Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


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SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
The thermometer marked % degrees
this morning.
Many men owe the grandeur of their
lives to their tremendous difficulties.
See R. A. Black the Contractor at
Dover and buy complete Store Fronts,
Cornice, Bulks, and Doors, at half
price of new. II
If our roads would only stay as hard
and smooth as they are now, there
would be no kicking, not even by the
Neck people
The town, and farmers of the vicinity
as well, will start on the coming sum
mer with an ice supply such as they do
not usually possess.
The Philadelphia Times will please
accept thanks for their 1896 Almanac.
As usual it is filled with matters most
interesting and useful for reference.
If you want Store fixtures and
counters or galvanized iron awnings,
complete, call on r. A. Black, Dover,
this week and get them at half price. 7
DR.. F. L. Grier, Prettyman Build
ing, gold, celluloid, aluminium, rubber,
and gold-lined, rubber and Weston's
metal plates. Crown and bridge work.
E. G. FAIRIES had a heavy run on
skates last week, so much so, he had to
hurry off an order for a new supply.
Lewes & Wheatman also had large
sale.
Rev. j. Estlin, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, will preach Sunday
night to the young men of Smyrna.
Subject; ''The glory of young men.
Prov,2O; 30.
The Baltimore San Almanac, which
came the past week in addition to the
almanac proper, contains a good deal
that is interesting to people on the
Peninsula,
The MOgulhans will hold "bungle"
next monday night for the purpose of
installing their officers and the sere-
nading of one their members who has
recently been married.
Joseph Ennis of the Alley, who was
severely hurt by slipping while gather
ingice lastweek, the wheels of the wagon
passing over his head and shoulders, is
satisfactorily improving.
The Delaware College ReUie10 has
reached our table and besides being an
interesting issues, it contains a supple
meDt giving half tone view of the
College foot ball team of 1895.
Alex. Pleasanton has bought through
the COsgriff, Beck & HAZEL agency.
the Peter F. Truax farm near Ray
mond's church, 100 acres for 81, 600.
He will occupy it in the spring.
Sunday will be missionary day at the
Methodist church-the largest of the
several collections that are taken.
Rev. Mr.. Stengle is expecting to have
the pulpit filed by a stranger.
Some Of the Communicates in partak-
ing Of the sacrament at the Presbyter-
ian church last Sunday used the Com
munion Syphon which Frank Bailey
of our town has recently had patented
and put on the market
There will be a meeting Of the Smyrna
Grange next Saturday and it promises
to be one Of special Importance. There
will be lecture on interesting topics
and all grangers are urged to be pres
emit BY order of Secretary.
1t was rather an unusual sight to see
the hose playing on the dust in the
street to keep it down as was the case
Saturday, while at the same time the
thick ice on the ponds was afordine
pleasure to hundreds Of skaterp.
We noted in our last issue the com
pletion of the Assessment and the
hanging of the duplicates by Assessor
Legg in convenient places for examina-
ton. The appeal day is the s5th inst
next Saturday week-when errors
can be corrected.
The fixed ana movable festivals Of 1s-
90 are as follows Epiphany. January
;Septuagesima Sunday, February .
Shrore Sunday, February 10. First
in Lent, February 2s St
Patrick day, March II Palm Sunday,
March 29s Good Friday, April 3
Easter Sunday, Agril 8,
X. \. Wallen, the collector for DUCK
Greek Hundred, is sitting at the Office
q r. Y. Cooper to receive taxes-from
70 O'Clock. lie commenced yester-
Jap morning and will finish to-lnorrow.
Persons who have overlooked this MAJ
ter will accommodate both themselves
and the collector by attending to it
0eioEe one O'Clock tomorrow.