Smyrna times., 1897-11-10

Mr.. Lee Springs, son of Mr.. Springs
at Brenford, has taken the Central
Touring mill near that place and will
conduct it in the furture.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., of Delaware, have appointed Cos
griff & Beck agents for this vicinity,
vice r. L. Cummins resigned.
Owing to damage to Iron Bridge,
Fleming's Landing, Str. Van Solver
will receive freight from patrons ON
Kent county side, at warehouse of Geo.
Mckay, Shorts Landing.
The ladies of Trinity Guild, Clayton,
will hold a supper and bazaar in the
rectOry, Friday and Saturday even
ings, Nov. 18th and 18th. Supper will
be served at 5.30P p. NJ.
When buying coal quality is an i'm
pOrtant thing to look after; we sell the
best. Quantity should also be consid-
cred; we give 224O lbs. to the ton.
Brady Steamboat Company. T
John W. Tucker, who recently
moved from the corner of Commerce
and Delaware streets to the Prettyman
Building has added a merchant tailor
ing department to his store. See his
advertisement.
The Good Templars will, after to-
night, change their time of meeting
from Wednesday nights to Tuesdays
at 7.3O O'Clock. Members of Smyrna
Lodge No. 5, 1. O. G. T., please take
notice.
F. E. Postles has recently contracted
| for 2000 feet of woven wire fence with
I. R. Stats in Thoroughfare Neck and
100 feet with L. W. Springs, of Bren-
ford There are other contracts in
contemplation that will make several
miles of this fence in the Spring.
Some young folks are preparing to
give little comedy entitled "The
Donation Party or Thanksgiving Eve
at the Parsonage, to be presented at
the Opera House Thanksgiving night.
Proceeds for the benefit of Ladies'
Mite Society of the NJ. E. Church.
Rev. L. w. Layfeld, who has been
confined by sickness to his home, will
commence a protracted meeting at
Friendship church, Thoroughfare
Neck, on Sunday night next. This
meeting will be continued without re-
gard to the Interruptions of rain.
1 have just received a large supply of
firearms, ammunition, ETC., which l
will sell at prices never heard of before.
New Guns at 50. so and up, also revol-
vers, ammunition, ETC., at prices to
correspond, at ALFRED TILGHMAN's,
corner of Commerce and Delaware SITS,
Smyrna, Del.
E. Nathans, who came down from
Philadelphia six weeks ago to take the
clothing store, corner of Main and Com
merce streets, returned to Philadelphia
on Monday, leaving the goods for
which Hirnheimer & Co. (the owners
of the stOre) had become responsible
for, in the store. They will get some
one to run the store, and during the
time Mr.. Hirnheimer purposes to run
down himself each Saturday. They
are'agents for the Bacharach Tailoring,
suits and overcOats.
A west wind doesn't always mean
fair weather in November, and that of
Sunday was of this deceptive charac-
ter, as a school teacher from near the
bayside found to his cost. He had
been tempted to stay in town over
night, to find it raining the next morn
ing, but he had to be at his post of
duty next morning and no way to
reach it except by his wheel. We will
not state the mishaps on the way fur
ther than to say that he presented a
pitiable sight as far as the mud was
concerned, and hasn't his clothes sat
isfactorily cleaned yet.
A young, smooth talking man, who
claimed to represent an Agateware
house in Philadelphia, has been play
ing the swindle game in this vicinity.
He has been going from house to
house, taking orders for his ware, de-
manding cash in advance on the prom
Use of prepaid expressage. He gave the
number of the firms place of business
as 702 Market street. One of our bus
mess men took the trouble to look the
matter up, and found the number to
be a bank. The fellow was not here
more than a day, but he took over $50
worth of orders, but no goods have
been received by any who payed him.
He claimed the firm payed the express
age free to introduce their goods, and
for this favor, asked cash in advance
on all articles sold.
Mr.. Geo. H. Williams, historian, who
is working up biographical and gen.
ealogical history of the State of Della
aware was in the TIMES office yester-
day. He will be represented in this
vicinity by Mr.. S. L. Lane. The his
, tory will be bound in two volumes and
contain biographical and genealogical
sketches of prominent and representa-
tive citiszens, and many of the early
settlers. Nothing will be charged for
the sketch as a complete history is re-
quired. The history will be sold only
by subscription. J. M. Runk & Co.,
Wilmington, Del, are the publishers
and Mr.. Williams the manager. AL
ready the work is receiving encourage
ment from the leading men of the State.
Let your orders be liberal.
. The wheat market which has not
been so active the past week, was