Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-01-26
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
SEVERAL weddings are on the taps,

BY reason of the sickness of the carrier
the town subscribers will be served through
the Post office this week.
THE NJ. P. Church at Clayton will give
this evening an exhibition and concert for
the benefit of said church.
The congregation at Bethel NJ. E. Church
were the recipients on Sunday of hand
some hynn.book, presented by John B.
Cooper of this town.
TIE annual meeting of 1.-THE Ladies'
Benevolent Society" will be held at the resi-.
dsnce of Mrs. w. Nelson, TOMORROW, Thurs !
day evening, at six o'clock.
The heavy rain storm of Thursday put
stop to sleighing, but the low temperature
since has left the saturated snow a solid
mass of ice and the by-roads very difficult
of travel.
The CONCESSIONS Committee in making
their appropriations it is said have put
down $500 for the Improvements at the
mouth of(our Creek. 1t has yet to be
squeezed through congress.
A CONSIDERABLE number of fish known
as the Mud,shad were in market on Satur-
day. They came up in the high tide of
Thursday and Friday and were caught on
the fats when the water receded.
TIE bright sunshine of Sunday did not
60 unapprociated, judging from the num-
Der of people in the street and at the
churches. Many persons had been impris.
onsd, at least as far as the church was con-
cernsd, for a month.
TELEaRAMs to Associated Press on Friday
report the going ashore on Brazos Point
of the French bark Congo of Bordeaux.
The Congo was consigned to Philadelphia
with a load of bone from South America
for ]. E. Tygert & Co., of this town.
THAT January thaw prophecied by Ven
nor has not yet put in an appearance and
if he can produce it in the few remaining
days, he will have to work more diligently
in sending up the temperature than has
been the case for the past two months.
Mr.. EDITOR - | wish through your paper
to return my sincere thanks to my friends
of Kenton for the handsome buffalo robe
left at the parsonage" on the Oath inst
1 assure them it is highly appreciated.
Yours, &C., j. A. BRINDLE.
"MAIzE oLEIN" makes its best bow to the
farmers thus early while they have time tc
read, talk and decide on the Spring work
J Mr.. Alex. G. Cummins, the proprietor, hal
fortified himself in his pamphlets with
many strong testimonials in regard to thi
fertilizer.
A BUSINESS man remarked day or two
ago that the ice blockade in the corr
market was lightning up things in none!
matters generally" And SO it must re
main until there in better outlet to tn,
grain merchants, who find this winter
trade anything but satisfactory.
Mr.. G. w. VANWINKLE & Co. have adde'
8 boots, shoes, hats and caps to their stool
J. of goods az will be seen by advertisement
in another column. Judging from tn
!. number of carriages daily seen near thi
u place that formerly stopped on anoths
street, we can but infer that they are star
y ing out briskly.
IS As we expected, Mary Polk has bee
n bsiled out of Jail to keep up her depreciation
Q on the surrounding country by her protet
n tor Pete Downham. Those chunks" {
3. his cost the farming oommuRity nearly Q
]. nuch annually as they are worth, and thu
10 it will ever be while permitted to stand
% to be thus occupied
!. JOHN P. HUDsoN's horse while at III
;, Depot this morning got frightened at tn
cars and by sudden turn threw the bugs
bottom upwards dashing little child ou
The horse started on run, ending its RAJ
TX by dashing among ths horses attached to
III thresher in the barn yard Of w. n. Rapsor
ct The buggy was demolished and the hor
ar severely cut.
40 VENDUEs.-The following Public Sales
d, stock and farming utensils will take pla
To during tbs month of February, viz: Is
I'd James P. snew, sdpr. of A. J. Snow, nc
ed Rsymond's Church; 9Th, John Ranghle
near Raymond's Church; 10th, James C.
h. row, Smyrna Landing; 18th, James Trua
'rt at Rothwel's Landing; 18th, W. E. Rig
It's ara nsar Casperon's Mill.
be TIE officers Of stats Treasurer and Au,
20. tor which were nominated by lhs Dem
lis cratic members Of the Legislature Ia ca
Gus and intended 20 be elected this we
ng vsrs PVT through on Thursday because t
on sursties were present. ~ had been pls
'rd ned on the part Of the Republicans to ve
an for John III. Hoffecksr, of this town,
Treasurer, and William A. Gum, of Suss.
,at for Auditor, but the premature action
to the majority prevented this.