Smyrna times., 1902-05-28

MIR. and Mrs. John Wrinkle have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs R. Y. Wal
len.
Children's Day will be observed
next Sunday afternoon at 2.3O at
Downs Chapel.
Messrs Ernest and Frank Lord of
Philadelphia spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Lord.
Harry Ford and Miss Sallie Lohand,
both of Townsend, were quietly mar
ried at the NJ. E. parsonage, Clayton
on Wednesday evening.
Tomorrow, Thursday the feast in
honor of the Blessed Sacrament will
be held at Trinity Church, Holy Com
munion at 7.3O in the morning.
An ice cream, strawberry festival
and a lunch will be on the lawn of
Ewells NJ. P. Church next Saturday
for the benefit of the new Church.
Rev. J. L. Estlin of Smyrna Pres
byterian Church, will exchange pull
pits with Rev Fl. L. Schlincke on
Sunday evening next.
The Millington Camp which was so
successful last year will be held again
this year in Jones' woods, from July
18th to the Goth.
Rev. H. L. Schlincke preached to
the P. o. S. of A. of Hartley and Pier
sons Corner at Bethesda NJ. P. Church
last Sunday, to a very large congre-
cation.
The hour of Friday evening service
atTrinity Church is changed from Z. 30
to 7.0O o'clock; no sermon. Sunday
next the Bishop of the Diocese will
administer the confirmation.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Skinner of
x n, Pa" are spending few days
with their parents. Mr.. Skinner
while working on a cornice recently,
fell to the ground and injured himself
quite badly. but has now nearly re-
covered and will shortly return to
work.
Samuel Armstrong, a prominent
farmer near Smyrna, who formerly re-
sided IN Camden, where he kept
well-stocked hardware store, is men
toned as a probable candidate on the
Democratic ticket as the member of
the Levy Court from the Blackbird
hundred district.
William S. Clark of Philadelphia,
son of Mrs. Richard S. Marin of near
Clayton, died this morning at $50
o'clock in his 32nd year. Mr.. Clark
lad been on a visit to his mother and
death came suddenly from hemor-
rhage of the lungs. He leavesa widow
to mourn his loss. The deceased was
son by Mrs. Marim's first husband.
Funeral services had not been arranged
at this writing.
Nearly one hundred Italians have
been brought to this vicinity within
the past few days to work in the sec
tion gangs of the Delaware railroad.
The railroad company is hard at work
trying to have as much of the double
tracking done as possible and needed
the men badly For tue past few
months enough men for the different
sections could not be secured in this
neighborhoOd.
President DIR. E. w. Cooper of the
State Board of Health has received a
diploma certifying that the board has
been awarded silver medal for its
exhibition of meteorological and gem
eral laboratory work and for its statis-
tics at the Paris Exposition of 1900.
The diploma is from the commission
ers of commerce, industry, postal
department and telegrapha
Miss Hilda B. Hutchinson, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. John Hutchinson of
near Clayton, entertained her Sunday
School and public school classes Mon
day evening. The time was pleasant
ly spent by the young folks. Those
present were Mrs. William Deakyne,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Herman Cook, Misses
Elizabeth Virden, Mabel Ford, Emma
Hyett, Florence Sewell, Anna Haw-
kins, Lola Stevens, Mary Truax, Bes-