Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1884-11-05
SmYrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
THE application for fourth license
to sell liquor in this town was refused
by the court.
The clearing up Of the weather on
Saturday gave us some beautiful
moonlight nights.
PARTIES wanting notices TO tres
passers, gunners, &c, can be supplied
at this office whenever called for.
GEO. G. ROTHwELL will banquet the
Smyrna Conet Band this evening, who
take this occasion to congratulate him
for becoming a benedict.
ONE OF our farmers says that as his
recollection goes, very dry Fall has
always been followed by a good wheat
crop the following Summer.
THE attention of our farmers and
others is called to the sale OF second
hand carriages by JOS i. Beckett to be
held on Saturday next, at 10 O'Clock.
CORN is said to be dryer and more
marketable this Fall, as it is taken in
from the field, than the crop gathered
last year was in the following Spring.
GEO. Coles Planet won the wagon
race at the MOnlrose track, Easton, at
the race on Saturday time, 80. He
also came in third in the free for all,
time, 2.36.
REV. THOs. a. STEVENSON. of Sher-
voune, n Y, who came on to attend the
I funeral of his mother, Mrs. Ann Stew
/ enson, has been spending two or three
days visiting his brothers and sisters.
YELLow-NEDs," fish common
only in the Spring, has visited our
town several times this Fall in Eastern
Shore wagons. They have generally
been accompanied by pike, a fish that
belongs to this season.
A SIX years Presidential term and
no reelection would give the country
a rest from political agitation that
wouldn't do anybody harm. This
would be quite often enough to turn
things topsy-turvy generally.
ONE of our citizens asks us to rec
ommend parties to use turnips to set
candles in, as entirely safe from the
possibilities of fire on the night the
town is painted red in commemora-
ton OF the victory ut the election yes
terday.
Mrs. ELIZABETH DIXON. who died
suddenly from a stroke of paralysis on
Thursday last, was buried on Sunday
from the residence of her son-in-law
Geo. Beck, a very large funeral attend
ing the remains to Delany's Chanel.
the place Of interment.
The Philadelphia & Smyrna Trans
portatiOn Company have bought about
OF an acre of ground of John II.
Bewley III the rear of his store and on
which MS shed for hitchiug horses are
located, on which they expect to erect
stables for the use of the company.
Access to this property will be had
through the alley which runs between
Bewley's and Walkers stores.
E. H. BECK, real estate agent. has
sold the farm belonging to Geo. ].
Underwood, at the " Big Oak, >" to D. w.
, Irumpeller, of Jacksonville, Fla, for
$4,000. Mr.. Underwood bought this
farm a year ago Of T..W. Bleaklev, for
$4,000. Mr.. Trumpeller intends to nut
up a cottage on the State road near
the residence of 5. b. briggs, which he
Will occupy in the Summer and spend
MS Winters in Florida. Mr.. T.'s
friends here will be glend to welcome
him back in Delaware.
A PAIR Of bullock horns which have
been IN the window at the post Office
for several days have attracted a good
deal OF attention because Of their beau.
ty OF proportion and immense size
measuring five feet between the tins
There Is also with them horns of the
koo-dOO, South African animal. which
are curious for the spiral form i'm which
they grow. They were both obtained
: from Cape Town by DR.. 7. G.. Dawson
whose great number of curosities hay,
been subject Of interest to "a number
, Of cur people.
WIN. NJ. BELL, who entered Tho
, National Bank of Smyrna in 1850 anC
was elevated to the cashiership in 1896
, mas rendered his resignation to tax,
, eject january lst next, or the first o.
december, prOximO, if his place can be
nlled IN that time. Mr. Bell has beer
identified with this bank for SO man,
years as its efficient clerical head. tina
1t will seem strange to the patroos n
p the institution to find any one else il
8 the responsible place. lie will NOV,
f from the bank to the new residene,
f recently purchased on Methods
0 street.-The Tygert hOuse-simulta
] neous with his departure from tn,
! cashiers desk.