Smyrna times., 1884-12-24

lore ped time tonight.
: TWENTY-FIVE or thirty of our MOO
; pie intend going to Wilmington next
, Tuesday evening to see the eouine
:. paradox of twenty educated horses
, They will go on the four O'Clock train
. and return on the midnight train. The
> Smyrna train will meet them MT Clav-
/, ton. ny
j. PERSONS who enjoy the comforts Of
e home certainly had their Gun full ON
5 sunday, for with n steady fall of rain
| from early morn till bed time and two
2 inches OF snow making the streets both
slippery and slushy, but few people
f day. '-0'0
HOLIDAY GOODs.-We still maintain
the reputation that we have had in tba
past. The finest stock of Hoiidav
Goods in town, and all fresh and new
Nothing carried over. Call and mako
your selections early, prices low, at
Hoffecker e
IHE property on Nam street known
as the Budd property was sold at nnh-
lie sale by Geo. V. Massey. trustee
on thursday last to John c. Bailey for
SOU. This was considered a GOOD
price considering the condition of the
property, which will doubtless UNDERGO
important improvements in the future
THE falling of the Thermometer an
Friday and Saturday mornings down
TO within few degrees of zero sent a
Chrlll OF delight to the hearts of the ice
dealers, but Monday instead of bring
ing them a busy day in filling their
houses ushered in thaw, bus their
prospect OF good crop is again hatter-
ing.
THE interesting article on the The
Centennial Conference was written
for the Times by Rev. J. B. Ouioo ot
our request. Next Sunday being The
hrst Sunday in the second century Of
/ the NJ. L. Church since its orronize-
( ton, Mr.. Quigg will preach n disconrsa
/ appropriate to the occasion i'm the
morning.
a NOTE from Levi L. Anthony TO q
friend in this town, dated JohnsonvilIa
\. y, December Goth, saws: Yestprl
: day at o'clock A. NJ, the Thermometer
was 4 below zero; l0A. NJ, g below.
II NJ, = below, and IOP. NJ. lGo below
saturday morning it was 23' below
and at / o'clock 4. ~, lO' below and !
good sleigbing. 1
Mr.. NENNOR completed his almanac
TOR 1889, little while before his dentb |
and it has just been published ot NIon'
lTeaI' Inc fall of 1884 he predicted |
Noulu Oe very open, with a mild, un- !
settied winter to follow with great falls |
Vi rain and snow. He also predicted |
an unusually green Christmas and n
mild New Year.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ments of the Philadelphia Press and
american -1gricUiturisf. We can f1r-
hlsn the Weekly Press in connection
win lhe SMYRNA TINES for 50 50 and
the d9HcWtUrisf and the Times ot
So.OO per year. These papers COM
mend themselves both for their vaIua
and their cheapness
LAST Sunday was the dav for the
fourth Quarterly Meeting of SMYRNA
station and Circuit At Bethel for
the latter place in the morning. Presid-
ing Elder Caldwell, Rev Mr.. Merritt
ana Ihe sexton constituted the cOnUre-
ga'ioh. The meeting in this town at
night was attended by only about a
score oi persons, the weather and walk
ing being desperately bad.
\ WEEK ago the dandelions worn j.,
bloom; two days thereafter tho tbor
nometer was within three or fonr do
grees OF zero this was followed by a
SIo" storm, then a rain, and then
" ohGay furnishing the climax in
tnu'lder showers while the earth was
yet mantled with snow. There was
eElccehtly variety enough in the space
OF four or five days to suit all kinds of
tastes. minus VI
AMONG the many curiOsities brought {
nome by DIR. ThOs G.. Dawson from
MS thiee years cruise, were specimens
Oh shOes worn by both male and female
oI winter and Summer wear. of the s
various countries he visited. from tho J
Ilhy shoes Of the Chinese ladies To tho {
sandals OF the Malays. They were
made OF all kinds of material and soma {
Oh them very unique in appearance s
several samples can be seen in the most {
office window. 80 '''' i'0'V
, DRY-GoODs merchant of Tender i
Ioot City, Arizona, has inserted the fol- \
owing advertisement in the local Z
paper, and If JOS. II. Primrose were
iVihS there instead of Smyrna. as he
- we should certainly say joseph was
ne man; We have the durndest lot
d al goods ever seen in this divide 0
ma we can bust any snoOzer who tries t
o uisPute 1t. Hitch up the old boss u
ma come and see us. The best saloons p
II town are within stones throw Of Il
'9r establishment. We have ransacIr-
IL the world to get the finest Goods Ii
ND we are bound to please j
. Z HE custom of giving Christmas al
nus grew out of very old religious m
i'e' when 1t was the rule to have s.
nllles ID almost every house and ot
wen points along the highway, it was W
visionary to lay upon the sbrines
ulnS OF money for the poor, bouquets p
hd written benedictiOns. Travellers Ia
rlIed the last, ard the poor were very
Tateiul for the first. The bounuafs m
hu trlles were tenderly regarded nv r
nose TO whom they were given oftor to
aVihg served as VOtiVe Offerings IN
)me SAINT. Then there was somethin0 Ii,
sacred about them that thev ,vnr9
OF gwen carelessly and unmeaningIv St
ma they were priced accordingly. 4 ID
lded rose, leaf or triaing trinket
as priced just as highly rs a gem, II II
as not the thing itself, but that which r,
suggested that was priced. ~ W ''''"
IHE new mail arrangement does not VI VI
III the business men Of Wilminoton 0O
7cause the letters reach them go late l..
me day that they cannot receive ot- Dy
ntion, and the people down the line sE' st
the Delaware, Maryland and Vir. 'n
ma road complain that their letters
e retained at Harrington until The
ternoon, thus almost virtuallv de-
.lVlng them Of communicative with aG
lehGs IN the State on that dav. The an
'hehC OF the change for the Delaware of
ad at least, as claimed is, that letters ma
GeiVed from Wilmington and Phila- bu
'lPnla can be answered bv this late re,
an the same day. It will be imnos- M
Die TO make an arrangement that will ba,
DrE with equal satisfaction to ali tbn IN,
.rIles on the line. Since the above ami
As written the Morning Ne,ps states dnl
aC the road will go back to the oId of
ute IN about n yVonL 3