Smyrna times., 1888-12-05


JOHN H. HOFFECKER as agent ad
vertises the property of VIM. f. John
son on South street-desirable rea
estate. If not sold previously at pri
vate sale, it will be sold at public sal,
on the 10th inst.
SATURDAY was good day, an excep
ton to the most of the SATURDAYS sine,
the summer. Sunday was better da,
however, in its pleasant temperature
and rosy tlnts taking on much of the
aspect of an Indian Summer day.
THE Union Protective Club. of Duct
Creek Hundred, have elected JAIME,
Potts, H. F. Owens, Charles Potts. Rev
D. w. Lanktord and VIM. H. Duker
delegates to the convention of the Re
publican State League, to be held al
Dover, Dec. 5th.
do YOU want a good fitting Suit
one that's well-made and snicelv-trim.
med? If you do, call at Phillips
He's got them. +
Miss HESTER RUTLEDGE at the most.
office is agent for the following publica.
tions, and persons wanting them can
get them by applying to her: Harper's
BGzGGr, Harper's Monthly, Harper's
Weekly. Hdrper's Young People, Gen.
tUry Magazine, The Household THE
american AgricuLturist.
J. V. SMITH makes a specially OF
fine Gold Rings and fine Gold Watches,
You ought to call and see them. T
ANDREW SPEAR, JR., of this town.
who has been clerking for Z. C. Crow
of Philadelphia, in the produce com
mission business for the past two or
three years, has formed a partnership
with w. w. Barnes and Franklin
HOrner to pursue the same business.
making speciality of fruits.
IT is to the credit of ]. Howard
Spruance, son of James w. Spruanee.
of this town that he won the prize of
$50. offered by the Architectural Asso-
cation of Philadelphia. There were
thirteen drawings submitted, Mr.. Spru-
ance's being the chosen one. He has
been in Philadelphia for several wears
studying architectural drawing.
The weather prophets are as wide in
their figures about the snow storms to
come, as the politicians were in predict
ing the result of the election. One
makes it twenty-eight for the winter.
this is varied at different figures, but
one more ambitious than others saws
we are to be blessed with ffty-six snow
storms before the coming of warm
weather again.
WHEN looking around for Holiday
Goods, just take one peep at Wilkin-
sons selections and you will be CON
vinced that you can buv at home Of
city prices many handsome presents at
small cost.
ON December 21st, at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, the Sun enters tbe sion
Aquarius and winter begins. On that
day., the shortest of the year in the
northern hemisphere, the Sun rises at
!.l9 A. NJ, and sets at 4.38 P. NJ. MAX
ing the days length 9 hours and 10
minutes. In the southern hemisphere
on the other hand, the same dav is the
longest OF the year and marks the he
ginning of the summer; so that while
we are getting ready to play SNOWFALL
our Australian cousins are DrobahIv
thinning corn and thinking about bar-
vesting their wheat.
ACCORDING to the weather bureau
statistics, the year 1888 has been a re-
markable one for cold and wet. There
has been nearly seven inches excess of
rainfall over the average. ONLY three
years since 1870 shows nearly so much.
UP to October 18th there were III davs
that rain fell and only 63 clear days
and l33 fair days. Up to the same dsv
there wes a deficiency of 4S8 degrees Of
neat I15; or nearly two degrees a day.
Where all this heat has gone and
whether we shall get it back az m
0rlng up the average, nobody knows
But If there is anything in average. we
ought 10 nave warm dry winter.-Er.
The store and dwelling on Main
street one door from the corner of Con-
merce which has been altered and re-
modelled to suit the business of Geo. M |
stevenson as confectionery store. and
restaurant and ice cream saloon ;s
completed and Mr.. Stevenson takes
possession of it, with his family tbis
week. 1t has two front entrances ono
leading into the store, the other ;nto
the restaurant and saloon. The two
though closely connected, are separa-
ted by an ornamental petition finished |
IN u, cherry that gives it pretty effect
ms room has all the appliances for
confectionery in its various lines nnts
fruits, &C. The saloon and hall CON, |
nectlng are papered in a pretty DESIGN
OF gilt, with wide dado and border
considerable changes have been madein
Ihe rear not intended for the public
eye, Dut very necessary to give needed
iacilltles IN running the business with
ease and dispatch. Tho woodwork
was done by JOS. H. Wright and the
papering and painting by Jos. e. Car
WE had the pleasure last night of
a performance given bv
frof. il. J. Albeit and his son. Master
hddle. The programme was well Sc
lected and consisted of mysteries
Whlcn were way up in the art and
5SrlcLly 1rst'class in every particular.
Inc Prof. is an adept in magic. and his
exposition Of fspiritualism cannot he ex-
celled. The Prof. is also a irst.clase
Psychologist, and the antics performed
by the young men whom he mesmer-
lied brought down the house. The
greatest Of all illusions that we have
ever seen, or in fact ever heard tell az
was cremation. A handsome easket
was brought on the stage, and after 4
from the audience had ex-
amined it, the Prof. assisted his daugb-
ter into it and Immediately run three
swords entirely through il, and then
raised the lid and set fire to the inside.
and to all appearance the young lady
was consumed. Then after showing
the audience the ashes taken from the 4
casket, said that as nothing was i'm
possible with a magician, he would
proceed to restore his daughter to life,
and raising the lid Of the casket the |
young lady stepped out uninjured.
The one feature alone is worth the |
price Of admission. And Master Eddie,
only six years old, is simply immense
as he appears on the stage in full dress.
He is the youngest magicien in the
world, and anyone will have to see /
him to appreciate his incomprehensi-
bic features, He performs some very
excellent tricks which we consider far
superior to a great many older men in
the business. We cannot say too
much for this entertainment, and wish i
Prof. Albeit and Master Eddie great
success. .-Asbury Park Journal.
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