Smyrna times., 1895-12-11

| from natural peach seed and virgin soil
true, correspond with us. See adj. in
another column.
J. G. HARRISON & Sons.
The Friendship Epworth League
poultry supper at the residence of Will
mer Stats was attended by about
seventy-fve persons, the supper netting
twenty-five dollars.
Last week Sergeant Evans and Off
Ger Collins of Wilmington were at
! Townsend on cunning trip. Up to
Saturday night they had shot 81 rabbits
6 'pOssums, 5 squirrels and chickens.
A very attractive line of gloves,
neckwear, suspenders, handkerchiefs,
things for Christmas presents at Edw.
G. Walls. Il
Frank Bailey received yesterday
car load of red cedar This car came
from California, and bears the distinc-
tlOn of being perhaps the only car that
ever came to Smyrna from such dis
tance. Its value was nearly 5000.
Dentistry up to date, is what people
want, not old methods that are fast
becoming obsolete, but still in vogue
with the old dentists. DR.. F. L. Grier,
Prettyman Building, Smyrna. Z
For the third time within this year
the general store of Clements
& Bro, at Clayton was entered by
burglars on Thursday night and robbed
of over $50 wQrth of revolvers and cut
lery.
Christmas shopping has already be-
! gun, and, from present indications.
bids fair to be large. Our live mer-
chants are making ready for the event
by providing the suitables for young
and old. Keep your eye on their ad-
vertisements.
The prOtracted meeting commenced
by Rev. W. r. Mowbray at Jerman
Chapel on Sunday evening has had
satisfactory results, six seekers and
four conversions. The work thus far
has been in the Sunday school.
All members of Camp No. Patriotic
/ Order sons of America are requested
to meet in their room next Tuesday
night Dec. 18th at half past seven
O'Clock as business of Importance will
come before the Camp. By request of |
the President.
Charles Jones will buy poultry at
MillingtOn, Md, the three last days of
next week, for the holiday market. H.
J. Luce advertises to be il the Smyrna
depot Wednesday and ThursdaT of
next week to purchase turkeys &c. for
the holiday market
Those who enjoyed the lecture of the !
Hon. ID. W. j. Ham on the Snollygos- /
ter, during the institute last week, will |
be- glad to know that he will probably |
appear at the Opera House on New |
Years night, to deliver another leetue |
for the benefit of the Manse fund of |
the Presbyterian church.
Samuel Hobbs, when two miles on |
his way to his home down the Neck |
Saturday night, met a man who de- |
manded his money. Mr.. Hobbs is a |
strong man and able to take care of |
himself, and his opponent was getting |
the worst of it when two of his pals |
came to his help, the three over power
ing Mr.. Hobbs and getting his money
$500.
That the Kent County Teachers
Institute has not only kind reception
but good support financially is shown |
IN the sale of tickets, as follows: at the |
Drug store of Jas. p. Hoffecker. (yhere /
the charts were. $22S 95, at the door of |
the Opera House S65-tOtal of S993. 95.
Supt. Tindal could not but be pleased |
TO have the expenses met, and some
thing beyond, but in addition hearty
expressions of good will from all sides.
JOS. II. Ennis, overseer for John H.
Hotfecker in the Galley" killed his pen
Of hogs on Saturday. The weight of
the eight was as follows: 496. ASS b97
522, AIS, $40, 507, 49O.-3985. There |
has been a rivalry for several years be-
tween w. H. MattifOFd, overseeing for
w. @. HOffecker (an account of whose
hogs was given in our last issue). and 1
Mr.. Ennis named above, the result be-
ING that Mr. Mattiford has always
com. q little ahead, As given last
eeeA, eight Of the ten hogs raised bv
Mr.. Mattiford weighed 41145 pounds.
an average of 514 while the eight Of |
Mr.. Ennis weighed 1855, an average Of |
4SS pounds, being 1295 pounds less fhan
the eight heaviest of W. o. Hofecker
The members of Mizpah Lodge No /
10, American Order United Workmen |
to the number Of about forty attended /
the morning services of The M. r. |
Church Sunday morning. The castor,
Rev. A. Stengle preached to them ABLY |
from the passage in the Second Epistle |
to Timothy II chapter Is verse, ''Studv |
to show thyself approved unto God. a |
WORKMAN that needeth not TO be |
ashamed, rightly devidiRg the word of |
truth. The sermon had many strong |
points IN reference 10 the right work |
tnat goes to make up an acceptable life. |
Tor the thoughtful consideration III 1
those in and out Of the order. Rev /
Mr.. Haynes made the closing PRAYER.
unite extensive improvements have |
Deen made during the past three months
IN the Parsonage of the Asburv M r.
church OF tins town, 50 that il now Is /
one of the most commodious and com Il
Portable within the bounds of the vii Il
mington Conference The house CON
tains fourteen rooms and is well fur
nlshed in every particular throughout.
and has long been supplied with oas
and with hot and cold water. Recently
the Mite Society Of the Church de-
eided TO make the Parsonage still more
comfortable by making sewer connect
ion and placing large heater in the
cellar, and accordingly contracted with
VIM. FAIRIES of this town. These i'm
provements are now completed
nectlon is made with the sewer and
every modern convenience and COM
fort is placed in the house; aud large
"Torrid Combination Heater" in the
cellar. This Heater will warm the
house both by hot air and not
water, and IS guaranteed by the manu-
facturers to contain the cepacl.y ~
heating $4,000 cubic feet oL sPace ~
hot air, and an equal mum pef ~ ouDic
feet with hot water. Ana ~ ~ 'sg99e
only 10000 cuDlc ieo'
to be heated, there Will pe NJ usila,aeuity sl.,y
hereafter as there has peen i, eaiS ,las1'
Of making the house ..s coanay s,..'u ls,so,e IN
rold weather. These reesnS improve
ments have cost about @00V' "a