Smyrna times., 1901-06-05
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Short Items Of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Cherries are III market.
The Kings Daughters will meet at
Mrs F. E. Pottles, Thursday even
ng June 6, at7.3O.
NJ The Smyrna Ice and Cold Storage
Co. is now taking orders for pure man
ufactured ice, to be delivered daily.
The cutting of scarlet Glover for
hay has engaged the attention of far
mers of lower Delaware the past
= week.
Commencing to-day, May 18th, the
Smyrna Ice and Cold Storage Co. will |
make daily deliveries of ice to all who
leave orders at office.
The Centennial NJ. E. Church adver-
tised by the Sheriff to be sold on Sat
urday was, we are pleased to say,
called off, satisfactory arrangements
having been made.
The law limit for shad fishing expires
with Monday, 10 inst. but the boats
with one or two exceptions left
Woodland Beach last week. 1t is good
by to the Shad for 1901.
''A Gold Cake Promenade contest"
will be held at the Odd Fellows Hall
on East street on Friday evening June
14th. 1t will be a cake walk contest
between Smyrna and Dover.
The regular meeting of Harmony
Lodge No. 13, A. f. and A. NJ. will be
held to morrow evening. At this
meeting the officers will be elected for
the ensusing year.
The W. C. T. U. will distribute flow
ers to the sick next Monday morning
June 10 and desire that those who wish
to aid in the work, send cut flowers to
the home of Mrs. Kate E. Smithers te-
fore o'clock.
A good many strawberries were
picked last week, but this week the
crop is on in full. The drying weather
CT Monday was in nice contrast to the
wet weather of last week, and was
& hailed every where with delight.
\ Ice is a necessity. The Smyrna Ic,
and Cold Storage Co., established
solely for the benefit of Smyrna ant
vicinity, is now taking orders for dali.
deliveries.
Commencing to-day W. G.. Hill o
clayton, will have refrigerator cars t
receive berries until 4.3O p. M, daily
THUS enabling growers to pick all da.
| and berries held in cold storage free.
~ John P. Hudson has just unloaded
car Of fine cypress fence boards; als
car of the finest Building Lime. Ha
\ full line of bricks for paving an
building purposes; also lumber an
| mill work of the best quality and low
4 est prices. Call and get prices.
n Nearly 200 car loads of strawberrie
went up the Delaware road on MOI
Aday, which knocked the price down
and cents per box in Philadelphia
HIhese berries should have gone in
Rweek or so ago, but the weather of th
L a TseasOn has bun ched the Peninsula t
n l gether.
#I Little Eleanor Spruance, daught
Aof Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Spruanc
1 HVHwhile walking on the wharf at Smyrl
zl& Landing Sunday, stepped on a loo
/ #board, fell and broke her right arr
Il M She was out riding with her uncle, [
&| Evans, and had stopped there to 10
at the creek. The fracture was !
HN8 duced by DR.. T. G. Moore.
RN A gentleman from large city in &
~ Nother State attended the Children
sDay Services at Asbury M. E. Chur
u Sunday and besides giving vent
his pleasure at the general execute
Of the day, was especially complimt
tary to the ladies. He thought tn
IL especially fine looking and wond'
# why the young men can remain I
M married with so much loveliness to
M lect from.
~ Rev. A. b. Cooper, the new pas
of Bethel A. NJ. E. Church who s
I'D ceeds the Rev. DIR. Palmer as past