Smyrna times., 1886-02-10
Smyrna and Vicinity

ST. VALENTINE is selecting his tender
tavOrs for distribution.
The ice in the Delaware River is
said to be the heaviest since 1880.
OUR municipal election is only two
weeks off from next Monday-March
1st.
THE latest name for the Prohibition
lists is pumpUumps. There is getting to
be lots Of them.
A special meeting of Smyrna Con-
clave, No. 40, /. o. H., will be held this
evening at o'clock, sharp. A full
attendance is desired.
THE snow last week severely tried
the patience of the railroad men. 1t is
to be hoped they are done with snow
banks for the Winter.
CALEB BoGGs, Of Morton, has got
out a very neat illustrated catalogue of
fruit trees, plants, vines, vegetables,
&c. Write to him for one.
BENEVOLENT people and Benevo-
lent Societies have had abundant op-
POA UNITY IAAio W AlltCA " nlSIIIUuLG
aims. This is a good work.
ST. PETERS Sunday School num-
bered l2O scholars, teachers and visi-
tors, on Sunday, a gratifying increase
to the officers and all interested
OUR Canadian settlers in Delaware.
of whom there is quite a good number
land good citizens, we might add,
ought to feel quite at home with such
Winter as thiS.
MR.. MAXWELL, the maker, and Mr..
Bartlett, the representative Of the
water-works pump, were in town yes
terday. They find the pump doing
good work now.
THE NJ. Z. Sunday School will hold
its missionary anniversary on Tuesday,
February 23rd. The address will be
delivered by Rev. Alfred Smith, of
GreensbOrOugh, Md.
JOS. L. BECKETT whose business has
been in Il measure for the past several
weeks suspended by the dull times
and want of orders, started up again
on Monday in full force.
REV. DR.. TULLIDGE will preach in
the Presbyterian Church on next Sab
bath, February 14th. The Rev. DR..
Umsted, the pastor, we are pleased to
state, is improving in health.
THE sale announced by the sheriff of
the property of Jos. L. Beckett, for
Thursday last, because of the small at
tendance in consequence of the heavy
snow storm, was postponed until SAT-
urday, Goth inst.
THERE was not a great deal of
sleighing until Saturday because of its
depth and the cold of the weather but
yesterday under the influence of the
South wind the snow had become too
soft for good slipping
ONE of our elderly ladies went on
Monday to visit daughter in another
part OF the town and got storm stayed,
not getting back to her home until
Saturday, then in a sleigh, the first
sleigh ride she had had for fifty years.
SAU-AH BRAH, from Farther India.
will exhibit over 300 Oriental crystal
scenes at the Town Hall, on Friday
night, Illustrative of history, travel,
habits and costumes Of the people, &c.
lie comes under the auspices of the
Smyrna Hose Company.
WE are now nearing the middle of
the last Winter month and have reason
to hope for better weather soon. The
hindraGce to travel by the snow banks
for the past month has been seriously
felt by our merchants, and, in fact in
every avenue of business.
CARDS are out announcing the mar
rlage of Miss Carrie Roche Allen and
James Francis White at the residence
of the brides father, Alvan Allen. in
Wilmington. at D o'clock P. NJ, on
Wednesday, Oath inst. The bride is
well known here, being a former resi-
dent of this town.
REV. w. B. GORDON will deliver the
sixth of his course of lectures on "Rea-
sons for Believing in Christianity" in
st. Peters Church next Sunday night.
His subject will be "The Epistles of
St. Paul viewed in their Historical
Character" Go and hear it. Ushers
will be at the door to show you a seat.
Jos. B. WALLCE, the Constable at
KentOn was arrested and taken to Dover
Jail day or two ago, but got bail and
was home before the collector. who
took him down. Wallace had been
breaking the peace by smashing things
generally at his brOther-in-laws resi-
dence where his wife and child had
taken refuge.
The festival Of the Ladies' Benevolent
Society was well attended last evening
considering the circumstances. and the
Rink where it was held presented an
animated appearance. They had how
ever provided very largely, more than
was sold, and the festival will be held
again tonight. They should have a
good patronage.
Two OF our ladies sat down the
other night with three catalogues of
roses before them, and when thew
arose to separate they found three solid
hours had been put in with not another
thing discussed Out roses and rose cuI-
ture. Who says that women can't talk
ten minutes together without dropping
down into gossip?
SOME people seem to have forgotten
that we have an ordinance requiring the
snow to be cleaned from the front of
properties land this does not mean
dwellings and places of business alone)
within few hours Of its fall. A rigid
enforcement Of the law on one or two
occasions would do away with COW
paths on our sidewalks.
THE snow storm of Wednesday and
Thursday is generally considered the
biggest snow since the Winter of '56
thirty years, but those who remember
the g big snow," of 81, say the one last
week was a baby in comparison with
that of fifty-fve years ago. The snow
last week was from fifteen to eighteen
inches on the level and banks four to
five feet deep.
WE call the attention of our readers
to our new advertiser, G. +. Eichmann.
No. 5O6 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA.
who is not a stranger to most Of our
readers. Mr.. Eichmann is n practical
man IN his line Of business, having
made it lifelong study to make per-
feet where nature has sighted and at
the same time giving full style and ap-
pearance. He is highly recommended
by those who have had dealings with
1 him.
WE noted in our last issue that the
steamer j. Il. Tygert had made a trim
to Philadelphia 10 return on Wednes-
/ day. The river was found almost clear
Of ice going up and the boat had a
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