Smyrna times., 1894-12-12

MEETINGS of the Smyrna Grange
will be held every Saturday afternoon
It 2 O'Clock until further notice.
THE Quarterly Communion services
will occupy the morning hour at the
Methodist Church next Sunday morn
ng.
MEGEAR & Son received this week
another invoice of ladies coats and
3apes. The styles excellent and prices
correct. i
THE supper that the ladies of the NJ.
E. Mite Society announced for this
evening, has been indefinitely post
poned.
GEO. H. DICK, our new confectioner
and baker, who has settled with us,
calls the attention of the public else
where, that he is ready to meet their
wants. Give him call.
VIM. A. FAIRIES has killed three hogs
aggregating 1882 pounds, the largest
weighing $40 pounds. These hogs were
fecker killed s raised on his Galley"
farm, that averaged over 400 pounds
each, the largest 446 pounds.
WHEN a minister and a prattling /
child, as was the case last Sunday, |
claim the attention of the same audience |
the child has the advantage the minis
ter prepares his in the prOprieties Of |
home, the child extempOrizes without |
any such check on it.
THE w. C. r. U. of this town will
hold their anniversary on Wednesday
evening of next week, the 10Th inst
Among other attractions of the even
ing will be vocal music by Mrs. Mary
w. WOlcott, of Dover, and Mrs. A Lee
Cummins and L. NJ. Price.
THERE is no reason for raking your
brains for inspiration what to buy your
friends aud relatives for Christmas,
when at Refs Bros. you can find neck
wear, suspenders, umbrellas, trunks,
silk handkerchiefs and many other use
full things at extremely low prices.
CHRISTMAS is at hand and Oscar
Fisher who is making preparation for
large stock of holiday gifts, gives notice
to the readers of the TIMES in an ad
else y here. A. n. Montgomery, corner
of Commerce and Delaware street,
gives snowy ad this week which
merits the attention of all Christmas
shoppers.
f. c. FAIRIES had displayed in the
window Of his harness and hardware
store yesterday a trap containing ten
rats which were caught in the cellar of
the Smyrna National Bank There
were two litters, and is said to be one
of the largest catches in a single night
known here for long time. This ad.
vertises beyond precedent the "Martys
patent French trap" which Mr.. FAIRIES
! has OH sale.
To My PERSONAL FRIENDs.-I have
left Dover and am opening a store at
300 Market street, Wilmington, and
expect to carry stationary, art goods,
lamps and window shades in full va
riety. My effort always has been to
sell good goods at moderate prices.
| can now give you more for your dol
lar than ever in my life. Bargains in
holiday goods ALBERT COwGILL,
S09 Market street, Wilmington, Del
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THE following item appeared in the
Wilmington letter to the Philadelphia
Ledger Yesterday: The financial cir
cles of Wilmington are agitated over a
report on the street that New York
syndicate is negotiating for the pur-
chase of the Baltimore and Delaware
Bay Railroad, which runs across the
Peninsula from Chestertown, Md, to
Bombay Hook. 1t is said that the
road, if purchased, will be run in con-
junction with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
A slight war broke out last week be.
tween the butchers, the result being a
clever lowering of the prices of both
beef and pork, as per the printed list Oi
prices gotten out by Mr. Register. The
best cut of beef is now IA cents pei
pound, rib roast 12 cents, chuck 10 cts.
on down to and s cents per pound
Pork steak - cents, chops with fat cut
off l0c. Sausage 10 and scrapple 6 cts
per pound. Dressed hogs sold as low
in market last week as and cents
per pound by the 100 weight.
DURING the past two years Gorton'i
Minstrels have played at every point
of consequence in Manitoba, Puge
Sound. British Columbia and the entire
Pacific Coast and northwestern portion
of America. They have just returned
from phenOmenally sucGessful tour o
the West Indies. GOrtOn undoubtedly
covers more country, both native and
foreign, than any other five Minstre
companies combined. Monday, Dec
18th, Smyrna Opera House. Open All
COncert.-GortOn's famous Gold BanC
will appear IN open air concert at /.
+ o'clock at the -Four Corners." 4
The following officers of Mizpat
Lodge, No. 16, A. o. U. W., OF thi
town. we're elected on Monday evenini
. last Master Workman, VIM. B. Start
Foreman, John K. Robinson: Overseer
J. Ed. HOffecker; Recorder, e. NJ
Fowler; Finance, Geo. NJ. Stevenson
Receiver, John A. Hoffecker; Guide
John 5. Griffin; |. W., Jos. E. Carter
o. W., A. Lee Cummins; Medica
. Examiner, pr. Thomas c. Moore
Trustees, J. Ed. HOffecker, f NJ
: Fowler aud John 5. Griffin; Repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge at Mil
! ford, Feb. l1th, Geo. NJ. Stevenson.
THE Bazaar and Supper given b
: | the ladies Of the church in st. Peter
Chapel on Wednesday and Thursda,
last was success we presume beyOn
p their expectation -$255 gross, or $21
! net. True, besides putting their Who'll
hearts in it. they were particularly
. fortunate in the weather, for it is not i
r the power Of December TO furnish pret
r tier days and nights than the five day
D between the Sunday and Saturday {
last week. A quartette composed {
Rev Mr.. Dame, l.. NJ. Price, Mrs.
Lee Cummins and Mrs. l.. o. Walle
made some excellent music the la.
: evening.
D. The Cecilian Quartette, composed
:, Messrs. Miller, Bartels, Dick son an
u BOult of New York city, assisted b
u Mr.. BallaRtine, Dialect Story Telle
ETC.. will appear in the Opera HOus
q on Christmas night uDdeF the auspice
n Of the Y. p. g. E, of the PTesbyteris
0 Church. The Cecilian Quartette al
n peared here year ago and will be r,
IF membered as one of the finest that hs
/ ever been heard 10 this town. A
h lovers of music will remember M
Miller as q most exceptionally gOC
Tenor and il il said that he ia muf