Smyrna times., 1881-12-14
Smvrna and Vicinity.

MRS. don't you think Denney
sells his Christmas goods very reasonable?
POULTRY intended for the city holiday
markets is already coming to town freely.
STOPPED at Denneys Drug Store the
other day and found he has a splendid
of Holiday goods and very cheap.
THE tax collector (the last man who
should be influenced by the Holidays
would like to be remember while the
purse is open.
TIE Public Schools will have a public
examination on Thursday and Friday Of
next week. The parents and friends are
invited to attend.
CHINESE and Japanese Goods in the
latest designs, both ornamental and useful
at Collins & Savin's.
IT is stated that Samuel W. Hall has
sold his large canning factory built last
Spring near Leipsic to Messrs. III. & II. c.
Levin of Philadelphia
H. F. OWENS, the colored school teacher,
believed to be rather gay lathario for
two winters, left town bag and baggage
last night after receiving good bOoting
You know the taste with which J. V, |
Smith has supplied your needs in the |
years past, go then and get your Christ
mas presents. p
THE car built for the Branch road be-
tween this town and Clayton has been
found too contracted for the increased
travel, and has this week been replaced
bxy Ooa naor1v 1oub1a ~, 6icOanc;Onc
THE TIMES docs not claim to be an
adept in guessing on such problematical
things as weddings, but feels like Ventur-
ing on half dozen at least in our COM
munity during the next two months.
WHAT is the matter with the porkers?
We do not know whether it may be put
down to the credit of short corn crops or
not, but we have not had the report of a
single large hog, or superior pen of hogs
during this slaughter season.
| CHRISTMAS is coming, and for presents,
go to Collins & Savin's, they have beau
! tiful line new and novel. p
! ]. THos, BUDD says the Bombay Hook
| Colonization scheme is not dead but only
sleeping that the company are only
waiting for a man who owns 900 acres
across the middle of the island to die or
come down to reasonable terms.
ONE of our merchants remarked that he
wished the murcury was down to two or
three degrees above or below zero, he
didn't care which, rather than at 70' as
the thermometer indicated this morning
such weather is not good for trade.
GEO. w. TILGHMAN is erecting at the
side of his shops a storage shed 10 by 80
feet. He has also recently joined his
work and engine shops, giving him a con-
tinuous floor Of 80 feet, thus adding both
to his room and convenience of business.
7, B, MEGEAR, John E. Phillips, Jos. II
f Primrose, Hardcastle & Jefferson, John
/ Winter, DR.. Z. NJ. Cloak, Miss NJ. ID. Sip
: pie, ]. V. Smith, Collins & Savin, Jas. P
Hotfecker, J. w. Denney, have all laid il
large stocks of good in their lines suitable
for the holidays.
! JOSEPH KENNEDY lost horse las
week by drowning near the Landing. l
s was feeding along or went to the creel
4 for water and became inextrcably fixed il
= the mire. The tide was coming in freely
and before proper help could be had tn
poor animal was submerged.
n READ J. B. Cooper's Christmas an,
New Years Bulletin-the best number G
a articles of use and beauty needed at thi
u time. In the articles of books, from bible
to small picture books he can supply mos
:. any demand, Mr.. Cooper's beautiful wiz
l. dow will give some idea of the stock il
le side.
a THE sale of the two watering place
t. near here, Collins Beach and Woodlan
c. Beach, published in the Wilmingto
D. papers was not correct. So far as we ca
learn no sale was even contemplated.
is, however, stated that VIM. j. Campbe
Is will succeed Levi c. Grieves as lessee
.d the first named house.
K Do NOT forget the exhibition of IL
A shannon Tours" at the Town Hall til
III evening for the benefit of the Benevolel
- Society. The views of Egypt and IL
:" historic Nile are interesting to all al
r. very instructive to-day to Sunday Scho
Ist scholars. Tickets for sale at the stOri
if of Messrs. Denny and Fowler.
n The quantity of wheat and corn
,rs elevators, and at seaboards and lake POI
on in the United States; and which is know
=. in commercial parlance as the "visit
u' supply" to-day is: Wheat, 1850
In Corn, 1S,818,000 bushels. At this da
r a last year it was Wheat, 24,600,OO0; Coz
i'd 100000. The local market to-day
~ wheat 1.35, corn 50, oats 40.
ga A LIST of estimates of appropriate
of for the services of the fiscal year endi
The Nov. 30th 1888, has an item of $4,000
the the improvement of st. Jones' Creek, ri
di- ming up to Dover. This looks very mu
ely as if Senator Salisbury had determir
ith to make Dover a port of entry. No
INA cent is named in the newspaper paragra
ro- from which the above is quoted for SmyJ
ats Creek, which is not only a stream bear
to on its waters considerable commerce
lat is also a harbor much used in time
md danger by vessels traffecking up and do
,rly the river.
ses.
ma A FAMILIAR ACQUAINTANCE.--An An
ore dividual who reads number of pap
and may get so familiar with the "phiz's''
SeIt them as to mistake the original for
and sonal friend. The other day gentlen
far was riding in the cars and saw in
,ost across from him a very familiar face
'ciJN could not Just place the lady, and
and worried that he couldn't. The kindly
onJ preston prompted him to venture G
riff solution of the doubt, and addressing
M he said, Madam, excuse me- but Y
ions face is very familiar; / am sure | h
IN net you before, may ask you nam
y he The lady smiled pleasantly and answe
,arv yes sir nay name is Lidia Z. PinkI
y is The gentleman needed no further ex
- 10 nation that his familiar friend was an
h;ch yeFtisemept acquaintance, and demu
'anv resumed bis seat without any fur
or; questions.