Smyrna times., 1885-12-23


glass of water resting on the top of her
head and one likewise in the palm of
each hand indefinitely, without spilling
a drop, and also initiate accurately a
railway train in moving off from a sta
ton, expects to be back this way again
in Midwinter.
ONE of our citizens familiar with the
arts and sciences, who has kept abreast
with the scientific developments of the
age, expects to see in the next twenty
years our dwellings all warmed by one
common fire, lighted in the same way
by electricity, and glass to become a
substitute for shingles, tin or slate, in
roofing our houses.
THE Sunday school of the NJ. E.
Church will have aSunday school sOcia-
BILE on Monday evening next. The
committee of ladies and gentlemen will
doubtless have a pleasant Christmas
treat for the children, the chief features
of which are to be cake and ice cream.
The programme comprises music and
other exercises as we'll as refreshments.
On Monday afternoon about four
o'clock the dwelling on the farm be-
longing to the heirs of the late VIM.
Wood and occupied by James Ritchie,
about three miles above this town on
the state road. took fire and burned
down. When discovered the roof was
on fire near the chimney. Ritchie saved
the most of his goods. The loss on the
house will be about $500.
Miss Bessie DECAMP gave such sat-
isfaction at the rink on Thursday and
Friday evenings that she was engaged
| to remain over on Saturday evening
and greatly entertained a large audi
| tory. She also declaimed two or three
pieces, receiving considerable applause.
Harry Tufts, who has a wheel perfOr-
nance will be on the floor both after
noon and evening Of Christmas day.
DON'T be afraid to look at iewelry,
watches and especially silver and silver
plated ware, for holiday gifts. Don't
be afraid Nothing else is so chaste
beautiful, and you will be surprised
and pleased at the moderate cost, ele-
giant rich designs, and variety in silver
novelties. Only, come early so we can
engrve any name you wish on them.
t WILMER B. SMITH, Jeweler.
A MAN stopping his paper, wrote to
the editor as follows: Il dom think
folks Ottent to spend ther mummy fur
paper, mi daddy diddent and every
body said he was the intelligentest man
in the country and had the smartest
family Ofsmart bOiZ that ever dugged
taters an bein' eZ is Wun of them
bOiz don't want yer payper, don't
want payper that dose MT talk hun
ney all the time bout our foxes"
H. d. BOYER is having a double
dwelling erected on the street that is
proposed to be opened from Glenwood
Avenue to Methodist street and to be
called Walnut street from a large wal
nut tree that stands on the lne). said
house to be 80 feet front, 16 feet deep,
to which there will be at the rear a
shed addition "a by u feet. One of
the houses has already been rented.
The work is being done by Willard F.
Weldon.
THE trustees of Bethel A. NJ. F.
Church this town have the work OF
renovation sufficiently advanced to en-
able them to use the new basement fol
the Christmas services. The new heat.
er was received and put in yesterday
For ten days commencing with q
Christmas cantata they will have what
they call the Feast of the Wilderness
when the floors will be strewn with
leaves and branches of trees be placed
about to give the semblance of forest
SUNDAY was the 10th anniversary
of EnOch Hugg, one of our old citizen!
who has known what it was to battl,
with life. His friends determined t.
give him a genuine surprise and so A
of them met at a neighbOrs on Higl
street and went in body each armed
with pound of sOmething-cOffee
sugar, soap, flour, tobacco &c, and de
posted them on his table, quite loadin.
it down. The party enjoyed themselve
until eleven o'clock when they retireC
with many expressions of thanks from
the recipient for their kindness to him
On Monday light was broken ou
! of l. K ShOTtman's show window bv
cOlored boy. A glass had TO be or
( dered from the city during which tim,
a board covered the broken place
Last night the wire screen was lifte,
off and a thief with very long arms anC
J the aid of stick rOped in through tn,
broken pane a large part of Mr.. Short
. mans Christmas candy. When tn,
8 glazier went there early this mOrnin,
to put in the glass, he found a state O
perturbation somewhat resembling
D circus. Much sympathy is felt for MI
: ShOrtman in his loss.
THE heating of their dwellings b,
: steam has been so satisfactory at th
2 residences Of his two sons, near town
that John Anthony has also decided t,
put in steam in his new home on SOutl
: street There are doubtless others tina
D will substitute steam for furnace heat
D ers next winter if not this. 1t is sal,
: that the heating of the school buildin
would cost $3.50 less in fuel a year b
steam than by the present heaters il
;; their very imperfect heating. If th
heaters cannot be made to do thei
: duty land the trouble is said to b
more in the way they are set up thar
y anything else), then it will be econom,
to pull them out at once and put steaf
; in their place.
:, THE entertainment to be piven !
the Town Hall tonight bv the Goo
Il Templars Lodge, of this town, prom
9 ises to be a highly enjoyable affair
= The meeting will be addressed b
n Frank Whelen, Grand Worthy Chic
O Templar of the State of Delaware. an
+ others of Dover; Rev. J. B. Quigg, wi
it preside over and address the meetinl
s and Herman Roe. principal of tn
j, smyrna Home School, will also speak
Between each address there will b
either vocal or instrumental musi,
Z The W. G. T. U. and Band of Hope. q
Smyrna, have been invited, and quite
! number of Dover Good Templers ar
= expected. The Hall has been decora
Il ted with bunting and evergreen and 8
/ there will be no admission charge
the room will no doubt be filed.
e On Friday afternoon last at the clos
81 OF the regular exercises, the Smvrn
y Home School resolved itself into
Il business meeting. On motion w. A
. Ennis was elected chairman. aud
y Harvey Spruance was elected seer,
~ tarV. Fbe question in regard to tb
tame OF closing for the Christmas Hol
d days was brought before the house an
!. John Armstrong moved that the schoe
!. close on Thursday afternoon mex
e The chairman not being able to decid
n by the yeas and nays, q ballot was cal
d ed for. James LatOmus and Miss Iilli
II J.. Reynolds were appointed as telleri
The first motion was lost and was 70
lowed by a proposition to close O
% wednesday afternoon, which was cal
n Fied. In view of this decision tho oIoe