Smyrna times., 1900-07-18

Buy your soft coal of Cosgriff & Beck.
Tomatoes have blistered on the vines
this week.
Cosgriff & Beck sell soft coal for
threshing. Try it.
A good many carriages are passing
through town to-day on their way to
Woodland Beach.
Tomatoes are now coming to market |
by the basket-5O cents, and retailed |
at cents per quart.
Cosgriff & Beck have 5000 peach |
baskets for sale. Call and examine |
before buying elsewhere. Il
The Ladies Aid Society of Jerman
Chapel will hold lawn festival on
Friday and Saturday to procure funds
for the benefit of the church.
Go to l.. NJ. Prices Office for Black
Death. 1t destroys potato, squash,
cucumber, melon and rose bugs, and
all other bugs and worms chat eat the
leaves of plants.
WANTED-Operators at the Smyrna
overall factory; steady work the year
round. Good operators can make fair
wages. Call on or address CHAs. B.
THORNLEY,.
The anti-Addicks papers are claim
ing that Dupont has dictated all the
postmasters appointed in the State
since the National Republican Con-
vention.
The heavy increase in sales of Kolb's
Mothers Bread and Vienna loaf has
caused VIM. B. Megear to double the
supply and they are now prepared to
ELL all orders. On Saturday they have
arrange for ;wo deliveries. One at 8
a. m, the other at 4.3O p. M. for Sun
day orders.
The Quarterly Communion Service
at the NJ. E. Church was administered
on Sunday morning. The Quarterly
Lovefeast will be held tonight in lieu
Of the regular praymeeting. This
change was caused by having the Sun
day School Immediately after preach
ing-making too long a service.
The Fourth of July week it was
thought had reached the climax III
temperature, but this week if anything
has been hotter. The temperature has
ranged from 90 to 1O3 degrees in the
shade, with cloudless sky. The peo
pie have been able to bear it the better
because there has been but little hu
midity. The promised showers an(
lower temperature has not yet reached
us.
Thursday evening the following OF
fcers of Stars and Stripes Council, No
%, Jr., O. U. A. NJ, were installed b.
Senior Past Councillor, E. NJ. Fowler
Councillor, Joseph s. Windal; Vic
Councillor, w. w. Hynson; Assistan
Recording Secretary, Harry Collins
Conductor. J. l.. Collins; Warden
W. H. Fries; Inside Sentinel, b. W
Leinberger; Outside Sentinel, Georg
S. Collins; Chaplain, w. b. Start
While cutting wheat on his farm
! near Middletown, one day last weel
Mr.. keenan, had a peculiar exper
ence. A flock of young chickens
Weighing about a pound apiece, wer
running around in the wheat in fron
of the binder and in some way got o
the table where the grain falls. Befol
the horses could be stopped they ha
been carried on the canvas to the oth'
/ side of the machine and when the mex
| three bundles came off the binder eac
one contained a chicken. Strange
| say they all escaped injury except on
4 which had its leg broken.
Il NOTICE. Notice is hereby give
II that will sit to dispense licenses
4 follows:
4 Smyrna, Tuesday, August z, 8 a.
Il to4p. m, E. V. Cooper's office.
A Milford, Wednesday, August 8, 8
4 m. to p. M, Calls Hotel.
4 Frederica, Thursday, August ., .
A m. to 12 M, STEMS Hotel.
4 FELTON,, Thursday, August 0, p.
a toe m, Stuart's Hotel.
A Harrington, Friday, August 10, .
i m. to 9 p. m, Fleming's drug store.
4 Clayton, Monday, August 10, IL
4 m' to 4 p. m, Hills Office.
u r. s. Downs, Clerk of the Peac