Smyrna times., 1897-12-15

DOtuull6I N DfO.
Another float of 200 tons of coal has
been received at yards at P. & S.
Transportation Co. at Smyrna Land
ing.
COsgritf Il Beck advertise valuable
farm for sale. Their offers stands open
for one month only. See their bargain
in another column.
The circle of Kings Daughters will
meet on Monday evening next, at the
home of Mrs. j. P. Hudson at 7.3O
O'Clock. A full attendance is desired.
The new uniforms which are max
ing our policemen look so bright and
handsome, were furnished by Mr..
John Tucker, the Commerce street
clothier.
Go to Dicks, where everything is
cheap for Xmas CONNECTIONS, such as
toys, mixtures, chocolates, nuts, fruit
cakes and etc. A large assortment to
select from. {"
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. g.
Keiffers, 1000 left of the finest trees
and lowest prices in Delaware. Free
from all disease and San Jose Scale.
Call or write to G. W. Lord, Camden,
Del.
Jas. H. Wilson, to whom reference
was made last week, took charge of the
electric plant on Monday, and indi-
Gates in his movements that he is mas
ter of the situation.
j. Frank Alice, the Jeweler, Doyer.
invites you TO call and see his largeAnd
beautiful line of goods for the Holidays.
His goods are the best and his prices
are the lowest.
Clarence Jacobs, son of John Jacobs,
OF Kenton, in riding ON a load of fod-
der on Saturday afternoon, jumped off
and broke both bones of his right leg
below the knee. He thought the fod-
der was falling off and jumped to escape
an accident. DR.. Virden dressed the
wound.
With such good and mild weather as
has characterized the past ten days, the
farmer who hasn't everything in good
winter quarters and ready to enjoy the
short days with well supplied larder
OF pork and sausage, is set down as
slow enough to catch on to the tail of
the wagon.
The large demand on our office for
printing incident to the approaching
Holidays, has taken much of the time
of the printers and necessarily inter
fered much with the usual variety in
the makeup of the TIMES. But the
Holidays will soon have come and
gone.
There is a frequently expressed de-
sire that when the Teachers Institute
comes here again (Which may be next
year. that prince of orators-Wend-
ling-be invited for one of the evenings.
Those who heard his ''Saul of Tarsus''
want to hear what is said to be an equal
delineatiOn, his "Man of Galilee."
The exciting question with those in
terested In political succession is who
is to be the new postmaster. It is said
that at least one of the expectants is
watching every mail, hoping to get a
commission. In the meantime the
appointment seems to be "held up'
and the business of the Office goes on
efficiently under Postmaster REYNOLDS
at the old stand.
Having met with so much success in
wheat with the new ware
house mill at Smyrna Landing, the
p. Il S. Transportation Co. has de-
cided to put another one at Fleming's
Landing, 30 that the wheat in that sec
tion can be properly cleaned for ship
ment by the steamer Van Solver. This
will be great benefit to all having
wheat little off grade.
A public sale at the residence of Mr.
McElwee on the "Mason farm" inst
over the causeway near Smyrna Land
ing, will take place to morrow, Dec.
10th, consisting of five horses. and
other stock, farm utensils, &c. B.V.
Weldon, auctiOneer. Another sale on
Tuesday Of next week, Dec. 21st. is
that of r. F. Blair, residing near De-
laney's Chapel, John L. Seemans. auc-
tiOneer. Mr.. Blair discontinues farm
ing to take up his residence in CLAW
ton.
The pavement fronting and surround
ing the new Presbyterian Manse, was
laid Saturday, to the satisfaction of all
concerned. The rains and other things
that prevented the laying of the bricks
in November, promised to delay it
until the spring, and would but for the
Providential good weather last week.
The steep grade where it stops at the
next property, may prove a dangerous
place on dark nights or sleety weather.
An object in a well paved town is to
have a uniform foot path fronting all |
on the same square.
Now and then the spirit Of mischief
breaks ont among a certain class Of
youngsters, as on Friday night about
midnight, when a pair of wheels of
timber wagon were run up on
the pavement of Mrs. Jerman with an
effort to put them over in her yard, and
buggy was landed on the pavement
of the Presbyterian church. They
scattered when spoken to, evidently
lot wanting to be identified. There is
mother class, colored people, exceed
ngly noisy when they go home late
night.