Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-12-01
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wanted.
FRANCIS GREENwELL will sell his personRt
property at public sale near Slaughter's
Station on Monday Dec. 9th.
BUSINESS CHANGEs.-Geo. Wrinkle las
rented the " w orden" store house of Messrs.
Tschudy & Cats, on the Hill"
A. II. Hobbs, who has been merchandise
ing in this town and Kenton the p' st three
years will return. in the Spring, to the store
he formerly occupied in Odessa
Mrs. c. NJ. Collins will remove her trim
ming store from this town to Wyoming
Jan. LIST.
FRUIT Growers BANK.-The Board of
Directors Of this Bank purchased yesterday
the residence Of John ii. Hotfecker lin
part of which they have been doing bust
ness) for the sum of SIS 900, cash. The bust
ness of the bank has been prosperous and
growing, and it was question OF more room
| that prompted the action Of the board in |
securing a property of their own. The !
! present banking room will be extended as :
/ soon as it can be conveniently done, and
larger facilities provided. The Fruit Grow
ers' Bank is now enc of our most perma-
nent institutions, and it shows a remark
able measure of success to accomplish this
in little over four years. Cashier Wilds
will occupy the house alter March LIST.
The BOMBAY Hook CoLoNIzERs.-There
has been some tardiness the past several
weeks, in comparison with the first bursting
upon US of the enterprise, in concentrating
this desirable project of retaining and
settling the waste lands of Bombay Hook
but it now looks like taking definite shape.
The stock holders had another meeting on
Wednesday evening last, and the act OF
corporation granted to Henry y. Wicker
sham by the Legislature in 1873 was made
over to those present.
The Bombay Hook Land Company"
! under this charter elected the following
permanent officers:
President-F. Breitinger; Vice President
Geo. Adele; Secretary-F. Scheu; Treas
urer-Joh Fehrenbach; Superintendent
Frederick Scheu.
The association then decided to issue
three hundred shares OF stock, which are
to be sold as the first series. Not less than
four shares nor more than twenty will be
issued to any one person. The association
requires 500 by December LIST, on each share
; and $40 monthly until the whole is paid.
The association will decide upon the
manner in which the land is to be reclaim
ed, the size of the lots, the size of the
{ streets, etc, as soon as the purchase Of the
property is effected; at present there are
=, several owners who desire to hold on to
. the property until they can obtain the
; prices they demand. The officers of the
. company will be down to-day to complete,
ia it is understood, the purchase, the condi
:, tons in most instances having been pre-
! viously arranged. One of the objects oil
&c the company it seems is to get capitalists
4 in the cities interested so as to increase the
amount and value Of the stock
e THANKSGIVING DAY.-Thanksgving day
was an essential typical Christmas day il
= all its characteristiCs,-bl winds, hare
= frozen roads, ice and snow. We frequently
- have chilly and sometimes boisterous North
westers, but ice strong enough to bear thu
|" youth of the town on Thanksgiving day
in hardly occurs once in a lifetime. The ic
tie was as smooth as glass and the two hun
Q. dred young people who assembled on tn
x bosom Of the millpond during the morn
~ ing hours had a most enjoyable time OF il
lg A much larger number would have entere'
at for the sport after settling the turkey ques
ne ton, but the snow which set IN after Dime
OF interfered very much with this sport. A
al it was, some remained on the pond unit
er after four o'clock. While the young folk
ne were thus enjoying themselves, the olde
ISIS ones were intent on preparing tn
We thanksgiving dinner or for the Festival /
the evening, barring of course the time d.
ha voted to the church service, which was nc
m. as we'll attended as it ought to have beer
iss Rev. VIM. B. Gordon officlated at st. Peter
# and at the NJ. Z. Church after prayC
X, by Rev. j. V. Smith, a short but highl
I appreciated address was delivered by Re
ba r. E. Martindale followed by an able di
IN course from the Rev. I. II. Haines, til
he choir as usual filling in the spaces wit
am good music 1t would be useless to sa
rs that the table Acknowledgements of the da
~ were enjoyed-this is attended to if q
IN others are neglected.
no In the evening the snow had ceased
zoe fall, covering the ground only an inch {
ers two) and good congregation, though n
be- crowding the house as usual, met at Il
vas Presbyterian Church TO witness the Sundi
NO School Anniversary. The exercises we
the interesting throughout. Miss Kate I)Ou
esi. lass presided at the organ and the sngln
ich conducted 10y the pastor, was spiritedly al
,er. accurately rendered by the choir al
he school. The platform floral decoratio
rty were attractively arranged. Miss Ka
I'M. Spruance sang a solo with good effect al
iful the class Of girls each bearing n large (
the letter on staff, the whole spelling 20
and jubilee" was well executed. The repC
Mt. of the Superintendent, George w. Tayl'
showed slight increase in both schol;
=, and missionary money the past ye
Inc After an appropriate address by Rev. j.
ava, Umsted and an anthem composed by h
OF for the occasion, was rendered, the &C
Ket' gregation dispersed, the larger part goi
In to the Town Hall where the Mite Socie
eak of tho NJ + Cburcb ryoro boId;p, , e.,
iall val. The room during most Of the event
eat, was crowded, entertainments being Civ
ana from time to time by Miss Elva Carro
MN well-trained little cold folks" who attract
ned much attention from the odd figures III
Iner cut, as well as their performance on
res stage. The pretty waiting girls were a
rack dressed in old folks costume. and ma
ush' felt it u pleasure to sit down to the tab
ne just to have them fit around them. In
helr centre of the room was Turkish kiC
re- where fancy articles were bartered.
I or room was crowded the whole evening a
the the supplies about all exhausted, the
u, Is returns amounting to Sl20.
Gu OF The festival at the African A. NJ. Z. Chu
maps was also successful, meeting their full
con- expectations. The lecture at the Cent
great NAL Church was not largely attended
true highly enjoyed by those present. The
9 an turer, Rev. VIM. II. Thomas, Of Cambria
the Md, reminded gentleman who was p
1lhg' ent, Of Rev. Geo. r. Bristor, and not
9nGe' ferior to him in elo'iuence.
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