Smyrna times., 1899-01-18

Items OF interest uleaned From the Doing,
in and About Town.
1 Try our Home-Made Mipcemeat-
J " H. Davis, Clayton, Del.
Preaching next Sunday at Bethesda a
". P. Church at 9 80 p. m.
DR.. ). ). Cobb has been appointed
surgeon for the Baltimore and Della
ware Bay Railroad.
Rev. W. w. White will preach at
Salem NJ. z. Church on next Sunday.
Jan. 22nd, at $50 p. m. Hymn seIec-
lectlons, 1872, Is, 4S9. Pentecostal
hymn $50.
Rev W. W. White is at present en-
gagged in revival meetings at Sassafras
" z. Church. Rev. f. A. Holland of
Wilmington is assisting him.
Nicholes keifer, residing near town.
died on Saturday from general debility
in his 18th year. Inferred at Dover
yesterday. Father Waldron officiat-
ing
James H. Reynolds of the Mustard
Farm" has rented a farm near Newark.
Delaware, will and move thier March 1st
He will he succeeded bya Marylander.
Rev. O. W. DeVenish left Monday
morning for WOodstown, New JERSEY.
to assist the Rev. w. Z. Valiant in
revival work. He will be gone the
whole week
" F. and J. r. Clements have sold
their canning factory to Mr..
John I. Perkins who will continue
the business next year with the hope
Of making it a valuable Clayton indus
try.
Miss Lulu Severson, Miss Bessie
Skinner and Mr.. Otis Allen will rep
resent Ewell NJ. P. Sunday School at
the Duck Greek Hundred Sunday
School Convention to be held in
Smyrna on the Feb. I4th inst.
Rev J. Z. Nicholson, pastor of
Ewells Vi. p. church, will preach next
Sunday, 1920 a. m, Unseen Forces,''
John 3: :. \ revival service at night. |
subject, The Gospel Message" John
3: Ii; Sunday School p. m. Revival
services will be held each night next /
week
E. h. Smith, who has been RUNNING
the geneal merchandise store adioin-
lng the Binghman House, died Satur
day night iii his 10Th year General
debility was the cause of his death. He
was an industrious and respectable
citizen, and conducted his business in
very honorable way. Interment this
afternoon at Odd Fellows Cemetery,
smyrna
st Joseph's Industrial School Band
left yesterday to give a concert in
Riddle, Pa. There has been much
ANXIETY IN the colony over the condi-
ton Of the health of Rev. Father l.. J.
Webers, head priest. He went on
abusiness trip to Richmond, Va. and
While there was taken very i'll. The
school is hoping for his speedy recov-
cry.
4 notice was read in the NJ E. pull
PIT last Sunday morning from Rev. J.
l. Nicholson, pastor Ewell NJ. p.
Church, inviting the pastor and men,
oers Of st. Paul's NJ. E. church to CO.
operate with Ewell NJ p. church in a
series Of revival meetings which began
Sunday night. The spirit of the no.
uce Is but an evidence of the fraternal
feeling that exists betweeen the two
denominations
Clarence Cubbage. Joseph Harris
and Thomas Cubbage, negro boys,
WHO were charge with an attempt to
wreck Delaware railroad train Mon
Jay night week, were given prelimin-
nearing before Magistrate Cooper |
o. Dover Monday, and were held in
sl'ODO bail each for the upper court. a
Ihe evidence against the boys was cir q
eumstantial, but was deemed sufficient
10 hold them for further trial Detec-
i've Jones of Wilmington, was present G
and he and Detective Hutchins told of q
Hacking the footprints from the place
where the ties were placed on the
Hacks to the homes Of the lads. {
D. d. State Councillor, o. S. Leath- a
ers on Monday night of last week, in r
stalled the following officers of John t
~ Clayton Council No. "a, Jr. o. U. Y
A NJ, Councillor, S. o. Jester; Vice b
councillor, H. Fleming; A. r. Secre- |,
'ary, f. Meredith; Warden, H. E. Il
Lowe; Conductor, Jas. Scott; I. S. G.
sentinel, Jas. Boggs; o. S. Sentinel, n
|. W. Downing; Chaplain, Rev. J. E.
nicholson; Rep. to State Council and t,
Nstlonal Funeral Beneficial Associa- I
uon, n. g. Severson. Holding over, II
u I. Johnson, r. Sec. G. B. Elle- v
good, +. Sec; w. d. Gray, Treas Ii
an auction Sale of Young Ladies" a,
vas held at the residence of John w. J.
nOuston near Clayton last night. e.
neneht of st. Paul's NJ. f. Church. =
'e'ldes those from Clayton there were =,
lumber from the surrounding coun- =
W The action proved source of =
scn amusement to all present. The =
= 'lss We're put up one by one and sold :, :,
Tue highest bidder, but not "for - :,
Ups When the money was paid it g
y, u' into the church fund and the :,
'es divorced themselves as quickly +
sy 'ney were purchased. During the :,
t1ing Ice cream, cake and other re- :,
''nments were served. The net pro- ~ 2,
'uS were S17OO. The bidding was !.
a. y spirited and ladies brought as high "
. 20 and 80 cents.
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