Smyrna times., 1886-01-20
Smyrna and Vicinity.
Icy pavements.
FULL moon to-day.

OLL mum lO-udy.
BETTER suffer from truth than pros
per by falsehoOd.
INDOLENCE is the rust of the mind
and the inlet of every vice.
B. B. ALLEN has bought the ice
house of J. G. Brinton, at the mill
pond.
PROF. WYMAN, an acrobat and stilt
skater, will be at the rink tonight and
tomorrow night.
No MATTER how sudden the changes
Of temperature, the thermometer rises
and falls only by degrees.
SOME women can't pass a millinery
store without looking in; some men
can't pass II saloon without going in.
THE man who said we'd have a mild
Winter has emigrated further South
than Florida to make his predictions
good.
THE meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, will be at Mrs.
Rebecca FAIRIES, Oh Tuesday, January
Goth, at P. NJ.
G. A. WICK and J. d. Evans of this
town, have been elected Directors of
the Masonic Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton of Delaware.
A VALUABLE travelling horse be-
longing to Clayton Deakyne, fell in a
fit near Duck Greek on Sunday and died
in a very short time.
SMYRNA has never had so full sup
as it has now. The quantity housed is
estimated at 800 tons.
PERSONS desiring to purchase real es-
estate in this town would do well to
read the advertisement of John H.
HOffecker in another column.
FOUR new members were admitted
into the Good Templars Lodge on
Wednesday night, making the men,
bership at this time ninety-siX.
THE sleighing, which was greatly en-
jOyed for a whole week was brought to
a close by the slight rain of Saturday
night and melting sun of Sunday.
FEED the birds while the snow lasts.
Make dark place in the back yard
with ashes and put some crumbs, The
little birds will be sure to find them.
QUITE a number of the members OF
Harmony Lodge, No. 13, A. F. A. NJ,
of this town, will visit Union Lodge,
No. 5, of MiddletOwn, on Tuesday
evening next.
DR.. +. B. TANNING has moved from
the Wilson house opposite the Smyrna
House, to the new house of w. Z. G..
Bell, on Commerce street, opposite the
residence of DR.. G. 0. Swinney.
CONSULTING the thermometer has
been the everyday and many-times-a-
day work of most of our citizens OF
leisure. 1t is needless to say that nc
two thermometers register alike.
ONE of our farmers living two miles
from town, beyond the mill pond, says
he has never had any trouble in getting
a supply of water from his wells'unti
the big well for the water works was
dug.
WINTER is now half gone, but il
seemed a week ago as if it had only
commenced. If it tries to make uI
for lost time we may expect a continu
alton of rough weather for the next six
weeks.
THE enjoyable skating season was
brought to a close by the rain and hail
of Monday night. The mill pond pre-
sented a lively scene every afternoon
and evening. The ice is said to bC
nine and ten inches thick.
WE are indebted to John Farrell
Levy Court Commissioner from this
hundred, for a copy of the detailed
statement of all the expenditures O
the funds of Kent county. The ex
penditures for the county are stated a
S66, ,724.13.
THE pulpit of Rev. J. B. Quigg, who
will be absent at Pocomoke CITY
on Sunday next engaged in assist
ing Bishop Harris in rededicating
church there, will be occupied in tn,
morning by Rev. J. B. Merritt and il
the evening by Rev. w. FAIRIES.
ALL members of Smyrna Lodge No
II, l. o. G. T., are requested to b.
present at the meeting this evening al
business of importance will be dis
cussed and nominations for officers 70
the ensuing term made.
GEORGE CARTER, Sec'y.
1T is a fortunate thing that the ridic
ulOus mad dog scare has not reache,
this State as it exists in New jersey
The New Jersey Kennel Club has Of
fered a reward of 500 for a livinj
dog with rabies. They intend to ex
hibit the animal if one 50 afflicted ca
be found.
THE sale of the big Giant" fee
mills on Saturday was not largely at
tended and consequently but abOu
half a dozen sold. The balance, ten O
twelve, are under storage and will b
sold to parties wishing them at cos
by applying to B. V. Weldon or DIR.
W. Isenberg.
WHEN the water works are com
pletely in order and our Hose Com
pany is fully equipped. it is prObabl
that there will be a friendly test be
tween 1t and the Robbins Hose Con
pany, of Dover, but il must be som
time, probably several weeks, befor
this can take place,
The Kempa Family were agai
greeted by an enthusiastic audienC
last night under the auspices of tf
new Hose Company. Kempa strike
the piano with master hand, and b
: three daughters handle the bow with
e / Aarrfaaffnr md osrNw
from viol strings than has perhaps ev,
before been heard from our boards.
THE thermometer registered froI
Saturday last to the preceding Satu
day, Of mornings, between the points
p and l2', the most Of the time nearl
the FIRST named. For solid week
crisp, cold weather II stands out col
spicuOus, though we have had II cold
for a shorter time, the three last da,
r Of December 1880 registering from
10 IO' below zero.
THERE was a considerable amount
0 unintentional sliding on the Ice I
a Sunday morning, aud some tumble
but for q complete measurement Of b
+ individuality the bassO OF 81. Petel
. Choir took the palm. When the eta
0 gazers wish 70 take lesson Ia astro
Omy they generally chose the aile
{ night IN the top ofan observatory, b
: our hero chose the hours apprOachlI
3 high noon, on the pavement ncar 4
q church door