Smyrna times., 1878-12-18
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

NEXT Saturday will be the shortest day
of the year.
Our next publication coming on Christ
mas day we will issue one day earlier, Tues
day.
The report Of our two National Banks
shows the aggregate of individual money on
deposit to be SllS,O65.35.
Our Real Estate Agent, A. P. Griffith,
has already furnished US with a Christmas
present in advance-a calander for 1879.
Next.
WE are indebted to Hon. Jas. Williams,
our Representative in Congress, for copy
Of the Annual Report of the Department
of Agricultural.
OK Wednesday last the dwelling on VIM.
c. Mitchell's "Kane Landing" farm was
consumed by fire. 1t was insured in the
Kent County Mutual for $500.
JOHN A. CAvExDER killed hog last week
that tipped the beam at 600 and if the
scales had registered more there is no tel
| ling how much it would have weighed.
The weather still continues fine, but a
! touch of winter-in delightful contrast
with the 80 inch snow and frozen rivers
they are having in the North Western
States.
EDWARD BECK laid the foundation last
week and is now running up the walls for
his new store on the Clawson property.
1t has % feet front, runs back Is feet and
will be one of the largest store houses in
town.
THE fur trade is not likely to be very
| A. =, 49, Leu.
Muskrat is only quoted at ten cents and at
this rate it will not pay to trap them. Fox
skins are only quoted at rs to Sl.OO and
mink at 60 cents.
A DEER was found dead near BrenforC
Station on Tuesday afternoon. Wher
found it was warm, having just died. There
were no marks of violence upon it. 1t i
supposed to be the property of John Ii
Shorts, near Hoffeckers Mills.
The turkeys and other poultry which
had their time extended beyond Thanks
giving, will mostly pay the penalty thi
week. J. w. Jones alone expects to shil
from 10000 to $4,000 TBS. The quantit
passing through our stores to our town con
sumers will be large.
The rain fall of last week, which her
= amounted to q inches, barely filling on
j mill ponds, fell in the Northern and Ea'
y tern States to the depth of Al inches an
did immense damage in destroying raj
: road bridges, washing away factories an
o the destruction of other property.
GEORGE SEDGwICK, some years ago o res
e dent near this town, now an engineer o
l. the Western Railroad at Wilmington, wt
q. bitten last June on the back of the han
by his dog and on Sunday last was taken,
&c is supposed, with hydrophobia, and is no
e in the hospital for medical treatment.
u ONE of our successful farmers says I'll
e. way to have your hogs grow is ''to hold the
le up by the tail every morning-they wi
n. grow as fast again" The plan or som
= thing at least works we'll for him, as he h
a pen full that are expected to butcher b
lie tween 500 and COO pounds each.
y" w. n. WILSON of Middletown has take
n: the agency for the Achievements
n. Stanley and other African Explorers
n written by Hon. j. +. Headly, and is nc
-, canVassing our community for subscribe
VI for this highly interesting work. II
US book contains much information in rega
at to an unknown country, and is filled wi
so thrilling adventures.
el- ONE OF tnegreaI annOyances Che Iheroha
ba has to contend with is ohjections--t
- habit of finding fault simply from the for
Gu of habit. An incident the other day pi
ticularly illustrates this. A lady was loo
,al ing at some clocks and among others
ne one that required winding but once ye'
ms The lady looked at it for moment
er silent curiosity and then remarked,
he wouldn't have clock that I'd have
". more trouble with than that" and out
,eP went.