Smyrna times., 1884-01-16
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

Hall.
ROBERT GASS, near town lost one OF
his farm horses on Saturday after an
hours sickness.
SEVERAL shares of stock of the Fruit
Growers National Bank, of this town.
sold the past week for $l35 per share.
PARTIES tell us that they have had
to aid the poorly illuminating gas light
the past week or so with Kerosene
lamps.
II is stated that 4. Lee Cummins has
purchased bone mill in Toledo, Ohio,
and will take possession of it in the
Spring.
TEE protracted meeting commenced
at Bethel Church, on the Circuit. on
Sunday, has thus far not had propitious
weather.
LIZZIE, a three year old child of
Benz. Mattiford, fell from a chair while
playing, breaking her arm near the
shoulder.
J. S. HUFFINGToN has resigned the
Office of Agent of the Kent County In
surance Company for this place, because
of impaired health.
Miss LIZZIE L. PHILLIPS. elOcution-
ist of Wilmington, is announced to read
in the NJ. p. Church, at Clayton, next
Wednesday evening.
HARRY RAwLEY, down the Neck.
had the index finger of his left hand
nearly severed last week by being
caught in feed cutter.
FARMERS and others will not forget
the sale of ). r. Warren, OIL the Lev
els" tomorrow, and 7. c. Bleakley,
near the Big Oak" next Tuesday.
LUMRER is being gathered at the
tressel work that spans the stream at
CaspersOn's mill, above Clayton. bv
the railroad authorities to erect a new
bridge.
CAN'T the Young Mems Reading
Room be galvanized into some appear
ance of a living organism? Where
do the newly elected officers keep
themselves?
The thermometer this morning reg
istered 12', which with the snOw-clad
earth. long, pendant icecicles and lin
gle of sleigh bells make altogether
Il Wintery scene.
WHAT has become of the stockhold-
ers Of the Smyrna and Delaware Bay
Railroad? The time for the annual
election has passed, but not a word has
transpircd in relation to this company.
MARINER, son Of JOS. l.. Beckett
fell down Il flight of stairs on Friday
last, and bruised himself severely, he
laid in convulsions for two hours after
wards, but is now in state of rapid re-
Covery.
JAS. STARTLING while returning from
Leipsic driving young horse, Monday.
when at what is called Leipsic cross
ing, the animal got scared at a vendue
Dill and ran away and damaged the
carriage badly.
The Sunday School of the Centen-
NAL NJ. f. Church held missionary
Day" service on Sunday afternoon,
the exercises consisting in singing.
speaking and the reading of several
original essays.
A. Z. GRIFFITH, real estate broker.
has sold the farm belonging to Miss
Mary Z. Blew, of Brooklyn, n. Y, sit
uated near Hartley Station, containing
l82 acres, for $4,000. Mrs. Mary IT,
Burrows, near Kenton, is the pur-
chaser.
The amount of money in our two
banks, as will be seen by reports in
another column, show 1853, 1882 on
Individual deposit subject to check.
This exhibits very comfortable condi-
tion of the monetary affairs of our
capitalists.
Hon. ELI SALISBURY has our thanks
for copy of the Congressional Direc-
tory, book of 200 pages, containing
full directory of all that pertains to
Governmental affairs with brief his
tory of every member of the Senate
and House of Representatives
JOHN w. STEPHENSON and Jos. Z.
Williams had in their shambles YES
terday beef which they pronounced
the tattest ever in the market. butcher
ing 5S! pounds to the 100 gross weight.
1t was raised in Thoroughfare Neck
by Mr.. Bice who brought it with him
from Canada.
THERE was complete surprise YES
terday morning on the part of the peo-
pie in coming out of their warm beds
to find the ground covered with sew
eral inches of snow, the falling flakes
keeping it up in desuItory way all day.
Every tree and bush wore a featherv
fringe, presenting a really beautiful
spectacle.
SATURDAY was not q good day for
butterflies with the ground covered
with snow, but Rich. S. Marin brought
one to this Office which measured over
two inches across the wings, that flew
about quite like a Summer day after
enjoying awhile the warmth of the
room. His son came across it in split
ting up an old rail at the wood pile.
The Smyrna Home School" Her.
man Roe, principal, is moving pleasant
J. with q dozen pupils and q room
handsomely furnished with the most
modern desks and all appliances for
good work. More pupils are prom
lsed, and according to prospects this
new private school will soon pass from
an experiment to a fact. Such an in
stitutiOn is needed in town and should
be encouraged by the people.
THE new school house is being swent !
and floors secured preparatory to the |
reception of the new desks, which are
expected in day or two. IF there is
no delay, the consolidated schools will
meet in the new building Monday.
February 4th, in which case there will |
be no school aite: the 25th, until that
date, in order to give the Directors
time to have the ni.ni,drc pyoperly set
up in the eight new commodious rooms.
VIM. H. CARR's new ice cream par
lor is now open for 1884. 1t is Is by |
20 feet in size, high ceiling, with two |
chandeliers and walls covered with
bright paper. When he gets his |
new furniture, tables and chairs of |
oak, he expects to be able under a |
pressure to accommodate nearly fiftv |
guests at a time. In the Summer he |
will throw open an additional room |
in the rear in addition to the cozy seats |
under the grape vine in the side yard. |
Missionary Day.
This day two weeks will be "Mis-
sionary day" al the NJ. f. Church.
this being the only collection that is
lifted directly from the congregation
during the year, and is thus given es-