Smyrna times., 1891-02-11

their meetings during Lent; likewise
the Shakespeare Club.
The Smyrna Creamery made 2,S11
pounds of butter during the past
month from 1879 quarts of milk.
If you have the money, now is the
time to buy yourself a home. We be-
lieve real estate will not be so cheap for
the next ten years.
THs first Lenten service was held
this morning at St. Peters at II O'Clock.
Service will be held every day, morn
ing, afternoon or evening.
WIN. II. DUKER and his Centennial
singers are starring it ; they went over
to MiilingtOn last week and go to Mid
dletOwn tomorrow night.
If there was a train for every hour
for Philadelphia there would be pas
sengers for each, and goOdly number
would be Of the feminine gender.
The Loyal Legion is preparing for
an entertainment at the Opera House
the last Friday in this month, and the
boys and girls are being drilled for this
purpose.
Miss M l.. ALLEN has bought of
Abel S. FAIRIES the Rink property on
Commerce street. 1t was used by B.
B. Allen last year as a room for agri-
cultural implements.
A LARGE quantity of calves were
shipped on the Steamer Ella, yester-
day, to Philadelphia. As part of the
cargo, was shipment of some twenty
hogs by Jos. r. Jefferson.
FEBRUARY treats the days Of the
week impartially this year. There
will be four and no more of each in
this shortest of the mOnths-an unasu-
ally square" arrangement.
Our Little Ones for February, pub
lished by the Russell Publishing Co,
Boston, is a very entertaining number,
and its circulation ought to be very
large in the homes of children.
BROILED potatoes are very nice.
Slice cold boiled potatoes about half
all inch thick, brOil In a wire gridirOn,
browning both sides. When done sea-
son With salt, pepper, and butter.
Serve hot.
OUR merchants are handling great
many dozen eggs just now, but the
prices keep up. They got down to Is
cents per dozen last week, but ad-
vanced to from 20 to % cents on the
approach of Lent.
JAMES MORAN, a resident of West
Smyrna, has room now to himsel in
the large public house at Dover kept
by Sheriff Cole, for the pleasure of
whipping his wife. He changed his
lodgings last Friday.
Rev. JAS. PEYToN, pastor of Bethel
A. NJ. E. Church, is having success
ful prOtracted meeting. which has been
running over month. Over thirty
persons have professed conversion, the
larger part heads of families.
THIS week was ushered I'm with
quinquagesima Sunday, followed by
"CUllOp Monday" ShrUve Tuesday or
Pancake day." and to-day is Ash
Wednesday, the day that Lent begins
and continues TO Easter Sunday,
March, 18th.
A. LEE CLIFTON, while playing with
a pistol on Monday, which he found in
the cOlOred servants trunk. shot him
sell, the bail entering just above the
knee and lodging . little way below it.
1t was extracted by his father, DR..
Clifton, and he is doing we'll.
The recent vendue sales of Alonzo
Jones and A. L. Hudson, Jr.. adver-
tised in the TINES, were well attended.
and auetiOneer Weldon got satisfactory
prices for the articles as they came un-
der the hammer. In fact many arti-
cles realized higher prices than were
expected.
We've had all kinds of weather dur.
ing the past week. Mild, warm, rainy.
muddy, freely, and very ooId-Thurs-
day night the coolest of the winter
VIZ uNODDAuK 10 To-
The warm supshipe that followed the
clear Hp on Sunday made the fens mu-
sical with the early notes Of the frogs.
JOHN w. TUCKER, who has been in
the employ of Samuel Taylor the past
year, has taken the dwelling Of Mr..
Hirnheimer, and will also have charge
Of the Clothing store, Nj. Hirnheimer,
mother and sisters changing their resi-
dence to Philadelphia. George FAIRIES
takes the place OF Tucker Vt Mr.,
Taylor's.
SUNDAY turned out a beautiful day
after the clearing up. and the number
that turned out 70 the evening services
at the Methodist Church more than
hlled the auditorium. In fact it was
one Of the largest congregations that
has met there Tor sognetime. The pro-
ttracted meeting that Rev. Mr. Wilson
bad been conducting for FIVE weeks
came TO an end that night. The re-
Yivat spirit 10 the town aud country
around has been considerably short Of
last year, though each week reported
Conversions.