Smyrna times., 1905-04-12
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
short Items OF General Interest Gathered |
During thesWeek.
Extra quality coal, $3.50 per ton for
April. Cosgriff & Reynolds.
Crownsand bridge work a speciality.
DrComegys, dentist. Smyrna, Del. y
j. V. Wright, painter and paper
hanger, Smyrna, Del. Work done a
short notice.
First class Lehigh Coal-Clean and
put away for $3.50 for April. Smyrna
transportation & Manufacturing Co.
Watkins Orchestra will play for the
Easter dance at Harrington, on April
2Sth.
The stores of Smyrna are taking on
display of Easter goods, the pret-
tiest that have been seen in many
years.
If you want the best inks, fluids,
mueilage, paste, go to j. B. Cooper's
and get Csrter's. Also pens, pencils,
paper. etc.
Fl. D. Boyer, realestate broker, has
sold the forty acre farm near Kenton,
belonging'to Perry Hitchcock to Mr..
Timothy Donovan of Townsend for
$500.
No farm in these days is complete
with out windmill. Mr.. W. M. Lewis
calls attention to the ''Ideal" Windmill
and is prepared to explain its many
good points. See his advertisement.
A meeting of the Home Missionary
Society of Asbury M. E. Church, will
be held at the home of Mrs. A. L..
Hudson, Jr., on Thursday afternoon
at o'clock.-Sec'y.
Now is the time to buy your winter
coal. It is cheaper in April-is better
prepared and can be put away more
carefully. Try our Lehigh at S6.50 for
April delivery. Smyrna Transports
ton & Manufacturing Co.
The chart for the art exhibit given
by the ladies of the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club will be at Weldons' drug
store next Wednesday morning the
18th inst. There will be living pic
lures by famous artists and Greek
q Statuary.
q The Western Union Telegraph Co
has rented space in the Office of l.. M
Price in the "Cummins Building
h where they will locate their local tele
graph office. 1t is understood that thu
brance Office at Clayton will be discon
tinued and the Office at Smyrna will b
& in charge of Charles Daley.
& George W. Turner, the butcher, i
much improving his property on eas
q Commerce street, the old "Jermal
& property" by the addition of bay
+ window and large porch which vii
3 extend the entire front of the building
Il Mr.. Turner is making it one OF tn
3 pretty homes in that part of town.
M Mr. Thomas M. Hoyle and his fore
Of men began work last week, remod
r. cling the residence of J. Edward d.
u Ford Unless unforeseen delays occu
II Mr.. DeFord expects to have the 10
n completed in about two months. Whe
E completed it will make handson
II residence of the colonial style wit
large porch and pillars.
Peach trees, 7-16 inch, or No. /, 9
cts, each; J inch, or medium slze'
II cts. each; and 4 to inch, or No.
at u cts. each. Also Pear, Apple, Plu
and Cherry trees. Elberta alone oi
cent each higher. All trees gusrai
teed. These trees kept dormant I
planting safely as late as May 10th,
not sold earlier. r. S. Johnston, b
n2, Stockley, Del.
~ Mr.. Ernest p. Collins, our popul
and hustling optician, has much j
proved his place of business by givi
ha thorough renovation. The tat
he has displayed in paint and pap
makes it very neat and cozy in effe
Mr.. Collins, who is a graduate op
elan is enjoying agrowing practice q
mas set aside day when he goes