Smyrna times., 1902-07-02
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


short Items of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
FreihOfer's Bread fresh every day.
W. q. LEES.
Soft coal for threshing-best quail
ity. S. J. REYNOLDS.
Go to J. B. Coopers for all your
garden and field seeds.
Goldey College reopens September
1st. See advertisement, this paper.
Mrs. Boyer's pound, lady and sponge |
cake at Hall & Megear's after July 1st.
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For SALE-A good second hand |
couch in good order, at the SMYRNA
TINES OFFICE.
Buy your soft coal for threshing
from Cosgriff & Beck. Best quality
and 224O pounds to the ton.
Threshing coal of superior quality
on hand for sale by Smyrna Transpor-
tation & Manufacturing Co. A.
Are your eyes troubIeing you? Read
advertisement of the Lawton Optical
Company, Wilmington, on the 8th
page.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society
will meet at the home of the President
Monday evening, July 9TH, at eight
o'clock. Sec'y
Educate your boy at Delaware Col
lege. No other State institution can
offer any better advantages. See ad-
vertisement
Sheriff Reedy has sold the third in
terest of VIM. R. Allaband in a lot and
two-story dwelling in Camden to Will
liam W. Richards for S225.
Next Sunday morning at Asbury M.
E. Church, the Rev. Vaughan S. Col
Inns will take for his theme a subject
appropriate to the celebration of the
Fourth of July.
Lewis F. Boyer has just completed
a handsome ice wagon for the Smyrna
Transportation and Manufacturing
Company to be placed on the Clayton
route This makes the second wagon
Mr.. Boyer has made for the company,
and the work is highly creditable to
him and the town of Smyrna.
Michael Riley, who for many years
has been a citizen of Smyrna, last
week rented a store in Dover on Lock
erman street, near the depot, and
within few days will remove to that
town. Mr.. Riley has many friends
here who will be sorry to learn he is
to move away.
Thursday evening Stars and Stripes
Council, No. 30, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, elec-
ted the following officers: c., Burton
Leinberger; V. C., Fonse Seimes; A..
R. s., W. E. FAIRIES; Conductor, S. t.
Jester; W, Elmer Webb; 1. g., J. W.
Tucker; o. G.. A. F. Cameron; Chap
lain, F. P. McCawley; P. c., Harry
Collins.
The shipment of plums will begin
the latter part of this week, but it will
be two weeks before any of the besi
varieties will be ready to go to the city
markets. This crop has become quite
factor to the fruit growers of this sec
ton and the number of new orchards
coming in bearing this year will mak'
the crop an unusually large one.
The Levy Court of New Castl'
county has reduced the county tal
rate to 20 cents, go cents on the $40
for county purposes, and 10 cents fol
poor. Last years rate was 80 cents OF
the 500. 1t was announced that tn
total assessment is $47, 1853, ,347, which
at the rate of 20 cents on the 800, viii
yield the county tax of 1881, ABA
This is a much larger amount thai
that collected last year.
The annual school election Of tn
district comprising thetown of Leipsic
was held last Saturday afternoon
Very little interest was taken and onl
few votes were polled. William
Raughley was elected commissions
for three years; Gardner Cummin
was elected for term Of one year t.
MI the unexpired term Of Horace L
PuOh who raoionad az clerk of th