Smyrna times., 1896-10-07
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Pumpkin pies will soon be ripe.
The world is full of things for which
we have to sigh.
SpOrtsmen are looking forward to a
good rabbit season.
Sausage and scrapple are reliable
cold weather dishes.
DIR. F. L. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del. &
Frank Bailey offers his whole stock
of lumber for sale at cost. See adver-
tisement.
Overcoats are reappearing gradually
and straw hats have been shot into
Obscurity.
Most everybody will be glad when
the political war is over and a return
to peace assured.
Cummings the photographer is here
every Wednesday. First class work
and DrOunDt attantiOn
Mr.. Gardner L. Ellis, of Millsboro,
Del, offers 25 colonies of bees for sale.
For full particulars see ad. elsewhere.
Campaign buttons are worn by
almost everybody. They are cheap,
and are often given free to those who
will wear them.
Some of the women of the town think
it would be a good thing if the men
would stop talking so much about
money and go out and earn some in
stead.
Benz. F. Graham, farmer and mer-
chant at Blackiston's Cross Roads,
who was severely paralyzed two or
three weeks ago, is very little i'm
proved.
Persons who cannot discuss political
or other public questions without re-
sorting to bad temper or personalities
should be seen, not heard-like for
ward children.
The last basket of peaches was in
town on Saturday, brought from Bonn
bay Hook by Masculine Foreacres.
They were of fine size, and bright and
waxy in color. They were sold to
VIM. NJ. Bell for seventy-five cents.
Chestnut parties will soon be the
thing. The cool nights have opened
the burrs and as the crop this year is
unusually large both young and old
are looking forward with pleasure to
the pleasant hours that will be spent
in the woods.
The colOred people Of the Centennial
NJ. E. Church, this town, will give a
lamb Staying and festival in the Odd
Fellows Hall, East street next Tues
day night, Oct 18th. Johnson's Cornet
band will furnish the music. Admission
10 cents; children cents.
1t is generally near the middle of
October before corn husking is begun.
but John W. Anderson, on the "John
P. Reese" farm. has his crop nearly all
cribbed. Preceding this was the put
ting in of his wheat crop, so Mr.. An
derson will be fully ready for the win
ter when it rolls around.
Saturday was the last day for regu-
lar registration, but there will be two
days for appeals after this and the
registrar will register any voter who
is properly qualified on those days.
If you want to vote on election day
you must be registered.
Mrs. Osehar Fisher has a datura IN
her yard which has attracted consider.
able attention of lovers of flowers.
1t is a healthy vigorous plant, three
years old and has had at one time, last
week, as high as so blooms. 1t is still
a well filed plant Mrs. Fisher has
another datura which has about years
growth which is also doing well.
The Seventh Series of the Smyrna
Building and Loan Association ran
ont last week. John b. Cooper, the
secretary, has made out the certificates
for distribution to the holders, the
sum aggregating $40, 10000. This rep
resents heportion Of the stock unused
which is about one-half of the series
There are ten series still active.
The Grand United Order Of Cd,
Fellows (colored). of Mt. Friendship
will celebrate their eleventh anniver
sary on Saturday, October 18th. Rev
; w. H. Davis, of Wilmington, an,
Rev. J. K. Adams, Of Smyrna, vii
address the order. A feature Of thi
event will bo Flag Raising and
> grand Parade. In the evening a Re
! publican mass meeting viii be held.