Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-11-25

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nan of the forty eight, Democrats.
Smyrna and Vicinity.
TRY Buchanan & Collins mince
meat.
JUST think tomorrow how much |
you have to be thankful for.
For good Malaga grapes, go to Ste
venson's, Main street.
CHRISTMAS follows Thanksgiving
with an interval of only a month.
THE post office will be closed to-
morrow from II to $50 o'clock, P. NJ.
For cheap lumber go to Bailey's-
hemlOck boards and scantling at SIS.
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YOUNG children should be protected
from draughts and extremes of tenn
perature.
ALREADY holiday shoppers are
heard asking each other: "What are
you going to give him ?"
SHOPPERS for Christmas presents will
now have the pick of the novelties and
useful articles for drses and ornament.
J. w. DENNEY, druggist, has just re-
turned from the city with large stock
of Fancy Goods, suitable for wedding
presents, etc. - I
For vanilla, strawberry and choco-
late ice cream and orange water ice, go
to Stevenson's. He keeps ice cream
and water ice all the year round.
LADIES knit shirts from so cents to
81 90 at Buchanan & Collins. I
a LETTER from Miss Ella F. Swim
ney appears on cur first page. 1t
comes very appropOs with the lecture
of Rev. d. H. Davis, at the Presbyter-
ian church this evening on Chinese
scenes.
If you do not want the trouble of
making your pies, go to the ladies'
lunch parIor and buy them on Satur.
day of every week, at Carr's ice cream
saloon on Market street.
The city fathers of Snow Hill have
passed an ordinance making it mis-
demeanOr for owners to allow their
fowls to run upon the street. 1t is
punished by fine of 10 cents for each
onH avapr Offanaa
ATTENTION is called to the new ad-
vertisement of ]. Frank Alice, jeweler,
of Dover; the Invitation" of Gran
vile B. Haines & Co., E. Beck, shoats,
and changes of E. G. Walls and Clar-
ence Prettyman.
DURING the several days Of cold
weather last week, quite q number of
persons killed their hogs. The heavi-
est pOrkers we have heard of were
two raised by Chas. H. Jones, on
North street, 455 and 374 pounds
respectively. -
TIE meeting started by the local
preachers at Smyrna Landing on Sun
day has been followed by two or three
conversions both Monday and Tuesday
evenings. The meetings at the church
in this town are also still kept up.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKEB
proposes to extend the free delivery
system to all well settled country
places, 90 that farmers may have ade.
quate mail facilities, such as are en-.
enjoyed by the poorest as well as the
richest people Of the large cities.
THE observations which were
made az Harvard during the lunar
eclipse Sunday week has established
the fact that the moon has no satellite
| of her own. The uses of satellite are
to light up planet mt night and t.
produce q tide in its oceans or atmos
phere; and as the moon has neither
Of the latter, she has no need of {
moon of her own.
THOUGH China Potts escaped dis
reimbursement flor that IL what /
would have been but for the Govern
or's clemency) the "coons" that PROV
around in the night with evil inten
and deliberately walk into trap, has
better not presume on such a "phe
nomenaW deliverance, or they may b.
most egregiOusly mistaken.
]. P. Stats, in renting the farm o
Mrs. Lydia Colt, contracted TO TAX
possession Of it the FIRST Of December
which he will do. though the burn
outbuildings haye not been replace,
yet, leaving his stock and part Of hi
family at bis present home near Greer
Spring. Mrs. Colt will move 4
Smyrna this week,
TIE following is the timetable 0
the Steamer Elia for December;
Smyrna lending, Philadelphia.
Thursday 3 atIQ Az Tuesday lat 2 Pl
Monday 7VH Ffidav 40
Thnrsday 10 II o Tuesday el6 Al
Monday i4 70 noon Fridey II, ii
Thursday ~ 10 AN Tuesday l5 p.
Monday q, II Friday 49,
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wed'dy q. At p noon
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