Smyrna times., 1884-12-03
Smyrna and Vicinity.
ICE CREAM at Carr's. q

ICE CREAM at CaT's.
Do NOT forget to call at Deunev's
Drug Store for Christmas presents. 4
+. II. BECK has sold his dwelling. on
Main street, to Mrs. Josephine Allen
for g, 800
THE Ladies Benevolent Society arc
contemplating holding IL festival on
New Years night.
a. G. CUMMINs has. it is said. the
| handsomest chandelier in his new Office
that there is in this town.
VAN EARL has painted the dwelling
Of Jos. r. Jefferson, near town, and is
at work on the Miller property.
PERSONS wanting ice cream can have
their wants supplied by calling on
VIM. II. Carr, on Market street =
JOS. c. ROBINSON, of Salem. y. j.,
has opened a cigar store in The room
recently occupied by H. D. Boyer, on
Main Street.
Miss NJ. +. SAvIN has just received
a fresh stock of Felt Hats and Feathers
which she is selling very cheap. 4
a. p. GRIFFITH has on sale music
boxes OF large size that come in well
TO complete his list Of musical instru-
ments including organs and pianos.
Miss SALLIE b. COLLINS has ius,
returned home from Philadelphia with
large and fine assortment of Christ
mas goods, which are open for inspec-
ton.
J. II. JEFFERSON has sold building
lot on Chestnut street from the piece
of ground recently purchased of Z.
Blais) 25 by 115 feet, to Enoch Moore.
for $3.50.
AMONG the articles that have been
forwarded to the Worlds Fair at New
Orleans from this town have been
samples of the phosphate manufactured
by A. G. Cummins.
| SHOULD think Denney's stock and
prices of Holiday Goods would induce
you to buy at home instead of Phila-
delphia. The largest and finest stock
he has ever purchased. 7
THE ball given by the young men of
the town, on Wednesday night last.
was highly enjoyed by the company.
and altogether one of the most success
full they have ever had.
WIN. H. THOMPSON expects to dis
continue store keeping in the Spring,
because of inability to get a suitable
room, the owner, VIM. A. Winford tax
ing the store he now occupies.
HERMAN Roe has succeeded. not
withstanding the extreme dry weather
OF the Fall, i'll raising about 700 plants
Of celery in his garden. He is bleach
ing it carefully for Winter use and
sales.
Mrs. DEBORAH KNOTS and VIC.
Knots, administrators of Geo. w
Knots, deceased, will have a large
sale of stock, farming implements, &C.
near BlancO," on Thursday, Decem-
Der 18th.
}. HARRY JEFFERSON does not claim
to be crack shot, but if not. he was
wonderfully lucky on Monday. return
ing from trip down the " Neck with
sixteen partridges and two rabbits in
his game bag.
DIR. T. }. I4AMBDIN has in his garden
raspberry plants called the monthly
Raspberry" because they bear fruit
the Summer through, and are now in
ali the stages of bearing, from blossoms
to ripe fruit on the canes.
y NUMBER Of our lads-they want
to make the company up to sixteen
nave organized themselves into a fife
and drum corps and have rented the
room adjoining that Of the Smvrna
Cornet Bands for the purpose Of drill
ing. -
JOHN w. STEPHENSON has discon-
tlnued butchering, intending to 90 to
farming in Maryland the first Of the
year, and his shambles has been leased
Dy Two OF our young men, Messrs.
Olandlng q DillwOrth, who have
opened a fish and oyster market.
THE defeated Republicans of this
section seem to be, in their expressions
OF opinions Of the future, strongly i'm
favor of Mr.. Blaine for the standard
bearer in 1883. There appears to be a
WIDE sentiment in this direction. hut il
takes a wise political seer to look ahead
four years.
The business OF lighthouse keeper
IS said to be no longer a political Office
but rather an Office where merit and
efficiency are the recommendations
Inis being the case, quite number of
the hungry along the coast may not so
readily get the ear of the Secretary of
the Treasury.
a DEMOCRATIC friend Of ours, who is
OF the Methodist persuasion. and who
recently removed from Salem to Della
ware, writes us that IL Il man in Della
ware belongs to the Unterrified partv
and the NJ. u. church at the same time.
he Is all right. Pretty good. .-Salem
South Jersegmda
As Thanksgiving becomes more a
holiday the less apparently is the re-
llgious aspect of the day observed.
The services at both the Methodist and
Episcopal Churches were slimly attend
cd, as has been the case for the past
several years, in this respect IN strik-
ing contrast with a score or more years
ago.
WINTER enters on the three 6rst
days Of December with none Of the
rigors that belong to this season--in
fact they would do credit 10 October.
December is put down ia the almanac
as the beginning Of Winter when IN
TACT Winter does not usually begin un-
al the sun enters the sign Copernicus
1.-The 2lst inst.