The sun., 1898-02-08

fine and enjoyed daily va large crowd
fond OF this sport, while the scene at the
lake during the evenings has been
mrrrv one, the moonlight nights making
,kat'ng fine.
The banunr, given by Harmony Lodge,
NJ. l3 A. +. A. NJ. Thursday evening,
T. one OF the most pleasant htialis
giycn bv that lodge i"r II number OF
wears. Grand Master James +. Dn't"n.
ui >taiuld was present, and many Nl>'.
tors from this State. New Jersey and
PENNSYLVANIA. Rev l.. v. Lavhrid OF
Curinthan Lodge NJ" 20. "i Wllmirg-
ton. made tie address ni the evening,
his subject being "Ma~"nry. The re-
NrlrnI gentle made an excellent a''-
,rrsS and it was said by many OF IT,"
y ointment Ma-on- plr>cn1 I" nave been
thc finest talk on Masonry lhey had ever
heard. The hanu'lct '"ln was tlst"iullN
decorated for tbs occasion and wa> IN
charge of caterer George VI. Stevenson.
There arr more ira npr seen III TINS
lnra|'v now than l. many years past at
this time in tine " ut r.. | sual!v TINS
county j. infested with lrampS during
the summer. bu We are seldom bothered
with them during cold weather. They
seem to be- ul Il different order from the
">rmu,cr tourists and have the appear
, ;nrc of being respectable mechanics.
q Most ui them are from the npl cr part OF
! the State. and are willing to It" any kind
, uf work,
! There has been less suffering in Smyrna
from want OF food and clothing by the
poor people this winter than for many
years The Kings daughters and Ben
cvornt Society have each had scvela
families to look after, bnt their mobile
organizations have been able to care to
all VIII, | ave applied fer help and ~
town seems to- be more fortunate thal
some Of her sister towns
The regular monthly devotional meet
inL Of the ". G. r. l.. was ! ED vrStr'
day afternoon and was largely ATTENDED
Mr.. and Mis-. James 4. Cooke Of Ken
ton, have iS-rIcl invitations tnthc MARI
. are Of their daughter, Miss Margaret, t.
, Mr.. George ". Knots, Wednesday even
; ing February 10Th. at the residence
the BRIDES palcLtS.
Charles II. Hill OF near Chrs,er"wl
/ one Of the judges Of the Orphans C"'l'
Of Queen Annc's County. Nd, who wa
T. left SlO.O1D by the late Charles Redstrf'
! ri Salem, y. j.. is Il sun.in-law Of Mr.
Elizabeth tliIl Of this place, and is wei
: known hc,c. He was in town last wee
Il and was congrat ulat"d upon his goo
. fortune by his many friends
! The steamer George +. Brady mac
= her regular trips last week, Withstand
ing the ice. The steamer NanSciver
II Iald up at New Castle, but the compan
: expects to have her running on sclcdu
time by the middle .: the wccl.
u Mis-, Mary +. Anthony is making
y visit with Chester friends.
~ Rev. Adam Stengle delivered the fnu
sermon of his series on the "NeW Brit
Sunday morning at the NJ. +. Churc
10 his subject being, "rhc Elements of Il
,e New Birth" This series of sermons h
IT. been much enjoyed by the large congr
II cations that have heard them. The I
n vival services which have been in pr
H. gress at this church closed last mig
with general experience meeting. Thu
were not 40 we'll attended last week, y
Rev. Stengle was loath TO close the ext
Of meetings, feeling that there were mar
IN who should be brought into the churc
sc The collections taken last week for /
N support Of the veterans and worn.o