Smyrna times., 1889-01-09
Smyrna and Vicinity.
JUPITER is the morning star.

The season for shooting quail and
rabbits expires on the 18th inst.
SEE Strawbridge & Clothier's large
advertisement on our first page.
JANUARY will have two new moons.
February none, and March two.
The Fruit Growers Bank has de-
clared the usual semi-annual dividend
Of / per cent.
Do not forget the festival of the Cit
lzens' Hose Company tonight to-mor-
row night and next night.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society
was presented with a ton of coal by
the Transportation Company.
For cotemporaneous opinion on the
opening Of the Legislature and the i'm
preston made, see first page.
THE old heater at St. Polvcarp's
Church will be taken out, and a new
one placed in position Immediately.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance
| company reports more renewals and
less policies dropped the first of the
year than for several years.
VANDEvER AND LONGFELLow will
open their class in type-writing and
| shorthand tomorrow night in the hall
of the Knights of the Golden Eagle,
Clayton.
THE sixty-three creameries of Con-
necticuC have made over 2362 400
pounds of butter during the current
year, bringing revenue of about
100000.
The old saying that when the dsvs
begin to lengthen the cold begins TO
| strengthen has not been verified since
the elimination of the short davs on
December q.
THE oldest inhabitants do not re-
member such a mild winter as the
present-except those 1915. 1927. 1881.
1912, l845, 1851, 1870, 1875 and one or
two others since 1880.
AMONG the applicants for collector
OF taxes for this hundred are Robert
i. Nallen and William Z. Riggs. Jr.
both of whom are circulating a numer.
ously-signed petition.
THOSE who get the most out of the
holidays are the boys and girls who
are home from distant schools. Thev
mostly returned last week, the last
detachment leaving to-day.
THE continued damp weather is
having a bad effect on corn. Much
corn was cribbed in wet condition and
reports have been received of consid-
cradle rOtting and molding.
SATURDAY was a dav of driving
storm throughout, and a bad dav for
mercantile business. The rain lasted
throughout Sunday until the evening.
clearing up Monday with a spring like
temperature.
WHEN other merchants stop adver-
Using at what is supposed to be the
dull or between season, John Wana-
maker increases his space in the news
papers as per his big advertisement
since Christmas.
GEO. F. Brown intends applying for
the Recorders Office when Mr.. SDrn-
ance's time IS up, which is a wear or
more hence. There are a number of
others who would like to fill this nice
little seat at the capital.
WILLIAM WHITLoCK's hotel at CLAW.
ton was the object of an attack from
burglars recently. An attempt was
made to pry open a front shutter. but
the noise made alarmed the occupants
and the burglars decamped.
THE members of the Tuesday club
met at the residence of Mrs. J. B. Milf.
hin IN masquerade costume. An en-
JGyaoie evening was spent, which
closed with dancing and refreshments.
Inc next meeting will be held Tues
day, January 10Th, at the residence of
Mrs. n. F. Wilds.
The attention of our readers is call
ed to the advertisement of NJ. F. Reed
blacksmith, at his shops corner North
ana Main streets. At Duck Creek and
since he moved to this town he has
established for himself a reputation in
his business. The best proof of this is
the names that are attached to his ad-
vertisement.
The contract for expending the ap-
preparation for Duck Creek has been
awarded to Somers & Co., of Camden
n. ). In view of this improve ment to !
our navigation, the Transportation |
company proposes to make such |
changes in machinery and boat as to T!
make the trip from Smyrna Landing in |
less time than is now made from |
ROthwell's
The Fruit Growers Bank has eouip-
pea itself with Burglar Alarms. Not a |
door nor window can be opened or |
raised half an inch but an alarm Is set |
going that will act as a sufficient tell |
tale OF what is going on. With these
ana the time lock on the safe, the Off
GERS of the Fruit Growers Bank ouobt
to feel perfectly secure against foes
without and fears within.
PHILADELPHIA paper says: "Store-
Keepers will possibly do themselves
Pecunlary service by exercising a great
deal OF caution in regard to CHANGING
Oank notes for strangers. A GOOD
many counterfeit notes, as well as Coins
nave already been put in circulation.
and more doubtless will be, unless con.
slderably more caution is exercised
IL Will pay to be somewhat charv of
stranges. "
AS part Of the dessert which Geo
NJ. stevenson served at the dinner for
the Fruit Growers Bank Yesterday
was fruit cake that was made a wear
ago 1t was pronounced much snne.
rioI 10 the usual cake Of this kind. and
with the other kinds Of cake and ice
cream, made good finish to a most
excellent dinner, where oysters on the
aali shell FRANKLIN City served for
i,I nrsI course, followed by Turkey and
the usual accompaniments.
OUR ice crop is usually gathered be-
i0re the first Of the year and most
aiWays before the middle of January
Dut this is not always the case. Last
year Jacob Leinberger housed his on
January 18th, Geo. M. Stevenson on
y sne 10th, and others in the town about
Dhe same time. The only one who
gathered before this was Gamaliel Gar
rison, out in the country, who fearing
y was the only chance, housed some
Two inches thick OH Jan. 7th. Our
owners Of ice houses are still looking
Tor touch Of winter that will furnish
Them the crystal blocks.
The ice man and the coal dealer
may not like the bright and beautiful