Smyrna times., 1886-11-24

by law, the gunner being liable to a
fine of 81 for each bird killed
JOHN II. BEwLEY, having sold his
store, gives notice that his stock of
goods must be closed out by the first
Of January and offers them at reduced
prices.
WIN. H. BAGGs advertises large and
fresh stock of boots and shoes. His
stock of shoes for ladies' wear has been
selected with especial regard to quality
and style
THE first dressed poultry of the sea-
son made its appearance in market
last week. 1t looks more like full
and plenty" when poultry thus comes
to market.
THE heavy blow that struck us on
Thursday last was more on the cyclo-
mic order than any mixture of wind,
cloud and water we have had since
last Summer was year.
REV. VAUGHN SMITH will fill the
pulpit of the M. E. Church of this
town next Sunday, morning and even
ing, the pastor being called to Kent
Island to dedicate a church.
THOSE desiring a good supper and
pleasant time should attend the Pan
technitheca at the Town Hall to-mor-
rOw-Thanksgiving under the aus
pices of the NJ. E. Choir, assisted by
the ladies Of the Mite Society.
THOs. f. Bailey, residing at the
Seven Hickories," has bought from
his sister, Mrs Lee, the "home " farm,
at Kenton, for $4,000 and will move
there in the Spring, after making con-
siderable improvements on the prop
erty.
E. M. FOWLER, of Morning Star
Lodge, this town, has been appointed
District Deputy Grand Master by Sam
uel T. Smith, Grand Master, of Laurel,
and has jurisdiction over FELTON,, Cam.
den, Dover, Smyrna and MiddletOwn
Lodges.
J. H. PRIMROSE & Co. have sold to
Jacob Hartman, of Curtin, Dauphin
county, Pa, WOOdleaf," a farm of
315 acres, in Blackbird hundred, New
Castle county, known as the Delaney
Manor" tract, belonging to Robert
Grumley, for $4,000.
THE gunners complain that quail are
small yet, most of them being hatched
late, but there seems to be more of them
this season than for many years. Dur
ing the warm weather they stay in the
woods and branches and are hard to
find and still harder to kill after found.
The Glass Blowers will be at the
Town Hall here next week, commenc-
ing with Tuesday afternoon. The
press speak highly of them wherever
they exhibit. An interesting exhibi-
tiOn for ladies and scientific for all
classes. Every visitor receives a pres
ent.
THE Hose Company will give a drill
and water test on the afternoon OF
Thanksgiving Day, the pressure from
the pumps to be at about 100 pounds
They will make the test in different
parts of the town, and will no doubt
form quite diversion for our young
folks.
HARRY SHEPPARD has bought out
the interest of his partner, John r
GoldsbOrOugh, in the barber shop op.
poslte the Delaware House, and n. NJ
Davis, two doors below, has bought out
w. ii. MOrrisOn's cigar store and bill
lard room, the latter returning to New
Castle.
WM. NJ. BELL, has bought through
the real estate agency of +. H. Beck q
double dwelling on Mt. Vernon street
belonging to J. G. BrintOu for $2.4OO
Also building lot on Union street. abov,
North, 80 by 125 feet, belonging to
Mustard and Peterson, to Prestor
Graham, 5000.
The SMYRNA TINES, as will be seer
by clipping elsewhere, records the
death of a Blackbrd hundred woman
at the good old age of lOl. Her lif,
spanned nearly the whole history o.
the American nation. But why die
she label her son with so suggestive ,
name as Ananias ?--EUery EUening.
THE mild weather that has charac
terized November is no indication tha
it will much longer continue. The maj
who has not supplied himself with
good thick Winter coat had better visi
without delay the establishments @
Phillips or Hirnheimer and get full,
prepared for that Wintry blast whei
it does come.
CONSIDERABLE quantities of pOultr
came IN yesterday and Monday for tn
f Thanksgiving market The genera
price for turkeys was IL cents DC
pound and ducks and chickens 8 cents
II. }. Luce, who advertises in tn
Times that he will purchase dresse,
poultry every Monday at the depot
paid II cents per pound.
TUESDAY evening of last week wa
the 18th birthday anniversary Of Tho,
J. Armitage, which was kept in min,
Z by his friends, who, to the number c
thirty-six, met at his house on SOut
Z street and gave him an agreeable SUI
' prise, each bringing a pound present
aud enjoying themselves until th
: hour oftwelve, when they retired.
a Jos. E. CARTER is about finishing Il
painting the new dwelling of VIM. s
: Jones, to take the place Of the old on
on his farm near BrynziOn Churcl
when it will be occupied by his famil,
1t has ten rooms besides a large ceii
!, tral hall, is both roOmy and comic
table. and stands out one Ofthe conspi,
uOus improvements of the neighbol
a hood.
THANKSGIVING services will be hel
= tomorrow morning in both the Epi
cOpal and Methodist Churches, the Re,
It Mr.. Gordon preaching in the form,
e and Rev. MIR. Quigg in the latte
e The Presbyterian Sunday School ann
d versary and the festival at the Tow
Hall will fill up the time for the evel
q ing and give ample scope for Il
: enjoyment of the young people.
d some of the leading members Of IL
"a Hose Company knew nothing of Il
4 ire on Sunday, there being no pr
9 vision for calling them together. As
. usual thing the cry of fire is Ofsuch Z
alarming character as to be known &
over the town, and because ofthis qui'
= transmission no method of signal h
f been devised. There are those, hos
4 ever, who think there should be son
ie special method Of giving the intel
gence.