Smyrna times., 1899-06-07
NEW FORM COMPuMENTED,
WHAT THE PRESS FRATERNITY SAYS ON
THE IMPROVED CHANGE IN THE "TIMES."
Pheasant expressions From Our Town PeO-
Pie' Besides the Many COngratuIatOry
Letters Received.

menus that have come from our patrons
on the improved form of the TIMES.
We issued on venture, and now we
feel assured that it has met with pOpu-
lar favor. Every day some one has
dropped in to tell us how they like it.
Not only from the people of this COM
munlty, but from all parts of the state.
Hear what the press fraternity have to
say about it,
The SMYRNA TIMES with it's issue
this week, appears in the page form
and greatly improved by the change.
We congratulate the Messrs. Hoffecker
on their excellent and prosperous
pape.-CecH Wing, Elkton, Nd.
The SMYRNA TIMES celebrated the
close of its forty-fourth year by ap-
pesring, last Wednesday, in six col
umn quarto form. The TIMES has
made an excellent record for cleanness
and reliability, and as a local news
medium it long since acquired and still
retains richly deserved popularity.
1t is worthy of the success that has
come to it, and the congratulations of
the Sentinel are cordially extended. -
Sentinel, Docer.
The SMYRNA TIMES, one of the best
weeklies published in the State, has
been enlarged from four-page to an
eight-page six column paper. We wish
the paper much success in the future.
The enlargement of the paper was made
on its 45th birthday celebration, it
being on Wednesday last. The TIMES
is the oldest weekly paper published
in the State. Det0Udredn, DOUer.
The SMYRNA TINES is now an eight
page paper Editor Hoffecker pub
fishes one of the best weekly news
papers in the State and is constantly
improving it. II Jnjon Rep"btican,
GeOrgetOtcn.
The SMYRNA TINES comes to us this
week in enlarged form and change of
makeup. The paper was an col.
folio and is now a col quartO. 1t is
neat in appearance and full of good.
live, local news. The TIMES has all
along been one of the best papers
printed on the Peninsula. - .hesseuQ. r.
SaOoU HUI.
The SMYRNA TIMES this week cele-
brated its forty fifth anniversary by
adopting the six-column quarto, at the
same old price of one dollar year.
The TINES has always been a well ed
tied, bright and newsy paper, and we
are glad to see this evidence of pros
perity. democrat, GeOrget0,cn.
The SMYRNA TIMES celebrated its
45th birthday on Wednesday. 1t is
the oldest country weekly in the State.
and has changed its form from folio
to a six column quarto. r. ID. Hof-
fecker is its editor and founder. The
people in Smyrna and vicinity should
be proud of the TINES, as it is one of
the best country weeklies in the State
May it live long and do well, are our
wishes. Milton Times.
The SMYRNA TIMES, the oldest
weekly in the State and in its local
news, one of the best, celebrates it's
45th birthday this week by changing
its form from a folio to six column
quartO. With the exception of eleve
years, from 1866 to n, the present SEN
ior editor has been in the editorial har-
ness these 45 years. His brother, Mr..
Joseph H. Hoffecker took charge of
the paper those eleven years while Mr.
Robert ID. sought health as farmer
and manufacturer. As an excellent
review in the anniversary number sug-
gests, the paper has always stood for
the best interests of Smyrna and com
munity. Long may it stand for the
same, and may the senior editor live
many years to see the Junior editor.
his son and namesake, develop the
business when the entire responsible
shall fall on him. hiddietOWn Trans
cript.
The SMYRNA Times is perhaps, the
most influential weekly in Delaware.
1t has celebrated its forty-6fth ami
versary by enlarging from four page
to an eight-page paper. In the past
this bright weekly has been edited in
an able manner and the first issue
under the revised order shows even
greater care and pronounced ability.
The workmanship on the new TIMES
has produced an attractive makeup
Sun, Wilmington Del.
The SMYRNA TINES, one of Della
wares most reliable weeklies, celebra-
ted its 45th anniversary by giving to
its readers last week an eight page
paper, well printed and interesting. -
Sunday Star, Wilmington.