Smyrna times., 1896-12-09


DIR. F. L. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del.
A new turbine wheel is being put in
at the Smyrna grist mill. Y
L. o. Waller and Mrs. Boehlmer and '
Bro. advertise important Christmas
goods.
A collection will be taken up in the \
M. E. Church Sunday for the Bible !
Society.
For suitable Christmas gifts, Oscar
Fisher has made an announcement in 6
this issue.
WANTED lb chickens and under I
alive 1Ocents per lb. Green & Bro,
Odessa, Del.
Big cut in the price of lumber. !
Frank Bailey will garanantee to sell !
lower than any one else. 4 '
Festival will be held at Downs |
Chapel, NJ. P. Church, Friday and Sat
urday evenings of next week. |
The market price for corn is % cents,
wheat SS, eggs 20, chickens Z and tur
keys 12 cents per pound.
The real estate advertised by VIM.
NJ. Bell, Executor, will be sold at pub
lie sale next Saturday afternoon.
W. F. Dunn has a fine display of
Holiday goods. Call and examine
them before making your purchase.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday.
Books-I shall have the largest va
riety of Books for the Holiday trade
that I ever had. Remember this.
! III J. B. COOPER.
The Kings Daughters will hold a
meeting Thursday evening ut o'clock
at the home of Mrs. w. q. Pierce. A
full attendance is earnestly desired.
SEC.
The Ladies of the NJ. f. Church at
| Leipsic will hold Turkey and Oyster
supper on Friday and Saturday night,
the 10th and 18th of December i'll the
Aid Hall.
Clement V. Scout, the Assessor, is
busily engaged in making assessment
of properties in Duck Greek Hundred
This is the general assessment year
once in four years.
The ladies of st. Peters Guild, will
hold n sale of fancy articles, in the
Chapel on the afternoon and evening
of Tuesday, Dec 10Th, commencing at
three o'clock. Tea-table served by
the ladies in attendance
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 CD
cents bushel and will furnish sacks
to be used for handling.
The Smyrna Steamboat Company, J.
w. Watkins manager, having cOntrac
ted, on the lowest bids, are placing IN
twenty ton of coal at the Smyrna Pub
lie School building and ten tons at the |
Town Hall.
An invoice of about 60 new books |
has been added to the NJ. f. Sunday |
School library. There will be delay |
of Sunday or so in catalOguing, other |
books, about IS in number, yet to be !
shipped.
The glasses enclosing the lantern in
the Light House at Bombay Hook, |
twelve in number, are being replaced by
new ones. The old glasses have been in
between fifty and sixty years, and have
done good service, but the time had
come for removal. The work is being
done by workman from Staten Island.
The elevated enclosure of the choir
of Bethel A. NJ. +. Church has been
enlarged to take in several more chairs,
and substantial posts and railing has
been substituted for the scroll work
This church has two choirs-One for
! the morning and another for the even
ing service. The Christian Endeavor
Society connected with it has also a
choir of its own.
: At a regular Bungle of Mizpah Con-
clave, No. 1G4 A. o. A. M, held on
Monday evening November 3Oth, the
officers elected as follows: p. NJ. NJ,
Jos. E. Carter; NJ. NJ, John S. Grif-
!. fin; S. NJ, Geo. H. Dick J. NJ, Jos.
r b. Hum; Q. D., Geo NJ Stevenson;
i, c. g., VIM. B. Start; w. S., E. NJ
Fowler; B. NJ, j. Ed. Hoffecker; 1. s.,
Horace Tilghman; O. S., J. Fletcher
= Truax; Hustlers, j. Ed. Hoffecker and
2 Geo. NJ. Stevenson.
|. Mrs. Palmer, wife of VIM. Palmer,
+ the butcher, made a narrow escape
' Monday evening. She was making
lard on the stove, the latter taking fire
s and communicating with her dress.
O Her daughter, Florence, seeing her
imminent peril, made a desperate at
=, tempt and succeeded in tearing the
u dress from her mother, but in doing so
burnt her own hands very severely.
q Fortunately Mrs. Palmer escaped also
with only a burnt hand and ankle.
At a regular meeting of Smyrna Con-
l. clave, No. 45, 1. o. H, held on Tues
e day evening December 1st, the follow
J. ing officers were elected: Archon,
70 VIM. Ashcraft, NJ. D.; Provost, Jos.
E. Carter; Prelate, John A. Hoffecker;
IS Secretary, Geo. NJ. Stevenson; Treas
y urer, W. B. Start; Financer, VIM. H.
n Baggs; Inspector, VIM. A. FAIRIES
Warden, John E. Phillips; Sentinel,
Jos. b. Hum; Trustees, VIM. Ash
9 craft, NJ. D., Robert d. Hoffecker and
le VIM. H. Baggs.
le Monday evening, Mizpah Lodge,
No. 16, A. o. U. W., held its election
of officers, as follows: p M. w, John
= S. Griffin; M. w, Geo. H. Dick
Foreman, j. b. COunselman; Over
seer, James H. Morris; Recorder, E.
NJ. Fowler; Financier, Geo. NJ. Ste.
IN venson; Receiver, VIM. B. Start;
Guide, Edgar Spruance; I. w, Hor.
ace Tilghnan; o. w. w. A. Fleming