Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

NJ. P. Church will meet next Tuesday
night at the parsonage.
There will be a business meeting of
the Epworth League of st. Paul NJ. E.
Church next Monday evening, and a
full attendance is requested.
George H. Moloney has purchased
the grocery business of the late E. X.
Smith. stock it up and will continue the
business for himself.
Rev. W. W. White will preach at
Salem NJ. P. Church on next Sunday,
Jan. 7th at 2.3O p. M. Hymn selec-
tions, 173, 556, 1872. Penteeostal
hymn IA.
Miss Bessie Skinner has moved her
millinery store from the Graham
property to the room recently used as
the office of the late Mr.. W. P. Wright
on the opposite side of the street.
Mr.. George Deakyne, who has been
appointed to position as clerk in the
supervisors office at Georgetown, has
moved his family thither where he
will make his residence.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson. pastor of
Ewell's NJ. P. Church, will preach
next Sunday at 10 a. M, on ''The
Birth of Christ; 7.3O p M, on ''The
Lords Supper" Song Service 715
p. m. Sunday School 2p. IN.
". o. Sullivan, who has had charge
of the Standard Oil interests here, res
ldent of this town, has moved his fam
lily to Dover, where he will be more
centrally located. He has charge of
the oil tanks in this district.
Miss Mary Wallace and Mr.. Samuel
Graham, both of the vicinity of Ken
ton, celebrated the closing of the old
year, by hieing themselves to ST. Paul's
NJ. E. Parsonage on Sunday evening,
where they were married by the Rev.
o. W. DeVenish.
At st. Paul's NJ. E. Church next
Sunday morning, the Rev. o. w. De-
Venish will preach ON ''Santification. p"
In the evening he will lecture on the
fifth of the series of sermons on the
Prodigal Son, and his subject will be
1.-The Elder Brother"
Conductor Charles Sherburne of the
Delaware Railroad having been re-
tired, the vacancy caused by him will
be filled by Conductor John Fleming
of the d. NJ. & V. r. R., and the latter
will be succeeded by Ernest Maddox
and he by George Tumlin.
Among the changes caused by the
Pennsylvania Railroads new pension
system in this vicinity are the follow.
ing: A. B. Conner succeed J. Conner
as station agent at FELTON,; L. B
Grieves takes W. T. Vaules' place a
Milford; W. Il. Carter goes to Green
wood; L. H. Harper to Hurlock's sta
ton; H. E. Lynch takes the place o
J. A. Lynch at Robbins.
Fires Narrowly Averted.-The increased
pressure on coal stoves during tn
present cold spell, to bring out thei
fullest heating capacity, has cause,
several chimneys to catch fire, and il
some cases to jeopardize property
Monday morning the chimney in tn
residence of NJ. L. Nudge caught fire
and it was nearly an hour before i
could be extinguished. Fortunatel
timely assistance was at hand, an
though the chimney was red hot, tn
fire was put out without any damag
to the property. On the same day tn
chimney in the residence of r. I
Blair caught fire and was likewise 81
tingished after some little troubl,
Yesterday morning the chimney in I'll
residence of John l.. Graham caugl
fire.
Epworth League cabinet.--The Epwort
League Cabinet comprising the fol
districts of the Wilmington ConferenC
has been meeting in Clayton to-day
arrange the program for the next Wi
mington Conference. Those who cor
posed the cabinet are: Presiding Eide
Watt, Corkran, Baker and Martinda
of the four districts of the Wilmingtc
Conference; the Rev. V. P. Va
Northrup, Wilmington; the Re
Thomas Rawlins. Seaford; E. g. Su
field, Easton; G.. t. Anderson, Sal
bury. The Conference President
the Rev. Aloysius Green of Greenboi
Md, and the Secretary is Rev. Thom
Rawlins.