Smyrna times., 1884-11-26

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Lane field
BY the provisions of the game law no
dealer can buy game for the purpose of |
selling it again without paying a
license of $25, but the man or boy who
kills the game can sell it without vio-
lating the law.
THE anniversary exercises of the
Presbyterian Sunday-school at the |
church tomorrow night, as by the
programme, promises to be interesting,
and the occasion will doubtless call out
a large audience.
AN exchange says: Predicting
hard times will help to procure them.
A cheerful view is better. Let us earn
all we can, save all we can, and pay
our bills promptly as we are able.
That will helpto make the times good"
THE steamer j. z. Tggert makes but
two trips this week on account of the
Thanksgiving holiday. She returns
from Philadelphia to-day instead of to-
morrow, and goes up again on Friday.
The same thing will occur Christmas
week.
THE murky, warm, high wind of
Sunday was brought to close in the
evening by a thunder shower, the
heaviest fall of rain for the past four
months and the only one in that time
that has wet the ground below the sur
face.
THE Ladies Mite Society of the NJ.
E. Church will hold their annual festi-
val in the Town Hall tomorrow even
ing. The bill of fare will contain all
the delicacies of the season-ice cream,
chicken salad, turkey supper, oysters,
whips, fruits, &c. Admission 10 cents.
WE hear it stated that the fatal hog
cholera has made its appearance in this
section, several cases having occurred
about Clayton, This will be likely to
hurry on the work Of killing. Until
the present we have been exempt from
this disease, while other sections have
suffered great losses.
Miss LIZZIE f. PHILLIPS, Whining
toms favOrite elOcutionist, will give en-
tertainments of readings and recita-
tiOns in Kenton NJ. E. Church on
Thanksgiving night and Downs Chap
ell on Friday night. She is pluckiIy
endeavOring to get a finished educa-
ton at Delaware College.
THE fall of temperature following
the warm southern storm of Sunday
which covered a space of 800 miles,
and did great deal of damage from
the violence of the wind, sent the Their
mOmeter down Monday night to 2O9.
In the Northwestern States the MUIR
curry fell below zero and in Manitoba it
fell to 15o below.
JAMES JOHNS, residing near Hartley.
West Dover Hundred, an exhorter in
the NJ. E. Church, an active worker in
| the temperance cause as well as all
moral reforms, died on the 18th inst,
after a long life Of usefulness. He
leaves a young widow, whom he mar
ried some two years ago, and a large
family of children, to mourn his loss.
HOG killing has been DELAYED this
year later than the usual time by the
warm weather, but the freezing nights
/ of Thursday and Friday gave assur-
ance, and on Saturday a number of
pOrkers were killed by the hog
butchers, and from this time on till the
/ Christmas holidays the work of slaugh-
ter in town and country will proceed.
THE Teachers Institute for Kent
County it was decided by the commit
tee which met on Saturday should be
held in Dover. 1t was desired by
many of our citizens that it should be
held in this town and homes had been
rsrtA k,o.sr. ,A..,.k 80.
from the fact that Dover was more cen
trail and that all could be accommodate
ed at the hotels, it was selected as the
place.
THE young ladies Leap Year party
on Monday evening at the Town Hall.
which was participated in by sixteen
couple, was highly enjoyed by all the
participants. The young ladies took
the iniative, making the gentlemen
their guests, teaching them a lesson by
commencing earlier and closing al
what the parents think a much more
seasonable hour than have been the
most of those in the management of the
sterner sex.
J. Y. SMITH, as will be seen by adj
Vertisement, has anticipated the wants
of the holidays by filling his store with
a full stock of handsome Christina.
goods, largely in silver and gold pro
ducts in most any design that may be
wanted for use or for presents, but has
besides beautiful vases, cards and Other
articles suitable for the season. TIL,
attention of those wanting watches j:
especially called to q good stock of ex
cellent time pieces at reduced prices.
JOHN E. PHILLIPS would call atten
ton to his large stock of ready mad,
clothing, hats, caps and gents furnish
ing goods. As an evidence of the popu
larity of his goods, he would state thi:
is the second large stock he has laid il
this Fall, and that his stock is nov
comparatively new, no old stock, and
you want fashionable suit or overcoa
, with a stylish hat, and at prices tina
defy competition, you will consult you
interest and pocket book by calling OF
} him. z
THE following officers were electe,
by the WOman's Christian Temperate
| Union of Smyrna, yesterday afternoon
( for the ensuing year: President, Mrs
Jennie Quigg; First Vice President
Mrs. Kate Cooper; Second Vice Presi
, dent, Mrs. Mary Wells; Third Vic
President, Mrs Mary Carter; Record
r ing Secretary, Mrs. Laura Fairbanks
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Emm
Hall; Treasurer, Mrs. Kate Smithers
Miss Jennie Smithers, solicitor 70
Union Signal
THE Peninsular Land Exchange.
with Geo. w. Ingram, of Middletowr
! at the head, and seven other agencie
at different points of the Peninsul
give notice in another column tina
they are ready to supply all person
: desiring homes on the Peninsula, a
D reasonable prices. The piece of Ian
between the Delaware and Chesapeak
Bays is capable of sustaining a muc
denser population than it now contains
and this agency offers itself as a mean
= to bring about this result.
JAS. G. ROBINSON, of this town, VIII
=. was elected sheriff Of this county at tn
: recent election, and who bonded O
: Thursday last, moved his family dow
to the sheriff's residence at Dover O
Monday where he will reside the nel
s two years, the time of his official tern
Q He has chosen John V. Weldon, of tn
d town, his deputy, who also bonded O
1t Thursday. These two representative
Z of Duck Creek we have reason to e,
pect will make officials of iptoOrit,