Smyrna times., 1882-11-29
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

JINGLING sleigh bells.
ALL classes of merchants are stock
ing up for Christmas.
How does II cents a pound do for
Thanksgiving turkey?
Miss S. B. COLLINS has just received
q large stock of Christmas goods.
MUsKRAT, a favOrite dish with so
many, made its first appearance last
week.
WHEAT has done little towards grow
ing the past two or three weeks for the
want of rain.
J. B. FAIRIES is having erected on his
farm recently purchased near BrenfOrd,
a substantial barn 26x2S feet.
THE Banks will be closed tomorrow,
and the postoffice also, except to re-
ceive and distribute the mails.
JAMES STARTLING has 100 head of
turkeys that are ranging over the corn
fields preparatory to the Christmas fes-
tival.
ROBERT DENNEY, at Duck Creek,
has his new safe-gates completed and
nearly head of water within the
dam.
THE shade trees are all denuded of
their leaves except the weeping willow,
the first to come, the last to 60, and all
the time the most graceful
MRS. JOHN p. JONES, has sold since
the first of October, 5000 worth of poul-
try and butter. Included in this was
600 pounds of turkeys this week.
A. p. GRIFFITH, real estate broker,
has sold the farm of Il. II. Gwillem, in
New Castle County, containing 22 acres,
to Joseph D. Parker, for $500, cash.
w. C. SPRUANCE, ESQ.,. administrator
of Horace Spruance, deceased, will
make a public sale of all the personal
property, on Thursday, December 2lst.
See advertisement.
THE popping of guns in the hands
of rambling sportsmen may now Ue
heard on every side, but the birds are
said to be scarce and only good gun
ners come in with over II brace.
THE contest between the poultry
dealers has been sharp, the high prices
of Is and 16 cents per pound bein" naid
for turkeys by the 100 pounds. Price
have not been SO high since the war.
CHRISTMAS falls on Monday this
year and Christmas eve coming on
Sunday night, will be some bother to
"Old Kriss." What will the little
folks do if he can't make all the places
in time?
MEssRs. G. w. & S. TAYLOR, have
more orders in hand for their New
Departure cultivatOr than they can
manufacture by the Spring. They will
run this Winter a force of twenty-five
or thirty hands.
THE Diamond State Picking Com
pany, filled an order from firm il
Philadelphia for pickles last week, ant
they were shipped right back to Il mer
camille firm in this town. This is /;
roundabout way of doing business.
HoG-KILLING commenced last week
and quite number of our town sty
were emptied, but vigorous slaughterin;
will not commence until next week
Those who butchered last week wer
probably moonites.
THE Middletown Transcript suggest
!, Charles Dudley Warmers method q
dealing with our noisy, rOwdy dispose
lads, viz that they be headed up in
barrel and fed through the bung-hol
until they grow to be men.
UNTIL last week, when weshad thre
days of blustery northwest wind IT
newed again this, the prevailing poin
has been northeast since the last wee
, in September, remaining at no Otht
: point scarcely twenty four hours at
time.
OVER million dollars worth of tn
finest, cheapest and best clothing in tn
United States, is to be found at Ga
Hall, 9th and Market ST., Phila., p,
# l should be pleased to show you throug
: the stock at any time.
y +. S. PHELPS.
o WE call attention to the advertis
ment of Payne G. Green, Philadelphi
;, who offers carpets, at reduced pric
u and purchasers buying a carpet up
n January 1st will be presented with 4
Ottoman, and all purchasers will get
:, chance on three handsome Rugs.
s. THE Swiss Bell Ringers are comm
I - L., sNf 80. ts,,s
ments now so frequent. Leavitt
{ Leach's Carnival of Fun Party al
Ie Royal Bell Ringers, l6 persons, W
1t give an entertainment in the Tow
j. Hall on Wednesday evening mex
- December 9th.
" The two-horse team of David
. Reese, had a narrow escape at Clayt,
on Friday morning. Through I
ie carelessness of the driver, the team W
he run into by an engine of the Delawa
ne & Chesapeake railway and the pole
the wagon was torn completely off a
one of the horses stripped of harnC
&c without further damage.
al Col. H. c. DOUGLASS and Horace
= Mustard, have both withdrawn irC
:" the contest for Register of Wills
this County, leaving J. Frank Wilds
ed far as we know, the only candidate
re the field. Mr.. Wilds' petitions are
:. ing generally signed, not only he
''e but throughout the county and he "
ge no doubt get the appointment.
N J. S. HUFFINGToN yesterday aft
Al | noon, while measuring the dwelling
Dy N. Il. Jerman's Gettysburg faI
IN, for the purpose of effecting an ins
Is. ance, slipped from the porch an h
himself severely, the doctors think, 3
tanning fracture of the hip bone.
ISL is suffering less this morning, but IN
gh necessarily be shut in for some time
On Thursday night last, while "
T. Collins and wife, residing in
'ur ALLEY" were in town, all of Mrs. {
in Inns jewelry and suit of clothes
ant longing to Mr.. Collins was stolen. Z
loss amounted to about $40. A yOl
Englishman who had been living in
m family for some time and was left
la care of the house is suspected, as
mt disappeared at the same time.