Smyrna times., 1879-12-24
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
The store windows look gay.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
THE store windows look gay.
THB days are now at their shortest--9
hours and Is minutes.
Our National Banks deposits by the
showing to-day amount to $l85,02S.l4.
WHITE corn is selling for five cents more
than yellow. 1t used to be the other way.
LARGE quantities of poultry and ever.
green have been shipped to the cities this
week.
Our worthy Postmaster, VIM. II. Bags,
has been re-appointed and confirmed by
the Senate.
Our marriage list would indicate that
Cupid has been enlivsned by the approach
of ths holidays.
A MEETING of the stockholders of the
Smyrna and Delaware Bay Railroad is
called for the 14th of January.
On Thursday last in this town, Sheriff
Dunn sold the farm of Benjamin F. Black
iston, ESQ.,, to Annie E. Blackiston, of Mil
lington, Nd, for the sum of $500.
KRIss KRINGLE is on his annual visit to
School No. 8, with his eight flying rein dsers
and loaded sleigh, on the blackboard in
crayons. Mr.. Roe says come around and
look at him.
WN DEAKYNE, OF Fleming's Landing, has
postponed his public sale from Monday
last to Saturday next on account of the
weather. VIM. Wordsn from last until
next Saturday.
LAND SALEs.-Messrs. Tschudy & Cats
have sold farm of 255 acres, in Black bird
hundred, to Thos. j. Middleton, for 81 200.
| Mr.. Middleton has sold eleven acres of the
above tract to B. F. Truax.
SEVEN wagon loads of poultry dressed
and intended for the city market belong
! ing to Messrs Farrell & Startling went
through the town on Friday. They made
quite respectable procession.
UNDER ARREsT.-Stockley Daniels, who
bought out the public house of Thomas E
Carly at Clayton few weeks ago, wa
arrested yesterday by Marshal McMulleI
for selling whisky illicitly, and taken t,
Wilmington.
DIED FROM A ScALD.-Frank, a four-yeal
old son of BENZ. Fl. Smith, Of this towr
was scaldsd one day last week by running
against tea kettle on the floor and KNOCK
ing it over on himself from the effects {
which he died on Sunday.
CHRISTMAS brings Joy even to the schoo
masters. This is confidential, but we vi
derstand that Mr.. Rosin, the worthy pril
cipal Of School No. s., will, this afternoon
\ take a new scholar, for always. The brio
is Miss Florence Griffith. We wish IL
happy pair merry Christmas.
= In his bewildermsnt on being aroused
the cry of fire on Saturday night, one
our men, it is said, in his hurry to get to Il
spot, donned his wife's petticoats, but four
his mistake before getting to the stree
k 1t may be said Of him that he is one Of Il
;. class who goes to fire to work and not
stand off and look on.
l. The gettsrs up of the entertain nnent I
IF morrow evening at the NJ. f. Churc
!. promise something frst-class at a mu
lower figure than usual. The price
y put down to Is cts, 80 as to be with
is the reach of all. There will be during
10 evening several descriptive pieces til
N require care and talent in executing.
IL Our Town Commissioners, who are t
DIS especial custodians of the town, if any O
1s is, should see better after the appliances
- its protection. 1t is no encouragement
nen to labor with inteRseensrgy in filling
'n engines and see half of it run out throu
mt open cracks. We have suggested bef
es and enforce it again that it should be
"a assigned duty of some one once month
test and keep in good repair our fire
vi paratus.
Far The children of the Select School
Miss Janvier and of Mrs. RAYMOND W
M delightfully."- entertained at an even
for party on Friday evening at which fri
wo and confsctions were served and the you
70 folks had a good time. The children
return gave each of the teachers a n
'ne testimonial of respect in keeping with
ls, holidays. They are spending the hold
lot near Glasgow.
FROM present appearances, there will
DIN more money spent this holiday season Il
for many previous years, and Christi
arv and New Years gifts will be unusu
abundant. The custom seems to z
"" with the years. The quantity and qua
DOL Of goods displayed in the stores are lal
tile and better than ever before, and IL
T. a should be no difficulty in selecting
propriats gifts for your friends, no ma
"s' how inexpensive or costly they are requi
mo- Our merchants who laid in ample ste
q. - Of goods expecting large sales, have
felt comfortable under the weather Of
anu past week. Friday morning was ush,
and in with very light covering Of snow
but lowed by misty weather until Sunday,
thu night of which gave us a clever 8
"a From Monday morning until this NOR
iNu it has been muggy, rainy, and slo
at keeping careful people in their houses
preventing many from a distance
coming to the town. The indications
however more favorable, and the I"
10 OF may be more bright and chserful.
TEE NuRsERY.-For children under
VIC or twelve years of age, no periodical hs
re- been issued which equals the Nurse
,ssed monthly magazine published by job
tiles. Shorsy, SO Bloomfield street, Boston.
e bright pictures at once catch the G.
~ VI eye, and the short descriptive sketche
have beguils the dullest child that us
vhile sschews books, into the habit of rsa
? ,h. The subscription for the year is 81 sc
wa can procured ii when taken in conns
on is with the TIMES for LILO per year.
In The Baltimore Weekly Sun, came to
igna. Saturday filed with choice rsadin
,;onn Christmas. The holiday number is
w moth sight.page sheet, and contains .
enough matter to keep man rsac
land, whole week. The Weekly Sun is frs
mon.' in all its appointments. .s