Smyrna times., 1899-01-18

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nual clearing sale.
Clifton d Raymond are retailing
lamps at wholesale prices. Go see
them. 9F
The subject of Rev. C. A. Hills lee
ture at the prayer meeting tonight. in
his course on the Pilgrims Progress,
will be, ''Royal Entertainment in the
House Beautiful, or some of the Bless
ings in the House of God"
The steamer Brady will be laid up
to-day for the balance of the month.
The boat will undergo a thorough
overhauling and will be painted
throughout in preparation for the
spring trade. She will resume her
trips the first of February.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. Parties wanting Photo
graphs for Christmas had better give
orders now.
The Smyrna Central Telephone
Exchange has been m moved from Pixies
shoe store to the store of John w
Tucker, in the same building. Patrons
can receive attention to all calls from
the time the store opens in the morn
ing until it closes at night.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders In the Philadelphia and
Smyrna transportation Co. was held
Tuesday, Jan. II, 1899, at the compa-
ny's offices on Main street. The same
Board of Directors was reelected.
The Directors met and elected John
ii. Hoffecker as President, and A. E.
Jardine as Secretary and Treasurer for
the year 1899.
A report from the Pusey and Jones |
Go. was received at the office of the
Philadelphia and Smyrna Transporta-
ton Co. to the effect that the steamer
Delaware's new engines were com
pleted and ready to set up in the boat.
which is now being sheathed. This
should bring the completion of the
boat to a near date. 1t is probable
that the new steamer will be on the
route within ten days.
The White Rose Minstrels decided
1t meeting last night to give their
Minstrel show in Chestertown on
thursday evening, Feb. 9th. A train
will be chartered and without doubt n
arge number of people from this town
md vicinity will accompany them.
' cry low rates will be charged. The
company has also organized a club
md have rented rooms in the Pretty
nan building for the purpose of keep
ng up their organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Labadie will
ppear IN st. Peters chapel Friday t
venlng, at 8 O'Clock, in their famous
nlque duolOgue, "The Original Idea" :
IS lmpersOnators of human character
lr. and Mrs Labadle have few EQUALS. i
1ckets for sale in all drug stores. a
'eseryed seats, 35 cents; general ad- :
llsslon, % cents; school children. 90
ents. They appeared here in the l.
'pera House seven years ago, and !
lade a splendid impression. :
Geo. W. Scott, who bought a farm
ear Blackbird several years ago. aud S
we'd IN this town through the winter t.
revlous to occupying it, died after a {
ngerlng illness ON Saturday, aged II I
ears. Interment was made yesterday h
mporary it is thought, in Glenwood lt
this town. Mrs. Scott is >,
itically i'll with pneumonia They q
me from New York and have no el
llldren. A large new dwelling was 4
ected on their farm two or three h.
ears ago.
District Deputy Supreme Archon. ol
: =. Montgomery, Jr., of Dover, in u
allied the recently-elected officers of W
nyrna Conclave, No. As, I.O.H.. "
81 evening. This was the fifth visit a
Mr.. Montgomery to our Conclave. ~
d vote of thanks was extended for pI
uniform cleverness in his official
sits. Mr.. Montgomery has made l.
rangements to change his residence fa
Avondale, Chester county, Pa, the la
st OF March. At the conclusion of as
e exercises the Heptasophs repaired he
Stevenson's saloon for refresh N
,nts. W. ".
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Daniel c. Spruance, of Philadelpbia di
bought for his mother. Mrs he
landa Spruance, this town, the prop- frl
y OF Mrs. Wilson T. Cavender on
!. Vernon atraaf fauu,o of D T,