Smyrna times., 1890-01-22
SMYRNA and Vicin

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of the South"
SMYRNA and Vicinity.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS of a fine quality
were on sale in the market on Sat
urday.
ANOTHER load of 5000 bushels of
oyster shells has been placed on the
Landing road.
THE society of the Royal Templars
benehcial) occupy the room of the
Good Templars for their weekly meet
ing.
]. E. COLLINS has taken out letters
of administration on the estate of
Mary j. Davis, deceased, and gives
notice in our advertising columns to
claimants.
HENRY S. ANTHONY has now over
1000 young chickens in his brooder.
graded in size all the way from broil
ers down to the young chicks lust out
of the shell. He expects to make his
first shipment this week.
THE ice men should take heart
There was no ice cut in this vicinity
last year until the second week of Feb
ruary, to be precise, the 18th, and so
there Is plenty of time yet for cubes of
coolness to CONCEAL several inches
thick.
THE Baltimore Sun Almanac for
1880 is on our table. It's value is
known best to those who have known
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hundred pages. 1t is simply invalua-
Die to the Maryland business man, and
indeed to all intelligent people who
keep up with the times.
SHAD are coming into the Delaware
six weeks head of time. There is no
objection to this, if only thew will
keep on coming until the middle of
May. but if they are likely to become
discouraged and abandon us to a shad-
less spring, or still worse, to die in
shoals of the grip, we wish thew had
consulted the almanac instead of the
thermometer.
ISAAC II. FAIRIES has moved into his
new house on South street. He ran
no risk by moving into it too soon. let
ting 1t get thoroughly dry. He could
have occupied it several weeks ago.
but preferred to wait. It is a LARGE
line residence, desirably located. fitted
and furnished with the modern i'm
proyements,-abOut all that is neces-
sary TO fill the heart of an apprecia-
tive wife. So much for patient waiting.
The rain yesterday ended with fall,
ing flakes of snow, something we
haven't seen since November. The
weather reports from the West con.
tlnue very winter like, the mercury
being below zero in a number of places.
a great snow blockade is reported in
the Northwest, paralyzing all the
trans continental railroads and leav
ing but one telegraph wire working
with the Pacific coast. The snow Is
eight feet deep on the level and faith
Omless in the canyons.
REV. JOSEPH MASON, the first sta
ton preacher of the NJ. E. Church of
TINS town after it was detached from |
the circuit 45 years ago, died on sat
urday at Ocean Grove at the age of rs |
years. He had resided at Ocean Grove
for two years and died of la grippe. |
de was ordained a minister in 1888. |
his hrst appointment was Dover cir |
cult. Among many other charges of |
which he was pastor were several Phil |
adelpEia churches. He took a super- |
numerary relation in 1885. He was a
hne preacher and a large circle of
friends will mourn his death.
ATTENTION is called to the double
column advertisement of the Wasbing-
ton Life Insurance Company of New
York, of which Walter o. Hoffecker
OF TINS town, is General Agent. A
scrutiny ct the Life Insurance compa-
MES shows this to be a safe and Verv
desirable one. In addition to this it
oilers inducements to the policy hold
ers more advantageous than other
companies. Read the advertisement
TO see the specification of the special
points. We heartily commend anv
person in quest of good company to
place an Insurance on theiP lives. to
NJ .; Hohecker, believing that thew
Will ind in the company he represents
what they desire in the way of relia-
BILE assurance.
IHE court at Wilmington on Wed.
nesday last ordered the rule discharged
IN the matter Of the petition of Isaac
lruax, who asked to be relieved from
the payment Of $500, being ten per
cent. of the purchase money for the farm
OF Andrew Spear, bought at Sheriff.
sale on November 9th last. Mr..
Iruax claimed that he bought the
farm without knowing of the existence
Of first mortgage on the premises
BY this decision the court holds Mr..
Iruax liable for the payment of the
$500. thereby sustaining the rule of
law known as "eayeat emptor1
whereby party without warranty as
sumes all risk OF title in purchasing
properly: Geo. Y. Massey, Esq, was
counsel for Mr.. Truax, and Henry G.
Conrad, Esq, represented the parties
opposing the rule.
1T gives us great satisfaction to note
the success of the Choral Society under
the instruction of N. Dushane Cloward
OF Wilmington. The meetings are held
on each Monday night in the public
school building, and the puBils num-
Der between sixty and seventy persons.
all diligently. it is presumed, trying to
master the notes." Singing is one Of
the highest Accomplishments that the
young people Of community can
acquires it is so often called into
requisition not only for their own
pleasure or amusement, but for that Of
the general public. It is very fre-
quently called for and difficult 10 Ob.
tain satisfactorily because Of the want
Of both voice and note culture. This
need not be so in community the
size Of ours. The society is organized
as follows: President, W. Polk Cum.
minsi Secretary, Frank @. Strickland
Treasurer, 1. n. Price; Directors, JOS