Smyrna times., 1898-12-28

/ THE SMYRNA TIMES
.SmV1'n0, Del.,
rodnesday Afternoon, Dec. %, 1896
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II in and About Town.
4 Try our Home-Made Mincemeat -
II ". h. Davis, Clayton, Del.
Il There will be preaching at Downs
II Chapel next Sunday at D. m.
4 For stealing 81. 90 from J. L. Graham
j Alfred Cubbage, colored. was arraStat ]
] and committed to Dover iaiI 'o
Next Sunday morning commun;or
will be observed in st. Pauls Metb0-
dist church. Rev. o. w. DeVenisb
PASTOR.
There VIII be preaching by the pas-
tor at Salem NJ. p. Church on next
Sunday, Jan. LIST, at2. p. M. subject
"rimes Rapid Flight. HYMN seIec,
tiOns, 996, 591 and 132. Pentecostal
hymn 53.
Mr.. William Dugan and Miss Mary
Burrls of Red Lion, were united in
marriage last Wednesday EVENING NV
the Rev o. w. DeVenish at the home
Of the brides father, Mr.. J. w. Burris
Of Red Lion.
A Cottage Festival will be given at
the home of Mrs. NJ. j. Clifton NEXT
Saturday evening by the Ladies' Aid
Society of St. Pauls NJ. E. Church for
the benefit of the parsonage rent All
are cordially invited.
In Ewell's Nj. p. church last Sunday
the pastor, Rev. J. E. Nicholson
preached two sermons appropriate to
the OCCASION, and the choir, under the
leadership of Mr.. Samuel Rogers
rendered some fine singing.
In Ewell's NJ. p Church next Sun-
day, the pastor, Rev J. Z. Nicholson.
will preach as follows: 1920 a. m.
Peters Wifes Mother; 7.3O y. m
"Diyine Providence, communion.
Sunday School at , p. m.. at which
time superintendent and officers will
be elected. The members of the church
are entitled to vote for superinten-
dent
The committee composed of Aubrev
Vandever, J. c. Thompson and t. i.
Mason at the last Quarterly Confer
ence OF st PauIs NJ. +. Church to pro-
cure parsonage for their pastor have
bought the Hawkins property which
they have had under consideration.
Everything will be put in readiness
for the pastor to occupy it the first of
March next.
The occupants of the NJ. P. parson-
age at warwick, were agreeable sur |
plsed last week by the arrival at the |
parsonage OF Mr.. Abel Numbers and |
hr, Geo W Thomas with two wagons |
loaded with good things from the |
members of Salem NJ. p. church |
Ihelr expressions of good will ana ap- |
preclatlon on the part of the members |
ana friends OF Salem are highly ap-
pFeclated by the pastor and he hereby |
returns thanks to all who contributed |
In the absence of Rev. O. w Do
Venish of st. Pauls NJ. E. Church last
Sunday, DR.. w. F. Corkran. Presid-
ing Elder of Easton District. preached
his last quarterly sermon in the morn
ing and at evening the Rev. G. A. Hill
OF Asbury NJ. E. Church. SMYRNA.
filled the pulpit, The sermons of each
are highly spoken of. Rev. O. w.
DeFenish supplied the pulpit of Rev
Aloyslus Green of Greensboro. Md.
called away by the death of one of his
relatives.
christmas Treat.-The children of ST.
Pauls NJ. E. Church were given a
Splendid treat on Christmas Eve and
those who attended were furnished an
excellent entertainment. The church
was beautifully decorated for the oc-
caslon with holly and other evergreen.
feature being a Christmas tree. a
Platform was erected in the pulpit.
with the green decorations were
lhtefspersed number of flags.
Just before the program had COM
menced one of the trestles of the stage
gave way and an accident was mar
rowly averted. The platform at the
Time was well filled with little children.
dhe program was mainly in charge of
Supt. Aubrey Vandever and Mrs.
Ueorge Allen and it was creditably
rendered as follows: Organ Voluntary,
MS Miss May Leathers; Singing, "Oh,
SHlght of all the Fairest," School;
frayer, DIR. W. f. COrkran; Opening
Address, Edmund Gootee; Dialogue,
Miss Ms Beatrice Downing and Miss Ad-
gle DeVenish; Recitations, Misses
Helen Allen, ClOra VanDyke, Edith
Sterling and Elsie Carey; Singing,
uCalm and Still" School; Recitations,
walter Smith and Misses Dolly Hutch
Inson and Lillian HOllett; Dialogue,
Nate Briggs and Roland Stephenson;
KecitatiOns, Arthur Scott, Pearl and
arthur GuessfOrd; Motion Dialogue,
Misses Lola Stevens, Beatrice Down
ing, Viola VanDyke. Messrs. Lewis
scott, Carl Downing, Johnnie Ennis,
Ellsworth Thompson; Anthem, ''Let
Us GO Now Into Bethlehem; Recita-
lions, Mabel Briggs, Alice Ennis, Carl
Downing and Robbie WolfOrd; Dia-
log1e, Good Will', Misses Eva Mer-
edith, Elsie Allen, Edna Sevil, Marion
Smith, Emma Williamson. Messrs.
Richard Hawkins, Willie Hawkins,
Willie Briggs and Baten Hyatt; Sing
ing, Our Duty to Each Other"
school; Dialogue, "Santa Claus on
lime, Misses Virginia Bayard, Flor
ne Allen, Mary Sullivan, Frank Hol-
lett and John Smith.
AT this instant Santa Claus came in
ana distributed candies, &c, to the
children. The teachers at the same