Smyrna times., 1903-06-17


marriage of his brother-in- law, R.
Milton Townsend, to Miss Emma F.
Rettew.
The wagon scales that for several
years past has been on Main street in
front of Hudson's lumber office have
been removed and the street bed i'm
proved at that place.
The vestry of Trinity P. E. Church
have elected Rev. W. F. Dickinson of
Wilmington as rector of that church,
to succeed Rev. G. Dexter Weeden,
who recently resigned. Mr.. Dickin-
son is now here and has taken charge
of the work,
Track Foreman James G. Wilson,
who has been i'll the service at the
Pennsylvania railroad for more than
thirty-fve years, will retire from the
service on July 81, of the present year.
Mr.. Wilson was 65 years on February
md lives at Townsend.
9east
pult meeting of the Town Council
hse tax rate for the ensuing year was
fixed at so cents on the hundred dol
lars. The affairs of the town were re-
ported in good shape and so we'll kept
are the streets they will not need at
tention for some little time.
Preparation is going on for the Com
mencement Exercises of Clayton Pub
lie Schools which will take place next
Friday evening. Watkins Orchestra,
of Smyrna, will furnish the music for
the occasion. There are only two in
s. h.,EEssEradTrsSS,..F a cIass- this y~S: Miss
es-@rglnia BaSSaSS ~ = snd Miss Flora
: illen. Ex-Congressman L. Irving
Handy will deliver the address and
Principal Eshbach will award the di-
plomas.
Children's Day exercises came off at
st. Paul's M. E. Church Sunday even
ing before a crowded church. The
decorations were pretty, the songs
were bright and catchy, and the recita-
tions told of the spirit of Children's
Day. The Sunday School orchestra
assisted in the music rendered which
was under the direction of Chorister
Samuel Rogers. The programme was
in charge of Superintendent T. E.
White. Pastor Northrup gave a few
remarks Christian Education" after
which the collection was taken and
amounted to $11.53.
The Rev. r. K. Stephenson formerly
Of Smyrna Circuit preached a special
memorial sermon to about seveuty-five
members of the local order of Railway
Conductors, Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen and the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen in Scott NJ. E.
Church Wilmington, Sunday evening.
\ The pulpit of the church was decorat-
he'd with American flags and flowers.
before the sermon John Thomas Lay
-r,aield, the-secretary of the Railway Con-
tuctors, stated that their order is now
fifteen years old, that in those years it
has lost just fourteen members, and
that but six of these deaths were due
to accidents, the remainder being due
to natural causes. He then read the
names of their departed brothers, with
the time and cause of death. The
singing at these services was exception
ally fine, and the duet, zone by One
They Cross the River" =" was charming
ly rendered.
After delay and many discussions,
lasting over period of several years,
arrangements have been completed
and definite plan settled upon by the
officials of the Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Wilmington RailrC ad Com
pany for the construction of a new
bridge to take the place of the Sus-
quehanna bridge at Havre de Grace.
The new bridge will be about 300
feet in length and will be built about
IS feet south of the present structure.
1t will be of tensile strength capable
Of carrying any train that is now in
existence, and it is to be constructed
strong enough to Withstand any weight
that shall be run upon it for many
years to come, being built according
to ideas calling for stronger and
stouter bridgework to stand the strain
incident to heavy locomotives and
trains. The draw of the old bridge is
72 feet and the new bridge will be far
enough to clear the bridge as the draw
is swung open.