Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12

expect Market street to go booming
hereafter.
HARRY III. HUNTINGTON is selling off
his stock of merchandise as fast as pos
sible with view of closing out by the
first of the year.
A. L. HUDSON killed a pen of ten
hogs last week, the heaviest weighing
438, lightest 26O, the average weight
being 3244 pounds.
THE display Of silver ware, jewelry
and bric-a-brac in the window Of ]. V.
Smith is very attractive and the finest
perhaps he has ever made.
JOHN WILKINSON, JR., is painting
the house on the farm of VIM. c Spru-
ance, Mrs. NJ. A. Clifton, Clayton, and
VIM. H. Carr and Mrs. McAfee this
town.
JACoR LIENBERGER, one of our enter
prising butchers, has been making a
speciality of large beeves lately, killing
one on Friday last, got of John p. Col
Inns, that dressed $40 pounds.
E. NJ. FOWLER has prepared for the
masculine wants of the holidays in a
full supply of underwear, collars, cuffs,
gloves, &C., in addition to a choice
selection of cassimeres and cloths.
On Saturday week, the 22nd inst,
Beckett & Mackey will have a public
sale of secondhand carriages at their
factory which may be of Importance to
persons in want of cheap carriages.
WITH corn selling at so cents a
bushel our farmers cannot do better
than turn it into beef while the latter
sells at Is cents a pound. Everything
looks propitious for the beef market.
THE busiest place in building Just
now is Delaware just below South
street. Three new dwellings are now
in course of erection, and more it is
said are soon to follow in the same
locality.
JOS. E. CARTER is papering and
granting the dwelling of DR.. William
Daniel; finishing the outside painting
of the cornice of the new school house
and granting at the new residence of
Andrew Sisco.
SEVERAL of our citizens. during the
past week have been to the city to
hear Irving, the celebrated English
actor and others contemplate going this
week to hear the equally celebrated
opera singer, Patti.
ROBERT GAss, of this vicinity. who
has written several articles under the
pseudOmnyme of IAN Irishman " for
| our oOluOOpc hos aOotI,o. ol,,,4o., -,
our first page in reply to the Record on
down trodden Ireland"
JOHN B. COOPER has returned from
the city with an immense stock OF
Christmas and staple goods, an enumer.
alton of which our people cannot fail
being interested in, in reading down
his holiday advertisement.
STEWARDS COLLECTION at Centcn
NAL NJ. f. Church, Sunday, December
18th. Rev. w. Ii. Thomas, of Zoar
Philadelphia, the pulpit orator of the
Delaware. Conference, will preach a
1920 A. NJ, and 100 P. NJ.
G.. w. GORDON, on Main street. ha.
in one of his windows fine display O
majOlica, china and glass wares-mostly
imported goods from Germany ant
France. The other window presents
fine showing of fruits, CONNECTIONS, &c
ELMER TAYLOR and Edward Bud,
went to Wilmington one day last weel
on their bicycles. They were sever
hours in making the journey, stopping
as they were on tour of observation
to look at the different towns passed
through.
THE primary classes of the publ
school which were reduced at one tim
to less than half the number by tn
absence of the children from tn
mumps, is filling up again and by tn
holidays the disease will nearly hav
spent itself.
THE Milford Chronicle, in speakin
of the gift of turkey for Thanksgiy
ing dinner to every widow of an Cd
Fellow in this community, says:
No secret society can have man
enemies that practice such beautiful
acts of charity"
THERE is quite boom in the cor
market in the West which has reache
the Eastern cities but has not got dow
to this section yet The advance ha
been from to 10 cts. during the mont
in Chicago on futures" and the maj
ket is still excited.
JUST for little change to see no,
the thing would go, a sharp touch
Winter would be acceptable to OF
merchants. No doubt business in ce
tain lines would brisk up wonderfully
We wouldn't know it was Winter tim
but for the calendar.
EDWARD BECK lost horse on Sa
urday from the "botts, and VIM. Y
Grieves lost one on Sunday frol
the " lock jaw" Occassioned by gettin
a nail in its foot. Prof. Groves ais
lost his driving horse a week or so ae
from an attack of lung fever.
Venus, Nepture, Saturn and Mercur
are evening stars this month, viii
Jupiter, Mars and Uranus are mOrnir
stars. Venus can be seen in the Soutl
west a little after shutdown, viii
: Neptune appears directly overhea
: and is the first star to appear.
REV. JAMES STUBBs is remodelling
: tenatnt house adjoining his dwellir
I near Duck Creek. He has leased h
property for five years to Jas. H. Hal
; of the latter place. He expects vii
his wife to spend the Winter with the
: son, Rev. E. Stubs, in Philadelphia.
> GEO. w. & S. TAYLOR are enclosir
the Presbyterian Church with
| wrought iron fence of their own worI
manship. The stained glass windoy
. for the church have also been receive
u They are of pretty design and ca,
have scriptural or mathematical fl
t ure.
. VIM. WELLS is clerking on the stear
er John E. 1ygert. any person havil
o any business to attend to, goods to
S exchanged, or ordered, he will give
his personal attention; he will alwa
7 be found Obliging, responsible and l
II liable for any business entrusted in
Il care.
e OUR farmers and shippers who a
= contemplating shipping their era
Il by the steamer Tygert should be ma
ing their arrangements; it is comi
= on close to the time for ma,
CATION to be closed. The steamer
expected to run tri-weekly trips t
remainder of this month.
g THE pretty school marms looked
possible brighter and more smili
20 than ever on their return from the ]