Smyrna times., 1896-02-12

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SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
For shoe values, Prettyman's.
Dentistry in its every branch, DR.
F. l.. Grier, Prettyman Building. #
There are five Saturdays in tn,
twenty-nine days of this month.
1t has been discovered that '96 looks
the same, whether right side up or III
side down.
The Easter bonnet is the mex
weighty question to be considered by
the female mind.
Best shoes, Clarence Prettyman's.
The two Christian Endeavor So.
cletles of this town will hold a Joint
business meeting this evening.
VIM. G. Hill has received at Clayton
his usual large supply of clover and
timothy seed for spring use, advertised
in another column.
Grown and bridge-work, gold, alumni
mum, Weston's metal, rubber and gold
lined rubber plates DR.. T. l.. Grier.
Prettyman Building. =
Next Tuesday will be pancake day
Shrove Tuesday. The significance of
this is that the next day will be Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
Hip boots, $3.50, Prettyman's.
EnOch Spearman, one of the old reli-
able cOlored stock, lost his wife, Anna.
Friday, aged 20 years. The interment
was Monday afternoon in the old
Methodist cemetery.
r The sale of Eugene Grow, postponed
from Monday of last week because of
the weather to Friday, proved to be a
good one, entirely meeting his expecta-
tions. The cattle sold at from S27 to
$40.
, Friday will be st. Valentine Dav.
Fifty years ago there was something
sacred in the day as an occasion of
tender missives, but now, when OBJ
served at all, it is mostly to send an
offensive caricature.
The tax payers of the county are
happy because, so far this winter. it
has not cost them a cent to move snow
from the highways. Last year at this
time the deep snowbanks had to be cut
at the expense of the county.
AuctiOneer Weldon says the sale of
VIM. R. Smith, yesterday, was the
largest in property and the best in price
he has yet called A pair of mules
went off at 1925; horse, S1O5; COWS
from $50 to $50, and sheep, $3.50.
DIR. q. .. Swinney, of Smyrna, Del,
has his sister Miss Ella F. Swinnev
M. d. assisting in his Office practice
She will treat especially the diseases
peculiar to women. All her old friends
can now see her as in former years.
Yesterday was another of those cold.
blustry days that have come with Feb
ruary. The cold was more apparent
than real, however, as the mercury
dropped but little below freezing, and
has not for two or three weeks past.
James L. Smith and Joseph G.
Smith, of Clayton, who had a. hearing
last Wednesday afternoon before
Esquire Cooper, as noted in our issue
Of that date, were held in 800 bail for
their appearance at court for selling
liquor without license.
There has been a material rise in the
price of wheat, now that the crop has
been mostly sold, as has been discov-
red by the fOurpurchaser ere this. One
II our dealers offered farmer rs cts. a
'ushel few days ago but the latter
would not sell. The ruling price is
likely to be high until the next crop
zones in. 1t is to be hoped that corn
Will also advance to considerably higher
igures.
Our ChesYOld correspondent writes: 7
Rev. J. W. Fogie has again started |
evival service in Cheswold Church. I
'lth prospects of good results. He !
nd the entire membership are thor
ughly in the work. Revs. Prouse. of
lenton. and Wright, of Leipsic. are
ending help. On last Sunday liberal :
objections were taksn in both Ches- :
'old and Bethel churches in aid of the !.
utiSAiuB AfmcQlanS.
1t is believed by some of the old |.
shermen along the Delaware river !,
nat the coming Establishing season
Ill be a successful one in point of '
umbers, and it is not improbable that :
he season will also be an early one. =
here will probably be as many fathoms ?
net fshed this coming spring as =
lere have beea for several year past. !,
ld with a general organization for !
rotecting the interests of the fisher v
IAN there is at least increased encour- :"
cement among the Delaware river !,
shing interests. !
Prof. Smytb delivered the third lee a
re of the University course Monday
'ening. 1t was the best as it was the
ost lengthy Of any yet given. and in. a
nsely interesting to those seeking D
ter knowledge of the history Of o.
cir mother tongue and its literature Il
he speaker necessarily covered a wide W
ope Of time proceeding and covering Of
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