Smyrna times., 1880-11-24


SAUSAGE at 10, chickens at II and turkeys
at ia are clever prices to pay for these COM
modities in such season of plenty. Corn
would pay much better converted into
these products than at so cts, the price at
which it is selling.
TEMPERANCE Observation-Disclosures to
attend the State Temperance AL
lance which meets at Dover on the LIST.
prox., were appointed last evening by the
different organizations as follows: to repre-
sent the Church, Rev. Il. II. Haines; the
Moral Reform Association" Rev. j. V.
Smith, VIM. w. Nelson, alternate; "The
! Ladies' Christian Temperance Union" Mrs.
S. P. Mason, Mrs. j. w. Denney alternate.
Cold WEATHER.-The present cold spell
which commenced on Saturday, still con-
| tinues without any signs of abatement,
and it is predicted it will last some time.
The thermometer has ranged from 120 to
l40 the past three mornings and ice has
formed on the ponds between two and
three inches thick. In the West the Their
mometor has fallen in some places l50
below zero, and snow has fallen from one to
two feet deep. 1t looks as if winter had
set in in earnest, with a speedy cessation of
business on our rivers and canals.
! Demonstration will doubt.
less be a full thanksgiving day in our com.
munity-as the word goes-holiday, eating,
sporting, with just a little thanksgiving
thrown in to grace the day.
At the NJ. f. Church at 1890 the Rev. r..
II. Haines will preach discourse on the
" Religion of our Government as contra
distinguished from the frequent statement
that ours is government without a reig.
on.
At the Episcopal Church the usual
Thanksgiving services will be held and ap.
propriate discourse preached by Rev. VIM.
B. Gordon.
At the A. NJ. +. Church Rev. j. Wilks-
helm will preach at 1890 o'clock.
In the evening the Sunday School Ami.
versary at the Presbyterian Church will be
held-always an interesting occasion. Fes.
rivals at the Town Hall and Bethel A. M.
Church, and lecture of Rev. William II.
Thomas of Cambridge, Md, at Centennial
Church.
PERSONAL---VERY.. L. r. Swnney, late pro-
fessor of Oriental languages in the Theo-
logical Department Of alfred University
New York State is on a visit to his brothers,
the Doctors Swinney of this town. His
wife has been here for two or three weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Swnney is at present serving as
pastor of Lost Creek Seventh Day Bap-
fist Church" West Virginia.
Mrs. Rev. S. L. Gracy, of Boston, came
on Saturday to spend Thanksgiving week
with her mother and sisters in this town.
Mr.. Jacob Raymond, proprietor of the
Delaware House has been confined to his
room and bed for the past three weeks
from severe carbuncle. His condition is
now better.
2. ?. Collins, proprietor of the Smyrna
House, has measurably improved and been
able to be out
Col. Fl. c. Douglass went yesterday to at.
tend the funeral of his brother, Col Jas
Douglass, who was leading citizen oil
! Preston, Caroline county, Nd.
Mr.. Chas. d. Everett and bride returned
from their wedding tour on Friday last to
) their newly furnished home near town.
Several of our citizens are Off to odessa
} to-day to attend large wedding to be con
summated there this afternoon.
Mrs. Mary A. KINNEY who has been con
fined to her house for the past severa
weeks is convaescing
Among the visitors during "Institutt
week was 7. F. Hammersly, Esq, of Nil
ford.
The TROUBLES or Observation-Disclosures
have plenty 10 eat but they OCCASIONAL,
have trouble to get it, like other people
Jos. +. Williams had beef engaged to b,
z brought to his butcher house on FRIDAY
morning last. He waited all the morning
!. and about noon saw the man going out o
town with a load Of lumber. To his indig
l. l.
beef or informed him. he got the smpl
q reply from the indifferent man that h.
: had no one to send with it, Mr.. w. turned
to his helper with the remark, Charley
! 20 out to Mr.. Cavenders and tell him t,
! send in that COW bought for the followin
market day. The COW, years old, cam
- shortly after noon sontle enough with
rope around It's horns, but at the smell @
blood in the slaughter pen it becam
q furious, broke loose from the three me-
who had hold of the rope and made 70
v Thomas James, who had been a spectacle
and was just in the act of Offering her
ing hand. Mr. James was caught unde
It's hornes, thrown PROSTATE, trampled O
It and three severe Commissions made in tn
" head and face, the injuries causing him t
take to his bed. The Infatuated amino
broke through the enclosure and in passin
II through the streets made for a little chile
Ie but fortunately there was carriage in tn
TT way and while the COW was rounding i
Or the child slipped in an alley gate. rh
n COW was gone for again and returned GENT
g enough, but at the smell of blood il b,
N came wild and unmanageable and brok
re away the second time, leaving Mr.. William
without any meat for his customers on Sa
. urday. On Monday morning it was brougI
=. in third time, this time with success b,
~ requiring the united force Of dozen stror
n men. Mr.. James indignity nor wounds r
-, celVed from that animal had not yet heale,
~ but he went out for the first time sinc
y, &c his hurt to see that COW get her Just deser
20 30 the keen blade of the butcher. She hs
- at home only one fault, that of kickin
-. - and took particular delight in planting h.
~ foot on the milk mans ear about the tin
the pail was FULL and it is said of her tn
of on one occasion she kicked the butte
d. from milkman's shirt collar, Who ca
/ wonder that beef is high when the butte
ers have such cattle to deal within
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