Smyrna times., 1889-10-02
Smyrna and Vicinity.

AhS' NOHSuAU Jul ADVERTISING Columns.
THURSDAY was the Jewish New
Year. The exercises last one week,
ending with a fast.
THE stove man and the knight of the
backing brush are just now among the
busiest of our citizens.
JOHN c. SToCKLY is having a square
bay window placed in the second story
of his dwelling, directly over the main
entrance.
A. L. HUDsON's pacing colt will be
on the track at the fair on Friday.
There will be considerable interest in
the first trial by our hOrsemen.
BGHMLER is ready to meet the
wants of richer food with the changed
season to cooler weather, in fresh
mince meat at his candy kitchen.
HIRNHEINER's clothing store will be
closed from Friday evening 6 O'Clock
to Saturday evening at 6 O'Clock on
account of holiday week-the commen-
oration of the day of Atonement.
E. H. BECK, real estate broker. has
sold the farm of IA acres belonging to
the late Henry Keen, at Walkers
school house, to David W. Staats, for
81 600.
The DeLGlUdreGR says there is a rag
ing demand for creamery butter in
Dover, the headquarters for that arti-
Gle selling as many as seventy-fve
pounds in a day.
THE list of entries for the speed trials
at the State Fair this week is IL splen-
did assurance of week of rare sport
and enjoyment to all who love to see
good horse racing.
We HAVE had more reminders dur.
ing the present September to prepare
for winter than we usually have dur
ing the first month of Autumn. This
has been an exceptional year ever
since January came in.
EDITOR TAYLOR has made arrange
ments and is fitting up room in the
second story of the Taylor machine
shop, to move thereto the Record print
ing office. He expects to move the
type and presses in a week or two.
MRS. S. B. REYNOLDS is having a
new and larger kitchen built TO take the
place Of the old one of the dwelling
house connected with her store, and
the property Overhauled generally. 1t
is to be occupied by Mrs. Rebecca
Clements.
THE time will come when every
school teacher will be compelled to
serve an apprenticeship at the business
or, rather, attend for a stated season a
school whose sole object is to prepare
young men and women for the profess
sion of teaching.
THE ladies of the w. c. T. U. have
obtained from the managers of the fair
the privilege of checking baggage in
the check room of the bazaar and have
also the flower privilege of the entire
grounds. The ladies will be glad to
extend welcome to visitors to their
booth.
Soon the foliage will be a magnif-
cent picture. The first frost that comes
along will paint the cOlors. Indeed,
the colors have already shown them
selves in isolated places; and when
the various autumnal tints crop out in
/
travel, the finest of the year, will begin.
ACCORDING to the last issue of the
Record it would seem that it has been
adopted by the Rev. Charles Potts as
his organ in his aspirations to be a
| politico-religiOus Moses in search of a
new exodus. Charles, it appears, wants
to grasp a big handful at the next
political set up; in fact the Record des-
ignates it the Potts party.
OWING to the embarrassed condition
OF Centennial Church, the pastor, Rev.
S. Hammond, has changed his plan
first contemplated to pay off the debt
due the Building and Loan Associa-
ton and instead pay the floating debts
Ofthe church. A Grand Rally for this
purpose will be held on the goth, the
third Sunday of October.
Col. GEO. H. RAYMOND delivered
| to the larger children of the public
school on Friday afternoon last a mar
rative of his trip in the summer across
the continent and especially through
Oregon and Washington territories 70
British Columbia. 1t took about forty
minutes, the pupils giving him a vote
of thanks for his interesting address.
Mr.. LOWER got his wheat drilled on
Monday and Tuesday of last week, fn-
ishing just as the rain came on. and
was particularly fortuate, for there was
no other weather fit all the week. A
large number ofthe farmers would have
seeded their wheat last week if the
weather had permitted on Monday the
drills generally started again, and the
prospect now is for good weather.
THE twenty-ffth annual announce
ment and catalogue of Pierce's College
of Business, Philadelphia, is before us
This college yearly equips young mer
and women for all branches of business
such as bOok-keeps, cashiers, statesmen
short hand and type-writers, and the
graduates are sought after by all the
leading business men. Twenty-Five
students are now enrolled from thi:
State.
OUR State Fair managers know how
TO make their patrons comfortable
They have made these annual meet
ings real genuine old fashioned Har
vest Home gatherings Of the people for
social intercourse and enjoyment.
Everybody will go to see everybody
else. With ample accommodations
large exhibits, liberal premiums, good
music and an attractive programme O
amusements, the Delaware State Fair
is an assured success.
AN exchange says: "No paper car
be published without home patronage
and every man is interested in keep
ing up home paper. Ifa railroad OF
factory is wanted, the newspapers are
expected to work for it. If a publ,
meeting is wanted for any purpose
the newspaper is called upon for free
notice. The paper must puff the schoo
and do everything else to advance the
interests Of the business men of tn,
place, and give them a handsome
notice when they pass away, whethe
they are worth It or not. And ye
some Of them do nothing to keep up
! home paper"