Smyrna times., 1901-06-26
.cmYr'n0, DEL,
c,rvPNA BRANCH TRAINS.
CLOSING of Mails.

,nd 2 JU T. NJ
For ChestertOwn-e NJ
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
49,. Items of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
The currant question in the way OF
allies is now the uppormOst one with
housewives.
Rotbel A. NJ. E. Church will hold
=. ..Grand Rally" July 2Sth, Rev. AL
hor+ p Cooper, D. D., pastor.
Novt Sunday morning will be the
occasion of the Quarterly Communion
Service at Asbury NJ. E. Church.
There will be festival held at Jer-
man Chapel in West Smyrna on Friday
and Saturday evenings next for the
beneft of the Sunday School.
Next Saturday will be school elec-
tion dav in the incorporated schools OF
tbis county. OF all the elections, this
is the most vital to the interests of the
people.
Those interested in fast speed will
doubtless be entertained by the races
at Belmont Driving Park on the after
noon of the 4th of July, commencing
at o'clock.
ESQUIRE E. V. Cooper is having front
porches erected to his three dwellings
on lower Main street occupied by J.
Frank Webb, John S. Griffin and
Henry Shines.
The green grocery business started
in the early spring by Messrs. Long &
Brown on Commerce street is discon-
tinued, and Mr.. Long has taken his
former position with g. ". Taylor.
The warm suns and higher tempera-
ture of the past week has hurried the
wheat ripening and tn ere will be a
general entering on the wheat harvest
to-day and tomorrow. The presumn-
ton is that the yield will be excel
lent
Attention is called to the ad. of
Maryland College for Women, which
appears in this paper. This Is one of
Marylands oldest and best schools for
Young women, and parents having
daughters to educate should send for
catalogue before deciding on a school.
John p. Hudson has just unloaded a
car of fine cypress fence boards; also
car of the finest Building Lime. Has
a full line of bricks for paving and
building purposes; also lumber and
mill work of the best quality and low
est prices. Call and get prices.
A game of baseball was played at
Camden on Saturday between Smyrna
and Camden teams, with the narrow
victory of u to II in favor of Smyrna
Four times the game was a tie. The
contest was close enough to be excit-
h ing. Lassell and Hamilton and Shaw
and Mufley were the batteries .fol
Smyrna.
Mrs. Geo. H. Raymond is having I
hne, roomy, pavilion erected at thu
B eastern end Of her residence for sum
mer occupancy. While thus pro
q tected from sun and rain, she will hav
the sleeping comforts of her own hom
which is not often the case with thos
who go to the mountains and Sc
shore.
Every EUening thus refers to tn
produce market in Wilmington MOI
day: Potato and cabbage prices al
on the decline. The former made
drop OF from 3j to 60 cents a barrel an
cabbage from 10 to % cents per barrel
since Saturday. Potatoes are sellin
al Sl.6O to $3.50 per barrel; the latte
price for the finest grades. Cab bag
Is selling at $1.1O to $1.2 per barrel.
There was fortunately no loss of Iii
as indicated in the bottle picked u
Dy Frederick Lane on Bombay Hoo
Monday week, the contents of whiC
We published in our last issue. 1
stead OF going to the bottom the bo
went rcrOss the river and Mr.. Stee
man, who is a fisherman, was stated
oe visiting in the vicinity of Middl
Town, though this has been contr
dicted.