Smyrna times., 1889-10-23

SAGE wanted, for which the highest
price will be paid in cash by c. H.
Register. T
Mrs. S. B. REYNOLDS has many new
things added to her now complete
stock of goods. #
The fall of granulated sugar to u
and cents per pound is a gratifying
fact to consumers.
The Smyrna creamery has a new
revolving butter-maker. 1900 pounds
of butter were made the past month.
OCTOBER has given us in the main
good weather, but is furnishing us this
morning with driving north easter.
THE appearance of the Smyrna
House is being much improved by a
coat of white paint on the woodwork.
JOSEPH STEPHENSON has returned
from New York with fine stock of
wall paper and novel line of holiday
goods.
MEssRs. HAMBURGER s. Son, popu-
lar clOthiers of Wilmington, call atten-
ton to their choice stock of fall
clothing.
LADIES aud children's merino un-
derwear, plain, white, scarlet and
ribbed-a full line at Mrs. S. B.
Reynolds. T
THE rain this morning turned to
snow towards noon, giving a decidedly
wintry aspect. Snow before we have
had a killing frost.
READ what Adams & Bro. of Will
mingtOn, have to say about house
hold articles and nOVelties-a large
line of the latter for the holidays.
ALL the members of Smyrna LODGE,
No. B, 1. o. G. r., are requested to
meet at Odd Fellows hall this evening
at Z O'Clock sharp-special business.
THE sale of stock on the grounds of
the National Dredging Company at
Collins Beach will come Off tomorrow,
and the property of the Alley Mills on
Friday.
OUR plumber, Walter G. Jones. is
fitting up chicken hatchery on the
model of that of H. S. Anthony with
hot water appliances, for w. E. Lock
wood at Middletown.
The steamer Ella which became dis
abled from some cause or other in her
machinery oD Monday morning and
was towed to Philadelphia for repairs.
is expected to resume her down trip
on Saturday.
The Aid Society of the NJ. E.
Church at Clayton during its exist
ence the past year has raised 5000.
The new officers are: Mrs. NJ. j. Cliff
ton, president; Mrs. Levina Thomp-
son, secretary; Mrs. Amelia Harris,
| treasurer.
THE ladies of St. Peters church
have re-Organized their sewing circle
with Mrs. Mary K. Eldridge, presi-
| dent; Mrs. VIM. NJ. Lewis, secretary
and treasurer; Mrs. Geo. F. Brown,
Mrs. ). Il. Quinn and Mrs. VIM. M.
Lewis canvassing committee.
EVERY town is annoyed with its
noisy boys especially as manifested
about the post Office on the delivery of
the evening mail. Dover has such
who were several times warned with
out effect, so on Saturday several of
them were arraigned before Squire
Jester and fined $262 each. One an.
plicatiOn of the force of law is worth
on the hardened a score of moral
lessons.
The amended section of the game
law as passed last year annuls the me-
cessity OF a $25 license, which was re-
| qulred for the killing of marketing
game, and gives to any citizen the
right to transport from one part of the
State or from this to another state one
dozen or less birds or rabbits at anv
one time without requiring a license
or affidavit as a prerequisite thereto.
by the repeal of section ., chapter 100,
the cost of license to q nonresident
for shooting in this State goes back to
the original amount-S5.
SAMUEL B. SIMPSON, a visitor to
the town on Saturday. might, after try
ing other ways and means to get stim-
ulants, sold his OVercOat to a cOlored
man for quarter of dollar and pro-
ceeded to get ingloriously drunk. In
this position he took refuge on a GEN
tleman's door steps from which place
he was carried to the lookup where
he was kept until Monday morning
and then let go on condition that he
would leave the town instanter. hav-
ing no money with which to paw the
usual fine. He stated before his de-
parture that when he wanted rum
bad, he would sell the hair off his head
II 1t was necessary to get it,
SUNDAY was an exceptionally bright
October day and too warm for comfort.
Old and young were out as was evinced
at the churches. At the Methodist
church the congregation was assembled
IN the basement because of the repairs
that had been commenced in the upper
room, and it was packed, and the con-
Meeting bible class room also filed
Ihls nearness of contact in bringing
the preacher, choir and people in close
proximity was felt not only in the per
sonal approach, but gave a zest also To
the worship in both the singing and
the preaching. The services at night
! were preceded by praise meeting of a
half hour under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian
EndeavoT, and every available space
was filed by the attendants,
The pFotracted meeting which had
been going on a week or more at Beth
ell Church near Cheswold, with evident
depth of seriousness in the audience.
eliminated in an outburst of flame
Sunday night, twelve penitents making
their way to the alter, five of them
protesting conversion. On Monday
evening there were seven at the altar.
all heads Of families but one, three of
whom prOfessed conversion. and last
evening Notwithstanding the rain.
there were seven at the alter three of
whom were converted. The member
ship seems thoroughly aroused, and
the Rev. Mr.. Stephenson has reason
to expect a sweeping revival.
SEVERAL articles of the machinery
of the Taylor shops are being shipped.
and the main feature, the Little Dia-
mond CultivatOr plant, is only await
ing the signature of the purchaser from
Raritan, N. j., to go likewise. An
effort was made at the last to save it
but it was hedged about with too MANY
conflicting interests with the claims at
issue, to make it a satisfactory result
as between debtor and creditor. A
good deal could be said on the slow
ness of our men of means to move. and
more on the loss that the town will
sustain, but let US hope that when the
deck is cleared something quite as fea-