Smyrna times., 1892-02-03

have enough ice to see them through d
next season. II
The oyster shellng of the milldam v
was completed last week, and the re 0
of the 25 900 to 10000 bushels q
will be put on the street, commencing b
with upper Main. Il
c. H. REGISTER had on sale Monday
a barrel of curled Gale that vas sent
him from Norfolk. That was putting
spring green's on the market good |
deal ahead of us.
A DIME Museum came to town yes
terdav, and located in the house OppO-
site the post office. The proprietor
made lots of noise during the evening
to attract visitors.
WAITMAN D. WHITE, who has had a
shoe shop at Clayton the past year,
has moved to this town and cOmmen-
Ced business on Delaware street near
the corner of commerce.
WEATHER and ice permitting, the
steamer Ella will leave Smyrna Lind
| ing on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 10 A. NJ
Returning will leave Philadelphia on
| Thursday, Feb. IL, at - noon.
! ONE of our merchants has a large |
lamp that in two months has cost him |
| 1925 in broken chimneys. What |
| bothers him is the glass breaks in the |
daytime when the lamp is not lighted. |
The question is, what to do with it.
SATURDAY was busy day with B.
B. Allen and David Reese, both OF
whom put the day in, in securing
names on their applications for the
office OF Clerk of the Peace for
Kent County.
A SHOOTING match for glass balls
near this town yesterday, was contest
ed for by five or six marksmen. Two
prizes for the best shot were offered,
both of which were won by r. c. Rice,
residing near Denton.
WIN. f. RIGGS, JR., had cold day
for his sale, Wednesday, but his stock
sold we'll Notwithstanding. His six
horses averaged 500, the highest
reaching $l32, and his cattle $35, the
two highest reaching $48 each.
, AS schools were necessarily vacated
last week, it could not have been more
: oppOrtune for the boys in consideration
OF the freeze-giVing them as it did the
. DAYS and hours for skating. 1t is a
queer boy that doesn like the ice.
TIE boxing match that was billed
{ | s, FrL,rc.loxr min hf of fhn rink HiHnlt
9 come of. The actors named on the
. bill did not materialze, and besides, it
:. was new feature that failed of the
endorsement of the steady going peO-
pie of the community.
V A lively fox chase passed the skirt
s of our town on Friday, participated in
by about fifty riders and a large pack
Of hounds. The fox was let loose al
CLAYTON, ran By here to the creek turned
,s and went in the direction eff Kenton
d where its trail was lost by the dOgs.
FRANK BOYER caught a rat yester
day in three traps. The rodents were
sr destroying cloverseed, aud single
te trap set for them went unnOticed
n He then set five traps around the hole
The thief got foot caught in one anC
sduirmed around until it got anOthe
r. foot and tail caught in two other traps
THE executive committee of thC
State w. G. T. u, met at the home 0
Mrs. Kate Z. Smithers, this town, Ol
ne Friday. Those present were: Mis-
l., Margaret S. Hilles, President, of VIII
:. mingtOn Mrs. Y. l.. CulbertsOn, Pres
OF ident of New Castle county, Middle
e town; Mrs. Hattie II. Phelps, Stat
be Treasurer of Seaford and Mrs Re
#. becca jefferson, President of SUISSE.
county, also of SeafOrd.
en- The Comedy Drama Joshua Whit
ne comb" will be produced at the Smyrn
.es Opera House tomorrow evening, Fet
:; ruary 4th, 1892, for the benefit of tn
Arion Orchestra. The rehearsals ar
IN under the direction of Mr.. Walter |
for Jefferson who j. certainly Rn A Dri
Al" matte man aud will play the charactt
>. Of Uncle Josh" in said play, suppOrte
by an able cast of local talent.
it MRs. MARY A. BOYD. a lone widO
nd lady of our town. and John QuinC
~ Adams, a farmer living near Down
Chapel, were married at the resident
lld of the bride on Wednesday evening b
DDS Rev. w. w. w. Wilson, in the presen'
in of few invited guests. After the ce
90 emOny and congratulations the cOu
- pany was invited out to IA table of r
ON freshment They will make the
home in this town.
JOHN II. JONES, residing in ClaytO
cen on returning home from Church (
rv. Sunday evening found his house (
fire. An alarm was given, and u
hen quick response Of bis neighbOTs sO'
suit suppressed the flames. The fire OTi
II mated probably from . heated stO
hat setting fire to lambrequin. that f
~ ling to the floor igniting the was
'bu hoard, and thence ascending had bur
pol its way into the second story when d
ma. covered. It was insured in the Ke
and Mutual, loss about $50.
49, PROF. J. +. CAREY will give Rn ill
trated lecture in the school rooms
OF CheswOld Wednesday evening, Fe;
ary 10, under the auspices OF I
eri- "Ladiea' Aid" embracing views
ater Johnstown before and after the Hot
on Ten Nights ia a BaFroom, etc. Ali
fu- gether il will be instructive, ampsiI
and aud in every way morally entertaiRiI
lent Doors open at 7 p. m. Tickets
ven adnlts, 20 cents children, 10 cents
late
ate. YEsTERGAY was Candlemas
for Ground Hog day. u was for the m'
for part a sunny, spring Ike day, j.
nths such day as his hogship Woqla
lure temoted to the surface. According
the the old sayjng, if q hog sees his shad
tied he knows there will be six more we,
] OF az winter weather, and retreats to
ma. he'd deep under the ground. As spri
be- weather isn't due until about six wee
lost after this event, it is not surprising Il
the the ground hog should often pre-
etch true prophecy.