Smyrna times., 1889-11-27
THE Clayton colored school has 81
scholars, J. S. Brisco teacher.

THE Clayton colored school has 81 |
scholars, J. S. Brisco teacher.
Rev. w. w. Sharp will hold Thanks
giving services in the church at Ken
ton.
IT is expected that two SmS TIA
young men will shortly succeed cloth
ier Willumsen.
THE post Office will be open until
1890 tomorrow morning, and from
to in the evening.
ONE of the farmers in the Alley is
thinking of banking up his we'll to
keep the water from running out.
THE Dairy Maids Reception" at
the Opera house tomorrow night
promises an enjoyable evenings enter
tainment.
SEVERAL farmers of Green Spring
have sold their corn on tue cob, 70
pounds to the bushel, for 20 cents per
bushel delivered at the depot.
MONTHLY Conservation meeting of
the Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian EndeavOr will be held Friday
evening at 8 o'clock. SECRETARY.
The mansion and store at Mallalieu
Mills may be rented on reasonable
terms for 1890. Apply at the Mills, or
to h. Ii. Adams, MiddletOwn, Del. T
THE remains of George Whaley, a
brother of Rev. Joseph Whaley, who
died in WhOpping Saturday aged AZ
years, were carried to Berlin, Monday
for interment.
GEO. p. COLLINS, of Duck Creek.
went to Milford week or so ago to a
| specialist to have an incipient cancer
burnt out, that had made it's appear.
ance at the nOstril.
Some fine turkeys have been in mar
ket for Thanksgiving, the largest one
| reaching % lbs. The medium size
have been retailing at IA and the large
at IL cents per pound.
JOHN RICHARDSON and Edward
jackson, two cOlOred boys, got into a
fight on Saturday, ending with the
former giving the latter a severe cash
across the arm with knife.
ONE of the features of to-morrow's
holiday is to be horseback cavalcade.
Ten or twelve young ladies and gem
tlemen it is understood, will partici-
pate in the exhilarating exercises.
WILLARD F. REED takes the lead of
those yet slaughtered, in big hogs, two
killed yesterday dressing 448 and 398
respectively. sOne killed for Richard
Evans on Monday weighed $50 pounds.
J. w. JONES bought and shipped
last week and this from six to eight
tons of poulty for the Thanksgiving
market. 1t was bought for Edison
Bros, Philadelphia, whose advertise
ment has been running in these
columns.
WALLACE CONNELLY, connected
with the large clothing establishment
OF Hamburger 81 Son, of Wilmington.
was in Smyrna last week distributing
advertising material for the firm.
Young Connolly is a son of John Con-
nelly, formerly a resident of this
town.
IT will not do to say "rats" to one OF
our young clerks now. He and a fell
low clerk were fixing traps up the
store stairs last night when all at once
clerk no. l commenced hallooing and
beating his leg and side, and he had
beaten himself sore before clerk No. 9
could tell what was the matter-a bic
rat had run up his pants leg, and he
was trying to prevent it coming out al
his collar.
A FEATURE of the Sabbath school is
the picture on the black board in illus.
tration Of the lesson Of the day. This,
at the NJ. E. Church, as the room is
used for the general congregation now
cannot fail of observation. The lesson
last Sunday was on Solomon-"chose
wisdom above riches"-the drawing O
the bags fmoney used in the illustra
ton being SO naturally done as to
show Miss Laura Bell a very clever
artist with the pencil.