Smyrna times., 1898-10-05

A protracted meeting will begin at
Bethesda Nj. p. Chnrch on Tuesday,
Oct. 18th.
Preaching next Sunday at Downs
Chapel, by the pastor, at 2 80 p. M;
Sunday School at 1.30.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Ewells
NJ p. Church will meet next Tuesday
night at Mrs. H. Seiders.
Conductors on the Delaware Rail
road have layed aside their summer
caps and donned the winter caps, reg
ulation service.
Twenty five colored boys were
brought down from Wilmington last |
Thursday and placed in st. Joseph's |
Industrial School.
The large flag in the Companys |
ward was placed at half mast Friday |
and Saturday in honor to Thomas I. |
Bayard's decease.
Rev. A. d. Melvin, President of the |
Maryland Conference NJ. p. Church, |
preached an able sermon to a good con- |
gregation in Ewell's NJ. p. Church last |
Sunday night.
The friends and members of st. Paul
NJ. Z. Church met at the parsonage last |
Saturday night and pounded the pas
tor 1t was the occasion of much en-
ioyment to both pastor and friends.
An oyster and salad supper and festi-
Ill ha hold or tho raoiHaO0a nf
Mrs. \. G.. Severson, next Saturday
night 1t will be in the interest of
the VI. p. Parsonage debt, and the
public is cordially invited to attend.
The Epworth League has elected
Mrs. W. o. DeVinish and Miss Eva
Deakyne delegates and Miss Elizabeth
Short and Miss Eugenia Deakyne al
ternates, to the Epworth League Con-
vention which meets in Middletown ON
the 18th and Goth inst.
The subjects of sermons in Ewell's
NJ. p. church next Sunday by the pas
tor, Rev. J. Z. Nicholson, will be:
1890 a. M, "The Christians COnsola-
ton, followed by the communion ser
vice: 40 p. M, ''The End of the
World; Sunday School 2 p. M.
Frank Green started to work on
John L. Coppage's house Monday
morning with $40 in notes in his vest
pocket. Getting too warm he pulled off
his vest and hung it upon post near
by, later on he went to put on his vest
and go to the bank to make deposit,
but it was not necessary, the money
was gone. The guilty party has not
been discovered yet.
Crawford Stevens in the Galley
says his greatest damage, (thOugh he
lost about $1,000 on the remainder OF
his tomato crop, has been to his young
peach, plum and pears trees. They
were terribly battered and skinned by
the bic hail stones. His father had to
get so window panes for the two dwell
ings in the Galley" and the one neal
Brenford. The above is perphaps q
sample of the farmers in the track OF
the hail storm last week.
Samuel B. Needles of Greensboro
Md, brother-in-law of the late Jno.
Clark, killed in the recent Baltimore
Delaware Bay r. R., wreck, died at
the residence of his sister in this town
Sunday evening about 6 O'Clock. ID
has been a sufferer for the past sil
months with consumption. He was II
his % year. Services were held at tn
house last evening, Rev. j. E. Nichol
son officiating and interment mad
this morning at Greensboro, Md.
The property in tenure of W. L
Pratt. used as a wareroom for his car
riage business, and which was recent
purchased by Mr.. A. Sevil is being pu
in shape. Mr.. Pratt will take Nh
Segs4s old stand in the Wallen proI
erty on November the first. Mr.. Sew!
is now changing the store room OF hl
property so as to adapt 1t to the want
of his business and with new glas
Il front il will be one the handsomes
Il stores in town. 1t is his intentions t
y take the news stand of his son, Il. Le
4 Sevil when he goes south in Noven
Der and have both business under th
II same roof.
II Sunday School UniOn.--AppOqulnimln
8 and BIackbird hundreds have organize
r a Sunday School Union. AS al
r nounced in last weeks TIMES, they m
B at Townsend Saturday, with GOO
n representation and elected the fOlloN
& ing organization: President, ID. i
n Maloney; Vice President, john !
n Latta; Secretary, Walter A. Har
n Treasurer, Edward Records; Music
n Director, Professor Hearn. Walt
r Ford, James Webster, Mrs. E. II. M
b loney, Mrs. Lottie L. Brockson an
Thomas Jones were elected membe
OF the Executive Board. They held
"Rally" the next day which was
II tended with much interest, Durii
e the day addresses were made by A
Z brey Vandever, Rev. A. Chandler al
E Mrs. LOttie Brockson.
4 The Keagy-Wright Wedding
TINES gave an interesting account
the wedding of Miss Bertha Fari
Wright, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs.
nj T. Wright, of Clayton, to Mr.
3 Arthur Keagy, of New York City,
e its CLAYTON Department last wee
n The ceremony was solemnly perform
e in the parlor of the brides residen'
n at 2 o'clock last Wednesday afternoC
T. by her brother, Rev. John A. Wrlg
4 Of Vienna, Md, assisted by Rev. ).
Nicholson. Though the facts were sta'
last week, it might be well to en-
4 into some details of this social eve
& aud say: ''The bride was handsom
b &ttired in a drab colored henriet
4 trimmed in while satin lace and e.
B and wore a large boquet OF pro
roses and also carried bunch Of
f. same in her hand. Her only attend
E Miss Lizzie Wright, sister OF
bride, wore o costume OF black sal
The groom and groomsman, Mr.; "
Ter Keys, wore the conventional Dia
with cream ties. Each had brle
rose fastened on the lapel OF
& coat. After congratulations the gus
Il were led by the bride and groom TO
dining room, where table had D'
4 arranged and exquisitly decora,
b with fruit and flowers, The weud
supper was splendid collation. OF
Dles of various selection furnished,
tne occasion. 1t was merry gatl
ing Of the families around the re
board, and they made the occasion
OF brightness. Time passed pleasaI
n until the hour for their departure
4 honeymoon and with goodbye
4 everybody they stepped into
me carriage of her fathers and DeL
.Wo prancing bays were taken 70
uepot accompanied by their friends
., Reds ITEMS nth Anniversal'
p5hawnee Tribe No. %, Improved =,
ned Men celebrated their 18th ami
saty last Friday evening. Exteil
preparations had been made In q
" W make it what it proved to y