Smyrna times., 1900-08-15
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
ssort Items Of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.

The Como Quartette serenaded a
rumber of lady visitors last night.
The Smyrna Transportation Com
rspy offers first class coal, if put. in at
once, at $3.50 per 2,24O lbs.
First class Goa, So. .50per 2, ,24Olbs, de-
jyered, and S5. 90 at bins of the Smyrna
transportation Company.
The Sun Bros. Circus reached here
last night and will exhibit their show
This afternoon and evening.
Save money by buying your coal of
The Smyrna Transportation Company
at once, before advance in price. It
W. E. G. Bell has materially i'm
proved the front of his residence on
Commerce street with porch extend |
ing the whole length.
The tomato market in the city must |
be overstocked. A shipper sent 10
baskets Monday and received in return
two-cent postage stamp.
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 present price of coal is very low
will probably be higher. The
Smyrna Transportation Company Of
iers exceptionally good opportunity to
buy coal at low figure, $3.50 per
9,24O lbs.
To complete the daily line for this
week with steamer Geo. F. Brady, the
Smyrna Transportation Company will
put an extra boat on Thursday, leav-
ing Smyrna Landing at ~ noon.
Il The animal meeting at the old Bryn
Zion Church will be held at the same
time as heretofore, on the third
Sunday, August 10Th, with Saturday
afternoon included. All day meeting
on Sunday.
During a runaway of the team of
Frank Thomas on Saturday, there was
much commotion caused in the vicinity
Of the "Four Corners" by the upset
ting of a load of milk cans. Fortu-
nately no damage was done, although
considerable milk was lost in the mix
up.
The TIMES acknowledges the receipt
Of twin cantelope, perfect in forma-
ton, and of choice variety, grown on
the farm of George G. Heinhold. Bott
cantelopes are of the usual size, anC
completely joined together. 1t has
been viewed with curious interest.
An excursion of mulattoes came to
Woodland Beach Thursday, via the
Thomas Clyde" A number of thu
cOlored "bucks" of this vicinity wer'
also there, and while all were in Joy
ful mood from intoxicants, free-for
all fight occurred, during which razor
and steel knukles figured. Fortunatel.
there was no serious damage done.
Last Saturday was "Colored Day
at Woodland Beach, and early in tn
morning, vehicles of every description
we're going through town. Beside
many from the surrounding country
the Thomas Clyde and other boat
brought excursions there. In otht
words, they took possession OF I'll
Beach, and while there was more
less squabbling, the order for the ds
vas better than the management e.
pected.
The trip on the "Pennsy" road la
Thursday to Atlantic City proved
very enjoyable one to the excursion
sts. It's drawback was the early stal
80 o'clock from Dover, and late &c
ung home, but they had eight hou
Nthe shore. The train started WI
100 persons from Dover, 30 from Cne
void, and having thirteen cars full
nelr last stopping place for passe
gers-Chester.
Joseph Davidson has associated nj
sell with James II. Wright, the clo'
,ef and merchant tailor, at Eight a
market streets, Wilmington, the n
name Of Wright and Davidson 90
pany. Mr.. Davidson was for year
partner in the old Boston Cloth
house, and enjoys the reputation
oe'ng the best known clothing mar
me State. The Wright and David
company was incorporated at DO
with $4,000 capital.