Smyrna times., 1892-10-26
Smyrna and Vicinity.
NEXT Monday will be All HollowEen.

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II A \ NICE T; assortment of OvercOats a
~ w. vans. I
The school children are expected il
their places Monday.
THE ladies of Leipsic M. E. Church
Will hold pie sociable" next Satur
day evening.
CHRYsANTHEMUMs are getting them.
selves in shape. The cosmos got there
a week or two ago.
The first meeting of the Tuesday
Club will be held at the residence OF
Mr.: f. Z. POstles November 1st. at
eight o'clock.
IHE public sale of the Geo. w. & S.
Taylor machine shops will take place
tomorrow, Thursday, at 2 o'clock on
the property.
IF you ever visit court YOU will re-
mark that the average witness is re-
markable for what he didn't see or
doesn't know.
Both the old parties are to hold
mass meetings hore on Saturday week.
The speakers can de announced with
more certainty next week.
The school at Bay View, John Hut
ton, teacher, had quite interesting ex-
ercises on Friday, Discovery Day.
consisting of speaking, singing and
recitations.
Mr.. RANSOM, at bay View" has
been compelled for the past several
weeks to haul water for his stock.
The wells throughout the Neck are
getting very low
A BELFRY is wanted on Jerman
chapel, and at the Sunday School
entertainment on Friday evening, SIS
was raised to add to a small sum al
ready in hand.
The store of Buchanan & Co.. was
closed on Monday evening. Mr.. B.
says the shutting up is only temporary:
That matters will be adjusted and bust
ness resumed again in a day or
two.
SEE the sanitary natural wool under
wear at Edw. G. Walls. I
The Knights of the Golden Eagle, of |
both Smyrna and Clayton, participated |
in the Wilmington parade on Friday. |
A dozen or two of the citizens of our |
town and vicinity, were also present
as spectators.
THERE was partial eclipse of the
sun visible here from II o'clock to 8 D.
m, Thursday afternoon. At the great
est observation the eclipse extended
over little more than one-half of the
suns diameter.
THE public accountants, experts. as
they are called, are still at work at the
books of the National Bank ofSmyrna.
and will not likely get through before
the last of the week. Thus far
not hing material has been found to
relieve the shortage.
THE widow, Mrs. Rebecca ]. Collins.
bought the two farms belonging to the
estate of the late Peter s. Collins. the
home farm containing 226 acres, at
$3.50 per acre, and the other, III
acres, at $20.50 per acre.
The Kent county ballots for the
coming election are being printed at
the Inder office. They will contain the
three tickets Democratic, Republican.
and Prohibition and $4,000 ballots will
be printed, four for each voter in the
county.
The Festival of the Benevolent
Society was fairly we'll attended at the
Opera House last night. In addition
10 the usual sOcalities which festival
affords, at proper intervals, there were
'eally fine tableaux presented. and
pleasing solos by Misses Ethel Cooper.
md Marion Stevens.
CARPENTERS find this an exception
llly good fall for work, without losing
ime. The work on DR.. ]. A. Nc.
Jausland's house has been prosecuted
Without one day of lost time, and now
hat it is entirely enclosed, they need !
lot be hindered by rain, should anv :
all, as is fondly hoped by all occupa. !;
ions. !
Two weeks from yesterday the !
reat battle of ballots will take place
this state and throughout the coun. q
ry. 1t is not long to wait, and when
be decisive day arrives, the result of 9
he contest will be quickly known. !
Ieanwhile, keep cool and patient and
repare yourself for voting and don't
ct on the result. Z
THE Transportation COMPANY is =
ecelvlng the congratulations of its I
lstomers on the quality ofcoal-lasting =
nd comparatively free from Stag and :
aty pieces that will not burn-alwavs =
ggravating to the consumer and es- =
ecially to the housewife or cook. who =
compelled more than the men to !
lake the stove her companion. y
IHE tomato cannery of John II =
IoHecker will close to. day, the pack ).
saching between 10000 and ii 600 ;,
ises, quantity slightly in excess of A
lat contracted for by a Philadelphia
ouse IN the early part of the season.
looked in September as if this
mount would not be reached. The
Ield to the farmers is considerable .
tort of last year. NJ
IT is not often that so many of the y
Tmers have their corn crops housed i,
early in the season as this year. =,
lmber have finished, last week and nj
lis, in this vicinity, and VIM. l.. p
avid, residing near Summit Bridge -;
ormerly of Thoroughfare Neck) fin "
he'd yesterday his crop of 1900 bush. c,
S, getting 40 bushels TO the acre. J'
The best assortment of underwear
ON 25c to $3.50 per garment, at Edw. 90
Wallis. ca
Mrs. ]. H. JEFFERSON on Sunday a,
'ening had night blooming cereus 8
bloom out four flowers as large and -
agrant as any former blooms. These Ri
'wers were cut off and sent to friends.
ne remained on the bush. and on -;
Onday morning, when a friend called
get "A bouquet, the cereus bloom was T.
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