Smyrna times., 1895-11-27
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

ItlSlns, cluer, clTOn, cuIrantS, etc.
Many a man who prides himself on
his honesty does some very mean
things.
The Post Office will be closed to-
morrow from 12 to 6 o'clock. All mails
will go as usual.
The Ladies Benevolent society will
meet Tuesday Dec. Bird at the residence
of Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell. Sec.
Rev. Adam Stengle annOunses that
there will be no prayer meeting to-
morrow, Thanksgiving night.
Grown and bridge work and all other
branches of dentistry. DR.. F. L. Grier
Second floor Prettyman Building. i
E. w. Mcdowell has been receiving
the past week or so considerable furnl-
ture adapted to the wants of the public.
To show our sympathy for the Ar
menians, the United States will
thoroughly baste Turkey tomorrow.
w. o. Hoffecker has sold the prop
erty of Stephen J. Fowler at Smyrna
Landing to Robert G. jackson, of the
same place.
j. Edward DeFOrd, has purchased Of
Michael Riley the store on Main street
now i'll tenure of W. G.. Pierce as a
meat market.
The devotional meeting of the
WOman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held in their room next Monday
at 2.30 p NJ. SECRETARY.
Have just received a new line of dress
goods, velvets, etc, also buttons for
trimming. w. f. Brown, successor
to l.. A. Cotton. 4
Soon the ancient adage "that's
horse of another color" will have to
give place to ''that's a bicycle of an
other make.
The ladies of the "Church Aid and
Rectory society struck it rich in their
Festival last week, clearing $2OS!66 as
appears from the card of than Ks from
the secretary. II
The special sermon Announced last
week to be given by Rev. A. Stengle to
Mispah Lodge, No! Is, A. 0. U. W.
next Sunday, Dec. 1st, has been
changed to Dec. 9th.
In case anyone has been missed who
should have received copy of Prof. LIE
Fever's school Manuel can be supplied
by notifying him, or Secretary of the
School board E. NJ. Fowler.
J. G. Harrison & Sons of Berlin,
Md, have the leading varieties of peach
trees also the Elberta, to offer at reason
able prices, satisfaction guaranteed.
See their ad. in another column. 4
Quantities of Easter lilies will be
wanted for home and church decora-
ton at Easter time; pot the bulbs now
if not already started. 1t will soon be
too late. Set them in the dark to form
roots.
Gorton's Minstrels, who have been
here before and appealed to broad pat
rOnage in everyway, took over 800
away from the town it is said by their
entertainment Friday night Their
band is a superior one.
James n. Lloyd, Administrator, adver-
tises two parcels of real estate i'll Black
bird and Appoquinimink Hundred.
They will be disposed of at public sale
at Townsend on Saturday, 7th of
December.
Clayton will have a Union Thanks
giving service tomorrow at st. Paul
NJ. +. Church the sermon by Rev. b.
F. Jester, of the NJ. 2. Church. The
revival services still continue at both
churches with increasing interest, the
stores of the town closing at o'clock
each evening.
Decorating windows is a store
feature of the approaching holidays.
VIM. F. Dunn steps to the front this
week with fifty gold fish, most of them
small, but none the less handsome
Like the usual contents of a window,
they are for sale however-10 cents
each.
A local talent Minstrel Show will be
given in the Opera House Christmas
night instead of ellis Private Sec
retary," as announced last week. This
promises to be an amusing entertain
ment and should be well attended
The proceeds will 90 toward next
years base ball team.
Thanksgiving Day always being a
holiday, a large class of people always
want an entertainment for the evening.
The "Whirlgig of Politics by
"Reuben Scraggs" "-Wm. I. Smithers
Esq. will Just fill the bill. 1t is pro
nounced by those who have heard it,
gem of sentiment, wit and humOr.
The ladies of the Church Aid and
RectOry Society desire to express their
sincere thanks to all who aided and
contributed to the success of their re-
cent festival The music rendered
added much to the pleasure of the even
ing. Net amount realized, S208 SO.
MARY X. ID. ELDRIDGE, Secretary.
The weather has been unusually
of November, commencing Yesterday
with a temperature of GA degrees.
While this was so here, snow and sleet
prevailed in the west and a blizzard in
Texas. To-day brings desired change
in the weather conditions here, follow
ing heavy rain.
Union Castle, No. II, and Pilgrim
Castle, No. 8, of the knights of the
Golden Eagles will attend in a body
the Divine service of the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday at 1890 a. IN
Rev. j. L. Estlin will preach a fra
turnal sermon for the benefit of the
Order All are cordially invited.
Members are requested to meet in
their hall at 10 a. IN, sharp.
Jerry Goldsborough does not see
any indications of an early winter; the
signs are the other way. The new
moon is well TO the South, the terrapins
have scarcely gotten under cover, and
the blackbirds are still in the marshes
by the thousands. He says that when
cold weather comes to stay, not a
blackbird remains in our marshes. He
is under the impression that winter
will be late reaching us,
The Independent Cornet Band of
this town and others went to Dover
Thursday night and returned full of
praises at the ''gOOdtime" they had, and
freedom from mOlestatiOn-there being
some serious fighting it will be recol-
lected when the Dover band and at
tendants came here n few weeks since.
The Sentinel thus srefers TO the occasion: :
They had a grand cake walk at Union
Hall Thursday night, and 30 or 40
white persons were present. Dr.
Wilkinson and Messrs. Watson and
Danner acted as judges and awarded
the cake to Charleston BlackistOn.
The Smyrna and Dover bands furnished
music, and it was pronounced one Of
the most successful cake walks ever
held here.
J. r. FARRELL lost the whole Of Inst
week in replacing the old with q new
lS-hOrse boiler. The boiler was in