Smyrna times., 1889-11-13
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
I.B. VICKERs has fine Buckwheat,
Crackers, Green Groceries, &c.
PRETTYMAN received yesterday lot
of new OvercOats and hats.
Ell. THOMAS of minstrel fame, has
formed a co-partnership with Cushman
the comedian, and will make a tour of
the Eastern States shortly.
The young men of Clayton will give
a social hop in Wright's hall tomorrow
evening. Quite number from Smyrna
will be present.
Ex-P POSTMASTER JOHN H. BEwLEY
will Office with Walter o. Hoffecker-
room next to that of the Delmarvia
Company, Main street just above Com
merce.
DIR. T. J. LAMBDIN is giving his
house a new coat of paint, the body of
it but slightly differing from the former
color. Oscar Fisher is also painting
his house.
THOMAS E. LAUBACH, Of Wyoming,
has been appointed postal clerk on the
Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad
/ from ChestertOwn to Clayton in place
of Senator Higgins cOlored appOintee,
who proved incompetent.
A PROMINENT merchant in town,
who is in the habit of spending a couple
/ of hours every morning reading the
daily papers, on seeing the headlines
in last Wednesdays issue indicating
Democratic success at once rolled the
paper up and threw it away.
SATURDAY was dismal day enough,
the dOwn-pOur of rain being very much
like some of those deprecated rains of
the summer. The low grounds includ-
ing sections of ~ leat fields are in some
cases submerged. There has been an
| excess of moisture all this month and
work in town and country greatly
hindered.
The following officers of Smyrna
Lodge, No. 5, I. o. G.. T., on Wednes-
day, November 9th, were installed by
the Lodge Deputy, G. o. Swinney, foI
the ensuing quarter: P. G. T., William
Carter; G. r., VIM. T. Beck; V. T..
Emma Weldon; r. Sec, Thos. Carter
Financial Sec, Mrs. H. Roe; Treas.
Chas. Porter; Chaplain, Mrs. M. Wells
Marshal, George Plummer; Supt. Ju
T., Carrie Beck; Guard, II. HOyle
Sentinel, George Lees; Organist, Ev'
Swinney; As. Sec, Anna Mcdowell
Dep. Marshall, Annie lamar.
THE festival of the Benevolent So
ciety on Wednesday evening was {
success, netting a sum of over 500 Il
put in the treasury to aid in the de
4 | mands of the winter. During the even
. | ing the pantomime entitled "Thre
, Scenes from Bluebeard," was well pre-
sented on the stage. The leadin
characters were taken by Miss Alic
i, Spruance, Miss Name Heitshu, Mis-
q Elva Smith and o. B. Voshell. Tn
:, farcical part, Blackbird, was amusingl
, done by likly cOlOred boy, Spence
Wright. The anvil chorus was sun
n and highly enjoyed.
The real estate of Andrew Spea
was sold at Sheriff Is sale at TOwnsen
IS on Saturday. The farm on which h
+ resides, 30 acres, was knocked off
Geo. H. Bates, Esq, for $4,000, wh
held a mortgage against it amountin
y to between $4,000 and $1,000.
\ The "Crow' farm, $50 acres, wi
e bought by Isaac Truax for $1,000. Th
>. also had a mortgage resting against
for So, 500, but this fact was not state
g by the deputy sheriff or attorney, n,
g was it named with the first farm, but
IS this case the purchaser and mortgagl
Al was the same. The "CFow" faIm, M
Truax considers he purchased it as
was sold, without any conditions as
mortgage. These prices are very low
DE- comparison with what the farms ha'
s. been previously sold for and were be
10 to be worth.