Smyrna times., 1896-11-18
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Election bets are being paid.

ON NINA hlND NlNIlNtI l.
Election bets are being paid.
The first turkey made its appearance
in market last week.
Dressed instead of live poultry is
now coming to market.
DIR. F. L. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del. T
The season for shooting partridges
and rabbits in Delaware began Mon
day.
When you lose faith in anybody or
anything, it is hard to regain it, per-
haps never.
Nobody, of any party, seems to have
a word to say for the Office of Voters
Assistant.
Loaf bread has been raised by the
Smyrna and Clayton bakers from four
to five cents.
Thanksgiving, the Goth inst. 1t is ex-
pected that Turkeys will roost rather
high this yeal.
Agent for the sale of Radman's Mi
crobe Killer, the best medicine for all
diseases J. B. Cooper. If
A union prayer and thanksgiving
service will be held at the Presbyterian
Church Thanksgiving morning by the
Presbyterian and Methodist congre-
cations.
Miss Elizabeth G. LattOmus pur-
chased the handsome show case at the
sale of Mrs. L. A. CottOn's store goods
and will use it in her millinery estab-
lishment.
There are but few farmers that
hav'nt their corn husked, and usual
readiness for winter ahead of time.
The outlook for the farmers is unusu-
ally encouraging.
The Rev. J. L. Estlin, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, will preach Sun
day morning On-'The Suffering of
the innocent for the Guilty" Night
subject-"A man wanted"
While out driving Monday evening
Daniel Shelton and associate ran into
a fence along the south side of the
dam at Lake Como, breaking the
shafts and turning things in disorder
in general. The horse received some
bruises.
The latest New York fad is milk
bath obtained at So per bath. They
have been pronounced beneficial and
soothing by a noted lady doctor and all
society are taking milk baths. Thus
another avenue for business is opened
to the farmer
Owing to the large crop and low price
of corn, the Philadelphia and Smyrna
Transportation Company have reduced
the rate on shelled corn to three (3)
cents a bushel and will furnish sacks
to be used for handling. +
There has been considerable gossip
in regard to the postmastership for
this place, but as Mr.. Reynolds time
does not expire for a year or more vet,
there is plenty of time for deliberation.
ThOs. Jefferson and John W. Phillips
are the only ones we hear talked of
seriously for the place.
Twenty years ago for several seasons
the harvesting of clover seed was
quite a common thing with thrifty far
mers, but there has been little of it for
ten or more years. One of the excep-
tions this year was "Woodlawn" where
SO bushels of clean seed was the pro-
duct of one of the fields.
Mrs. Martha E. Short, wife of Mr..
Hall Short, well known farmer near
MiddletOwn died Nov. II, of tumor in
her throat. Mrs. Shorts maiden
name was Miss Martha Humphreys,
and she formerly lived in Smyrna. Her
husband, three sons and five daughters
survive her. The funeral took place
Friday, Interment at the Smyrna NJ.
E. Cemetery.
Monday was a beautiful day and
gunners were out in full force. About
20 cOlOred men went out in one COM
pany and returned well ladened. the
highest bagging nine, the next five and
so on down. The slaughter of the
innOcents was fearful: being the first
cunning day they were more subject
to the wiles of their pursures.
The Smyrna Steamboat Company is
now putting in shape their recently
purchased wharf. A force of men
went to work Monday morning and
now piling will be driven along to pro-
tect the bank. The Company will have
1856 front. Last Wednesday dredging
machine was at work digging out the
creek. The work was finished Monday
and now the creek is navigatable as fal
nm na the Iron Rri1nrn