Smyrna times., 1896-12-16
Pocket-Books at Clifton & Ray
mond's Pharmacy. 7

POcket-Books at Clifton " Ray
mond's Pharmacy.
DR.. F. L. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del. 7
DIR. Longs Indian Remedies at Cliff
ton & Raymond's pharmacy. +
H. ]. Luce gives notice that he will
buy poultry at our depot next Saturday
and Monday.
Holiday shopping will now be the
rage if you have the money. Goods of
every kind were never cheaper.
For DR.. Longs Indian Remedies,
go to w. F. Dunn's: also, Christmas
Goods, at rock bottom prices. Z
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will have special exercises of an unique
character on Christmas night.
After Christmas comes the Legisla-
ture Will it bring as much satisfac-
tion to our Delaware expectants?
Agent for the sale of Radamn's Mi
crobe Killer, the best medicine for all
diseases J. B. Cooper. If
Some people never find out that there
is Joy in giving, because they never
give enough to cause joyful feeling.
Governor-elect Tunnel has announc-
ed the appointment of William H.
BOyce, of Georgetown, as Secretary of
State.
Cosgriff, Beck and HAZEL shipped a
vessel load of tile away last week. The
tile tradeis getting better with brighter
future prospects.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday.
A glance at the large advertisement
of Edw. G.. Walls in this issue will
show at once he is prepared for Christ
mas. 1t is just full of hints and sug-
gestiOns.
G. 2. Gears has sold his blacksmith
shop in MiddlRtown to George Peter
son. Mr.. Gears it is understood will
succeed Messrs. Armstrong & Sparks as
proprietor of the Smyrna Hotel. Mid
dietOWn Transcript.
Why not give your wife years sub
scription of the Smyrna TINES for
Christmas present? 1t is only 81 90
year in advance and what welcom,
weekly visitor it might be to her dur
ing the coming year.
Owing to the large crops and low pric
of corn, the Philadelphia and Smyrn
Transportation Company have reduced
the rate on shelled corn to three 6
cents bushel and will furnish sack
to be used for handling.
Sunday was Temperance Day" il
the NJ. E. Sunday School. Beside
introduction remarks by John H. HOf
fecker, the Superintendent, brief ad
dresses were made by Revs. Z. II
Haynes and A. Stengle, as also b
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers, of the W. c
L. U. In addition to singing by tn
School and Infant Department, solo
were sung by Misses Bertha Price an
Edith Start.
To show what quick and active wor
insurance companies take in case {
fire, w. o. HOffecker agent for til
Kent County Mutual, has adjuste
matters in the case of the fire whic
occurred at Mrs. Lydia Colts farm
near Clayton last Sunday week (
stable and contents and the loss pal
the following Thursday, and in IL
case of J. Fletcher Truax, the tenan
for his personal property, affairs wei
adjusted and the loss paid last Satu
day. In both cases the loss was pa,
in the same week the fire occurred.
Farmers who are interested in giviI
their sons an education in the scien,
of agriculture should make themselvC
interested in the winter course at Del
ware College which will begin the fir
/, Wednesday in January and close Il
, last Friday in March. The chemic
substances entering into the cOmpOs
tiOn of plants; the origin and conditiC
of soil; fertilizers methods and ecoI
my of their use; live stock husbandr
, dairying and creamery work; veteri
ary science; plant diseases -bacteri
lOgy and entomology; hOrticultur
, bOtOny, agricultural engineering etC
, | are all included in the course und
the personal instruction of able pr
fessors. See advertisement elsewher
Peter O'Neil, residing in Blackbi
! Hundred, made narrow escape Su
4 day from a serious accident. He car
Y in to attend services at st. POlyca
church, hitching his team under t
shed at the Chester House. Chur,
over he unhitched and turned t
i horse preparatory to helping his wi
4 in, before doing so however stepp
Il between the wheels to dust therOb'
The animal started up hurriedly givi
. him no chance to get out and in bel
{ dragged down he threw his arm Ov
: the first axle and held on and W
u thus dragged until the horse was
II rested when before the residence
VIM. NJ. Bella distance of from
to 400 yards. The horse though gOi
!. fast, had not got into run. N
C C'Neal held on pluckily and called
/ catch the horse and fortunately ]
l., ceived no injury beyond severe NJ
9 vous strain. His wife followed speed
= bringing his hat, when they took tn,
/. seats in the carriage and rode hol
g as they came.
s PERSONAL.
p The voung folks in the vicinity