Smyrna times., 1906-09-12

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Wednesday Afternoon. Sept. -, 1906
Closing of Mails.
Going North.-6.55, $50 A. M. 800, 500
7.30 P. NJ.
Going South.-7.45, 11.2O A. NJ. 4.15,
7.30P. NJ.
For Clayton and Oxford R. P. o. and
Clayton, Del, 7.45 A. NJ, and 800 P. NJ,
Townsend and Centreville K. 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.
Oysters at Stevenson's, Main Street.
Soft Coal for wheat threshing. Sam
uel ]. Reynolds.
A business meeting of the W. G. L.
U. will be held at Mrs. Caroline Will
liams next Monday night, at '7.45
o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Last week of free shows at Michael
Riley lot. George w. Lesley, who has
been attracting crowds for three weeks
will leave the last of this week for Do
yer. He has given satisfaction.
A crab and oyster supper Will be
given in the Opera House Thursday
evening Sept. Goth, for the benefit of
the Century Club house fund. Supper
25 cents.
A special meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society will be held
at the residence of Mrs. Rebecca FAIRIES
on South street, tomorrow Thursday
afternoon at o'clock.
A rebate of 3 per cent. will be al
lowed on all county taxes paid in Sep
tember. After Sept. Both the full
amount will be collected. J. NJ. Rey-
nolds, Collector.
Are You preparing for winter? Have
ybu looked into your heating system?
If not consult Richard E. Long. He
can quote you terms on steam or hot
water. Read his advertisement in an.
other column.
In the death notice of john Quincy
Adams two weeks ago we stated that
Mrs. John Quincy Adams (nee Mrs.
Mary A. Jacobs) was the widow of
Mr.. John Boyd, of Cheswold. This
was a mistake. Her first husband
was Mr.. William Boyd, of Smyrna.
After his death, in 1890, she married
Mr.. Adams, whom she survives.
These long evenings! Do you know
how to spend them? Alfred Tilghman
makes timely announcement in this
weeks issue that you purchase an
Edison Phonograph. With its ex.
tensive repertoire of the very latest
records on the market, you WILL have
no trouble in entertaining yourself and
family Read what he says.
On or about Sept 25th, I expect 500
new Post Card Views of Smyrna and
Lake Como. They will be different
from anything yet seen here, one il
particular will be extremely novel fol
it will open in back and 13 views OF
the Town will unfold. About Sept
14th about 2000 comics and other Yari
eties will be on sale.-Gilbert s. FAIRIES
at the Iron Front Hardware Store.
The town sprinkler was not in servic,
part of Monday and business men il
the vicinity of the "Four Corners
where dust was raising continuousl.
were setting up kick to members o
the Town Council. The sprinkler wa
in service the next day. No improve
ment added to SMYRNA in recent year
has been so thoroughly enjoyed as tn
public sprinkler, and citizens notice
when the sprinkler is not in service.
A few years ago, Frank M. Malone
of Dover a man of push and enterpris,
raised on farm, purchased two field
from far m on the Camden road an
began to till, fertilize and set it out i
fruit Thursday, John f. Hamman,
French gardener and vineyardist, fro
northern New York, came along an
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