Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

didate for coroner on the Democratic
ticket for Kent county, last fall, and
polled large vote, has been appointed
constable for this District, to succeed
the late Nathaniel Pratt.
Muskrats, and the season by the way
is nearly over, are served up in Phila-
delphia as 'terrapin." 14OO of these
rodents, caught on the banks of the
Mispillion, were sent to Philadelphia
in one shipment last week.
The spring music of the frogs, in the
bOgs commenced with the warmth
of Sunday. They commenced
making merry ten days ago in the
lower part of the State. They have
been a little backward this spring.
The Missionary Anniversary of the
M. E. Sunday School will come off in
the auditorium of the church next
Sunday evening. In this, the children
will have the larger part besides the
singing, in addresses, recitations, &c.
The Fertilizer Factory, built by the
Philadelphia & Smyrna Transportation
Co., and bought by Walker & Elliott
in 1896, is now being dismantled of all
the machinery. The machinery will
be taken to Wilmington to Walker &
Elliott works and sold from there.
The Steamer E. Van Solver has put
on line here by Philadelphia & Smyrna
Transportation Co., taking the place
of Steamer Delaware, the latter
named steamboat not being able in her
present condition to fulfil all require
ments of contract. The Steamer Del
aware has returned to Milford, Del,
where she may be used on that route
to Philadelphia. See new time table
of the E. Van Solver in this issue.
The following officers of the Chris
tian EndeavOr Society have been re-
elected for the ensuing year: President.
Walter W. Hynson; Vice President.
Miss Ella t. Smithers; Recording
Secretary, Geo. NJ. Stevenson; Core
spending Secretary, Miss Lizzie Nc
Dowell; Treasurer, Miss Margaret
Robinson; Organist, Miss Bertha
Smithers; Assistant Organist, Miss
Arie Hynson.
The ladies' of Jerman Chapel will
hold pie and milk social in the
Chapel, Friday and Saturday evenings.
A ten cent ticket will entitle the
holder to piece of pie and a glass of
milk, or dish of cream. Oysters will
be served in first-class style to holders
of tickets for Is cents. The ladies' are
making a final effort to bring up their
finances and kindly ask your patron
age.
Book NetOs for March covers the lit
erary field both broadly and in detail
and records not only the general liter
ary progress of the year, bnt the spe-
citic development of the book world in
the past month. A feature of more
than passing interest is the symposium
by autographs, in some cases with
amusing frankness, the aims which
their respective works.
A number of our men, some who
like excitement and others who don't,
went down to Dover Monday to see
the election of Senator and the ad-
journment of the Legislature, They
did not see the first named because it
did not take place, nor the adjourn
ment of the other, because it broke up
rather than adjourned in due form.
They however, did see good deal of
excitement, but not of the vicious,
kind of return day" two
years ago last Fall. The people focked
there Monday in numbers like they do
at State Convention. If it is the
unexpected that takes place. so often
quoted in the old adage, then it was
about half-past twelve when it ran
through the corridors like wild fire
that three Democrats had voted for
Addicks,
The Street and Sewer Committee,
nnding that the sewer was clogged
somewhere along the main, began an
investigation and found that the roots
Oh the poplar trees in front of the
Alexander Wilson property" on
MAIN street, had been playing havoc
.nere. They were obliged to put on
iorce OF men to dig up the pipes and
iound where the roots had grown so
thick and fast as to completely stop off
any nush that might be brought 70
Dear. Inc roots are fastened in the
pipe q distance of twenty or twenty.
nVe iees. Poplar trees have been n
great annoyance and expense to the
town. and II such is to continue. the
Council should pass a law extarn;r.
ting all trees of that species from the
town limits, especially along the water
and sewer mains, if no where else