Smyrna times., 1894-01-03
Smyrna and Vicinity.

REFS BROTHERS advertise clearing
out sale of clothing.
MEGEAR s. Son advertise ladies coats
at greatly reduced prices.
WEATHER strips on the north door
are long-felt warm this weather.
Now we are ready for happy New
Year. May all our readers experience |
MRS, L. A. COTTON advertises large |
in ladies and children's
Coats.
The prevalence of colds makes the
talk about grippe" altogether too
familiar.
AN election of officers will take place
in the Hose Company next Monday
evening. -
THE Presbyterian Church began the
new year in observance of their week
of prayer. --
THIRTEEN moons, viewed over the
right shoulder, will it is said, swell the
luck of 1894. -
THE M. E. Church has begun their
protracted meetings, which are now
being we'll attended.
A statistican figures that Christmas
cost America $10,000,000 in dinners,
presents, &c. 1t was worth it.
OUR ice-dealers are all ready for a
freeze-up, so as to gather and store a
supply of ice for next years use.
THE monthly devotional meeting of
the w. G. II. q. was held in the tenn
perance room last Monday afternoon.
INFLUENZA is still claiming its VIC
Tins, but a number of those more SER
iously affected are getting about again.
THE adjourned Quarterly Conference
of Appoquinimink Circuit will be held
at Union church, Tuesday Jan. 9th at
2 O'Clock P. NJ.
JOHN P. HUDSON, has decided to
open lumber yard in Smyrna, and left
for Philadelphia to-day to lay in a
stock of lumber.
GEO. T. JONES will have sale of
personal property at the residence of
AlonZo Jones, in White Hall neck, on
Tuesday next, the 9th inst.
GEO. ANDERSON, colored, who had
his leg broken last week by bale OF
hay falling on it, is doing well. The
fracture was reduced by DIR. Dwight.
Mrs. Sarah Tinley wife of Stringer
FINLEY, formerly of Thoroughfare
Neck died at Townsend on the Oath
inst. and was inferred at Union Church
This is the time of the year when the
merchant takes account of stock, and
the farmer sits in the chimney corner
and makes plans for the coming sum
mer.
AT meeting of the Town Commits
siOners last Monday afternoon, a vote
was taken to dispense with the use OF
/ gas for lighting the streets of our town
it being substituted by electricity.
We referred last week to shad be
ing caught before Christmas, off Bonn
bay Hook. Several have since, w
hear, been caught, Wesley Hawkin
catching one at the mouth of Smyrn
river on Friday.
JAMES g. FARsoN, for a number c
years fruit shipper at Brenford, ant
for the last two years living a
Smyrna Landing, engaged in the nur
sery business, has accepted a place Oh
the truck farm of ]. E. HendricksoI
near Atlantic City, N. J.
The DeLdIUGre ChurchmGn, a copy {
which has been received, is the title
new Monthly of 16 pages cOntainin
matters of interest to the EpisOopa
church. 1t is published monthly, To
editors being Rev. J. P.DuHamel, Re-
VIM. DuHamel and Rev. II. D. Speal
man.
w. F. Clements, intending to diseoI
tinue farming, will sell at public sal
on Thursday, Feb. 18th, 1894, at b
residence, Clayton, Del, a valuable Il
of stock and personal prOpert
Among the stock are 40 head of cattl
some of them registered; II horses,
head of thoroughbred Yorkshire shoat
4 One of the busyest men in town I'll
| past week and will be for a week
two, has been W. o. Hoffecker, at b
insurance office. With the clerical a
y of three assistants, in receiviI
: premiums, calculating and making OF
r new policies &c, his time is fully o
cupied from morning until bed time.
D K. i. CUMDlINs, agent for the Farr
ers' Mutual Fire Insurance CompaI
: of the State of Delaware is kept buI
i now receiving premiums and renewir
n policies. Those parties who have n
8 given their attention had better do
pFOmplyt as all policies will expire
Il Monday, Jan. 9Th inst. His Office is
! the corner of Main and North street
= THE Sunday School of Bethel chur
IS near CheswOld, had an interestiI
r. evening Wednesday last in the way
/. recitations, songs, &c., ending with t
d distribution of confectionery-can,
e and oranges. The pastor received t
o present of a rocking chair from {
school. Some of the visitors said it W
" the best music they had ever heard
the church.
At The following officers have been ell,
ted in Smyrna conclave No. As I. o.
for the ensueing year: ArchOn John
d. Hoffecker; Provost, Joseph B. Hun
Of Prelate, VIM. Ashcraft, NJ. D.; Sec
q tary, Geo. M. Stevenson, Finaneier,
- H. Baggs; Treas. VIM. b. Start;
&c spectOr. J. E. Carter. Warder, Edw.
De Walls; Sentinel, VIM. F. Brown; M,
lg ExamiGeTs, Drs. VIM. Ashcraft a
Is G. o. Swinney.
u JERRY r. GoLDsBoRUGH, who D
dicted that this would be a mild a
ne cOmDarativalv dru yUinfar 10 6Ddinnr