Smyrna times., 1885-11-25
Smyrna and Vicinity.

killing.
BUSINESS will be generally suspended
tomorrow.
Tomorrow gives "A fOretaste of the
holiday festivities.
CHRISTMAS CARDS, prettier than ever,
at Miss S. B. Collins. +
MANY high-roosting turkey mas
had to come down this week.
CHRISTMAS presents. Just what your
friends will want, at Miss S. b. Collins. 4
THE Festival ladies' will have a
smile for everybody tomorrow even
ing
Now Is the time to lay in your christ
mas goods :-Denney has ii good assOrt-
ment. Il
SNOY fell yesterday from Whining
ton Horthward over large extent of
territory.
DENNEY's window is making an
attractive show with his line display
of holiday goods.
THE POstOflice will be open tO.mOr-
row, between the hours of 7 and s. lO4
and II, and 81 and 9 in the evening.
A DOWN county grOceryman is invit-
ing the people through the newspaper
to come and see him because the
sausage are very low"
HARRY HART, the Wilmington cloth
ing merchant gives our citizens visit
ing Wilmington some information about
the place to make purchases.
E. G REED calls attention to his
stock of christmas goods, confectionery.
fruits, &c. He also keeps in supply for
table use, fresh fish and oysters.
P. H. T. WYATT has been doing some
very handsome designing and lettering
recently, especially that on the drum
head Of the Smyrna COrnet Band.
THANKSGIVING services will he held
at the Methodist and Episcopal
churches tomorrow morning, discourses
being delivered at each by the respect
i've pastors.
THEattraction at the Rink on Friday
and Saturday nights will be the Wallace
& Thorn combination, in the imperso-
nation of the Irish Dude and the Flying
Dutchman.
SCOUT FLANNER came to Smyrna on
Friday wearing a high silk hat and
wrapped up in a Garrick, but left on
Saturday for Dover. His wife re.
manned here.
]. t. & H. NJ. FARsON, of Brenford.
have bought half acre of ground from
W. A. Stevens, at BrenfOrd, on which
they are erecting a pretty residence
Is by "a feet.
SOME Of these days when the NJ. E..
Church gets a new frescOing, the pul.
pit recess will be improved with a new
motto, or what may perhaps be as well,
no motto at all.
AN item for young ladies: "'The
way to sleep says a scientist, is to
think of nothing But this is a mis-
take. The way to sleep is to know it
is time to get up.
The alarm of fire last evening that
called a number of people hurriedly to
the spot, proved fortunately to be 0nlv
the burning of a chimney at the resi-
dence of H. p. HAZEL.
TOMORROW will be the day for fam.
lily reunions. Parents and children in
many cases do not see each other ex-
cept at the Thanksgiving dinner. It is
the old folks day at hOme.
SOME of our men are going to see the
MikadO" " in Philadelphia They
most all patrOnize the "owl train " in
getting home, and are "On deck" the
next morning, but just little slow.
LAST week was a busy one with the
sportsmen. On Saturday about so
dogs, about as many gunners with about
1000 dead birds boarded the north
bound train at Clayton for their CITY
homes
PHILADELPHIA must have the lar
gest horses in the country, al the Times
in describing the stables at Belmont
Park says that they contain apart
ments for horses twelve to fourteen
feet square.
F. W. CURTIS, of Newark, and F. w.
Tatnall, of Wilmington, bicyclists. visi-
tel this town last week. In returning
they rode from Middletown to Newark
eighteen miles in one hour and twenty.
five minutes.
A SPECIAL meeting of the Americus
Club will be held tonight "Wednesday.
Nov l5thl, at 8 o'clock. All members
are requested to be present as business
OF Importance will come before the
Club. w. q Hin Pres,t
TURKEYS and other poultry were
shipped to the cities for the Thanks
giving market, in much smaller ouan-
titles from this section this wear than
usual. Over stocked markets and lower
prices was the cause.
THERE will be special service in
st. Peters Church, on SUNDAY next at
$50 P. N. Subject of sermon: "Tbe
Good Samaritan" Everybody is in
vited to attend. Seats free. Service
simple and hearty. w. B. GORDON.
JERRY GOLDsBoRoUGH predicts that
this week will he the coolest of anv
between now and the holidays. He
does not think that the WiUter will
be exceedingly cold, basing his calcu,
latlons on the changing seasons of the
moon.
a. =. GRIFPITH & Co., real estate
brokers, have sold the farm of Mrs
Mary II. Buchanan, near CasDersOnis
mil, containing 40 acres, to Ralph
Fybus, of Michigan, for the sum of
$z!ooO. Mr. Pybus will take possession
this week.
IHE rush Of trade at the johnson
BROS Smyrna Boot and Shoe Store on
saturday last, confined the saying. that
the purse of the people is easier toueh-
ca than their hearts. They will buv
where they can get the best and most
for their money. 4
The end of the year is drawing nigh
When a much larger number Of bin
heads will be needed than at other
times. All sizes can be furnished at
the TIMES Office, and our merchants
and other business men would do we'll
TO put in an early order.
JOHN P. COLLINS, Of Thoroughfare
Neck, purchased of f. ii. Beck, on
saturday, his new dwelling on Main
street, for 5000, cash. Mr.. Collins
boughtit for the purpose Of moving to
town and will take possession with his
family the first week in December.
OUR new postmaster observed with
becoming respect to the passing
years, his 64th anniversary on Sunday.
Anere was proper regard to the menu
~ the observance Of the day-rabbit,
quail on toast and turkey. with the
necessary accompanying concomitants.