Smyrna times., 1898-06-15
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Anthony's Poultry Powder, at Cliff
ton & RaymOnd's pharmacy. p
Miss E. G. LattOmus gives notice OF
a reduction in prices to close out her
summer stock.
The temperature got mp to 80 de-
grees Sunday and Monday, and was
only five or six degrees below this yes
terday.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. j
The colOred congregation of Mt.
Friendship church has bought Nudge
camp meeting woods, five acres, west |
of Clayton, and will dedicate it as mt.
Friendship Grove" on July 3rd and |
4th.
Collector Crow took in, in taxes on |
Discount days. the sum of $2,631.9O,
on which there was a discount of
S147. 81, and passed over to the Town
Treasurer, E. V. Cooper, 81, 484. %.
B. A. HAZEL has near town a "a acre
field of clover and timothy hay which
can not be excelled in Kent county.
It's growth is luxurient and many com
plimentary remarks are being passed
upon it.
The Kent Ncws, Chestertown, Md,
has the following personal mention:
Mr.. Charles F. Burris and wife of
Smyrna, Del, were in town Sunday.
Mrs. B. and brother, George W. have
sold their interest in the home farm,
near Melitota, to Messrs. B. F. and H.
T. Rash for $500.
If YOU have not purchased one of
Grams Universal Atlas, you had better
do so while their agents are in town.
| 1t is the most compact and complete
atlas ever exhibited in Smyrna and
every one desiring the very latest in
formation concerning the history and
geography of the world will lose
great opportunity if he fails to secure
this valuable and indispensable book.
The TIMES acknowledges the receipt
of an invitation to the 63rd Anniver-
sary exercises of the Delta Phi Liter
ary Society of Delaware College this
evening. Chas. d. Stockly, of this
town, is one of the seven members of
. the committee of invitation. The Hon
Orary Address is to be given by Senator
Geo. b. Wellington of Maryland.
The berry season adds much to the
labors of the bank officers, without
bringing q cents worth of compensa-
ton. This was especially so on Sat
urday. From the time of opening till
= the hour of closing, our banks were
q visited by persons to have checks
: cashed, many of whom have no busi-
ness with them the other eleven
3 months of the year.
Louis Berney & Co., SUCCESSORS to l
Hamburger & Co., at Nos. 22O and 22Z
# Market street, Wilmington, announce
t their summer sale of clothing to th'
> citizens of Delaware. This firm is ont
of the wide awake onesin Wilmington
y and sells good goods and guarantees
satisfaction or money refunded. We
n commend them as we'll as every othel
Y advertiser to the patronage of th'
: people.
y A catalogue Of the officers and stu
dents of Delaware College for the yea
m 18970S, and announcements for tn
years 1S9s-99, has been received at thi
Oi office. 1t is a neat book of "a pages
al with five or six full PACED engravings
IN and is full of valuable information o
matters pertaining to the College
Delaware College is an institution tha
D. our State can justly be proud Of, an
u young men expecting to go to Newarl
al will do we'll TO consult this book.
= The Wilmington Republican SAYS
ol Gov. Tunnel should by all means vet
ne the new ballot law bill passed by tn
ed Legislature. There should be no ba
ar lot allowed that is favored by the lai
Legislature. The Republican votel
u can worry along with the Australia
ur hand bill ballot if the Democrats al
he perfectly satisfied. The only thin
or that worries the Republicans is Il
numerous new devices concocted Il
lS' counting the ballots after they ha'
been put in the ballot box. Any o
ballot will do if the counting of Il
en- ballots shall receive the protectiC
ng from the courts that it should and d
it men who violate their oath, on beiI
n tried and convicted, shall serve In ia
-. the time the court imposes upon Ihel
- 49, 81.
rs The strawberry season its demai
lch for pickers has vacated nearly, or p.
to haps all of our country schools. III
,nr is unfortunate for both the chlldr
~ and teachers, for. J June is good schC
aiy month or it used to be, but it had
8 give way to the exigencies OF the n,
ally relation of farming to the commerc
no situation. 1t virtually means thu
=, months vacation, for the schools
~ not likely to reorganize again un
ina September. Our older citizens
was member the time when the vacation
'9e. the summer was only for week
- wheat and possibly oat harvest. The
laD- is a thought in the minds of ma
t is people that the matter of long yacatio
or is overdone.