Smyrna times., 1896-01-15

The Delaware Steam Marble Works,
will be sold to close the estate of the
late Thomas Davidson. Persons de-
string to purchase marble or granite
good of the best quality and at the
lowest prices should call at the works
or write for particulars. ia
Chas. B. Prettyman, of Dover, Grand
Master Workman of the A. o. U. W.
installed the officers of Mizpah Lodge
No. 16 last Monday evening. This
lodge has now an enrolment of so
members, and in the increase of this
organization during the past year, in
this state has been over 700.
The winter months are half gone
with to-day, and no one can call to
mind better winter thus far than it
has been-a proper admixture of warm
and cold, with but little rain and no
snow to speak of. In fact, the roads
are as dry and dusty as midsummer,
travelling splendid, and springs un-
usually low.
News came up by the early morning
train that four of the seven gang of
burglars that have been robbing the
towns along the railroad were cap
tured while attempting to burglarize
the store of G. J. Harrington in Farm
ingtOn last night. One of the party
was shot and three captured, three thus
making their escape.
Sunday was a charming day for mid
winter with sufficient rise in the tenn
perature to cause slight melting of
the ice, but it froze again at night with
a fresh "COld Wave" yesterday that
has strengthened and added to the pro-
lOnged skating season-an unusual in
cident of the weather without storm ac-
compartments, for this latitude.
While in town on Friday night,
David ReeseJr., of near Clayton, hitch
ed his team under the Delaware House
shed. When he came to go home
about 8 o'clock his team was gone. In
quiry gave him no clue to the missing
team sO.gOing to Clayton he telegraphed
to parts of the peninsula a description
of his horse with request to be on
the outlook. The next day he found
the team at Dover.
The following local notice has been
sent us for publication: "Bishop Cur
tbs, of Wilmington, cherishes a special
regard for Smyrna and its people.
Consequently he never allows year
to pass without making an annual
visit. He will be here on Sunday,
January Goth, and will preach at st.
POlycarp's Catholic Church, at 10. 30
A. NJ. He will also preach in the same
place in the evening at 7.3O o'clock.
The public irrespective of class and
creed is invited to hear one whose zeal
is broader than church or sect, whose
charity aims to benefit all humanity,
whose elOquence is ever enlisted in the
cause of truth"
The Hosiery Mill which has been run
for the past four years by Messrs
Bitter and Luesher, after temporary
shut down with the holidays, resumed
work again the past week. 1t was
pleasant news especially to those to
whom it furnished employment, to hear
the whistle again, with the hours which
it designated for employment. The
Hosiery Mill has been an important
factor in our local business, import
ant aside from its place as business
stand, as a dispenser of wages to
number of operatives who in turn ex-
pend it almost entirely for commodities
of one kind or another in this com
munity. The business depression that
spread over the entire country two and
three years ago rested with especial
weight on the factories working in tex
tile fabrics, nor have they entirely
emerged yet, but are looking forward
to changed and brighter days, The
best wishes are with our Hosiery fact
ory that it may grow in strength and
permanency and meet the full measure
of fsuccess designed in its establishment.
At meeting of the Town Council
last Monday night the following made
application for the free wiring which
the town offered to put in to those who
would take electric light for a year
Dwellings-W B. Start, J. E. Carter,
E. H, Beck, Mrs. J. H. Hoffecker,
Mrs. E. Colt, W. W. Tscbudy, DR.. c.
o. Swinney, H. E. Hardesty, W. H.
Sithens, Mrs. E. Hill, Mrs. Edward
Beck, Jacob Stein, Joseph Jefferson,
j. B. COunselman and O. H. Register.
Stores-J. B. Cooper, Fowler and
Leese, J. Ed. DeFord, w. G. Pierce.
Mrs. S. E. Richards, Post Office
Clarence Boyer, the Misses Megear
and Mrs. Winford From the increase
of revenue it would give to the town,
the Council felt gratifed and at once
Supt. Anthony to begin open
wiring. The revenue will be increased
about $50 psr month by those already
in hand and by Mqrch they hope to
have enough takers to increase it to
500 per month.
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