Smyrna times., 1900-05-30


Sunday at p. M, followed by COM
munion. Sunday School 2p. m.
Trinity Sunday School will have
Decoration Day Outing to-day should
the weather conditions be favorable.
During the summer months the even
ing services of Trinity Church will be
held at $50 o'clock instead of 7.9O
o'clock.
Married, on May %, 1900, at the
BRIDES home near Hartly by Rev. J.E.
Nicholson, Mr.. Louis V. Presser of
Philadelphia, and Miss Mary L. Gull
lett.
A COW belonging to Mrs. Peter
O'Neil near town gave birth to twin
calves on Sunday morning. Both
calves are finely developed and give
promise of making good stock.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Ewell's
NJ. P. Church are requested to meet at
the sewing circle tomorrow Thurs
day. afternoon at Mrs. H. Seiders' to
consider a matter of business.
BY the breaking of some of the har-
ness a runaway was caused by the
team of NJ. W. Shockley as he was re-
turning from Smyrna. Fortunately no
damage was done of very serious
nature.
Miss Addie Deakyne is substituting
in the department of R. Y. Wallen nj
the Clayton Public Schools, Mr.. Wal
len having discontinued in order that
he might look after the shipping busi-
ness in which he is interested.
The meeting of the Stockholders Of
the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Rail-
road scheduled for last evening has
been postponed to June the 9th.
Rumor has it that the P. W. & 3. Rail-
road will make overtures toward con /
trolling the line and rebuilding the
road.
W. L. Gooding, principal of the
Clayton Public Schools, has rendered
his resignation to the School Board to
take place at the close of this school
year. He proposes taking up the
practice of law. The resignation was
rendered on May the 3rd, but was not
accepted until last week.
Rev. J. d. G. Hanna, repres enting
the Twentieth Century Thank Offer
ing of the Wilmington Conference oc-
cupied the pulpit at St. Paul NJ. E.
Church Sunday evening and preached
a strong sermon. He took up col
lection which amounted to $1,000 or
$500.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson will preach il
Ewell's NJ. P. Church next Sunday OIL
the following subjects: 1890 a. M,
'sThe Sunday School Lesson; p
M, "a Man After Gods Pattern"
Sunday School p. m. Prayermeetine
Wednesday night. Teachers meeting
Saturday night.
Frank G. Strickland, who left sew
eral weeks ago to take in the Paris Elk
position, returned Monday. Th'
Steamer ''New York" on which he re
turned had rough voyage and mucl
alarm was occasioned by the breakin,
of one of the twin screws. 1t delaye,
her a day or more in schedule time
Mr.. Strickland expressed some disap
dointment at the Exposition ant
though not entirely completed, he say
it is nothing to compare with tn
Worlds Fair at Chicago. In fact b
found more of interest in the city O
Paris. He says the railroads in tn
Old World are fifty years behind tn
railroads in this country.
EpwOrth League Literary.-The Epwort
League Literary Society of St. Pau
M. E. Church gave delightful enter
tainment on Monday evening at whic
an interesting program was given. Mrt
III. G. Mearns, president, had charg
of the meeting and the following pre-
gram was rendered:
Singing Seeking the Lost" t"-Congrega
tion
Prayer-Mr. W. H. Clark.
Singing-'Jesus Forever the Same"-
Congregation.
Paper-"Juvenille Work"-Miss Eugen
Deakyne.
Solo-"Do the Right'-Mr. G. A. Brow
Reading-"A Vision; or the Cart Grease
Mr.. Il. E. White.
Singing-"Who Will go To-Day''-Col
gregation.
Paper Narcotics Fannie Short
Solo-"Will There be Any Stars in NJ
Crown''-Miss May Leathers
Reading-"The Ideal Epworth League''-
Miss Addie Deakyne.
Singing-''The Sweet Glad Timer-Cor
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