Smyrna times., 1888-09-19
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
Coal bins and stoves are being look
ed after.
The Delaware River excursion boats
have been hauled off.
A CHINAMAN came to town yester-
day for the purpose of opening a
laundry.
A. LEE CUMNINs is having substan-
tial bathroom erected on the west side
of his dwelling.
THE front of the Odd Fellows Hall
has been improved by a touch of the
painters brush.
The best way to get even with some
men IS to pay them what you owe.
The editor, for instance.
The fodder savers can scarcely re-
member a worse September than this
for saving their blades.
LARGE board bulletin fences have
been erected for the show bills of the
Robbins circus, to appear here soon.
IT SEEMS that Cupid is to put in
some effective work in this community
between this and the chill autumn
days.
THE Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. J. B. Cooper's, on Tues
day evening, September 25th, at y
o'clock.
THE Centennial church people will
hold Village Camp" commencing
Saturday September 22nd inst, holding
over two Sundays.
REV. W. S. ROBINSON will fill his
pulpit next Sunday morning the TEN.
perance lecturers will have charge oil
the evening services.
RAIN has left the roadways bad? OF
course it has. The roads will be worse
next winter, and then you will have
your annual growl.
Jos. T. STEVENS, administrator, will
sell the personal effects of the late
Robert Dean at public sale, near Ken
ton, on Thursday 9th inst.
A BOY named Stayton who was in
dulging in the pastime of swinging Oh
to the moving trains at Clayton OF
Sunday, lost two toes by the operation
J. V. SMITH has just opened tn,
largest and handsomest assortment Of
Wedding and Anniversary Present:
ever displayed in the town. See hi
window. 4
The remainder of the Morning NesU
after the patrons are served by the car
rier, Howard France, each day, will
be found at the hardware store of VIM
B. Collins.
The Republicans of Kenton Hun
dred, on Saturday elected as delegates
to the state and county conventions
r. E. Cantwell, T. G. Gullett, S. Whar
: ton and s. Novel;.
If some collector of the uniuu
would cut out the prophecies of tn
political papers, and save them up un
til after election, he would have plent,
OF funny things to read.
CAN'T the street committee gratif
} the Record man in his Just complain
about some inequalities in the stree
and have them filed up? A few load
of gravel is all that is needed to adius
q this matter.
' AN examiner of the Postal Depart
! ment Of the Government visite
! Smyrna on Friday on trip down th
Peninsula, and left Postmaster Bewle
+ as happy as if he had had fried cbicke
t and wafiles for supper.
n THE members of the Third Part
: will hold primary meeting in Black
q bird on Saturday afternoon to elect de
egates to a county convention an
! nominate candidates for inspector, a.
SCISSOR and road commissioners.
THE Worton Fair near Chestertow
q as will be seen by advertisement, wi
: come off after those Of Dover and Eai
, ton-from the 9th to the 18th of OctC
i Der, thus giving it an opportunity [
y NIL up what may be deficiencies
0 them.
: The house belonging to the heirs
r the late W. L. HAZEL on upper Con
' merce street, which was sold at publ
II sale on Saturday was bought by Cha,
g IL. Register for 1850. Mr.. Regist,
il Will take possession Of it next year fc
e his future home.
a The attention of our readers is calle
"a TO the large advertisement of the Wi
% mington Fair which will be held
Wilmington from the 9th to the 18Th ,
y y Ccoooef, inclusive. The premiums o
Z Tered are large, and every dav promis,
- special attractions. Read the program