Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Smyrna and Vicinity

OH INA d11O IclnlCY.
A DANCING school is to be opened in
this town tonight.
DIR. T. c. MOORE's office now shines
out with a rich coat of paint.
DON'T fail to see Miss Stanley as
Cricket" on Wednesday next.
PROF. HERMAN .ROE's night school
will commence on Monday evening.
THE coal merchants are finding a
considerable difference in the demand
of this winter and last.
ONE or more of our citizens it is said.
have been served with a notice from
the notorious White Caps.
THE greatest danger of this wonder
ful weather is that it will kill the ice
crop. The buds have already begun to
shrivel.
THE annual meeting of the Kent
County Association for protection
against theft, burglary &C., will be
held at Dover tomorrow.
The Moss family who made rs a
popular visit a winter or two ago, are
to appear here again Feb. eth, in the
interest of the Athletic Association.
E. II. BECK, Real Estate Agent, has
sold the farm of Reese Bell NOW of
McAbOys N. c. .)near Brenford contain
ing 2O9 acres to Edward Beck for S5, 200
WIGGINs' blizzard predicted for yes
terday must have got switched off
somewhere. The day was calm and
sunny throughout in this quarter of the
globe.
Miss CARRIE STANLEY is a powerful
actress, possessed of more than ordin-
airy ability, and is valuble aouisition
to the company.-PhiLadelphia Sunday
Times.
The assessment lists are now HUNG
up ior inspection in every district in
the State. See that your name is on
the list and correctly spelled. Now is
the time to attend to the matter.
E. g. WALLS is like John Wanama-
ker in conducting his business, viz. he
enlarges his advertising when others
stop in the dull season. Read what
ne ras to say about mid-winter sales.
CAPT. PERRY DEMBY a we'll known
colored man Of this town, died on Sun
day last, of Bright's disease, aged 20
years. Capt. Demby for a number of
years before the railroad was estab-
llshed and when our commerce was
carried in shallOps out of the creek.
Capt. Demby commanded one of these
crafts.
WIN. ID. HUDSON, near town, was for
tnnate in recovering a lot of hams. all
but one, that had been stolen from his
smokehouse and hid under some crates
IN Presley Spruance's berry house
The object in putting them there was
to mislead, if a search was instituted
Some dogs that were out hunting
snliied them, and their barking led to
the search among the crates.
THE Smyrna Creamery has had
very high compliment paid it. A. B.
Richardson, Of the Richardson House
Dover, came to Smyrna on Friday to
make arrangements for regular weekly
supplies. He said be had been getting
butter from other places but recently
ne got some from this town and his
ooarders were so pleased with it that
Ghey wanted it all the time in prefer
ence TO any other brand, and hence
MS visit here. This speaks well for
the company and the operator. John
B. Goh, and we hope to see them
with increased facilities when thew GET
IN their new quarters.
The following from an EXCHANGE
may be as applicable here as at Dover
ana as timely warning:
The practice of young girls walk
ing about the streets at NIGHT is oreatl,,
to be deplored, but nearly everv town
mas It's quota of lassies who, bv one
Pretext or another, deceive their par
ents and spend many evenings upon
the street when they should be at
I nome. II is the plain duty of parents
70 know that their daughters, and sons,
are IN proper places after dark, for the
temptations that beset the young after
nightiall are numerous and fraught
with danger.
THE protracted meeting which has
been going on in the M. u. Church at
clayton the past two weeks has been
fruitful of good results. Rev. Mr..
White, the pastor, took in nine mem
bers on probation on Sunday, and has
received three other additions to the
church by certificate. The meeting
still continues with large attendance
on the services. Rev. Mr. Blades OF
the NJ. p. Church also commenced re-
vival services on Sunday night with
indications Of good success, four penl-
tents presenting themselves at the
altar the first night. a citizen Of the
town quantity remarked that they had
the Old Boy" fenced in in the middle,
and they were working at him from
both sides.