Smyrna times., 1889-09-25

NEW corn on the cob, for hog feed,
has made its appearance in market.
Mrs. S. B. REYNOLDS has Just return
ed from the city with line of new and
desirable goods. T
JOSEPH SMITHERs has bought the
dwelling on Pearl street at the rear of
his garden, belonging to Miss Mary
Paul, for $3.50.
E. H BECK, Real Estate Broker, has
sold the farm belonging to B. w. Mel.
win near Green Spring containing n
acres, to J. J. Plucker of Philadelphia
for $4,000
THE tomatoes are coming in slower.
but fortunately the Gamers have nearly
reached the figures intended and the
probability is the maximum number
will be exceeded.
THERE has been a general kindling
of fires the past week for comfort in
the household, and on Sunday and
Monday mornings the mercury fell
nearly to the frost line.
EUGENE DAVIS has added a boat to
his list of recreatiOns: it was built and
launched by J. u. Evans on Saturday.
1t will be very little trouble to pick up
load with such skillful oarsman.
JOHN P. HUDSON has sold the dwell
ing erected last year adjoining his own,
now in occupancy of A. N. McGaw, to
George d. Collins for $3000 Mr.. Col
Inns purposes making it his home next
year.
f. L. HALL, president of the Balti-
more and Delaware Bay Railroad, and
James Bingham, Esq, well remember.
ed conselor for the road under Jaw
Gould, were down the past week on a
tour ofinspection.
IT is semi-ofTicially announced that
Thomas Jefferson Jr. has been selected
by Senator Higgins for the Smvrna
post Office as the successors Of John H
Bewley, and that his commission NAV
be forwarded any day.
CLARENCE PRETTYMAN announces
in our advertising columns that he is
IN the market with a good stock of
clothing and ready to meet the wants
OF the people who want to both be com
Portable and look better.
CHAs. H. REGISTER has in the win
dow of his shambles two of the best
specimens of nine pumpkins on the
marrow squash order. They are the
product of three vines, the largest
weighing probably 125 pounds.
Mrs. ELIZABETH SPRUANCE one
evening last week fell down a whole
length of stairs and severely injured
her shoulder and back. No bones
We're broken, but she is still suffering
from the injury to the shoulder.
SHwANEE Tribe, No. 27, Improved
Order of Red Men, was instituted Mon
day evening at Clayton, by the Great
Chiefs OF the state. Refreshments were
served at the conclusion of the ceremo-
ny. 1t started with AZ members.
E. L. JONES & Co., of Dover, had q
tempting offer to remove their machine
shops to Clayton the ground was Sc
lected and the details arranged and the
final decisions to be given on Monday,
but instead came declination, the citi-
zens of Dover presumably making it to
their advantage to stay. The Clayton
ians are now negotiating with a New
ark, n. J. firm.
ONE OF our business men who oives
his spare time for reading so thoroughly
to the daily papers that he can Onlv
hastily scan over the local paper. did
not observe the time fixed for pavino
his license in this county, and now as
a penalty for his Indifference to homo
matters, he has to pay twenty five per
cent. more on this tax, which would
more than pay his subscription.
LAST week Mr.. Prettyman opened
up line of clothing in the old post
omce room connected with his boot
and shoe store in the Johnson BUILDING.
This week VIM. A. Winford does a
similar thing by taking out part of the
partition separating his store from that
recently occupied by John E. Phillips.
and putting therein a stock of boots
and shoes, and run it in connection
with his general store. This ought to
make business a little livelier on this
thOrOughfare.
MRS. i. A. COTTON calls the atten-
tion of the ladies ofSmyrna and yicin-
ity to her September opening of
dress making. This department of
her business is under the management
of Miss Elizabeth Cahoon of New York
who is graduate of the school of S. T.
Taylor for cutting and fitting by meas
urement-the most artistic mode of
dress making. We are glad to know
that Miss Cahoon starts out this week
with good supply of work for herself
and assistants. See advertisement.
THE following is the time table for
the steamer Ella for the month of
October:
ROthtCeIrS Ldndin0. Ebkodoynbfo
Wednesday 2, at2P u Tuesday III ( u =,
Friday -" 10 A NJ Thursday 3. - 10 4 N