Smyrna times., 1882-11-22
John WINTER shows the children.

JOHN WINTER shows the children,
n another column, the package old
Kriss is bringing for Christmas eve.
ABEL S. RIGGS has bought the brick
yard of VIM. M. Bell, at the Landing,
and will discontinue farming after this
year.
ABBEY's Double Mammoth "Uncle |
Toms Cabin - Company will give an |
in the Town Hall, to-
morrow evening.
E. H. BECK, real estate agent, has
sold the livery of w. Frank Jefferson
to Harry d. Boyer, late merchant at
at about $4,000.
IN the days of the Fathers"
Smyrna used to grow up preachers and
send them out to various fields of use
full work. Where is there such mater
ial in our population now?
Gov. HALL has issued his Proclama-
ton, designating Thursday, the Both,
as a day of public thanksgiving. The
benefits of this year in providential
blessings, call for special acknowledge
ment.
THE children are having a holiday
this week, commencing with to-day,
the teachers leaving this morning for
the meeting of the Kent County Teach
ers' Institute, which is held this week
at Dover.
JAS. 2. HOFFECKER purchased last
week, in Philadelphia, and has now on
his counters large collection of choice
Christmas goods carefully selected.
Persons who purchase early, have the
largest variety to Oselect from.
OVER million dollars worth of the
finest, cheapest and best clothing i'll the
United States, is to be found at Oak
Hall, 9th and Market ST., Phila., Pa.
Ishould be pleased to show you through
the stock at any time.
D +. S. PHELPS.
REV. r. X. STEPHENSON, commenced
a plotracted meeting last week, at
Friendship Church, ,ThorOughfare Neck.
The meetings have been well attended,
with promise of success. A meeting
has been going on at Severson's, OF
Smyrna Circuit for the past two weeks,
but with no marked success.
THE committee appointed at the
Teachers Association at RehobOth, to
prepare an address ON the revision Oi
our school laws, meets at Dover to-day
The following persons constitute the
committee: A. p. Robinson, Esq, DR.
VIM. H. Purnell, Edward Ridgeley
Esq, Prof. T. n. Williams and Robert
D. Hoffecker.
OWING to the Institute at Dover this
week, the time for examination o
teachers is postponed until Decelnbe
! 2nd Examination of teachers will b,
held at both Smyrna and Harrington
on the day above mentioned. AlsC
examination at both Smyrna ant
Georgetown, will occur on Decembe
23d, instead of December Both.
AFTER LEGISLATIVE OFFICES. VIM
J. Black, Esq, of New Castle is can
didate for Clerk of the Senate an
Lemuel NAPLES of Sussex is after tn
same place. J. Alfred Collins of NeN
Castle, Isaac Goodman of Kent and
B. Morris of Sussex, want the positiO
of Sergeant-at-Arms in that body. Il
r. Pennington, Esq, of Wilmington
candidate for Clerk of the House.
THE following is the Roll of Hone
of our Public Schools for the month {
November:
Hiqh School-Florence Reedy. Jennie Wilso
Clara Wilson. Carrie Beck. Harry K. Bell
Grammar SchOOl-SuSie Culbreth, Rena \
Williams, Emelle Winter, Hannah Birnheimt
Margaret BlackistOn, Florence Beck
First ltermedidte-Lidie Lord, Ralph HOffeckC
Edward Budd. Robert HOffecker. Neite Tschud
Second termedidte.-NettieS Smith Clara Becke
Carrie Phillips. Elva Jester, Mary Budd, J.
, | Smith, Molie Harrington.
! First PrimdTy.-DaiSy Dorman. Florence Ha
Nellie Collins. Nellie FAIRIES. Katie Kennedy: l.
, stats Agnes Hammell, susie stats, Mary Du
5 | gan Fannie Richards. susie Wright
| Second Primdry.-FOster Williams. Louise Hal
t NELL Harry Cotton. Kate Beckett. Annie Gra
= Harry Primrose, Bertha Smilhers. susie Wei
Anna c. Stevenson, Hettie Richards.
THE first general snowfall of Il
d season. extended over the Northe
o and Eastern States on Friday, follow,
It since, by good Winter weather. II
@ most notable meteorological event
4 the day, or indeed of the year, was
electric storm, which extended throug
y out the country and OccasiOned an
r most complete interruption of te
): graphic communication. Old telegral
. ers could hardly recall an aurol
- storm of equal extent in their whC
experience. 1t was spread througho
. the United States and the eastern pre-
inces of Canada, and seriously affect
the working of the Atlantic cables.
~ TEACHERS INsTITUTE.-The teat
ers of Kent county, a list of whom "
10 be found on our fourth page, are pro
ised u good time at the Institute, VIII
meets at Dover to-day. They will
~ entertained at the Hotel Richardson
$1.00 per day, a special cOnsiderati
During the day the teachers will be
Is gagged with the topics properly com
~ before the association, the even
being given to addresses. The
dress this evening will be by Prof.
F. n. Williams, Revision of the Sch
~ Law" tomorrow evening by Prof.
S. Conwell, "Charles Dickens" {
it Friday evening, by Prof. c. j. Lit
no "City of Florence"
HOUSE BREAKING NEAR MoORTON
Ot On Thursday night, burglars (the sa
he gang most probably, that have b
W. making depredations throughout
country visited the residence of j
Heitchu, near MoOrton, raiding
I'LL house and getting all his silverw
,xt even cutting the head off a sill
tt mounted cane. David Stubbs of
town, who was there painting the no
also had his watch, pocket-bOok
las pants, stolen from the room in WI
ny he was sleeping. Mr.. S. was perl
ez- aroused by their movements, for av
ing and feeling for his watch to see
rcd near morning it was, found it and
,er pants gone and the lower rooms '
on. open.
THE Morning Ners has the folloN
md editorial reference to one of our
ON zens Superintendent James
mo- Groves's term of Office covers the el
ok period of eight years, in which /
tutes have been held, and he as we
the teachers of this county cannot
lsk- look back with pride and sati
I'M ton at the improvements made in
be- schools and in the standard of