Smyrna times., 1889-10-23
Smyrna and Vicinity.


J. c. ROBINSON has supplied the
public school with thirty tons of coal.
SOMETHING worth hearing tonight
at the Opera House. Saloon-keepers
and their friends invited with the rest.
WE are now not only in the midst of
the sere and yellow, but also the fall.
ing leaf. They are falling in showers.
SUBJECT tonight at the Opera House
by G. II. Niver, of New York, Home
against Saloon" Church members are
invited.
GEO. ii. NIvER will give free lee
ture this evening in Smyrna; to-mor-
row evening at Clayton and Friday
evening at Kenton.
VIM. f. HALL, has completed the
placing of another story on his back
building giving his family three more
rooms and an attic, for their. con-
venience.
The cornerstone laying of the Mount
Friendship Mission near CLAYTON.
called together a large number of col
ored people from this town and vicin-
ity on Sunday afternoon.
THE protracted meeting at Friend
ship Church, ThOroughfare Neck which
has been we'll attended but without
special results in the way of conversions
will probably close this week.
LAST week was the occasion of the
annual conventions of both the
WOmen's Christian Temperance Union
and order of Good Templars of our
State, abstracts of the proceedings of
which will be found on our first page.
Mr.. S. w. BOYER is recognized as
one Of Philadelphia's best clothing
men. With his good. judgment and
taste, he thinks it would be to vour
advantage to call on him at Wilde's.
10th and Chestnut st. He would ap-
preciate it.
A PUBLIC lecture in the Smvrna
opera House on this, "wednesday
evening" at G.45 P. NJ, by Mr.. G.. II.
NlVer, OF New York, under the auspices
of the Good Templars. Subject
Home Against Saloon" All are in
vited. Admission free.
A FARMER who has experimental
for several years in keeping sweet
potatoes say. We keep sweet pota-
toes all winter in dry oats chaff packed
IN boxes or barrels in alternate LAYERS.
Use no bruised or broken ones; thew
must not touch each other or the box.
Keep cold and dry"
THE mortar and brickbats from the
tearing out of the end Of the Methodist
church preparatory to its extension. is
being very properly utilized in filling
up the holes in Mount Vernon street
This, by the way, was completed and
the foundation dug yesterday, and the
work OF bricklaying commenced to-
day.
Mr.. SMITHERs (Wm. P.,) says that
our new postmaster, Mr.. Jefferson will.
after the first of November. sell
twenty-six postal cards for a cent and
a quarter. He also says that Miss
Hester, the assistant, although no
pugulist, Is teaching the new pOstmas-
ter how to box. He further states as
fact that after the first of December
the postmaster will sell postal cards no
longer.
THE law does not permit the killing
OF such game as partridges and rabbits
until the 18th Of November, but com
plant is coming to the Game Protec-
tive Association that the law is being
violated, and detective Hutchins IS
instructed to he on the lookout for
them. Mr.. Hutchins says that when
properly informed he will proceed
against those also who violate the law
protecting the robin, flickers and other
insectiverOus birds that are in every
way benefit to the farmer.
WHEREAS, because Of the past wet
season, in many ofour homes we un-
Willingly harbor the germs of disease
and death in the form of mildew and
mould beneath the carpets, wall paper
&c, in our parlors, spare rooms and
sleeping rooms. Hence the remedy
place in the closed room, a coal scuttle
half filled with ashes, then add guam
tity Of paper we'll saturated with coal
oil; upon it sprinkle one cents worth
OF Hour Of sulphur, ignite the contents,
quickly leave the room, and close the
door for one hour or more. A word to
the wise is sufficient.
@. o. SWINNEY, MD.