Smyrna times., 1889-11-27

FRESH potato chips at Megear's. 4
The Steamer Ella will take a rest TO-
The young people will have n social
hop at the Opera House tonight.
THERE is complaint about pedlars
travelling through the country with
out license.
J. F. ALLEE calls the attention of
persons visiting Dover to his fine stock
of jewelry, watches, &c.
ALEX. CARSON, of Dover, intends
opening a fruit stand on Hirnheimer's
pavement; Commerce street side.
READY made suits can be bought at
Mallalieu Mills, out of the best cloth,
from $3.50 to $40. Pants, from 1925
to SO. 4
The Athletic Association of the pub
lie schools have added to their muscle
developers, parallel bars and chest
weights.
EVERY purchaser of % cents worth
of goods before the HOLIDAYS will get a
chance on the beautiful doll at Chas.
g. Boehmler.
JOSEPH R. CUMMINs. who was en-
plOyed by the Business Mems Protec-
tive Association as patrolman, has
been sworn in as policeman.
PERSONS in want of new or second
hand carriage will have an opportu-
nifty to get one at a bargain at Beck
ett's sale on Saturday afternoon.
TAKE NOTE.-J. w. Denney, drug
gists, has his Holiday Goods now open
for the public. Call and he will take
pleasure in showing them to you. T
The ducks coming to market this
fall have been denOminated unusually
fine. This is accounted for by this
being an uncommOnly fine year for
ducks.
Mr.. AND Mrs. T. L. CARROw have
reached Chicago on their way back
from the Pacific slope, from which
place we are indebted to them for
copies of the Chicago Times.
A DARKEY from the Neck who
wanted to fight, drew together large
crowd in the yard of the Smyrna
House Saturday night, but he was got
ten away without any damage being
done.
THE colored people of Centennial
Church are having this week what is
called -Four Nights in the Booth"-a
variety entertainment. It commenced
last night and will end on Friday
night.
AT an important meeting at Har-
mony lodge on Thursday night attend
ed by number of visiting Masons.
among other objects of entertainment
was a fluent address from L. Irving
Handy.
THE papers of to-day contain the
announcement of the death of VIM.
Reybold at Delaware City, aged 76
years. He had been engaged in large
enterprises, and was the owner of
Woodland Beach.
CHAs. B. ARCHER commenced BUTCH
ering hogs for the public on Monday.
Some of the farmers have also com
menced killing their porkers. Quite a
number of persons have only been
waiting for cooler weather.
WITH the exception of one week the
miller says, water has been wasted
every week at the Smyrna pond this
season. 1t has previously gone a Pc
riod of four years at a time without
hOisting one of the large gates.
GEO. H. NIvER, who had been in
Delaware for a month lecturing on
temperance and organizing local So
cieties into Loyal Templars, weekly
sick benefits and life insurance. left for
his home in New York on Friday.
PLUMBER JONES replaced Monday
an old rusted gas pipe at the -Four
Corners" extending to the lamp at
Raymond's Corner, that has been un-
disturbed since the laying of the gas
pipes, some thirty-five years ago. At
that time galvanized pipe was not so
much used as at present.
The farm of Robert Denney's in
ThOrOughfare Neck of $50 acres, and a
tract of woodland "a acres, were sold
at Sheriff's sale on Saturday at Towns
end. The first was sold for $4,7OO and
the latter, 500; Jas. G. Robinson oil
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The machinery and printing ma
terial of the Smyrna Record is being
moved this week from the CoopeI
Building to the second story of the
Taylor machine shops. The press was
moved yesterday, and the cases and
other material will be moved the last
of the week.
THE December Institutes have here.
tOfOre given the school children a holi.
day then as we'll as at Christmas. Thi.
year they will have a longer Christ.
mas holiday, by Supt. Handy holding
the Institute Immediately following
Christmas week. IL will be held il
Dover the first week in Janusry.
WIN. BURKE, one of our coloreC
youths, has made a complete repre-
sentation of a miniature country resi-
dence with Outbuildings, farm imple
ments &c, all enclosed in a neat fence
which has been placed on exhibition
in the postoffice windows. 1t is neatly
done, and reflects considerable credi
on the maker.
The Secretary of State has settled
the matter about the procuring of mar
riage licenses, a construction of thu
law apparently making him the sol,
dispenser, by appointing agents in tht
extremes of the cOunty-Squire Coope
in Smyrna, and Squire Fowler in Mil.
ford. Thus, if any of our young mel
and maidens want to enter the marital
relations, Squire Cooper can fix then
up without the trouble of going t.
Secretary Salisbury at Dover, anG
make it binding enough to last fol
lifetime.
GEO. w. GORDON went down int,
his cellar yesterday after some salt
and 10 it was gone. He put dowI
there, resting on planks six bags, hold
ing three bushels each, eighteen bushels
The bags were all in place, but thu
salt gone. The heavy rains of las
week had got into the cellar severa
inches deep and rising an INCH or s,
above the plank. It was found on fur
ther investigation that the salt had al
been dissolved in the water in the eel
lar by the inch or so that touched tn
bottom of the bags.
THE only religious services to-mor
row morning will be at the Episcopa
Church, Rev. G. w. Dame followin
the regulation services of the day wit
Thanksgiving sermon. In the after
noon at o'clock the Sunday schoo