Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-01-11
Smyrna and Vicinity.

THIS is leap year, having fifty-three
Sundays in which the girls will have a
chance to pop the question"
The Directors of the Fruit Growers
BANK at their meeting yesterday de-
clared semi-annual dividend of four
per cent.
PAY your taxes. Collector Jones
says voters who do not pay before the
first Tuesday of March will be returned
delinquents.
REV. DIR. VIM. c. HANDY, who ofiei-
ated so satisfactorily last week at the
Presbyterian church, will preach again
next Sunday.
The store damaged by the late fire
on the " Hill" the wOrkmen say, will
be ready for the re-Occupancy of Mr..
Spruance by Saturday.
LADIES shoes that we sold at 81 we
will now sell at 1915; gum boots worth
So will be sold at $2.4O; other goods in
proportion. t r. D. PIERCE.
AN exchange says that the figures of
this year, 1888, resemble three big girls
and dude as they spread themselves
across the pavement on a fine after
noon.
w. G. LAKE, Principal of our public
schools, had a meeting of the teachers
OF the school, eight in number, on Mon
day evening to organize them into a
local teachers association.
THE snow that fell on Monday gave
the boys and girls several hours of fine
shedding, sport they have had little
opportunity to enjoy this winter. The
htiul' March like weather of yesterday
carried it speedily away.
G. H. REGISTER & Co. have bought
OF w. II. Money IA head of four and
nVe-year old steers, stall fed, and are
well tatted. They guarantee them to
De hrst-class-the very best thew can
buy. A sample at present on sale. +
THE mild weather since Christmas
seems to be having some effect on vep-
citation. This is manifest in the ward
OF Mrs. Gootee who has a golden rod
that has commenced to bloom. It's
usual time of blooming is the latter
part of March.
VIM. E. HALL has moved to his old
stand, occupied by him before the re-
cent fire, and we learn he has Dlaced
an insurance on his stock in the Kent
County Mutual, which is proof that he
considered the adjustment of his loss
by that Company fair one.
REV. WIN. G. THOMAS. of Chester
town, Md, will preach at Centennial
M. +. Church, Sunday, January 18th.
at II A. NJ, and y P. NJ, O'Clock: he is
well known as the boy preacher" his
weight being about 90 pounds. He is
the orator of the Delaware Conferences
ONE way to keep good times among
US is to pay bills promptly. You nav
James Mulligan, Mulligan paws Tom
Rafferty,, Rafferty, pays Charles Svn-
tax; ana enables SyntaX to pay YOU
probably a much larger amount than
you paid Mulligan when the ball was
started. See
IHE farm advertised in the TIMES of
last week by Alexander M. Brown sit.
uated IN West Dover Hundred and
containing 300 acres, was sold vester-
day at the Smyrna House in this
town at public sale and knocked of to
Or. I. >. Downs, of Dover, one of the
heirs, at $33 per acre=S9.9OO.
SLAUGHTER OF CARPETS, &c-From
this date to the 18th inst, inclusive
Will sell all my Carpets, Mattinps.
Blankets, Cassimeres, Shawls. Black
Dress Silks, and Dress Cloths at from
10 to 20 per cent. off to close out. OF
course no bad remnants must be left
and no goods will be charged at these
figures. + JB. Cooper
GAMALIEL GARRISON near town is
the only one we have heard of who
has filled his ice house. This was on
Saturday week with 81 to 4 inch ice.
The most persons expected to com. |
mence on the following Monday. but
the warm South wind and rain of the
intervening Sunday melted it. and the |
weather has been like Spring since
The ice men are hoping against fear.
A SINGULAR case in the way of a
cancer occurred here last week result |
ing IN the death. of a bow. Harvey
Green, at the age of 8 years and 3 |
months. The disease attacked him at |
yhe age OF between five and six years
on the side of the head and progressed |
like other cases of this incurable dis
ease. The case for one so young is an
being associated most always
with middle age and beyond.
A GENTLEMAN who had occasion to
cross the Bombay Hook rail road track
On Monday found placed thereon sew
eral old cross ties. 1t was done pre-
iumably by boys while at play the dav
before. The road is not used everv
lay, but when it is, it is not expected to
IND dangerous Instructions thereon
md the boys who play there had better
Dc more thoughtful ifthey do not wish
% get themselves in trouble.
The store that 1 now occupv has
'een rented over my head, cOnseduent-
y my entire stock of boots and shoes
will be sold at cost till March. Z
T. D. PIERCE.
JOSEPH KENNEDY, residing near
own, In the midst of other misfortunes
lad the misfortune to lose last week
lis youngest son Lewis, a young man
n his twentieth year. He went to
Philadelphia week before last to get
Employment and made an Arrangement
,ut was taken sick and died after
hree or four days illness. The re-
mains were brought down on Saturday.
md after services in st. Peters church |
we're inferred in the Episcopal ceme-
cry. Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy had
many expressions of sympathy in their
NEXT week, the Goth inst, J. Frank
Nilds retires from the Office of Regis
er OF Wills, and his successor will he
ppointed in his place. There are four
1en who have been making an active {
anvass for it viz: j. Frank Dennev
buck Creek; DR.. VIM. H. Cooper {
Nenton; James J.. Heverin, Dover !
nd Samuel ID. Roe, Of Sonth Murder
Ill Hundred. Mr.. Denney, of this I
hundred goes with a large petition {
nd strong hackers for his fitness for
he place, and his many friends of
'nck Creek will be pleased to see him {
ct the appointment. I
The town was in darkness last NIGHT
far as gas was concerned, much To 8
he annoyance and wOndernnent of the !
eople as to the cause. It took a great Z
cal ofinquiry to find out what was {
he matter, the gas men themselves /
OF knowing there was any obstruction {