Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
SMYRNA and Vicin ity.

SMYRNA and Vicin itY.
SOMETHING new under the sun-1S95. |
THE banks and schools observed |
yesterday as legal holiday.
THE young people will have dance
tonight at the Opera House.
THE prevailing winds in January for
"a years past have been from the north
west.
If you are about to build or repair
you will DO well to consult advertise
ment OF Frank Bailey.
ALL the new styles in evening neck
wear and the latest styles of full-dress
collars at Edw. G. Walls. 4
THERE were several who kissed un-
der the mistletoe, but we will keep
their secret until they divulge it.
Chauucy NJ Depew says that gam
bling has more to do with the ruin of
the young men than any vice of the
age.
THE regular meeting of the Kings
Daughters will be held this evening at
the home of Mrs. Laura Temple, at Z
o'clock. Secy.
ABRAM c. MOORE, residing near
town, intending to move to his smaller
farm near Cheswold, will have a VEN
| due Jan. 22d.
How about those good resolutions
Isn't it time to SOW them? Or are
some of our young people who are
never seen IN any good place, deter
mined in any event to sow or reap
bad crop?
THE small boy has at last gotten a
chance Saturday to use his Christmas
skates. The three or four inch ice on
the mill pond has afforded excellent
sport. The surface is smooth and clear
and those who INDUCED in its pleasure
speak of good skating.
THE beautiful weather we had before
Christmas put thousands of dollars in
the pockets of the stOrekeepers. and
helped to make the season profitable
one. The people somehow had the
money, and only needed the oppor-
tunity to spend it. The green Christ
mas" served a good end, but it showed
the next day.
Mr.. STOKEsBURY caught eight or
nine shad off Bombay Hook in the two
weeks prior to Christmas. 1t was very
much as if March had been transformed
to December as far as the shad were
concerned, but they have doubtless
learned a lesson n hunting for fresh
| TO hVFf hn lot
The christmas Tree" and there
were a number of them, and very
handsome, was an attractive feature
due from the parents in families where
there were small children, but Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Stein, who have no chill
dren, surpassed them in having a nice
Christmas tree for the enjoyment of
their neighbOrhoOd.
WE hear much more of mercantile
success than disappointment in sales
for the late holiday, and this is crafty
ing. but perhaps none were more sur
prsed with early sales than Mrs. J. w.
Tucker at her and lO-cent store. She
found her stock, which was considered
large, practically exhausted the Satur.
day before Christmas.
J. c. BLIZZARD, of the Delaware
House, J. G. Armstrong, of the Smyrna
House, and Messrs VIM. H Carr, Jacob
Leinberger, Elmer HoHecker, George
w. Turner and the Smyrna Creamery
have been filling their houses with ice
about four inches thick. The manufac-
tured ice has gained such favor with
the public that many are indisposed to
bother with pond ice.
The mill pond presented an anima-
ted scene yesterday with its scores OF
skaters, of both eexes In addition to
being a national holiday ithe schools,
factories and banks having a day Off,
the pure ozone and temperature Just
right and bracing for such exhilaratlng
sport as skating, it was perfectly nat.
7 | ural for all who could, to take advan-
, tage of the day. 1t has been several
years since the same skating adVan-
tages have been offered as has beer
the case since Sunday. The electric
., lights on the dam makes the skating al
! night nearly equal to the day
! JOHN B. DALEY, son of Charles B
D | Daley. of this town, now living il
{ | Chester. has made an invention. In
letter to his father, he says: 81 have
> invented new trolley car wheel which
| am going TO have tested O1 the car,
r and if il works successfully there nigh
o be something in it. / have got cavea
o on il in the Patent office at Washing
ton which protects it for one year anC
in the event Of it being a success ] will
| 10
= invention is to stop the wire frOu
s leaving the wheel when the car Is run
e ming at high rate of speed or in turn
d ing corners. Everyone who has seeI
r it, thinks it will be success"
! ONE Of our citizens in running owe
@ the names Of the men of our town las
9 week was under the impression 70
n several days that David J. Cummin
n was our oldest citizen who was bOr
7, and grew up in Smyrna, and this per
Ii haps is the case when an unbrOke
residence in the town ia the considera
a tiOn. DR.. T. J. Lambdin was found t
70 exceed Mr., Cummins by a year--7I
n but part Of the time of his early mar
Ir hood was spent 9lseWhere. Presle
a Spruance, it was also found is abou
the same age of Mr. Cummins, hayin
been born the same year. There ar
much older men in town but they wer
g born or have resided part Of the tim
g, else where.
The Steamer Ella left for Philde
q phia Thursday on her schedule TIM
e. Though a decided change Ia th
Of weather, there was no ice formation I
~ interfere with her in going out Smyrn
River, but when she returned Frida
Do evening there was plenty. The il
a had packed OF Fleming's Landing thre
A. or more inches thick, and for thre
m hours she did not gain more than fift
- feet. Cold and tired the crew cease
le operations from three to seven o'cloc
l in the morning for rest and sleep, r,
Id sumiEg the contest with the ice agai
by daylight, reaching Smyrna Landir
about the middle ST Saturday afte
p noon. She is now safely mS0yed
TX Smyrna Landing and will not resuu
of her trips until tbe ice embargo is of.