Smyrna times., 1902-03-19


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Items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
In and About Town:
The Bible Glass of Trinity Church
will meet on Wednesday at the house
of Mrs. Donovan.
Ewells NJ. P. Church is preparing
an elaborate program to be rendered
Easter Sunday night.
Joseph E. Jones has returned from
Philadelphia and resumed his old
place in Holidays wheelwright shop.
A petition is going the rounds of this
town IN regard to calling a special
election to vote for free library. 1t
has many signers.
Prayer Meeting EwelPs M. P.
Church, Wednesday night. Christian
Endeavor Thursday night led by Miss
Lou Severson.
Trinity Church is preparing for its
Easter Service and Rev. Dexter Weed
en- will be glad fer the loan of flowers
for Easter decorating.
Three large horses were shipped to
st. Joseph's School on Thursday from
O Wilmington dealer. They will be
used on the farm, making fifteen in all
holy Communion every morning at
Trinity Church at 1.30 except on Fri
day. Morning Prayer at 10 am. and
evening prayer at A. 80 except on Fri
day.
The "Willing Workers" of Ewell's
NJ. P. Church will give literary en-
tertainment at the home of Miss Lou
Severson Friday evening. Ad-
mission 10 cts.
George V. Massey, assistant general
solicitor of the Pennsylvania rail
road, accompanied by Mrs. Massey
aud two daughters have gone to the
Bermudas for a brief vacation.
Sunday was an interesting day al
st. Paul's NJ. E. Church. Two ex
cellent sermons were preached by DIR
Samuel McBurney and over 1885 wa'
raised. Rev. J. E. Arters goes t.
!. Conferen 6amn n tn favorable report.
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Mr.. J!:4 2 Brown was elected dele
gate to epresent Ewell's NJ. P
Church, at the Maryland Annual Con
ference to be held at Centreville,
April 2nd. By unanimous vote thu
pastor, Fl. L. Schlincke was requested
to be returned for another year. Dur
ing the past year there has been 62 &C
cessions to Ewell's NJ. P. Church.
Gov. HUM has designated Tuesday
April 1st, as Arbor and Bird Day. L
a proclamation the governor urge
upon the whole people, and especiall
upon the teachers of our public school
and in all of our institutions Of learn
ing, the great practical Importance, a
we'll as the real ethical value, to b
found in the proper observance of tn
day.
Probably the largest beef ever butcl
: cred in Milford, was killed last weel
by Walter H. Davis, formerly of Cla.
ton. The animal dressed, weighe
over / 200 pounds, was two and aha
years old, and of Holstein breed.
was raised by VIM. 1. Simpson on b
farm near Milford, and cost less
produce than the scrub breed of stee
which at five years old seldom excet
400 pounds dressed.
Frank O'Niell, an engineer on Il
Delaware railroad, is gradually reco
ering from an attack of blood poiso
ing One day in alighting from b
engine he struck his knee against t
step and caused bruise and in sor
way oil from the engine got in t
wound causing blood poisoning. I
has been off duty for some time and
now getting about with the aid of
pair of crutches.
- The Pennsylvania railroad will L
pay the money asked at Chesterto'
for right of way through property
the local branch to Chester Riv'
The business people almost une
imously petitioned for a depot nj