Smyrna times., 1888-10-31

| ouluBGOni Jas. II. WOlcOGG and John
r. Nicholson.
The Democrats and Republicans
have each made arrangements to get
the returns by wire on the night after
the election. The headquarters of the
Democrats will be in the room of the
Americus Club: the Republicans will
have wire run into the Office of J. H.
Primrose, where they will receive the
news.
ONE of the methods used in the pri-
mary department of our public school
to learn the children both the words in
the language and how to spell them is
to take word of so many letters and
report to the teacher how many words
they can find spelled with the same let
ters. Thus, little boy. John Slyhof,
was given the word hearts" and he
reported to his teacher ITO words
which were spelled with these six let
| ters.
MEssRs. WHITE & BELL, the brick
layers, are laying the foundation,
which is about completed, of a new
house for John P. Hudson in the va
cant space between his and that of L.
M. Price. The front is 20 by 10 feet
and the back building 19 by 95 or
distance from front to rear of 81 feet.
A cellar will underlie the whole of it.
(which in the first and second stories
will have seven rooms and a bath
room.
MRS. ELIZABETH REYNOLDS. widow
of the late Samuel REYNOLDS. has a rose
l.
Ilppecanoe" rose-being brought
from Baltimore and planted in her
yard where it now stands the year that
Gen. VIM. Henry Harrison ran for
President in 1910, 48 years ago. It is
as vigorous as a fOur-year-old has born
this fall some rich blooms, and ma
tured during the year about 500 bios
SONS of rich beauty and fragrance.
AUBREY VANDEvER, of CLAYTON. who
has the agency of the State ofDelaware
for the Hammond Type Writer. sold
two of these superior machines YES
terday. They cost 800 each, but are
so superior to the other makes as to
be incompatible in efficiency. The
features peculiar to itare perfect align
m1ent, interchangeable type, speed, |
durability, uniform impression, and |
portability. Any one wanting a tvpe- |
writer that is a typewriter, we com
mend to Mr.. Vandever.
SOME of our farmers who have their
lands down mainly in fruits and thus |
grow comparatively small crops of
cereals, are well up with their work.
One of these, Mr.. Lower, near Bren-
ford, had his corn in the crib a week |
ago, 90 bushels to the acre. Mr.. Low.
er has also his peach orchard trimmed |
but says with his vineyard, hedges and
oGher necessary work he will have use
I0r 10 every good day between now and
Christmas. Mr.. Lower belongs to that
class who never finds time to be idle.
VIM. STEVENS, residing west of CLAY.
ton, who had been afflicted for some
ume with epitheloid cancer of the
under lip had it removed on Saturday.
requiring the greater part of the lin as
we'll as the chin to be taken awaV. an
operation of great severity and unusual
skill to prevent deformity. DR.. Chas
ID. Green, who operated, speaks in the
strongest terms of Mr.. Stevens COURAGE
and heroic endurance of operation. h
Is 70 De hoped he may recover from one
OF tne greatest seurges to which the
human race is heir to.
The larger scholars at Prof Roe's
school have a society thew call the
Square Circle" The chief object of
this society is to detect and eliminate
the use OF slang or other improper
words. Any one detected in the nse
OF these words if reported is fined two
cents. This fund when it gets to a suf-
hcient size is appropriated to some oh
Ject Tor their benefit, The BOYS are NOT
awfully particular to report each other
but woe be to the laddie who let's
girl hear him. The other dav one of
them in an unguarded moment wbiIe
at play called out, "let her 90 Gal
lagher:" the expression was caught bv
one of the girls and the ungHarded
youtn nad Two cents put down against
hlm' The girls have great deal better
ears to detect slang than the boys,
PRoF. B. o. BIRD, of the Delaware
conference Academy, a preparatory
school of the Centenary Biblical Insti,
tute, located at Princess Anne. Md
VIII deliver an address in the Centen.
NAL M. E. Church, of this town. in
the interest Of the academy next Sun-
DAY afternoon at $50 o'clock. Prof
BRO Is a graduate Of the Centenary
Blollcal Institute, of Baltimore. since
mat time he has been identified with |
the educational work of the church
lie is man of solid character and a
clear, toTcible, accurate and logical
orator. A cordial Invitation is extend
ed to all to hear him, and tbe nasfor
says that "ample accommodated will
be made for our white friends - the
hour being fixed in the afternoon an as
70 :, give them an opportunity to hear
church. '-''i O"H
The Principal of the Smyrna Public
schools, has distributed a circnIar Iot,
ter stating the urgent need Of annaro.
tus IN the schools. He proposea to
start fund for this purpose. with tbe
proceeds of lecture mentioned elsa1
where in our columns. The lecture Il
said to be an excellent one, and snreIv
the cause is most worthy of sunnorf
1he intelligence of communitv is ~
dicated by the spirit in which GOOD leo.
lures arc received. II must NOT ba
said OF Smyrna that her citizens will
crowd a house for a minstrel show bnt
let an able lecturer speak to emptv
benches. p'y
Fifty seats for the lecture on Yer
Ie0rate Man" have already been taken !
The chart for the main floor will be
opened at Mr.. Hofecker's Drug store
on Saturday next Gallery seats can ,
be obtained at Mr.. Denney's Drn0
store.