Smyrna times., 1898-08-31
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Ten cents ON each license is the war
tax on matrimony.
The next day of Registration will be
held on Saturday, September 18th.
Vacation days are shortening. But
then the nights are getting longer.
Johnson's Band of this town, fur
nished the music at the convention at
Dover yesterday.
Straw Rides have not been so popu-
lar hersabOuts this summer as they
have been in previous years.
Morning Star Lodge No. 6, /. O. o. F.
will meet hereafter ON Friday evening
at 7.30 o'clock, instead of 8 o'clock.
Daily Line will be continued Thurs
day, leaving Smyrna Landing at 4
p. m. A. E. JARDINE, Agt. q
The steamer g. F. Brady time table
for September is out. See same on
the fourth page. Three trips a week.
Miss Arie Hynson will sell her stock
of sheet music at big discount until
the 1st of Sept. Must close out the
stock.
Our market is we'll stocked with
watermelons and cantaloupes, but
peaches come i'll scattering and Of poor
quality.
The cool weather ON Saturday, Sun
day and Monday was a boon to cyclers
and many took advantage of them with
heartfelt pleasure.
At public sale on Saturday, w.
Denney HAZEL bought three shares of
bank stock owned by Oscar Fisher, for
S126.75 per share.
Persons having library books be-
longing to Asbury NJ. E. Sunday
School are requested to return them
next Sunday afternoon.
Officers for the Methodist Christian
EndeavOr Society, will be elected at
business meeting tonight. A full at
tendance is requested.
Kent County Democrats will name
their ticket on September 6, at q con-
VentlOn. The primaries will be held
on Saturday, September 3.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet ar tho hnrnn Of fhn
Monday evening, Sept 5th, at half
past seven. SEC'Y.
Get your books together aud states
cleaned boysl This is the last week
Of vacation. School will open next
tuesday morning, September the 9th.
Fall time is called ''the melancholy
days, the saddest of the year." and yet
everybody is wishing for these davs
to come and supplant the heated term.
Geo. W. Turner is improving the
front of mis- property on East Commerce
street by cutting out the troubleso me
roots of his shade trees and having the
pavement relayed.
Steamer Elizabeth Van Solver omits
trip to-day for inspection. At the
same time will put on a new wheel,
which with other changes should
make Improvement in speed. IT
A full attendance of the members of
Stars and Strips Council, No. 26, Jr.
.. U: A. NJ, is desired ON Thurs day
evening, Sept. 1st. Harmony Coun-
ell, OF Cheswold, will be present.
Some statistics gathered by the Ma
tlonal Temperance Society show that
the salaries of the barkeepers of the
country exceed those of the teachers of
the public schools by $35, 100000
Last week closed the daily line of
the TRANSPORTATION Company, the lar
ger stock of pears, grapes, ETC., being
apparently exhausted, but Monday the
Van Sewer, we learn, went heavily
loaded on every deck, besides carrying
number OF passengers.
The Colored School Commissioners
OF the district comprising the town of
Smyrna have elected j. Harry Weeks
OF Wilmington, to succeed the late L /.
Marsh Williams as principal of the
Smyrna Colored Public School. School
will open next Monday.
The beautiful shade trees around the
standpipe must go. SO declares the
Town Council by vote of @ to 1.
Those who have found comfort under
Its shade for many summers will in the
future be deprived of this privilege not
to say anything of the beauty of these
graceful silver poplars in offsetting
the tall and uncomely reservoir.
Tramps begging within town limits
had better stay clear of Policeman
Garner. One OF their band, VIM.
thompson of Baltimore, was pulled in
Sunday morning by the above officer
and landed in our lookup. At the trial
Monday morning Alderman Collins
war very lenient on him, it being his
first offense and after few words of
admonition he was let off without any
fines with the understanding that he
leave town Immediately.
Geo. g. Rothwell, residing In Black
bird hundred, will be candidate for
the Office of Corner at the Democratic
convention. of New Castle county.
Many of his friends want him to be a
candidate for the office of sheriff. but
he filled part of the term of the Office
OF coroner few years since under the
appointment of the Governor, and be-
cause OF his acquaintance with the Of
nee, has decided to stand for the office
OF coroner. Mr.. Rothwell has the best
wishes OF his many friends of this vi
entity for success at the convention.
ihere is no question but that he would
make popular candidate.