Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

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The twenty fourth Thanksgiving
anniversary of the Presbyterian sun
day school will he held ON ThauksgiV-
ing evening, beginning at o'clock and
lasting one hour.
PASSENGERS going to aud fro on the
Delaware railroad had better consult
the time table on fourth page before
running any risk as there are several
new and important changes.
The five commissioners appointed bV
the Court to estimate the value of the
real estate left by the late samuel
Cats, on the application of one of the
heirs with view to partition of the
property, completed their work yester-
day.
THEO. w. LAVENDER, Agt., will sell
a. public sale on next Saturday, Nov.
Oath at the Delaware House, Smyrna,
a double, two story frame dwelling
situated on lower Main street and two
lots in Spruance City. The sale will
come off at 2 o'clock.
SLAUGHTERED hogs that com menced
in the early fall at cts. per pound
have dropped down to 4! cents per
| pound. This would indicate there is
favorable increase of pork over the past
| year or two, when it has heen both high
and scarce, as compared with the price
of grain.
| BEFORE another issue the bird that
is the general favOrite tor Thanksgiv-
ing festivities will have been selected
aud ready for serving up the following
day. 1t has been a good season for tur-
keys and they should not rOost so high
as to be out of reach of the general
householder.
THE old stand at "Clements Corner"
has changed hands. VIM H Thomp. |
son. in succeeding Bell & White will |
serve his patrons with the same care |
ful attention as any OF his predecessors. |
1t is a good stand. Mr.. Thompson ad- |
vertises his stock elsewhere which |
merits the careful perusal of those who |
wish to buy commodities in his line.
THOROUGHFARE NECK, and possibly |
New Castle county, lost its oldest citi- |
zen on Saturday in the person of Grace |
A. NicksOn, cOlored, at the age of 1O8 |
years. She grew up in Maryland but |
has been a resident of this State for a
number of years, and was in good
health until within two weeks of her
death. She made her home with, and
died at the residence of her daughter
near Long Bridge.
SALISBURY is having the same trouble
as we had last year now that telephone
lines are being put in the town. Il
seems TO be a question with the citi-
Zens of that town, which they will
have, shade trees or telephone lines and
as the linemen say that only one can
exist, they are slashing the beautiful
trees right and left, in spite of the bitter
complaining of the owners.
DURING this month all the Methodist
Churches of the Wilmington Confer.
ence will take vote on the question
of admitting women to membership in
the General Conference The election
will take place here on the last even
ing of this month, Friday November
Both. Rev. Adam Stengle has an.
nOunced that the following will hold
the election L. NJ. Price, George M.
Stevenson and A. L. Hudson, Sr.
The amateur reproduction of''Faust"
will be given in the Opera House
Thanksgiving night. The play is under
the direction of Prof. YOcum and the
drdmatis personnel is chosen from the
pupils of his school. The proceeds of
this drama will be expended toward
completing an outfit in the chemical
and physical laboratory and to fit out
library. Admission 25 cents. Seats
reserved without extra charge.
THE colOred people of Mt. Friend
ship Church, about mile and ahalf
from KentOn, have arranged an inter
esting program for Thanksgiving.
There will be temperance and liter
airy entertainment by the best local
talent followed by supper. They are
going to make it big affair and are
hoping for good patronage. Admis-
sion to entertainment, including sup
per, 25 cents. Children, Is cents.
A tenement house on the farm of
Edw. Beck, near Green Spring, caught
fire one day last week and had il not
been for an inmate, the houses most
probably would have burned down. AS
it was the flames were soon extinguished
as soon as help could be called. The
fire is supposed to have originated in a
defective chimney hue. The damage
was trifling. The building is insured
in the Continental Insurance Company.
The following is the time table of
the Steamer Ella for December:
noaGsgy Sg"' J. kqTdS' as iS Tuesday d%'4sS'
Monday 1o' . 70 =T7es57= MT= y :. - -,
Thursday 90 " II Tnesdsv TTunaay "a 2 Ph
TSasdsy TnSSnSsS S'1 F5s.Ssy Fssy Soa,
TUESDAY. Dec. 11th. no passengers
} will be carried.
IT is rather early, but the friends of
j. +. Carroll. of Dover, are urging him
for the position of Superintendent of
public schools for Kent county at the
close of Prof. Tindal's term in June.
For experience and qualification Mr..
Carroll would seem to be the natural
choice of the county for the important
position. It is also stated that Herman
Roe, of Townsend, for a number of
wears resident of this town, will be an
applicant to succeed Mr.. Griffin, for
New Castle county. Mr.. Roe, as a
member of the Teachers Institute and
Cor a number of years at the head Of
one of our public schools. showed him
self we'll up in bis profession.