Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

During tne week.
Buy your coal from S. J. Reynolds.
All sizes and quality the best.
Five to twenty five Shares of Fruit
Growers National Bank Stock wanted. |
See adv. Sth page.
Fifteen hundred and fifty cases of to-
matoes are being shipped to-day by |
rail from the Hoffecker cannery to
Philadelphia parties.
Cosgriff & Beck are dealing in Le-
high Coal-William Penn, Morea and
Turkey Run mines, Will sell 224O
pounds as cheap as any in Smyrna.
Subscribers to this paper, who have
changed their place of residence the
past week, should send us their cor
rect postoffice address in order that we
may get our mailing list in proper
shape to send the TIMES regularly.
have opened tailoring establish
ment on Main Street, next door to
Smyrna House and solicit share of
the public's patronage. Suits made to
order, fit guaranteed. Repairing of
all kinds done. Martin Doherty.
Professor Richard Welton, formerly
musical instructor at the Wilmington
Conference Academy, is having book
printed entitled "Treatise on Physic-
al Culture" Mr.. Welton now resides
in Denver, Col. and teaches music
there.
General Secretary F. Burgette Short
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of Wilmington will be at the
head of movement for the reforma-
ton of State Y. M. G. A. The ctn-
tral Office will be in Wilmington with
branches in all the towns that will
support them.
A number of young Dover singers
are studying the compositions of the
Wilmington writer's, George H. Kerr
and Will NJ. S. Brown. Both are ex-
ceedingly popular among the musical
element there and their songs will
probably be used largely through the
remainder of the season.
Complaint comes from all quarters
Of the condition of the roads. During
the moving down in Thoroughfare
Neck on Saturday several teams got
stuck and in some cases they were left
in their tracks, to be taken out wher
the roads get better. In some districts
it is almost impossible to get to town
Mr.. J. G. Brinton is improving hi
store on Commerce street by putting
in glass front. The Cummins prop
erty at the "Four Corners" so Ions
occupied by J. W. Jones & Co., is ais
being improved by placing the entranc
at the corner similar to that of Cliff
ton Raymond's. After the store
remodeled and refinished, it will b
occupied by Boyer & Co.
DOVER, through its town council
has ordained that the dogs of thi
town shall be taxed $1.0O each pc
year for support of its free library, say
the Milford NeWs and Advertise
Smyrna has voted down the free
brary proposition, but despite tn
fact, wouldn't it be wise for our Tow
Council to make such law and g
rid of so many worthless ours? III
revenue can surely be used for SON
good purpose and it would prove
blessing besides.
Steamer G. F. Brady resumed
trips between here and Philadelph
last week and is now running I
schedule time. She moved out
Wednesday without any difficult
but farther up the river she encou
NAOO hu lC6 HOW budb cCAAOuoAJ -
peded her progress, and at one time
was feared that she would never p'
through it. She finally succeeded
getting in Philadelphia port and wh
she made the return trip the river W
IN much better condition.
The Christian Endeavor Society
The Presbyterian Church, assisted
the best local talent, will give an
Iertainment in the Opera House,
the evening of Easter Monday. 1
principal features of the entertainm'
Will be cooking school, followed
apicnic. The school is composed o
oeVy of young ladies, who, If succe
Iul in their Undertaking, will h'
'neir festive board crowned witt
cake, known as "Rebecca's TRUMP
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Chu