Smyrna times., 1901-09-04

During the Week.
Wire bound truck and tomato bas-
kets for sale by Tschudy & Cats.
Cosgriff & Beck have for sale a lot
of soft coal suitable for threshing.
Cosgriff & Beck will have another
car load of peach baskets. Will arrive
tomorrow.
Sweet potatoes have been coming to |
market quite freely the past several |
days. They are selling at so cents per
basket.
The most of the schools throughout
the Peninsula will open next Monday. |
The Smyrna High School reopened
Yesterday.
The rains of Saturday night consid
erably damaged a kiln of bricks dry
ing in the brickyard of John P. Hud-
son, which was quite ruined by the
SlOIm VI Ouuudy ulSuIs
Venus is the beautiful evening star,
while Jupiter and Saturn adorn the
southern sky in the evening. The
harvest moon" has been giving the
Earth samples of perfection in moon.
shine.
The son of Mr.. Frank Attix, near
Downs Chapel, found one day last
week in the field well preserved cop
per coin--one cent-104 years old, as
per the date of the stamp. 1t was
almost as large as half dollar.
Six foot seven and one-half inches is
the heighth of one of the latest recruits
at Fort Delaware, near Delaware City.
This latest acquisition is said to be the
tallest man in the army. He is but 10
years of age and formerly resided at
Columbus, Ohio.
Sunday morning next Rev. DR.. A..
ject, "Holiness andIts Requirements.
Sunday evening he will lecture to his
congregation from the subject: "Chris-
tian Perfection" under two heads,
viz: /. "What We Do Not Mean" 2.
"What We Do Mean" All are invited.
Says the Morning Ne,Cs of Monday
''E. L. Peacock is one of the busiest
men in Wilmington at present, and he
is devoting his energies to preparing
for the opening of the store of the E
L. Peacock Company next week. 1t il
no easy matter to launch successfully
such large enterprise, but Mr.. Pea
cock does not appear to mind work"
The closing church camp of Smyrn
Circuit, A. NJ. E. Church. Rev. G.. W
Gibbs, pastor, was attended by bi
crowd of people on Sunday at Massey
Chapel, a mile beyond Duck Greek, o.
the Sassafras road. Some of tn
''night hawk" species prolonged thei
stay until caught by the storm, an
had to remain at the chapel all night
John Guessford, farmer living nea
Townsend, displayed two remarkabl
tamatoes in town on Friday. On
weighed little over one pound an
the other trife less, and both wei
fine specimens of the crimson cushio
variety. They were picked before the
were ripe and would have weighed col
siderably more had they been allowe
to ripen.
A committee of married ladies gay
univue reception in the Odd Fellow
hall last Thursday night. Such a oi
has never been given before by the
NJ. E. Church. The hall was beau+
fully decorated. The program W
nicely carried out. Several interes
ing speeches were made. A lyceu
was organized, consisting of the mel
bers of Bethel A. M. E. and Cente
Thursday night. Rev. A. b. Cooper
president and Mrs. DickersOn, 81
retary.
A gentleman remarked to us Ii
week, 81 suppose you have your 81
scriptions all paid up, the farme
seem so prosperous" "Why," SO
he, "they bring in a few baskets
potatoes, also chickens, eggs and ott
farm products, to say nothing of
larger crops of fruits and cereals, a
carry about with them full pool
books" Itmight appear thus, but
publishers do not find it so. In +
many want q longer time than WI
they paid double the subscription I'll