Smyrna times., 1888-01-04

WE continue the offer of the Phila-
delphia Weekly Press and the SMYRNA
TIMES both for one year for $500 in
advance. For one wanting to keen M
with the news of the day but hasn't
Tune to read the dailies, this is the best
combination pOssible-the one giving
full digest of the news of the world
at large, and the other of the commu-
nlUy, state and Peninsula. For those
desiring Democratic METROPOLITAN
weekly we can furnish them the New
York Weekly Star and the TIMES for
$40. Or wanting sprightly agricul-
tural monthly, we can furnish them
the Orchard and Garden and the ZINES
for 81 80 in advance.
JOHN V. SPRUANCE was awarded
S44o.5O by the Continental Insurance
company in which he was insured two
days after the fire, and the above
amount paid. He is occupying the
dwelling adjoining, in running off his
damaged stock while the house is
oelng repaired. Mr.. Hirnheimer was
awarded by the Kent County MutnnI
Tor damage sustained to the BUILDING
$500, the estimate of the carpenter tie
restore 1t to its former condition. Mr.
alrnhelmer will add about $3.50 addi-
Glonal to elect certain improvements.
w. r.. Hall is sharing a part of Mr..
Llpplncott's store while the wOrkmen
are putting his in order.
The Wilmington papers of Yesterday
announce the death of Miss Emily q
Underwood, sister of Nathan r. I'm
derwoOd, residing near Kenton. Miss
Underwood, in her Younger life when
the family was unbrOken except bv the
death OF the father, moving to this
county from Pencader Hundred. was a
Well,known lady in the society of the
Presbyterian Church, active in all it's
interests, genial in social intercourse
and estimable in all that went to make
up the character of lady. For a num-
Der OF years she has made her home
win her neice, Harriet Dunlap. who
grew up under her care and afterwards
married Geo. S. Capelle, of Wilmington.
THE New Year came in with tbo
most gloomy kind of weather. with a
sudden change from cold and snow to
a melting south wind and heavy show.
ers. On Saturday the Thermometer
registered l80. In the afternoon snow
lell steadily for several hours. covering
Che ground to a depth of an inch or
more. In the evening the temDerature
had mounted to 800 and the lev fakes
We're changed to big drops of water
winch hurridly came down, gradually
increasing to a furious down nonT
winch continued intermittentlv ali
DAY. by night it was so warm as to
make sleeping uncomfortable and
melting all the ice from the ponds. At
the same time in the far West there
was a furious blizzard that blocked mn
the railroads with snow.
MUCH sympathy is felt for Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Taylor in the loss of their
nItle son Lyndon, on Monday NIGHT
lie had had an attack of dipbtberia
from which he had virtually been
cured for a week. Though otherwise
very hearty, he had constitutionally n
weak stomach, and as is so often The
case, received the force of the disease
at this week point, refusing nourisb-
clehC. or TO perform in any manner its
functions. There were but few bows of
ms age on the street so well known
cheerful, bright, smiling, the Derfect
embodiment of boyish good nature
with ready answer for every cues
tlon whether Offact or fun. It is for his
brightness as thus manifested, his loss
will be felt at school and on the street
as well as in the bosom of his own
home.
WITH so many fires as winter re-
qulrTes to keep dwellings comfortable.
COOK and sh,-frOm two to three in
each dwelling,-it is a wonder that we
do not have more buildings set on fire
than there are, taking the usual amount
OF carelessness and forgetfulness into
Such weather as we
have been having everybody needs to
De careful about their heating appara-
tus: A cold spell with high winds
makes an excessive demand upon fur
naces, stoves and chimneys. and if
there IS a defect in them or anv of
them there is great danger that it will
make itself known in a disastrous
fashion. The management of fires
ought specially to be looked to. also
for the reason that a high wind in,
creases the draught, so that what |
would be a safe fire in ordinary cir
2umstances may easily become. when
,he wind is blowing hard, a source of
danger.