Smyrna times., 1901-11-27

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SMYRNA TIMES OFFICE.
r. d. HOFFECKER, Jr.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
will meet at the home of Mrs. Lydia
Mcdowell Monday evening, Dec. 2nd,
at half past seven o'clock. Sec'y.
For RENT.-Store, with dwelling at
tached, corner Commerce and Market
streets, Smyrna. Possession March
1st, 1902. Apply to S. j. Reynolds.
Cosgriff & Beck are dealing in Le-
high Coal-William Penn, Morea and
Turkey Run mines. Will sell 224O
pounds as cheap as any one in Smyrna
J. P. Hudson, contractor and builder,
has full line of lumber of all kinds,
including a fine lot of cypress fence
boards. Also, Bricks, now ready for
immediate delivery. Will be pleased
to give prices.
Hugh r. Ramsey who had large
circle of friends and acquaintances,
died on Wednesday afternoon at his
home near Blackbird. He was 66
years of age, and had resided in that
section for many years. Interment
will be made in Smyrna cemetery to-
day.
Experienced auctioneers will tell
you that the most profitable means of
advertising personal property so that
it will bring buyers is through the
paper. Persons far distant, in other
parts of the county as we'll as near, see
such advertising and attend with the
intention of buying. Farmers who
have stock and other things to sell will
make a note of this.
A fierce fire ragged in the Bedloe
woods for nearly a week, the fire not
coming under subsection until Thurs
day. 1t started on the Thursday the 14th
inst, near Blackbird, and swept every
thing before it. 1t was with the great
est difficulty that several houses were
saved from the flames. Thousands of
dollars worth of property was destroyed
during the conhsgration.
There will be union Thanksgiving
service of the two (colored) Methodist
Churches on Thursday, at II a. M, in
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church. The sermon
will be preached by Rev. A. b. Coop
er, the pastor. Rev. W. G. Dickerson
will read the Scripture lesson and offer
prayer. Mrs. A. B. Cooper will pre-
side at the organ. Mrs. Rachel l..
Price will read the proclamation to the
churches written by Rev. A. B. Coop
er. Mr.. M. NJ. Coff will be musical
director. All are invited to attend.
James E. Carroll of Dover, George
NJ. Stevenson of Smyrna, and A. B.
Jones of Wilmington, the committee
appointed by Grand Master Ellis, OF
the Delaware A. o. U. W., have con-
tributed S4OO of the fund raised by that
organization for the benefit of the Del.
mar fire sufferers to four of the dis.
tressed families of that organization,
giving 800 to each family. Abou
$120 of the fund still remains to bt
given to fire sufferers as soon as the
proportion of their losses is ascertained
Several fine Kent county farms wer,
sold by George W. Tebo, of Dover
The Emerson farm near Cheswold, 81
acres of fertile land, sold for $5, 900 tc
W. S. Scarborough near Cheswold
The Henderson 200-acre farm neal
Henderson, Md, just over the State
line, sold for SO, 900 to W. G. Smith o.
Ontario, Canada. The Woollen farm
of so acres near Dover, was sold TO
$4,000 to William Glazier. The 100
acre farm known as the Comegys prop
erty sold for 81, 900 to A. G.. Donald o
Nova Scotia.
The Free Library Commission o
Delaware wishes to keep a complet
record of the growth of public, schoo
and travelling libraries in the State
TO the end that it may successfully d
so, it asks Librarians in Delaware t
send it clippings or newspapers show
ing the beginnings and growth of a.
libraries. Notes of improvements
changes, new books, gifts, entertain
ments for Libraries, exhibits in libraries
criticisms, reports.-all will be CRATE