Smyrna times., 1890-01-22

be the next Democratic candidate foI
sheriff of New Castle county, and wht
has recently recovered from la grippe
is very busy going around extending .
big grip to others.
J. d. EVANS, who took down the ole
organ of the M. E. Church and repaired
1t for the Centennial Church, has it il
place and the work completed, and the
Centennial people are reported de.
lighted with it and its music.
The Glass of which Jas. G. Lassel
was for some years the leader ordered
from Sparks of Wilmington as a me.
mento of their appreciation large for
al design representing "Gates Aiar"
which came down this morning. It is
rare piece of floral workmanship.
WHAT we have been looking for fol
several weeks-winter-has come al
last. A brisk Northwester set in last
night after midnight on a clear skv
sending the thermometer down by
morning to 2l0, and lightning up every.
thing with cold grip, There is doubt.
less much more to follow.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson's protracted meet.
lng,which commenced on Sunday night.
starts off favOrably, with good atten.
dance. Rev. Mr.. Stephenson's meet
ing at Clayton now on its third week
has had marked success, there having
been over thirty persons at the altar.
the most of whom have professed con.
version.
THE Literary Society at Walkers
school house issue in connection there
with a journal that is of decided inter
est to the members, and shows much
literary tact and versatility. We have
examined one of these journals. and
ind in the special field it occupies
much that must be of interest to the
participants.
On Sunday, at the M. E. Church in
reading the funeral announcements
there were five, two of them however
itIom the vicinity of Townsend. The
last was that of Jas. G. Lassell. and
though his demise was expected at anv
time, when his name was reached there
was that peculiar hush or suspense
usual in great surprises or when a
special or public interest is touched.
The IroquOis Medicine COMPANY.
Chief DeerfOOt and family, assisted bv
comedians Clark, Wilson and Hall. are
at the Opera House every night this
week. They claim for this a strictly
moral entertainment. Chief Deerfoot
sends his son and daughter to school
wherever he goes, and they entered
the school here yesterday. Some of
the children could learn from them a
lesson in pOliteness.
LAST week G. A. Focht, Edward q
Wall, Clarence Prettyman and IT
Hlrnheimer received bills from T.
Dilsheimer & Co., jobbers in watches
ana ]eWeiry, sol Market street Phila-
delphia ranging from Sl5 to SIG each.
They were asked to remit or the az.
counts would be placed in the hands of
their attorney for collection. These
parties had contracted no bills there
thinking it possibly a mistake of
salesman, but letters sent
70 the house for an explanation have
failed to bring any responce.
THE warm weather of the winter
caused a large production of eggs and
sent the prices the past week or two
down to 13 cents per dozen wholesale
and 10 cents retail. The following are
about the price of produce
butter, 22c per pound; lard. (pure
country lOc per pound white pota-
Toes, 25c per basket sweet potatoes.
4Oe per basket chickens, dressed. lie
per pound onions, 40e per basket
parsnIps, 80 cents per basket ducks.
dressed, 10 to lie per pound turkeys.
l23 to l4c per pound guineas. Sc DER
pound ; muskrats to &c each.
WHILE we hear so much about the
Tight times the statement is made from
leading bank man that tie bank obli.
cations of this community are in a bet
,er shape than for some years past.
It is further stated that more money
has been paid in to liquidate long run
llng accounts than in any previous
year, thus relieving the major part of
tension that might have ex-
sted. This is gratifying news to learn
hat while there has been a loss in the
crops, there has been retrenchment
% expenses to put them on the safe |
'ide, and thus maintain a healthy |
equilibrium.
THE newspapers are again discuss.
ng when the nineteenth century will |
md and the twentieth century begin
md as usual there is a conflict of onin.
on. Some assert that the twentieth |
Will start on January /, 1890. |
md the other side are equally conf |
lent that 1t will not commence until
.anuary OF 1891. 1t is always pretty
ar evidence that when they tackle |
hese SUBJECTS, the country is in a
pretty fair state of prosperity, and |
nat there is a dearth of matters to |
write about. No wars, and even ru-
nors OF wars are scarce, and when this
the case such old stand-bvs are
'rought prominently forth again and
erYe tSeir purpose until something
lew pops up.-Er.
FRoMPTNEss in business obligations
9 feature that is always commenda-
,le 70 tpe man of affairs, even down TO
ne proVerbiaily slow undertaken. and
iiWays runs the score Of estimation for
Inn several pegs higher. Rev. Mr..
wilson the new pastor of the Metbo-
list Church, carries this quality into
VI the church duties he is engaged in.
ND moves off as promptly on scbed.
lie time as If he we're a conductor on
railroad. IL is unnecessary to saw
nat there are a number of laQQards
gho do not feel this necessity of asnap'i
hat invariably get left, or have to run
ne personal risk of jumping on after
he train Is in motion. This precision
annot but commend itself to the bet
er sense OF the people. and there is
generally expressed desire that he
Pill get hold Of the SUNDAY School
hat seems TO have no definite time for
and give it a shaking
p on time puBctqaljtv.
The inquest into the death OF Mrs
iyra knifin at Trenton. N. ]. for
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