Smyrna times., 1892-05-04
FINE shoes in variety. Prettymanfs

FINE shoes in variety. Prettyman's
t
j. b. MEssICK advertises handsom,
family horse for sale.
SUN umbrellas, parasols and fans a
Il. II. Chance, corner Commerce anC
Market streets.
GEo. M. STEVENSON has built m
annex to his ice cream shed for the
storage of freezers: w. E. C. Bell has
opened cigar and tobacco store on
commerce street.
THE May moon fulls on the I1th.
On the evening of that day there will
be partial eclipse, visible in this lati-
tude' and the moon will rise with a
portion of its face hidden.
THE lecture of Rev. Robt. w. Todd.
OF Dover has been postponed from Sat.
urday night of last week to Saturday
night next. He will also preach in the
M. E. Church next Sunday.
The first of May found the trees
leatiess in the woods, but on the
warmer weather that marks the advent
OF May there has been a wonderful
development of bud and leaf
HERE is pointer for our clergvmen:
Rev. Russell COnwell, of Philadelpbia
is making arrangements to take his
entlre congregation in IL special train of
cars to the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
R. T. c. CROUCH, of the EIktou stock
farm, who was in Smyrna a dav or two
ago, has sent Star DHrock, one of the
celebrated horses, as company for Nut
wood Prince, advertised elsewhere.
IHE removal of the accumulated
dirt from the stoned part of Commerce
street and the raising of the fiagstone
crossings is an evidence of improve
ment on the part of the commissioners.
BLACK and colOred kid gloves. black
and cOlOred silk gloves, TafIaeta and
Lisle thread gloves and black siIk mir.
tens at Il. K: Chances, corner Com.
merce and Market streets. T
E. w. MCDOWELL, sold VIM. IT.
Greenwell, of Kenton, a verv fine
Holstein calfyesterday. Mr.. Mcdowell
parted with it on the stipulation it was
to be raised and not butchered.
l.. M. PRICE is we'll pleased with his
sales of phosphate this spring. In
looking over his books he finds that
his sales are 400 per cent in advance of
sales for the corresponding date of last
year.
The little shower of Monday even
ing brought us the first lightning and
thunder of the heated term. If this
should be sample of what is to follow
1t will be very quieting to the nerves
of some people.
FARM work is nowdemanding all the
attention of the tillers of the soil. and
until the harvest is over there will not
be much relaxation. While the far
mer is busy with his stock and lands.
the good wife is looking after the
chickens, dairy, etc.
ATTENTION is called to the adver.
tisement of Miss Elva T. Jester-new
millinery establishment, in the room
formerly occupied by Misses FAIRIES &
Beck, next door to the store of Mrs.
Chance. She has associated with her
Miss MOllie E. Beck.
KITS Hammock usually gets the
1rst catch at Bay Trout, that come
along at planting corn time, but Bonn
BAY Hook slipped up on the Hammock
his year and landed the first of these !
avorite fish. The first catch was on
and some fine ones were in
market Monday.
The Mite Society of Asbury M. E.
Jhurch, Smyrna, Delaware will give a |
Jhurch SOciable on Friday evening
Nay 18th inst, to which every member |
IT the church and congregation will re-
elve an invitation. Don't throw them
n the waste basket but store them in
our hearts and come.
For dress goods and dress trimmings
all at l.. r. Chances, corner Com
nerce and Market streets. Il
A BOX to receive benevolent contri.
'utions for the Russian sufferers has
een placed at the post office, where it
will be found during the week. On
sundays it will be placed in the vesti-
ule of the M. E. Church. Here is a
hance for those desiring to help the
tarving Russians.
ROBERT POWELL, residing on the
Hill farm" near Blackbird, packed his
runk on Monday morning and left,
savlng his wife in the possession of
be farm, stock, implements &c, so far
8 she knows, without encumbrance.
infelicities is said to be the
ause. He has two gown sons in Phil
delphia, by his first wife doing well.
REV. DIR. TULLEDGE has taken the
gency of Shepp's Photographs of the
World, to which he has already OBJ
llned a number of subscribers.
is gallery of pictures of all the
'ading objects in all the quarters of
lie globe, upwards of $50 in number
reduced in the new style of art called
hoto.gravure. The object of the
'mpiler is to give those who have not
le time and means of travel to see the
orld at their own homes as it exists
,-day. The book is in four sizes, 81. .25.
I.5O, $3.50 and 500.
PLow shoes. $1.OO at Prettyman's.
T
AT a meeting of the Republican
'ters of Duck Creek hundred, held
r the purpose of electing five dele
ties to the state convention to be held
Dover May7th next. A. L. Hudson {
as made chairman. T. F. Johnson and 9
. b. Fowler elected Judges and VIM.
. Baggs Secretary. The following
ere elected delegates: John H. HOf- $
cker, DR.. T. G.. Moore, VIM. Fl. Baggs. 6
muel S. Griffin. T. F. johnson al.
rnates, DR.. d. T. Smithers, Jno. p.
udsOn, w. A. FAIRIES, w. D. Hudson. q
. G. Truax. There were no dissent.
9 votes. q
REV. A. J.. PARSONS, who held evan.
listiP services the noat Of Iasf ,,,ooI, |