Smyrna times., 1898-04-20

was dismissed until the 26th.
For strawberry, vanilla and chocolate
ice cream, frozen custard and orange
ice, go to Stevenson's, Main Street.
Jos. b. FAIRIES, L. Z. Anthony and
others say the Abundance plum was
badly damaged by the freezes the first
of the month.
Representative of R. A. Brice & Son
OF Philadelphia, is in this section look,
ing up prospects of fruit crops. He
reports very good present indications.
The warm weather that set in the
last of the week has put the fruit trees
IN full bloom, and they are making a
handsome appearance.
The NJ. E. Sunday School piano
committee have decided to hold a
strawberry festival next Monday even
ing, in the Beckett carriage factory
on lower Main Street.
David j. Cummins has rendered his
resignation as Senior Warden of the
Vestry of st. Peters Episcopal Church
to which he was reelected and in
which body he has served many years.
j. Frank Alec, of Dover, advertises
in this issue full line of Crescent BIZ
cycles. from $50 to $50. The Crescent
quality and Crescent beauty at Crescent
prices should make you and your
friends Crescent riders.
Jerman Chapel has elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the Sunday School
Convention which will convene in
Dover: Miss Ethel Jones, Mrs. JOS
eph Brinton; alternates, Miss Fannie
Hackett, and Miss Carrie FAIRIES.
Fruit Growers attention is called to
the advertisement elsewhere of w. G..
Hill. He has fruit packages that help
sell the fruit, and you will do we'll
to consult him before making your
purchases. See what he has to say.
The early planting of potatoes are
coming through the ground-a week
we think ahead of the usual time An
early potato crop will be very apprOpos
this year, considering that the price is
nearly double what it ordinarily is in
the spring.
Edward G. Walls gives his spring
greeting in. this issue and says that
fright goods, right prices, and right
treatment does the work" He has Sc
cured the choicest stock of haberdash
cry that he has ever been able to show
his patrons. Read his newsy adver
tisement
Our Street Committee of the TOwr
Council are to be congratulated upon
the move they are making in fixing the
cutters, raising crossings, &c. Now
let us have the streets Oyster-shelled
and the holes and hOllOws filled up anC
we will have model town.
The peach growers in lower Ken
and Sussex counties report the peacl
crop not so badly damaged. Charles
Barker, j. j. Rosa, j. B. Gilchrist, f
A. Whitehead report fruit three-fourthl
to a full crop about Milford, but Col
Ross of SeafOrd, reports his croI
badly damaged.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Mis-
siOnary Society wish to thank those OF
other denominations who so kindly
entertained delegates to the Presbv
terial Convention, and all who con.
trlbuted in any way to make the meet
ing a success. S. B. REYNOLDS, Sec.
When men stop on Monday to ex
change observations about the sermon
the day before, it is an indication tina
they not only heard the sermon, bu
| thof ~ 10
Such is the case with Rev. G. A. Hill
1t speaks well for the churches to say
however, that such a day as Sunda,
the ministers all had good congrega
tions.
The noticeable fad with local paper
and correspondents is personal men
tiOn," a large part of the news bein!
composed of such mention, Ia many
cases the visitors" being in the plac
only for meal, or a caller for few
moments. A down county paper of re
cent date had nearly column occupied
by the names of persons who thus
came and went.
We have received from DIR. A. T
Neal, Experimental Station, Delawar,
College, Bulletin No 36, Potash-il
its commercial, agricultural and chem
ical relations; and Bulletin No. 81
Anthrax study, of national an,
State legislation on the subject. Thes
bulletins contain much information t,
the farming community. :,
Mrs. Martha s. Cranston, wishes u
to give notice of the National Woman
Suffrage Conference" to be held q
the New Century Drawing Room, Will
mingtOn, Friday and Saturday, Apri
22nd and 23d. Afternoon and eveninl
sessions will be held each day. Amonj
the national speakers will be Rev
Anna H. Shaw and Mrs. Carrie Chan
man Gait. Mrs. Mary G. Hay, vii
} be the presiding officer.
The entertainment given by tn
young folks of st. Peters Episcopa
church netted them about $500. TIL
songs, recitatiOns, tableaux &C., wer
creditably given. Misses Phida Jan
ney, Page Dame and Irma Lewis wer
the accompanies and Henry jaime
and Donald Cloak, were masters c
ceremonies. The proceeds went to tn
benefit of st. Michael's Day Nurser
and Baby Hospital, of Wilmington.
The White Rose Minstrels will re
peat their entertainment in the Oper
House, tomorrow, Thursday evening
April 21st. Don't fail to attend an,
: have q good laugh. The company ha
been considerably strengthened an
without doubt will give better enter
tainment than ever. Rehearsals hay
been going on steadily for some tim
and some of the latest and most pleas
ing songs and jokes will be given
while the specialties are all first-class
Admission % cents, no extra charg
for reserved seats.
? The organ of the M. E. Churc
, which underwent some repairs las
1 year, at least the water mOter of it,
i, to undergo thorough Overhauling il
l Guiding tuning, mOter, &C., and Nj
3 W. D. HOffecker, the leader of th
choir, was instructed by the officia
board to communicate with the builde
Mr.. G.. S. Haskell, to this effect.
: has been nine years since the orga
was put in, and it has been in ever
way a satisfactory instrument, and it
| a wonder that it would run so Ion
without aid from the builder. 1t
5 hoped the work will be done in a wee
or two.
Announcement is made of the CON
pletion of the survey and contraC