Smyrna times., 1901-10-23
KENTON.
Remarkable Year For Market Prices-Re.
vivaI in Progress at Central Church.
Local aud Personal MeatiOn.
Special Correspondence for the TIMES.


KENToN, Oct. 21.-This has, indeed,
been a remarkable year for prices.
Late white potatoes are now selling in
our local market for so cents per
bushel, eggs are 20 cents per dozen,
and Mr.. J. NJ. Arthurs continues to
buy corn at so cents per bushel. Mr..
j. NJ. Mckee sold his Keiffer pears to
Dover buyers for 10 and 20 cents per
basket.
Prothonotary Moore is having his
property on Main street thoroughly
overhauled and modernized. 1t will
be very much improved when finished.
A new WIRE fence has been placed
around the cemetery at Bryn Zion
Church, one mile from town. Mr.
James Purse had the job in charge and
the work does much credit to the
builder.
The revival is now in progress at
Central Church, notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather the most of
last week, the congregations continued
to increase and a deep feeling and
much interest seem to be manifested.
The Ladies Aid of this place will
hold weighing contest at the home of
Mr.. Geo. Knots on next Saturday
evening, Oct. Goth. Miss Amy Wad-
dell, Miss Bessie Johns, Miss Kate
Manning and others will recite. Be-
sides, some excellent music will be rem
dered and refreshment will be served.
One-sixth of cent will be the price of
admission and we hope every body will
come and be ''sized up"
Mr.. Joseph Hopkins. whose parents
live near Kenton, died last Friday
evening at o'clock. He had just
reached his majority and was indeed,
a very estimable young man. He was
the only son and for that reason the
affection seems even more sad. Both
his parents and two sisters survive
him.
Death of an Estimable Young Lady:-Eva
Grace, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Nickerson, of Downs Chapel,
Del, died Thursday, Oct. 10th inst.
of typhoid fever. She was concious
up to the hour of her death, bade each
of the family good bye and often called
for those that were absent. She was
inferred in the Sudlersville cemetery
the following Sunday afternoon. The
pail bearers were Messrs. Wilbur and
Leon Clarke, John and Ernest Davis,
Harvey Short and Walter Hazell The
funeral director was William A. Far
les, of Smyrna. Rev. H. L. Schlincke
of Clayton, delivered an eloquent ser.
mon and the audience was moved to
tears when he spoke of her closing
hours of life and her beautiful Christ
ian character. The deceased was Is
years old. She was born in Sudlers-
vile Md, and moved to Delaware
with her parents three years ago. She
taught the closing term of school last
year at Downs Chapel and was substi-
tute for Miss Edith Sminney. She
was attending school at Dover, prepar-
ing herself for a teacher, when taken
sick, and no doubt would have received
certificate for first grade teacher as
she was a studious and apt scholar.
She was the idol of her parents, broth
ers and sisters. Socially she was a
great favorite with all. Those in the
neighborhood feel deeply the loss in
the death of this amiable young lady.
Personalities Bertha Jones, from
near Clayton, is visiting Miss Ada
Slaughter. Miss Margie Reuse, OF
Wilmington, is visiting the Misses
Downs. - Mrs. Eliza Wharton, oi
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Levin Sauls.
bury, of Georgetown, Del, are visit
ing Mrs. I. E. Bailey.