Smyrna times., 1893-01-18

III Tue ydru OF Col. ROBERT Hill, has
been cracked up and down its trunk as
a result of the long freezing weather.
TOMORROW evening at the NJ. +.
Church, at the prayer meeting service.
there will be an address by Miss
Fletcher Of New York. All are iu-
vited.
No one will want to miss the lecture
of l.. l. Handy. All who heard his
last lecture here were delighted. Mon
day night next at the Presbyterian
Church.
WHAT is the matter with the gas?
is a question asked every night A
considerable number do not burn at
all, and Others with flame that res
embles a candle.
ONE of the sleighs that did service in
the sport of last week il our streets.
was built in 1883 years ago. At
this rate, one will last a man an ordi-
nary lifetime if used with proper care.
THE call for convention of the
creamery men to be held in this towE on
Thursday last, was 50 poorly attended
because of the bad Weather-Onlv four
men from elsewhere-that it was post
poned until the 10th of March.
A FARMER tells US that he found a
rabbit dead along the fence row day
OF two ago, frozen to death, it was sup
posed, by the severe cold and depriva.
ton of food. because of the snow.
This may be the fate of much Of the
game.
THE Baltimore SUMS almanac for
1898, just issued, is library of infor-
nation. 1t has little of almost every
thing worth knowing, and is a handy
and valuable little volume to have
within reach, and it hangs the nearest
to the EDITORS desk.
ONE Of our milkmen says it gets
colder every day. The Sascatchawan
Valley, which has been emplying it's
cold contents on us for the past month,
(thls being where the frequent cold
waves of this winter have originated
has virtually annexed us to Canada as
far as the weather is concerned.
a complimentary banquet will be
rendered to the members of the Fidel-
lty Mutual Life Association, of which
Il. II. Beck is General Agent, and in
Vlted guests this evening at the Della
ware House, }. G. Armstrong. caterer
Some seventy invitations have been
extended.
AT the Horticultural meeting held
in Dover last week, as will be seen
elsewhere in these columns, one Of the
speakers expressed the opinion, which
was endorsed by COL Martin, that land
IN Delaware had deprecated % to so
per cent. in value since the peach yell
lews had made its appearance.
WINFIELD KEIsER, son of Jonas
KeiSer, and Mrs. Smith, daughter of
the late DR.. Kitchens. both partie.
living at Fleming's Landing, we're
married on Saturday last by Rev. Il.
K Stephenson. Mr. Keser has been
engaged for several years with Fore
paugh's Circus, but will hereafter give
attention to farming on Mrs. smiths
fine farm. An interesting feature of
the wedding is that the bride is some
20 years the groOms senior.
As a result of the cold weather. all
the streams in which the festive Oys.
ter is so plentifully found, have been
frozen over, and an oyster famine is
the result. 1t is stated that fully 3 600
oyster boats are out of service. Each
boat had in its employ from four to
dozen men, who have been thrown
adrift since the cold weather. The
bulk of the oysters come from the
Chesapeake and Chincoteague bavs.
The freezing of the streams is said by
old Oystermen to be "A very infreouent
occurrence. The only dredging that
can be done, is accomplished through
a hole in the ice.
The two inches of snow that fell so
light and dry on Monday of last week.
was blown mostly from the surface of
the fields by the fierce winds of Tues
day, to take shelter behind the fences
or any other obstruction. The roads
running an easterly and westerly di-
reclion were thus heavily banked with
drifts in many places impossible, caus.
ing the travel to be through the fields.
while in all there was more or less
obstructions. The same thing occur
red on Friday. Though not so high
the wind drove considerable of the
snow that fell on Thursday to the
roads, adding to the establishments and
difficulties of travel.
PHILADELPHIA AND SMYRNA TRANS.
PoRTATION COMPANY.-The annual
stockholders meeting of the above
named company was held yesterday
at their office in this town. The elec.
tlon of Directors for 1898 resulted as
follows: John Fl. Hofecker. B. F
Truax, |. r. Stats, A. L. Hudson and
A. r. Jardine. On adjournment of
stockholders meeting, the newly
elected directors met and elected John
Ii. Hotfecker as President, and A.E
Jardine as secretary and treasurer for
the year 1898. The question of new
IRON steamer was discussed and favor
able action was taken, the sentiment
OF all the stockholders being for new
boat, with first-class facilities and more
speed.