Smyrna times., 1889-12-24
Smvrna and Vicinity.

SMYRNA and Vicinity.
New Moon last night: it was well to
the Southwark.
For toilet Cases, albums, vases and
fancy goods, 90 to VIM. FAIRIES. 4
For fine pocket knives, carvers, scis-
sors and razors, so to VIM. FAIRIES. 4
You will find nice line Of books
with other Christmas goods at Mrs. S.
B. Reynolds. 4
The days are now the shortest of
the year. Only nine hours and four
teen minutes Of daylight.
THROUGH the kindness of Hon. John
B. Pennington we have received sew.
eral valuable and interesting Public
Documents.
THE amount of money in our two
banks subject to check is S2l5, ,712.57.
This is an item that might be taken to
account by those who are eternally
crOaking.
THE members of Pilgrim Castle, No.
Z, K. G. E., of Clayton, are requested
to meet Tuesday evening, December
24th, at $50 instead of 73O. Business
Of importance.
THE twenty shares of stock in the
National Bank of Smyrna of J. F.
Denney, sold at public sale on Satur-
day were bought by B. A. HAZEL at
$76.25 per share, par value $50.
ONE of the windows of Stevensons
confectionery is set off with pastoral
scene of hills and valleys with feeding
sheep and other animals. To its right
is Christmas tree in full dress.
Policies in the Kent County Nut
ual Insurance Company will expire on
Jan. 1st to conform with the new law.
Members on renewing are required to
present policy to agent for an indOrse-
ment.
J. V. SMITH has been for several
weeks collecting a fine stock of Christ
mas goods, from Boston, New York
and Philadelphia. He always seems to
know what the people want, and his
window is beautiful. 7
ACCORDING to the Census Bulletin
which has been received at this Office
from the Department of the Interior,
Washington, Delaware will have one
Supervisors District in taking the
census the coming summer
AN entertainment under the auspices
Of the W. c. T. u, and for the benefit
Of the Loyal Legion, will be held in
the KentOn NJ. E. Church Dec. 31st.
at 8 O'Clock. All are cordially in
vited. IDA NJ. WALKER.
d. II. BOYCE, who with w. S. Har-
per, few weeks ago bought the store
goods of Sheriff FenimOre at Leipsic
where he is now engaged in merchan-
dising, advertises his farm stock and
implements at public sale on Friday oil
this week.
TRAVEL over all the lines of the
Pennsylvania Railroad has increased
to such an enormous extent that the
facilities for handling it at the Broad
Street station will have to be en- arr..f
It is asserted that this road ..,...--
100 per cent. more passengtrj at it.
Broad Street station than any other
road in the United States at any one
station.
SAMUEL TAYLOR, late of the Geo. W
& s. Taylor Co., has rented the store
room now in the tenure of A. II. Hobbs
near the pOstolfice, and will open &
store of agricultural implements. He
will open as soon as possible after the
holidays, some of the goods being nov
on the way or here. Building hardware
will not be included in his stock, hil
chief object being to meet the wants o
the farmers.
CHRISTMAS shopping is a craze a.
contagious as that malady which il
now troubling Europe. Every one il
Influenced by fever to buy gifts fol
some of his relatives and friends be
cause he or she is expecting something
in return Weary, anxious womeI
and excited men ill the stores inten
on buying something, they know no
what. Even when the purchases are
made there is a certain amount of dis
satisfaction until the donor has beer
thanked by the recipient of the gift
Christmas week is a very amusing
time, and those who love to study
character can see it in every variety o
IN the big stores Of the city just now.
ALMOST everybody and at leas
every family will have a Christina
program. That for the public will b.
about as follows: entertainment 70
the Presbyterian Sunday-schoOl this
Tuesday evening, (the night beforl
Christmasg divine worship at 81
Peters church at 1880, preaching b,
rector Dame; entertainment Of Sun
day-school of same church In th,
chapel at o'clock in the evening, tn
chief feature of which to the children
being a large tree ladened with Gift
for distribution above the Clouds,
at the Opera House under the auspice
of the Athletic Association. This !
by home talent, and sure to call out
full house. There is no precise tim
fixed for the turkey entertainment. br
it is pretty sure to come of sOmeWheI
between Che hours Of one and thre
o'clock.