crossing at this point
he had his eyes fixed on a shifting
engine, but did not notice the approach |
of the 1906 train. Before he noticed
the train at full speed struck the |
dearbon throwing him to the ground
and bruised and stunned him badly. ,
several men who were working in the /
yard went to his assistance, picked
MIN mp and carried him to his home
and fastened to call physician. At
nrst 1t was thought he was dead, but /
he sOOd rallied and his family have
hopes of his recovery. The doctors {
failed to find any broken bones, from
which 1t is supposed he jumped before l
the train struck him. The wagon was
demolished, but the horse was unhurt. i
Personal: Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Mulhausen of Wilmington, have been n
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Smith. Z
They stopped over on their return
from RehObOth where Mr.. Mulhausen f
mas mas been clerking at the Henlopen n
House since the opening of the season. e
!, Mts. w. ID. Gray has been enter "
ttalnlng Mrs. Horace Jones and Mrs. d
sally Gordy of Delmar, the past week. e.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. LeCompt are Ii
visiting Oxford, Md.-Mrs. Howard G.
SGrant and Miss Maggie Hunt have
been visiting in Washington, D. c. t.
Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Elligood a
spent Sunday with friends in Phila- a
Miss Jennie Hayes, of Phil
adelphia, is home on visit to her par al
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Haynes. - b
mrs. W. s. Colpitts and daughter have
Deen at Frankford. Pa.-Mrs. Mary 81
burton of Georgetown, is being enter cl
famed by Mrs. Z. r. Sipple.-Mrs cl
n. K: Davis, near town, is entertain Il
ing Miss Lulu Smith of Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Winning of Philadelphia, S
Is visiting Mrs. John S. Casperson. G
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