Smyrna times., 1895-12-25
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


Home made mince-meat at Carr's. 7
Pressed for money-a pair of pants.
Saturday was the shortest day in the
year.
Mistletoe is preparing to be kissed
under.
A green-goOds man-the vender of
Christmas trees.
The TIMES wishes all it's readers a
Merry Christmas.
A good Piano for sale cheap, apply
to John COsgriff, Smyrna, Del. u
The public school adjourned from
Friday over the holidays until Jan. 2.
Christmas comes this year on our
publication day, the TINES is issued
one day earlier.
Mrs. S. j. Spruance, widow of Louis
H. Spruance, has been appointed post
master at BrenfOrd.
When it comes to being the most
popular man in the United States, old
Santa Claus wears the belt.
Call and see FAIRIES & Bros. complete
line of furniture. Glad to have you
call whether you wish to buy or not.
''If you would enjoy living,
Practice the art of giving;
Not only to those who give back,
But also TO those who money lack"
The post-office will be closed Christ
mas day from 10 to o'clock, but open
from to Z o'clock for the evening
mail.
A window full of choice flowers off
sets the opposite one at the entrance OF
Stevenson's store, loaded down with
candies.
The reports of the condition of our
National Banks show that they have on
deposit subject to check the sum OF
| $3.50, 81. 10.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet at Mrs. L. Penne-
wells Thursday afternoon, Dec. Goth,
at 230 o'clock. SECRETARY.
We are indebted to 0. J. Maigne,
1924 Pearl street, New York, and Ell
Keen's Sons, Philadelphia, for neat
calendars for 1896.
Rev. G. W. Dame will have the usual
morning services at st. Peters Church
Christmas day. This will be the only
sermon in our churches.
A little boy who lisps heard some
body remark that Santa Claus was 1
myth. ''No, thir, he ithn't, the httl,
chap Indignantly asserted. "He'th ,
Mithterr
The ''Prazdnik" announced in tn,
TIMES last week to come off at st
Peters Chapel on Friday next, ha
been postponed to Friday evening
Jan. 3D., 1896.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
hold a reception in the lecture room o
the NJ. E. Church Friday evening iron
8 till II o'clock. 1t will doubtless b
largely attended.
) It is said the collectors of Ken
County are again working the oil
racket of lodging poll tax payers not
withstanding the county is so much i
e need of money.
To have free postal delivery tow
+, must have paved sidewalks, numbere
I houses, well lighted streets, and rev
: enue exceeding $40, 900 at its pOstofict
, Smyrna has all of these excepting til
+ revenue.
Saturday night is also to be include
in the entertainments of the weel
when the San Francisco Minstrels wi
have the Opera House House. Harr
Ward and the company are pronounce
: cup to date" comedians.
ri W, A. FAIRIES & Bro. will furnis
a you anything in the furniture line
e prices as low or lower than you ca
Y purchase the same quality of goods fC
b in the city. Saving you freight an
J. risk of breakage. Il
= D. J. Cummins took advantage
IS the cold snap a week or more ago to f
y his ice-hOuse. The ice was betweC
two and three inches thick. Viii
- others were contemplating the san
- process the weather moderated and Il
,e ice melted.
2 We have received the Philadelph
r Record almanac for 1896. 1t is lar,
;. and very complete as to statistical i
formation. 1t contains a complete Ii
ID of the officials of that State and "
st prove a valuable book to the maj
" readers of the RecCrd.
~ The members Of K. E. g., who
= meeting is Thursday evening of th
n week, will be an important one, al
r the members are desired to be out
K force. Several of the Grand officers
10 Wilmington will be present and the
- will be several limitations.
III John W. Houston, of the Galley
)y who fell from a wagon some thT
- weeks ago while lifting lumber in t
a. construction of a shed and fractur
= the large bone of his forearm near t
'u wrist, is still carrying it in a sling a
w. may have to sometime yet.
IN WANTED. Man with family, capal
of and well recommended, TO take fal
bo on shares, well set in bearing plan
tiOns of asparagus, strawberries, de
IN berries, backberries, gooseberri
e, raspberries. Also, peach, pear, app
Id cherry, plum and ounce orchards. 4
an ply to p. EMERSON, Wyoming, Del.
- W. A. FAIRIES & Bros. line Of ChFi
'a' mas goods embraces gold receipt
81 chairs, gold tables, china cabine
onyx tables, corner chairs, easels e
Also fine oil and pearl painting, paste
sepias, water colors, etchings and st
he pictures, call and see them,
cd
= II. l.