Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1884-01-09
Smyrna and Vicinity

politics and rum used to mix well.
Smyrna and Vicinity.
WIN. WELLS has sold his house and
lot at Duck Creek to VIM. Glanden, for |
$500.
THE protractcd meeting at the NJ. f.
Church will commence on Sunday |
evening.
A NICE present from very young
lady to youth of equally tender years
a mitten.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment of b. V. Weldon, tax collector
for this Hundred.
MONDAY witnessed more general
ice-getting the country over than any
single day for years.
AN examination of candidates for
teachers certificates will be held at
Dover, next Saturday.
Ice made very fast in the creek on
Saturday, and Sunday, being about
half foot thick on Monday.
DANIEL DoUGHERTY, of Philadelphia,
is announced as the next in number of
the Record course, time not named.
OUR hotels and ice cream dealers
were rejoiced by the cold snap of Sat
urday. 1t counted in dollars and cents.
THE cold snap stopped nearly all
mechanical work, the first time serious
" irotn Il hn
Winter.
+. w. DAWSON has received patent
for his hedge trimming machine bear
ing the date of December 18th, No.
290.S65.
Mrs. WIN. MANNERING will sell her
personal property at her residence on
Cummins street, on Saturday afternoon,
at , o'clock.
FIRST, gas bills, beef bills, then bills
in general. That's the way the New
Year depletes one pocket and replen-
ishes another.
SAM'L P. TRUAX had two turkeys
and four or five chickens frozen to
death on Sunday nigh that were roost-
ing out of doors.
The steamer John z. TygcH will not
make her trip to Philadelphia this
week, owing to the breaking up of the
| heavy ice ON the Delaware.
HoUsEKEEPERs in some cases find
the tactical fluid from the dairy q scarce
product, state of affairs likely to con-
tinue until the grass season.
THOs. w. BLEAKLY. near the "Big
Oak" as may be seen by advertisement
| will sell his personal property at public
sale Tuesday, January 22nd.
THE old almanac couplet,
AS the days begin to lengthen
The cold begins to strengthen"
has been found no exception this Jan
uary to the general rule.
IN these days of buckwheat cakes
and sausage, and suspended teamwork
our farmers are fattening up and gain
ing strength for the Summer of 'S4 and
the labors it has in store.
THE Calico Hop at the Town Hall
participated in by three sets at a time,
and witnessed by a number of specta-
tors will be followed by others, it is
said, including leap-year party.
WIN. FAIRIES, who was severely burn.
ed last week ON his head and face by q
pot of varnish taking fire while he was
removing it from stove, is over the
worst of the hurt and about his place
of business.
OWING to the increased demands OF
the Philadelphia and Smyrna Trans
pOrtatiOn Company for coal, they earn
estly request their patrons to give then
at least one or two days notice wher
ordering coal.
THE time of shooting game is up Jan
uary 10Th. The snow of Christina
week and subsequent cold weather ha
saved the life of many a partridge ant
rabbit that would have fallen a pre-,
to they boy hunters.
: A BOX of toys, purchased of Johl
, Wanamaker, Philadelphia, was left b,
a passenger, in the steamer John
e 1yget. The owner can procure tn
5 same by calling at the office of tn
: company in Smyrna.
n THE attention of our farmers is cal
n ed to the large sale of personal proper
ty of S. r. Warren, at his residence O
the Levels" west of Middletown, O
o Thursday, January 18th. Included i
e the lot are % head of horses and mule
u THE attention of fruit growers
d called to the advertisement of Raj
G dOlph Peters. Mr.. Peters has also %
, out very full descriptive catalogu
of the various fruit and ornaments
/ trees and plants he has for sale, cor
4 of which has been sent us.
D. THE cold snap hasn't brought Il
s. accustomed jibes about the peach Gre
ir for this section. The lot has fallen
o. Michigan this time, dispatch fro
= Marshall, in that state, saying, "tl
III peach crop is seriously damaged in tn
70 section by the cold weather."
&c ToMBsToNEs are suggestive of deaf
~ and thus not often quoted in Il
ly classification of industries indicatil
an prosperity, but it is fact neverthele
: that with David Stevenson of our ma
=" BILE yard the past was the best year
business he has had for long time.
J. GOULD, colored, who lives on {
he farm of J. l.. Bilderback, has purchas
&c of Andrew Davis, of Newport,
u acres of ground, near the Blackbi
hg camp meeting ground, for which
.es paid 81 200. He will take possession
,rs it in March. This property was SC
TO- by E. II. Beck, real estate agent.
ilv THE following constitute the offic,
- of the Young Mems Reading Roo
~ elected on Thursday evening to sci
Oh for the ensuing six months: Preside
ew L. Irving Handy; Vice PRESIDENT, ]
VIM. t. Collins; Second Vice Pre-
nd dent, Z. II. Beck; Treasurer, Thon
q Davis; Secretary, VIM. b. Mcgee
= Directors, A. Lee Cummins, Fra
,so Gootee. A special meeting of [
20 society is called for this evening.
es. Mr.. AND MRS. PETER P. COLL
,lic celebrated their sixteenth wedding
it niversary (under the title of miscel
ass neous) Monday evening". which '
ass attended by large number of our
the liens. From one hundred to one b
gle dred and fifty persons sat down to
in tables during the evening, which ,
ass, protracted to late hour, and
)ers presents received were numerous, ,
the led and some of them Of considers
{ as value.