Smyrna times., 1899-05-03


Right Goods, Right Prices, Right
Styles at Diamond State Shoe Store,
Commerce street. II
Next Sunday evening will be the oc-
casion of Bishop Coleman's annual
conservation visit to Smyrna.
This is a busy time with our painters
and paper hangers-JOs. f.. Carter and
Mannering & Williams. This is espe-
cially so with papering.
The transformations that nature
makes about the first of May are sim
ply wonderful-in a week from bare
boughs to we'll shaded trees.
We hear of farmer in the neigh
borhood who has re-planted his corn
field this week, while there are others
who are just finishing plOwing.
The Box Social at the residence of
E. H. Beck on Thursday evening, was
attended by about thirty persons. The
music was by Watkins orchestra.
1t is stated that persons at Dover
who have calculated the court expenses
of the alleged bribery cases i'll connec-
tiOn with registration, &c, place them
at $4, 900.
The Tschudy & Cats Basket Mill
started up this week. The principal
work just now is the manufacture of
strawberry crates.
The Monthly Devotional Meeting of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was held Monday, and was led
by Mrs. James w. Anthony, who gave
an exposition of part of the 14th
chapter of the gospel by John.
John G. Stockly, one of the School
Directors, is showing an interest in
the primary departments of the public
schools by furnishing them with meas
ures and microscopes to help the
youthful mind in observations.
A number of minor improvements,
such as new or relaying of pavements,
putting in water, erection of bath
rooms, enlarging of kitchens, &c,
have been going on this spring
enough to keep our carpenters pretty
busy.
Do not neglect your teeth; but have
them attended to before the Oppres
sively warm weather comes. DIR.
johnson will examine them free o
charge and fill in tirst-class manner a
reasonable prices. Painless extracting
by gas, Odentunder and cocaine. =
j. P. Hudson has Just unloaded
car of fine Wrightsville lime. He alsC
has adamant Quick plaster), portland
cement, calcine plaster, bricks, hair
&c, which he sells in large or smal
quantities. Our prices on lumber ar,
satisfactory. Will furnish whole bill
of contract. 80
B. F. Jacobs enters May with gar
den truck in a forward condition
though it has been retarded by tn
three weeks absence of rain. Hi
stock of cabbage plants was exhausted
a week or two ago, and this week tn
demand on his tomato plants began.
Many of the strawberry plants Sc
out last month have had no rains ol
them, and are consequently maxim;
no headway. Wheat and grass, not
withstanding the weather has beel
sufficiently, warm are retarded by tn
continued dry weather.
n. B.-The shower last night wa
very timely.
George G.. ROthwell is an applican
for the collectorshipof Blackbird Hun
dred aud so we'll does he stand in th
goodwill and esteem of his friends as
man fully capable of filling the office
that a petition containing over two
thirds of the voters of his Hundred
will be presented to the New Castl
County Levy Court, asking for his az
pOintment.
Next Monday morning, the ageI
of the Goth Century Thank Offering
Rev. j. ID. G. Hanna will be at the N
E. church here in that interest. Th
local object in our case, as there are Il
church debts to be liquidated, will |
| mainly church imprOvements-sOm
thing badly needed. At the offici
meeting last week, a committee VIZ
: appointed to confer with Rev. NJ
Hanna next Saturday evening, col
sisting of Messrs. John H. Hoffecke
Joseph Smithers, l.. f. Anthony,
E. Carter and VIM. A. Stevens.
! There is talk again of the trolle
from Woodland Beach to Milford, {
rather from Dover to Milford, sint
| fhn Of Aha
! Hawkins. A meeting was held la
week at Dover, over which Geo.
Millington was called to presid
1 Mr.. Thomas Deagan, representati,
OF the American Railway COmpan
was present and made some importa
statements. Mr.. Deagan built Il
I Bucks County Railroad, the Willo
Grove Park Road, aud other impol
ant roads. The American Railws
Company represents a capital of $2d
g OOO,O Mr.. Deagan's estimate of t
= proposed trolley road is $40O, 900.
desires the citizens to subscribe to &
stock or bonds of the company to d
e amount of $4,000 The bonds will
n issued in sums of 800 and up
1000. No payment will be requir,
until the material is delivered, when
- payment of one-third of the subscri
4 tion will be required; another thi
v when the first mile of road is complet
and the remaining when the seco
mile is completed. After beginnin
the first mile can be completed in 1
g teen days, and at the same rate un
the entire line has been completed.
70 committee of five was appointed to s
licit subscriptions, consisting of JoI
H. Jones, John Behen, w. G. Penn
e will, Henry ID. Dorzback and Howa
: NJ. Wilkinson.
n Dwelling Burned.