Smyrna times., 1889-10-09

that interests tax payers.
READ E. G. Walls announcement of
desirable and cheap clothing.
THIS fall, like that of last year, has
set in cold unusually early.
THE cOlOred people are on the oui
vive for the ox-roast tomorrow.
THE use of paper in the public schools
has almost supplanted the traditional
slate.
THE Mcdonnell Encampment I. O.
o. F., will meet hereafter weeklv-on
Tuesday evenings.
THE future location of the Little
Diamond machinery will be decided
tomorrow morning.
POSTMASTER BEwLEY has in the
four years he has had the Office. issued
within fraction of 1000 money orders
The Athletic Association of the pub
lie school has received dozen pair of
dumb bells and Indian clubs for their
exercises.
The flannel shirt will not be au fait
next summer. Fashion has already
decreed that a canvas material shall
take its place.
DON'T forget the Oyster Supper at
the Opera House tonight. The Young
ladies would like you to come without
your supper.
JAMES MCCLOsKEY lost a colt on
Saturday from lock-iaw caused bv a
nail which it had stuck in its foot two
weeks before.
THOs. JEFFERSON has bonded for the
position of pOstmaster-$16,O0O
has been returned to Washington, aud
his commission may be received any
day.
The last seen of the Fair was on
Saturday afternoon, seven OF eight
hacks stopping here for an hour or
two for the horses to feed and the
drivers to wet their whistles.
JOSHUA PARKER, of Dover, who
came last week according to announce
ment, to address a political colored
meeting, with Charles Potts, did not
succeed in getting an audience.
MONDAY and Tuesday were bIusterv
and wintry in aspect, the mercury this
morning registering 38o, several de-
grees below the frost point. Vegeta-
ton has not yet been blackened by
frost and the indications this morning
are for warmer, sunny days.
The weather for the past ten davs
has been favorable for wheat drilling
and the fallow fields have about ali
been seeded. The seeding in stalk
ground which was belated bv the
grassy condition of the fields, requiring
plowing, are receiving promt attention.
WESLEY START on opening his
blacksmith shop on Monday morning
found the anvil block nearly consumed
as well as the handles of the tools
lying about it. 1t caught, it is sup
posed, from a spark and had been burn
ing from the time he shut up shop on
Saturday.
JOHN P. COLLINS takes tie cake
in big pumpkins. The product of one
hill was weighed this morning-fiye
pumpkins-we weighing 432 pounds. the
largest, 121 pounds. This was one
pound heavier than Chas. H. Registers
big pumpkin. The average of the five
was 86I pounds.
II. M. COOPER, near Cheswold. has
grown this year about 1000 baskets of
sweet potatoes. He usually brinps
some to market as suits his conve-
nience since they were sufficiently
grown, but his crop is mostly housed
for winter and spring sales, when bet
ter prices are obtained.
HARRY w. JEFFERSON in a note
written after weeks trial in the Oliver
Flnney Grocer Co., Memphis, Tenn.
says he likes it better every dav and
considers it fortunate that he got with
firm of such business standing so
readily. He is in the largest Wholesale
and his brother Paul in the largest re-
tail house in Memphis, or for that
matter, in the South.
THE personal property of the late
James Ii. Hall, auctiOneered at pubIic
sale on Saturday by Mr.. Weldon.
brought good prices. a considerable
number of the articles excelling the
apprlsement. The article that was
Knocked off the most below its value
was boat. One man remarked that
If 1t had been in the market last fail
about the time for the ascent of salt
Biver," he would have paid a good
deal more for it.
AMONG the exhibitors at the Fair
were Z. w. Kennedy & Co., who have
large piano establishments in hotb
Wilmington and Philadelphia. The
driver on his way down to remove the
pianos and organs while stopped to
water the horses, they suddenly start.
ed up while he was getting into the
wagon, throwing him under the wheels
and severely injuring his foot. He
stopped here and received medical at
tentiOn from DR.. Dwight.
The assessment of Duck Creek HIM
dred is given as follows:
p sal 81 ,585, 1Os
PERSONAL. ....................... 1Oq 570