Smyrna times., 1899-04-19
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Ice Cream at VIM. H. Carr's. Il
Fly paper will soon be in fashion.
The man who mends punctures in
tires is beginning to smile again.
Best made Footwear, at Diamond
State Shoe Store, Commerce street.
If you want a pump that will give
you satisfaction call on John P. Hud-
son. T2
Go to Cummings, photographer
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. IT
The Belmont Track will be in charge
of the Driving Association again this
year.
VIM. E. Hall & Son make an import
ant announcement to persons IN search
of store goods.
J. B. Counselman & Co. are receiv-
ing several car loads of cans for to-
matO canning.
The White Rose Minstrels had
pretty day Thursday, and gave a sue
cessful entertainment at night, in
ChestertOwn.
The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Society will have a social at the resi-
dence of E. H. Beck, Thursday even
ing, April 9th.
For SALE.-500 bushels of western
recleaned, Glover Seed, at S4.OO per
bushel. Every bag tested. J. +.
HOLLAND, Milford, Del. At
Jos. b. Benson had sample of sew
eral peach trees at the Light House in
town yesterday, that show as many
blooms as the trees usually bear.
The Levy Court has decided to try
to drain the public road passing
through the Woodland Beach marsh
by putting in slucies. The road will
be shelled.
We give in another column an inter
esting sketch of a trip of Mr.. w. +.
Dunn to Savannah, Ga, which would
have appeared in our issue last week.
but for the long report of the Sunday
School Convention.
J. p. Hudson has Just unloaded a
car of fine Wrightsville lime. He also
has adamant quick plaster, portland
cement, calcine plaster, bricks, hair.
&C., which he sells in large or small
quantities. Our prices on lumber are
satisfactory. Will furnish whole bills
OF contract. 10
There will be an army of candidates
for the position of census enumerator
next year. Each man will serve thirty
days and receive $3.50 for his services.
Senator Kenney claims the appoint
ment or recommendation of half these.
his choice for Supervisor being Viii.
ber Burnite.
A Loon, which was shot by r. E.
Cantwell, residing on the farm of
Judge Spruance near Clayton, was on
exhibition yesterday at the store of J.
W. Jones. The loon is a very rare and
beautiful bird, speckled white and
black, near the size of q wild goose.
One of our elderly sportsman says that
this IS the second specimen of this
bird that he has ever seen in this sec
ton.
Rev. Dexter Weeden of CLAYTON.
preached at st. Peters Church SUNDAY
morning, taking for his text, '"The
Lord is my Sheppard, &c. Rev. Mr..
Weeden IS an earnest preacher, and
lays much stress ON the symbols that
belong to ecclesiasticism. Rev. Henry
Thomas, the rector, preached at night
to larger congregation than usually
assemblies at the evening service.
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Sunday morning, an hour or two
before daylight, gave us the first thun-
der shower of the spring. At two
O'Clock in the afternoon there was a
squall Of hail, snow and rain, and fur
ther reduction in the temperature that
made overcoats feel comfortable. lint
not down to the freezing point. 1t has
been springlike since, but not up to
the high temperature of Friday when
the thermometer registered in the
eighties.
The jurors for next Federal Court at
Wilmington, are drawn-the Grand
Jury to meet April oath, and the Petit
Jury on the next day. The name
from this vicinity appearing in Grand
Jury list is that Of Herman p Hazell
In the Petit Jury are, Ross T.. Coun-
selman and f.. G.. Walls, Duck Creek,
Richard Marin, Appoquinimink.
Rev. Chas. A. Hill commenced Sun
day evening at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, q series Of sermons addressed
to women. The discourse on Sunday
night was from Proverbs, Al;
every wise women buildeth her
house; but the foolish plucketh 1t
down with her hands" He paid a
high tribute TO woman, placing her
duties at home, but named exceptions
where there were valuable workers in
other departments. He maintained
however that home was a type OF
heaven.
Miss Jessie Ackeman, the most dis
tinguished traveller among women,
will lecture in Asbury M. E. Church
on Tuesday evening, April 25th, 1899.
She was eight years travelling in the
foreign lands. She has been twice
around the world, travelling 100000
miles. The subject of her lecture is
How and why went around the
World" Do not miss this opportunity
to hear such an eminent speaker. There