Smyrna times., 1901-10-02

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of soft coal suitable for threshiny.
For estimates and specifications on
heating, lighting, ventilating and san
itary plumbing, apply to Geo. W. Tay-
lor.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Lydia Nc
DOwell Monday evening, Oct. 9TH. at
40 o o'clock. SEC'Y.
Mr.. Edward M. Boyd, with Mac
Donald & Campbell 1334-36 Chestnut
street, makes an announcement in this
issue. Read advertisement.
Corn is very heavy this year. Most
of the farmers are done cutting off and
quite a number think their yield will
be sixty bushels to the acre.
The residence of Spencer Hall at
Blackbird, was entered by burglars on
Friday night and over $50 worth of
silverware was stolen.
The confectionery store aud ice
cream saloon of Geo. NJ. Stevenson
has been much improved by new
and neat design of paper IN the walls
and ceiling.
The circle of Kings Daughters will
have an oyster and chicken salad sup
per in the Opera House early in Oc-
tOber. The date will be given in the
next issue of this paper.
Tha Second Quarterly Conference
for Smyrna Circuit will be held at the
Circuit Parsonage (residence of Rev.
Geo. L. Hardesty) on Saturday after
noon next at o'clock.
Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, living in
Thoroughfare Neck, was bitten by
mosquito on a finger of her right hand
several weeks ago. Her hand swelled
so from the bite that she visited
Philadelphia hospital where physicians
amputated the finger.
Tomato growers of Camden and vi
cinity were fortune enough not to con-
tract with the canneries have made
phenomlnal profits. The average price
paid per basket has been 35 cents.
Charles Marvel of Wyoming, will clear
81 200 from two-acre tract.
The tomato cannery at Townsend
has been running on full time for more
than a week and the seasons output
promises to be quite a large one de-
spite the discouraging outlook for a
good crop of tomatoes at the
early part of last month. 1t is
conservatively estimated that over $50,
900 cans of fruit will be the on tput of
the local establishment.
The Smyrna Ice & Cold Storage
Plant which has been running through
the summer, closed down on Nednes-
day last. They made up surplus of
$50 tons of ice before closing, which
they stored away, and the warm
weather of the past few days has caused
a demand which has kept the ice
y wagons busy.
Joseph Heintz, of near Cheswold,
has been one of the most successful
growers of cantaloupes in Kent county
this season. From a patch of land
containing one and one eighth acres,
he received III crates, 1S half baskets
and peach baskets of cantaloupes, his
profit being more than $215. The can
taloupes have been splendid quality
this season and brought excellent
prices in the city markets.
Sixteen cases of smallpox have been
discovered just east of fredericksburg,
Md, which is almost on the State line
1t is thought the prevalence of the
disease will interfere with the big Ep-
worth League convention which was to
have been held there October %. The
authorities sent letter of notification
to Welsh Brothers Circus, stating that
all large gatherings are being pro-
hibited.
The State Board of Education at 9
meeting held at Dover on Thursday
nxed the time for hold the annual ex-
aminations for teachers certificates. In
Kent and New Castle counties they
Will be held during the month of May,