Smyrna times., 1885-12-23

THE last train north, VIII ich has been
leaving here at 4.40 P. NJ, now leaves
at SOB.
ROBT. H. MACKEY, who went TO
ChestertOwn a year ago to live, pur-
poses returning to this town the first
of the year.
The usual Christmas morning prayer
meeting will be held on Friday morn
ing at the NJ. +. Church, commencing
at six o'clock.
FRESH Cocoanuts, English Walnuts,
Pecan Nuts, Filberts, Soft and Paper
shell Almonds and Chestnuts, all at
Clements corner.
The meeting of the WOman's Chris
tian Temperance Union will be at Mrs.
Edward Beck's, Tuesday, Dec. 29th, at
three o'clock P. NJ.
LIPPINCOTT's glass front presents a
brighter aspect to that part of Main
street on dark nights than has been its
condition heretofore.
HARRIGAN's Double Hibernan Com
pany, Irish and American Tourists have
the Town Hall engaged for Monday
January 11th, 1856.
TRIMMING with evergreen is in har-
mony with taste as well as proper
emblem to commemorate the gift of a
Saviour to the world.
THERE have been more changes of
real estate for building investments the
past season in Smyrna than for a num-
ber of years previously.
The days this week are at their
shortest, nine hours, % minutes long.
After this. the sun will commence
slowly its return northward.
SHOULD think that Denney's stock
and prices of Holiday Goods would in
duce you TO buy at home instead of
Philadelphia. Call and see him. Il
The Sunday school at Friendship
Church, ThorOughlare Neck, will have
Christmas celebration, including a
Christmas tree, tomorrow evening.
GAS has been introduced the past
week in the Smyrna Circuit Parsonage
i'll the upper and Bethel A. NJ. +.
Church, i'll the lower part of the town.
ALL persons who contemplate max
ing Presents would do well to call and
examine the New Stock Of Novelties
just received at J. p. HOiircker's 4
CHRISTMAS Day is legal holiday with
the banks and they witt be closed on
that day. All papers falling due on
that day must be paid the day preced-
ing.
THE farm of the late VIM. Il. Ca
hOon, offered at public sale yesterday
at Dover, was Withdrawn by the trustee
because the bids were considered too
low.
THERE are two important things to
be gained by education; one is to
show what you have learned and the
other is to hide what you have not
learned.
Mrs. 5. f. RICHARDS, on Market ST.,
has full line Of Ladies' and Gents
Silk Handkerchiefs, Gents Silk Muf-
flers, Christmas Cards, SC. Give her a
call for bargains. T
OUR merchants never had Il nicer
lot of Christmas goods than they have
at present. Purchasers can do about
as well in Smyrna as III the city, be-
sides saving the cost of travel.
The Christmas holiday commences
tO-mOrrOw-Christmas Eve--which.
after all, in its excitements, prepara-
tiOns and anticipatiOns, is the big day
OF the great annual festive season.
The members of Smyrna Lodge No.
II, l. 0. G. r., are requested to be at
the lodge room this evening at seven
O'Clock, sharp. Business OF import
ance. GEORGE CARTER, Sec'y.
A CARLOAD of sleighs, twelve in
number, were received at our depot a
few days since, consigned to A. Lee
Cummins. All we want now is the
snow to make the holiday a lively sea-
son.
BILLY ARLINGTON is pronounced by
those who heard him last night to be
a show all to himself. His auditors
were so pleased as to exact a promise
from him to come back again during
the Winter.
JOHN +. PHILLIPS is ready fol
Christmas with an elegant line of Sill
and Linen Handkerchiefs, Silk anC
Cashmere MufIlers, Gents Fine Necl
Wear, Umbrellas, &c. Call early be
fore stock is broken. T
THE weather is unusually fine tbil
Fall, but those who think there will b,
a very mild Winter will do well to rec
Ollect that we are apt to have som,
I hot
and July and the next.
EXCURSION tickets will be sold OF
the Delaware Railroad, commencing to
day and good until January 4th, at ,
considerable reduction. This will en-
able persons to visit relatives in tn,
city, at small expense.
The crayOn cartoons drawn by w. +
Clement of Santa Claus and his rein
deer team, and Old Kriss going dow
the chimney, on his bulletin board il
, different cOlOrs, has attracted much at
, tentiOn and admiration.
The dwelling of the late H. {
: Douglass, was knocked off at the hi
of the widow, for $1,000, at the admin
istratOr's sale on Thursday. The /,
: acre lot was bought by John c. Bale,
for 5000, subject to dover.
GILMORE, Russell & Williams Minis
5 trels, advertised for Thursday evening
December oath, will present man
: novelties, in their entertainment wit
no Objectionable features. They hav
twenty persons composing the troupe
OUR citizens visiting Wilminpto
. will find short talk in a column I
e itself, by CTanor & Co., that will great
= ly interest them if they are in pursui
0 of bargains. They come down to dot
on kid gloves, silks, coats. dress goods
linens, carpets, &c.
The pupils Of the SMYRNA HON
School, Herman Roe, principal, are
noticeable commodity in our stree
$ population, in their walks to and fror
t school. We hope ere long to see ther
in gangs, with their satchels. march
. Ing to the halls of learning.
These baYe been the DAYS when tn
crisp spare rib DECORATED the breakfas
table and the careful housewife ba
J. been busy in putting away her Winte
supply Of sausage. Itwill'be a long tim
before buekwheat cakes and sausag
60 out OF fashion as a winter hreakfas
o dish.
Mrs. J. w. JONES fell from ste