Smyrna times., 1903-10-14
Closing of Mails.

Closing OF Mails.
Going North.-6.55, $50 A. M. 800, 4.5O
Going South.--S A. NJ. 4.5O, 1902. NJ.
For Clayton and Oxford r. P. o. and
Del, sos A. NJ, and 3.2O p. NJ,
Townsend and Centreville R. P. o. and
Clayton and Chestertown r, P. o. 6.55 AM.
and 3,20 P. NJ.
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
short Items of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Garden and other seeds at J. B.
Cooper's.
Cosgriff & Reynolds have full sup
ply of threshing coal on hand of
superior quality.
DIR. R. A. Comegys, dentist, success
sor to DR.. Johnson, HAZEL building,
Smyrna. Del.
Cosgriff & Reynolds can supply you
with all sizes of the best grades of coal
at bottom prices.
The Junior League of Asbury M.
E. Church will meet Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Keep in mind the first attraction of
the Asbury Star Course. Tomorrow,
Thursday evening, at 8.15 o'clock, DR..
Madison G. Peters will lecture on
Chow to Make Things Co." Tickets
and Chart at Weldon's. Watkins Or
chestra will furnish music Doors will
open at 7.45.
If you want to see your dollars go to
a good cause then we ask you to con-
tinue to send your horses to be shod-
wheelwright work to be done and all
kinds of blacksmithing. will con-
tinue the business of my father, VIM.
Phillips, deceased, and solicit your
patronage. CARRIE PHILLIPS.
Local sportsmen have had a great
week cunning for ducks, The duck
ing season began along the Delaware
bay and its tributaries about a week
ago and many of the spOrtsmsn who
are specially fond of this variety of
hunting and shooting have had fine
sport.
See new advertisements this week OF
Wright and Davidson, 8th and Market
Streets, Meharg's, 9th & King streets,
McElwees Furniture Store, 5th & Ship
ley streets, and the Emerson Company,
314 Market street, all of Wilmington.
The fall shoppers will do we'll to read
their interesting announcements.
The following amusing incident took
place recently in one of the lower
grades of the Smyrna Public Schools
The class in spelling was being heard
Said the teacher: "John, spell choii
and give the definition. John hesi
tated a moment and with self asspr
ance began: "Choir, CHOIR, a
bunch of singers"
The program of the Twentieth Cen.
tury Club for October sixteenth will
be in charge of the Education Com
mIttee, Mrs. J. W. Anthony, chair
man. Mr.. G. W. Payne will make al
address on Education. Owing to tn
stormy weather last Friday, the pro
gram was postponed until later date
While gathering chestnuts on Wed
nesday on the W. A. Scott farm nea
Townsend, Harold Outten fell out of
tree breaking his right leg by the fall
He was quickly removed to his hom
on Taylor street and a physician sum
moned. Irving Wells, who was will
young Outten at the time of the acci
dent assisted in getting the injured
lad brought home.
Thirty-one hogs, valued at $4OC
belonging to A. G. Massey of Dove
fell dead within the past week. The
are supposed to have been smltten wit
cholera, the disease which seems to b
uncomfortable. When this drea
malady affects the stock in this section
the farmer simply begins to see no
many die and how many of his anima
recover.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Epi
copal Diocese of Delaware met in In
manuel Church, New Castle, last wee
and more than 100 representati'
women from all parts of the state beir
in attendance'as delegates. Mrs. Gale
Churchman presided over the NEE
ing, which was the nineteenth annu
session and an interesting programn
was followed. The officers chosen TO
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