Smyrna times., 1900-09-12

Ok r. NJ.
For ChestertOWn-S.1 10 A. NJ
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Short Items Of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Mr.. William FAIRIES is putting in a
hot water plant into the dwelling of
JOhh P. Cosgriff for heating purposes.
There are but two more days for reg
istration. Sept. 18th and October Goth
is the next opportunity.
The Millington NJ. E. Church, in |
Kent County, is now clear of debt.
having paid off the old indebtedness OF
$500.
Cosgriff & Beck have sold the prop
erty belonging to the estate of Joshua
T. Jerman, situated in Smyrna Land
ing, to Mr.. Emory c. Voss for $500.
Miss Arie Hynson, having a Teach
er's Certificate from the Virgil Piano
School, is prepared to teach the method.
Sight Reading Glass begins Sept. 22nd
4P. NJ. 20
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,.
John Start, jockey for F. B. Shrieve,
of this town, was thrown from a sulky
at Reading, Pa, while driving "Star
Pointer" a fast but mettlesome ami
NAL. The same horse recently threw
Mr.. Shrieve.
John VanGasken, as administrat or
of the estate of Titus I. Hobbs, will
sell five shares of stock of the Fruit
Growers National Bank at public sale
at O'Clock p. m. on Saturday, at the
Smyrna House.
What a number of people thought
four o'clock Friday afternoon, was a
powder mill explosion, may have been
after all a slight earthquake as there
was no account of powder mill explo-
sion in the papers of Saturday
The population of the United States,
according to the census just taken, is
15,578, 900, an increase of about $4,000,
900 since the census of 1890. This is
a very healthy growth, and indicates
a population of at least 10000, 900 b.
1910.
The pulpit of Asbury Methods
Episcopal Church will be filled mex
Sunday morning by the Rev. A. S
Mowbray of Port Deposit, Md, who
will be in town to take part in the Sun
day School Reunion of that church il
the afternoon.
While fixing the hack of H. B
Grieves. which was broken down il
its return from Woodland Beach re
Gently, the props fell from under il
and J. Wesley Start was caught unde
the body while in the act of repairin
bolt. Fortunately the accident di
not result seriously.
We have received the catalogue
the State College for colored student
near Dover. 1t is neat document
26 pages containing five full page
cuts. Two pages are given to tn
names of the students and three NOR
to the course of studies. Rev. W.
Janson, d. D., is President.
In naming the faculty of the Smyrl
Public Schools in our last issue, v
unintentionally omitted the name
Miss Elizabeth Mcdowell. There
no more earnest and Jealous worker
all of Principal Burdette's assistan
tdan Miss Mcdowell, and pupils lea
ing her room can look back with pri
upon the culture and training they l
ceived. A prominent educator of t
State remarked recently, that t
Smyrna Public Schools had one of t
most efficient corps of teachers
the State.
Bethel A. NJ. f. Church had "bi
day Sunday, the closing of their chur
camp. The number in attendance W
considerably swelled by the annual {
cursion that came up from Chest
town. The most of the latter we
doubtless the most interested in
days outing" than in the religio
services. Meetings were held eve
night through the week, the ch
speaker Sunday being Presidi