Smyrna times., 1880-11-17
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
WHAT has become of the dog catcher

hereafter on Tuesday instead OF FRIDAY
evenings.
ATTENTION is called to the adv. of Mr..
John Winter, who has large stock OF
Christmas goods.
THE city statesmen, who smile pleasantly
on the storekeeper have been in force the
past week or two.
TIE "Head Smashers" manifested dis
position to keep up their notoriety on
Monday evening.
HARDcAsrLE & JONES are buying large
quantities of poultry this week for the city
market.
THE Sunday School of the Presbyterian
Church is preparing for its usual Anniversary
on Thanksgiving evening.
THE absence of heavy storms has made |
this a good year to raise turkeys, and the |
hocks are said to be larger than usual.
NICHOLAS KEIFER, near Delaney's Chapel,
brought to town this morning a winter
squash (Butman) that measured nearly six
feet around it.
The, trees are all now in state of un
dress except the willow and it in its dress
of green and yellow with dropping head,
looks sad, pensive and weeping.
AN exchange says that sweet potatoes
and apples can be kept for six months by
packing them in straw, but then this may
be like many other things the newspapers
say.
THERE was snow in the air Saturday but
it did not let down until under cover of
the night, and then sparingly, melting as it
fell. Hope it will be as modest in its future
visitations.
By the new time table of the Delaware
R. R. the second morning train will leave
at 1890 instead of 1910, and the noon
train from Philadelphia will arrive five
minutes later.
THE j. E. IAgcrt is carrying considerable
grain especially from the New Castle side
of the Creek, 1000 bushels of corn being
shipped from Fleming's Landing alone one
day last week.
TIE corn crop is larger and prices better
| to start with than for several years. With
such year of plenty the farmers ought to
be the happiest of men and they are for
ought we know.
The officers of the "German Land Asso.
citation" who have been in negotiation for
| the purchase of Bombay Hook Island, by
appointment met the land owners in this
town at II NJ, to-day.
Miss MARY A. WALKERS new house on
Main ST., and VIM. FAIRIES, on South ST., are
nearly finished. Mr.. FAIRIES house is so
planned that front addition can be built
to il as soon as desired.
PERHAPS the busiest State official who
receives his appointment from the Governor
is Prof. Groves. He has his hands full all
the time and we see the question mooted
Of a revision of the law so as to furnish
him with helper.
Mrs. MARY SHAHAN, near Blacklston'
Cross Roads is having a new front erected
to her residence 80 feet-two rooms and hal
in the middle, which, with the present
most attractive residences of the neighbor
hood.
THE third lecture of the "Star Course
at the Centennial Church will be given or
Friday evening by Rev. Geo. R. Hender
son, NJ. d., of Wilmington on "Annat
omy" illustrated by charts. DR.. Hender
son is a graduate of the Yale College Medi
cal School. These lectures are all pre-
ceeded by a clever concert of anthem
+ solos and duets.
THE peach evaporators of this count,
who took their machines to New Yorl
State for fall and winter run on apple
49,, .,.k
pected, the price having fallen from ii ctt
i in 1879 to cts. per ID. this. Apples hav
n been 80 abundant as to sell as low as 10 cti
/. per bushel and from this as the season hs
n advanced, up to 20 cts.
IS NUMBER Of our boys, some of them
q respectable parentage and some not, al
fast initiating an older set of roughs
parading the streets with clubs and boiste
y Gus and intended insulting remarks.
10 takes but little time for boy so incline
to develop into rowdy, and some of OF
:. parents may have this class on their hanC
Il before they are aware of it.
s. PURCHAsED.-Rev. James Stubs, late
ID England, father Of Rev. Enoch Stubs, b
le purchased Of Alex. Collins. of Dover, IL
or house and lot of four and half acres
n. ground, situated half way between til
lie town and Duck Creek, for $l050. 1t
er the purpose of Mr.. Stubs to take posse
b. sion of it the coming spring and make
ID his permanent home. Mr.. Stubs will
no ceive warm welcome from the communii
lP WE congratulate Col. Raymond as cha
oI man of the committee, and the teach,
~ of the town on the complete arrangemer
SIS for providing homes for all the visit
Iio teachers, Mr.. Roe, as the only members
ne the executive here, has had the respor
blity of securing workers and arrangi
the programme. DIR. Purnell of Delaw,
he college will be the principal speaker for
ing night, Rev. A. w. Milby for to.morr
,;lv night, and Prof. Brooks of Pennsylva
=. Friday night.
o,,. A. P. GRIFFITH has contracted for
new dwelling on Main st. and a work
vi force of ten men set in on Monday me
IN ing for the preliminary work of cellar
ging, &c. Mr.. G.'s lot has front of
ara feet running back 230 and with sue
? a clever piece of ground it is expected (
arm. Mr.. Griffith will have something mob
nao. in the way of house and surroundings.
' To is the purpose to get the building enclo
'olxs before extreme weather sets in, and pla
hat and finish after freezing weather in
Twin Spring.
had PERsoNAL.-Rev. DIR. Kettell and v
the of New York, were on visit to q
q OF daughter, Mrs. Budd, last week
II to Rev. t. X. Peterson, of Philadelphia,
rom the guest of Rev. j. A. Brindle on Sun
hing last, preaching for him three times.
> for Rev. Mrs. p. III. Rawlins and Mrs. Cha
ence Hill, of Wilmington are visiting friend
Q 10 this town.
ines Mrs. Hazard Of Seaford is visiting