Smyrna times., 1890-02-12
Smvrna and Vicinitv.

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THE man who does the most talking
nowadays is the auctioneer.
MTHE carriages of Jas. C. Lassell &
Co., were sold at Sheriff's sale on Sat
urday.
THE Centennial church is having a
cellar heater put in to heat the build
ing in the future.
ABOUT one hundred and lifty invi-
tations have been sent out for the ball
at the Opera House tomorrow night.
IN THE dark of Friday evening the
carriages of David Reese and L. e.
Anthony cOllided, damaging the wheels
of both carriages.
THE funeral of VIM. Bradley, Jr.,
which occurred on Wednesday last
was one of the largest that ever passed
through the town.
CHARLES REDDEN, colored, had to
have his great toe amputated from a
cut of an axe while cutting wood at
Shading Point on Friday.
JOHN WESLEY BLACKsHIRE. who
died OF the Arnold farm near Kenton,
aged 81 years, had very large funeral
at Mount Friendship church on Friday.
A HORSE sold at the sale of Mrs.
Abigail BucksOn. in ThOrOughfare
Neck yesterday, having a record of a
mile in three minutes, was purchased
by Philadelphia party for $SO6.
OWING to the continuance of the
extra meetings at the Methodist church
the Band of Hope will hold their en-
tertainment on Saturday, Feb. 22d,
instead of the 2lst. Admission, 25
cents.
THE property at the Sheriff's sale of
B. F. Anderson, of Raymond's Neck
on Monday sold at higher prices it is
stated, than any sale this winter.
Cause-his stock was all in good
condition.
THE store room of Mrs. Daniels, near
the post Office, advertised in the TIMES,
has been rented by Elmer Hoffecker,
and Samuel Taylor will change to the
house on Main street, now occupied by
Sisco & Son.
WIN. A. CUMMINS has changed the
day for his vendue from the Goth to the
18th, Wednesday-One day earlier. He
will move to Smyrna before the first
of March to the house of Robt. l.. Cum.
minis, which had been previously pur-
chased for the use of his family.
AN immense crowd was at the Meth
odist church Sunday night, number
having to go away after filling all the
connecting rooms. Though packed in
so close they mostly remained until
the benedictiOn was pronounced. and
maintained the most respectful de-
cOrum.
DURING che next two weeks a large
amount of live quail will be distribu-
ted by w. G. Hill, Secretary of the
Delaware Game Protective Associa-
ton. As the law is now out for shoot
ing, it will be to the interest of farm
ers and lovers of sport to see that these
birds are protected for propagation
purposes.
GEORGE WALKER, of Kenton. agent
for Mr.. Patton, of Bridgeville. the
patentee, is trying to get our manu-
facturers to take hold of new peach
basket. Instead of being round it is
an oblOng OctagOn in shape, which
makes it more desirable for packing
and carrying. 1t is claimed that a car
will hold 100 more baskets of this
shape than the old kind.
CUMMINs SPEAKMAN, son of G.
Speakman, met with quite a serious ac-
cident yesterday. He was RUNNING
with stick in his mouth and acci.
dentally fell, the stick in his mouth
catching the force of the fall hurting
him severely, and causing quite a flow
of blood. DIR. Clifton was sent for and
he found that the palate was nearly
severed by the end of the stick.
ALL indications are that the coming
season will be a grand one for fisher.
men. Salt water fish that are caught
along our coast commonly in summer
only, are being caught now in great
numbers of Long Island, Long Branch
and the Eastern Shore of MARYLAND
Weakish and Spanish mackerel are
even now being sold in the New York
markets, something unprecedented.
SATURDAY, in a mercantile wav is
the worst day in the week for a stormy
day, and Saturday last fully answered
this description. Saturday was the
worst day we have had since Novem-
Der, in fact more rain fell on that dav
perhaps that in all the previous weeks
since the first of December. Ii came
with the big drops and a West wind
for eight or ten hours-such as used to
characterize the gloomy days of 1889.
SOME of Mrs. NJ. A. Kimmey's manv
Kind friends made her visit on Mon
day evening the 10th inst, she being
seventy-twO years old that day. TheV
took her nice new entry Garnet oil
cloth for front and back door, and a
lovely brussels mat, besides lots and
lots of useful things, and things good
to eat. Her friends do not forget her
birthday and some expressed a wish
that she might live to see a hundred
more.
The Ladies Mite Society of the NJ
E. Church of this town. make a thor.
ough change of their officers every
year, Ihus Keeping the management
with new blood. The
following are the officers for the pres
ent year, elected at the last annual
meeting: President, Mrs. J. H. Hof-
ieckeT; Vice-president, Miss S. Bart
FAIRIES; Secretary, Mrs. Harry L. Col
Inns; Treasurer, Mrs. Chas. E. Moore.
The Parsonage Committee is an excep-
ton to the above rule, Mrs. George A.
Hall being appointed to act with two !
hold over members, Mrs. ]. B. Cooper
and Mrs. /. H. FAIRIES.
The room in the Smith building re-
Gently purchased by Mrs. L. A. Cotton.
which has been undergoing changes to
adapt it for her dry goods business is
approaching finish, and will be occu-
pied BY her next Monday. 1t will |
be really an attractive room, with all
the conveniences for her business. It |
Will look well both by day and night. |
A large window gives it ample light |
rom the front. aud a smaller window. |
Dut ofgoOd din -nsiOns, lights it from |
the rear. The equally radical changes
that are being made for her dress-mak- |
ing business and residence bv the |
1lessrs. Wright, will be a week or two |
l6nger in completion.
Two dusky maidens had a set-to on |
Mt. Vernon street on Monday night in |
true AmazOnian style. They com. |
menced 70 quarrel at the corner of |
Main street and kept it up, getting |