Smyrna times., 1899-11-08

The Stewards and Trustees of EwelPs |
NJ. P. Church will meet next Saturday |
night at the parsonage.
The Ladies' Aid of ST. Paul M. E. |
Church will meet this evening at the |
home of Mrs. John Ellis.
While assisting his mother in cut
ting pork, John Ennis, Jr., severed |
an artery in his right hand.
The Third Quarterly Conference of
Warwick Circuit M. P. Church, will
meet at Salem on Saturday, Nov. 25th
at 10 a. m.
Rev. W. w. White will preach at
Salem NJ. P. Church on next Sabbath,
Nov. 18th at p. m. Hymn selections,
401, 64S, 1874. Pentecostal hymn, IA.
St. Paul NJ. E. Sunday School has
purchased 16 new volumes for school
library and hope to increase the num-
per of volumes to 200 in the near fut-
ure.
Emory J. Wright, of Wilmington,
has resigned as bandmaster at st.
Joseph's Industrial School He has
secured a position with Chicago pub
fishing house.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson, pastor of
Ewell's NJ. P. Church, will preach
next Sunday morning on ''The Sun
day School Lesson" There will be
no service at night. Sunday School
at p. m.
A party consisting of twenty-five en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania railroad,
passed through Clayton Sunday even
ing en- route to Cape Charles, Va,
where they will inspect the oyster
beds. The party was in charge of
Charlie E. Wayman, passenger con-
ductor.
Several cars were derailed on the
Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad
Monday, and Conductor John Welsch
was obliged to jump through a car
window in order to escape injuries.
In doing SO he was cut with glass.
The train never reached Clayton until
yesterday morning.
Despite the inclement weather of
last week, "All Saints Day. was cele-
brated at Trinity Church in very sue
cessful manner. The singing was
highly complimented and the sermon
by the Rev. F. B. Adkins of Easton,
Md, was much enjoyed. The attend
ance was excellent at all the services.
Alfred Hill, uncle of Mr.. A. HI. Skin
ner, met with a painful accident last
week by falling down the cellar stair
way and dislocating his arm at the
shoulder. He is seventy or more
years of age, and the accident went ali
the harder because of this. Though
his arm is undergoing medical treat
ment, he is able to be about.
The boys connected with the St
Joseph's Industrial School gave an en-
tertainment Friday night in the gym
nasium at that place in honor of Rev
Father Doyle, editor of the Catholic
World Magazine, of New York. Fathe
Doyle has been at Crisfeld, Md.
where he has been holding a mission
Mr.. NJ. w. Shockley, the Claytol
barber, has purchased the milk rout
of William Briggs, and will serve tn
customers in the future. Besides de
livering it, he will sell milk and crear
at his residence. This will not inter
fere with his barbering trade, whic
will be conducted with the same inter
est as heretofore.
While backing his engine up t
some cars last week, Assistant Eng
neer James Book was thrown from th
cab seat by the unexpected force of th
coming together of the cars, sustain
ing a bruise on the face and badl
shattering his right elbow. Nj
Books right arm is now in splints, an
he has been laid off to give it time
heal.
Revival services are still going on
st. Paul M. E. Church with unabat,
interest. Sunday brought out lars
congregations, and during the ds
Rev. w. o. DeVenish called for a co
tribution on Church Extension, al
the apportionment of eight dollars W
more than met in the collection th
was taken. The Rev. J. A. Buckst
of Lakeville. Md, is assisting Past