Smyrna times., 1885-11-18
Smvrna and Vicinity.

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have been out in force.
A MAN should never praise his wife's
bonnet until he is sure she doesn't
want dress to match it.
LOST on Saturday last, brass dead
latch key. The finder will confer a
favor by leaving it at this Office.
JAMES R. ROBINSON, near town,
brought duck egg with him to mar
ket on Saturday that weighed ten
ounces.
THE young mems first sociable of
the season will come off at the Town
Hall, on Wednesday evening next,
25th inst.
SIxTY-ONE bushels per acre was the
yield of Jacob Leinberger's five and a
half acre lot of corn on the lower edge
of the town.
A MEDICAL journal says that every
farmer wears out on the average two
wives and a-half in his life time. Who
wouldn't be a farmer?
THE man who prefers mince to
puulphlll PIC AOi lllo L 4nduhSSlNluS Olu-
ner, can rely on a supply of the meat
at Leinberger's shambles.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet Tuesday evening, the oath inst,
at seven o'clock, at the residence of
Mrs. Joseph E. Williams.
THE approaching cold weather is
making our clOthiers nervous, and
they will give their customers " fits" if
they only get chance at them.
LONDON Truth defines a wedding
present as an outward and visible sign
of an inward invisible joy a girls fam
lily feels at getting her off their hands.
TIE woods rabbit and the marsh ="
rabbit are both in season. The boys
like the former, boys can eat anything,
but our epicures say the latter all the
time.
HONEY was never 50 scarce as at
present. Bees in many cases did not
make enough honey through the Sum-
mer to keep them alive during the
Winter.
THE work of renovating the Bethel
A. NJ. E. Church is progressing, the
first and most important thing being
the digging out and construction of the
basement.
THERE were three shorthand wri-
ters at the NJ E. Church on Sunday
morning taking down the sermon
young fellows getting their hand in at
reporting.
The roses still bloom here, and the
chrysanthemums are perfectly lovely.
The chrysanthemum rage will doubt
less cause a great demand for plants
next Spring.
MR.. DIFFENDORF, the grape man,
made this vicinity another visit this
week with his same grapes. He has
sold in small lots a thousand vines at
high figures this Fall.
PRONOUNCING matches have taken
the place eff the spelling bees of few
years ago. We shall look for the
Teachers Institute to favor us with
one when it meets here three weeks
hence.
TRAMP Ito woman at the door ::
p" Can yOn give me something to eat
I'm starving" WOmdn: II can give
you nice piece of fresh mince pie. ;"
Tramp: Er-isn't it little earl in
the season for mince pie ?"
A CANNON ball was found last week
III digging the trench for the water
main, but we have no record of bat
tie being fought at "Duck Creek
Cross Roads in We ancient time"
Where is our local historian?
The prices for poultry are not as
brisk as this time last year. The fol-
lowing are the figures quoted to us bv
local dealer; turkeys 13 cents per
pounds; ducks II cents, chickens 10 to
II cents and geese 10 cents per pound.
ONE blessing of the open Fall we
have been enjoying is the abundant
pasturage. The small hay crop left to
the farmers by the dry Summer has
made this a matter of great Importance
to them, as well as to those who are
fed by them.
The steamer John E. Tgqert will
make only two tri ips next week on ac-
count OF Thursday being THANKSGIVING
day. She will leave here on Tuesday
for Philadelphia, returning Wednesday.
going up again on Friday and return
ing on Saturday.
THE Mite Society of the NJ F.
Church, will hold their annual church
supper on Thanksgiving Day, as usual.
Turkey, chicken salad, oysters. cake
cream and full supply of foreign fruit
will De served. Admission 10 cents
and cordial invitation is extended to
all.
DR.. CLOAK who with the aid of sew
eral of our chess players played a game
OF chess with VIM. J. Ferris of New
Castle last Summer by postal card
winning after a daily move of some
Two months, has commenced a similar
game with George Tatnall of Whining
ton.
GEO. w. & S. TAYLOR give notice
that they have a force of competent
plumbers at the command of those
persons desiring to introduce water
into their houses. The work will he
under their own personal supervision.
Ihey ask for estimates and guarantee
satisfaction.
HARRY TUFTS, the champion bicycle
rider who exhibited at the rink on
Friday and Saturday evenings. had a
large attendance especially on the last
named evening to see his wonderful
acrobatic feats with the wheel. Prof
Golden will have the floor tonight and
tomorrow night.
SUNDAY was the first day in Novem-
6er OF real wintry breath, but it was a
day OF exceeding brightness and the
people We're out in force, as the
churches, Sunday schools and social
hresides could testify. The tbermom-
eteF fell two or three degrees below
the iFeezing point at night.
THE new Massey's A. M. f. Cburcb
near Green Spring will be dedicated
next Sunday, and it will be an imDor-
tant event to the cOlored people Of the
vicinity. Bishop Cain is expected To
preach the dedicatOry sermon and sew
eTal other ministers will be i'm atten-
dance to assist in the service of the
day. ''0' " 'ne
The noise of our cities, says an ex-
ccnange' Is an unsupported, though most
fruitful source of nerve exhaustion
removal to quiet nook in the conn
Cry' w9eFe part of each Summer dav is
gwen to gentle and varied garden and
iarm work, would add years to a citv
mans life and centuries to bis baDpi-
,,, The West is bound to be ahead
Inc latest is a "cOrn festival" !" The
notice reads thus: " A corn fest;voI =