Smyrna times., 1883-01-10
SMYRNA and Vicinity.


Smyrna and Vicinity.
John H. Hoffecker advertises
Trustee sale of 100 building lots.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment of the School Commissioners.
THE amount of money on deposit in
our two banks, subject to check is
$927, ,594.O7.
WIN. H. THOMPSON calls attention to
q considerable reduction in prices at
his Clothing and Furnishing Bazaar.
The sleet and snow has furnished
the juveniles a fine opportunity for
shedding and they have been cut in
force.
ABEL S. RIGGS advertises valuable
stock and farming utensils at public
sale on February 1st. Read also the
advertisement of Samuel Wheatman.
THE mill-pond again furnished the
boys sport in the way Of skating yes
terday, but was cut short by the heavy
snow storm that set in during the
afternoon.
THE attention of farmers and others
interested in horses is called to the
new and valuable treatise on the horse
for sale at the Stores of ]. B. Cooper
and ]. p. Hoffecker.
E. II. BECK, real estate agent, has
oil hn &C Gil 60
by Wesley Stevens, to VIM. w. DonO-
van, near Prices Corner, New Castle
county, Del, for about 5000.
THE Baltimore SUMS almanac for
1888 is as interesting as usual, and con-
tains many historical facts of national
interest, and a complete record of the
important events of 1882. A copy is
sent free of charge to every subscriber
to the paper.
Mrs. ANNA H. MARTINDALE as
President of the State Temperance
Union announces that Mrs. G. G.
Leavitte, of Boston has been engaged
to address the people of the State OF
the subject of Temperance during the
month of February.
The Conference Worker came to IL:
last week enlarged and greatly i'm
proved. Its Typography is neat, the
subject matter and classification of th'
paper good, and as the organ of tn,
Wilmington Conference, should hav,
the sympathy and earnest support o
its members.
Col. H. G. DOUGLASS, of this town i
announced as an applicant for Insur
ance Commissioner, with Ezekiel I
Cooper, Esq, of Dover, also an appli
cant, while the present incumbent
John r. McFee, Esq, of Georgetown
would be pleased to have a reappoint
ment. The vacancy will occur i
April.
THE Rebus of Smyrna's busines
men comprising 100 faces sketched !
one picture by E. A. Philleo th
+ Lightning sketcher," he has ha
phototyped and a number of copie
have been sold. The pictures hav
attracted considerable attention an
afforded no little amusement. The
are sold without the frame for SIC
each.
/ THE dismal weather of the past wee
: has been in part pay for the beautifr
| weather of the holidays. There hs
been enough ice to keep the women
, doors most of the time, especially Q
Sunday, and not enough snow wit
the sleet to make sleighing desirabl
and only occasionally have bells bee
heard. There is enough however tn
D morning to start the merry jingle I
the bells.
r WE are the recipient of some of Il
= finest apples we have ever seen, cor
t prising four or five different varieti
such as Willow Twig, Ben Davi
: Jenettings, Smiths Cider, &c. The
: specimens were from a barrel sent
i Mrs. G. Z. Peterson by John w. Leaf
l. erbury, formerly of this town. Mr..
left here % years ago and bought
r farm in Illinois on which these appl
r were grown.
!, WINTER IN "YoRK" STATE
e note from Levi Z. Anthony, Johpso
: vile, N. Y, where with his wife
has been visiting some weeks, says:
It has been quite a merry Wint
> so far, have had sleighing ever sin
!, Thanksgiving, not a very great guam
% ty of snow, but enough with the CO
weather we have had to make We
- good sleighing. The coldest day '
y have had was 50 below zero. The m'
nf y curry has ranged from 10' to 250 abo
. zero most Of the time, very comfort
4 BILE weather considering the localit
Il Ice is about nine l9) inches thick, Al
: clear as crystal"
THE driving snow storm this MOI
q ing put an almost complete estoppel
70 business. Only those who had
o. made an early venture in the stree
10 The railroad trains were ipnpeded,
"a public schools did not open for [
morning session, and the steam
pc Iygert that was booked for renew
Of her trips to Philadelphia wisely h,
US fast TO iasE moorings until better wea
/, er could be reported, The drifts {
IL from three to four feet deep in plac
and the snow Is thought 10 be owe
ad foot deep on level. The sun ca
out about ten o'clock and the work
ms breaking the track was she imports
business In order.
OVER million dollars worth of
IN, finest, cheapest and best clothing In
United States, is to be found ut
tis Hall, 9Th and Market ST., Phila.,
/ should be pleased to show You throt