Smyrna times., 1898-04-06

lnual exhibition in Byrd's Chapel on
riday evening, April 8th. 1t will
)nsist of recitatiOns, singing, dla-
gues, etc.
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. - The most
rofitable early, medium and late va
ties at S1.OO per 1000, loose as dug;
/ so when cleaned and tied in punches
nd packed for shipment.
P. EMERSON. 4
Louis Berney & Co., have purchased
ne entire stock and fixture and good
ill of the well-known clothing es-
lblishment of 1. Hamburger, 22O
Iarket street, Wilmington. Read
hat they say in the advertisement
eaded l.. B. & Co.
Have you purchased your strawberry
rates? Tschudy & Cats give notice
lsewhere that they are ready to sup
,lv crates. baskets, half barrels, &c.
They expect to start up their mill IN
hort time to manufacture these neces-
AIRY articles.
The ladies of the M. E. Mite Society
lave taken advantage of the interim
between the two pastOrates to 1x up |
he parsonage, and have spent 800 or
more in a new carpet, upholsterlng, |
painting, &c.
The measure now before the Legis- |
ature which purposes taxing all in
Vestments, falls particularly severe on
members of Building and Loan AssO- !
Citations. If the bill becomes law the
associations of this State will be COM
pelled to pay an OnerOus tax.
The Kent Country Grange will meet
in Dover tomorrow April z. A pub
lie meeting will be held in the Presby-
terian Chapel from 2 to o'clock, to be
addressed by several members of the
on education of the Dover
Century Club, and Henry Ridgely, Jr.,
will explain the new school bill.
Comparatively few white men says
an exchange. will shed tears at the pros
pect of Fred E. Bach being legislated
out of office after July 1st. Mr.. Bach
is one of the chronic office seekers of
little Delaware, and it is pity (?) he
cannot secure perpetual position, IN
stead of being hustled out every whip
stitch.
The Levy Court of New Castle Co.
last week elected constables for the
Hundreds, Blackbird hundred had no
applicant, strange to say, but n. w.
Naudain was elected for AppOquini-
mink. In the list of bridge tenders,
the name of John LOckerman appears
for Fleming's Landing VIM. Shaw
for Fennimore and H. Higgins for
Odessa.
Maryland Conference of NJ. P.
Church will meet in Baltimore to-day.
1t is composed of 146 ministers and one
lay delegate for every minister in the
active work. The Conference EN-
braces in it's territory the State OF
PENNSYLVANIA. This religious Organi-
zatiOn:. has ;neither Bishops or Presid-
| ing Elders. In that it is more fortu-
nate than the Wilmington Conference.
DIR. G. o. Swinney will lead the c.
E. meeting next Sunday CASTER even.
ing, at the Presbyterian Chapel, al
$50 P. NJ, sharp. Old and young,
also those not in the habit of spending
a pleasant hour in church, will be vel
coined and cordially invited to heal
thoughts upon the subject, Conquer
ing the fear of Death. Theme: Chow
may we positively know if our friends
are buried alive?"
The egg continues in undiminisheC
popularity as the emblem of Easter
The rude, hOmely practice OF cOlOring
hens eggs in the country districts a
Eastertide is increasing, rather thar
diminishing, and in our cities Easte
times see the development of all sort
of expensive and extravagant novelties
J. p. HOffecker has twelve dyes TO
five cents, in which eggs, real or sim
ulated, as candy or jewelry, figure ex
tensively.
Smyrna, like all other communities
has felt the force Of the war fever fo
the past several weeks, since the de
struction of the Maine, and it has in
tensified rather than grown less
While the feeling of patriotism pre-
dominates, there is decided sympath
for the Cubans. The centre of inter
est has been about the news stand, an
the daily papers have several column
each day about incidents of pOssibl
war with Spain.
! We have received from Henry {
Conrad, Esq, of Wilmington, a pampl
let of "a pages, being the paper read b,
fore the Historical Society of Delawal
, and issued by the latter from the pres
of j. b. LippincOtt Co., of Philade
, phia. A picture of Friends Meetin
House, Fourth and West streets, Al
pears as q frontispiece. Portraits al
4 given of Jacob Alrichs, Zeba Ferri
! Charles Candy, Samuel McClary an
George Jones. There is also q pictu
of Duncan Boards workshop. III
: paper shows a great deal of researt
Q by Librarian Conrad.
: Keeping up-to-date in a profession
the using of the latest of appliance
4 DIR. j. Allen johnson has just I
" ceived in his dental parlOrs ''Brow
ing ReOstat" and appliances for cat
o phoresis, including and electrical ms
II let, mouth lamp, and root canal drive
/ The use of these Appliances are (
filling sensitive teeth and the /
: moval of live nerves absolutely wit
n out pain. This magnificent applian
b is operated by electricity. DIR. job
: son is certainly a practical dentist al
he has the appliances for giving y
$ most excellent service.
't Since Shearer's System of Flexil
Grading has been adopted in 0
% Public Schools, the order of things /
had marked improvement even in
short time it has been used, and VIII
rs it has not gotten thoroughly in
le working order as yet, the teacht
~ seem pleased with the evolution
promises to work. Last week the Fl
oA promotions were made. Lizzie w
pc Ter, James Robinson and Stanely M
or ris were promoted from Miss Ii
90 Lords room to Miss Mary Spruan
:. Burton Carter and Horace Leinber,
"a were advanced from Miss Spruance
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell.