Smyrna times., 1897-01-13


This week marks the middle of win
ter, but has been so free of storms and
extreme weather, as hardly to seem
like winter. The temperature, taken
as a whole, has indeed been rare.
The Coffee Party given at the store
of Megear and Son on Friday and Sat
urday last was success for Thomas
Wood & Co. s coffee. Several hundred
cups of coffee were served each of those
days.
Dr. F. L. Grjer, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del. T
On Saturday night the kitchen of Mrs.
E.G. Malone, at Clayton, was dam
aged considerably from fire and water
the result of an overheated stove, and
the next night after midnight, some
one set fire to a straw stack ON the farm
of G. Frank GOotee, near that town.
Among the Saturday afternoon sales
was that of the farm of S. s. Griffin 81
miles from the town, below the big
oak" The farm contained 20 acres
and was sold subject to a mortgage of
800 and was knocked off to r. R. Ken
ney attorney for Mrs. Griffin at $500.
Vanilla and chocolate cream, frozen
custard and cherry ice, at Stevenson's,
Main street.
The Baltimore ,SUn" Almanac for
1897 has come to hand-a valuab e
compend of information of 1856 pages.
1t has besides the monthly pages per-
tanning to the sun, moon, tides etc,
much information about laws of Mary
land, postage, elections, congressional
and National officers etc.
A very large flock of blackbirds
passed over the western limit of the
town Sunday evening, in fact one of
the observers calculated that they were
nearly a half hour in passing in un-
broken line. The very moderate
temperature gave the scence a spring
like aspect.
A few holiday books left over. J.
B. Cooper. 4
The evenings of last week at both
the Presbyterian and Methodist
Churches were given to the "Week
of Prayer" observed throughout
christendom, but at the last named
church the meeting was carried
over to Monday for an Experience
Meeting, which was we'll attended.
Our streets were filed on Saturday
with larger number of people than is
usually the case with this shopping
day. Many of them were interested
possibly in the outcome of Sheriff
sales that would effect the steamboat
lines. Notably among the visitors
were seven or eight lawyers from Will
mingtOn and Dover.
At the Smyrna Bakery you can get
all kinds of bread, pies, rolls, cakes,
&C., hot every morning. Ice Cream,
wedding cakes and fancy cakes spe-
cialty. Orders promptly filled and
satisfaction guaranteed Nut and
plain tafies made daily. Cigars and
tobacco, also Musical Instruments.
Lowest prices. E. X. Behmler & Bro.
Mizpah Lodge, No. 16,A. o. U. W. OF
this town, will celebrate Memorial
Day on Monday evening next, Jan.
18th, with an open meeting to which
the family and friends of members are
invited. There will be addresses by
Rev. G. 1. Stengle, of Dover, and Revs.
J. L. Eslin and Adam Stengle of this
town. There will also be appropriate
music.
The audience though not q large,
was an attentive one ON Friday evening
at st. Peters Chapel to hear Frederick
W. Speirs, Phi. d. on the subject Of
the Currency. He was aided by views
from a stereopticOn in illustrating his
subject. Much of what he said was
embraced in the "higher criticism OF
the money question in the late cam
paign, but the subject, in his hour and
half of discussion was made both
lucid and convincing.
The fox hunters from this vicinity
MiddletOwn and ETC., have been having
a gay time in the good days of the pas
week or two down Thoroughfare Neck
The favorite spot seems to be the mea.
dow near Collins Beach, where they
can most always find fox ready fo,
some fun in two or three hours chase
A day or two ago there were twenty
five dogs in the pack
The Beckett carriage shops, whicl
have been sold once or twice before
was sold again at Sheriff sale Saturday
the single bid being by Geo. M. Jones
attorney of Dover for $500, probabl,
for his client. The firm now OCCUPYING
it, Mofitt and company, received nc
modification in November and will con
sequently continue their business ther
another year. When Mr.. Beckett be
came owner of this property, som
twenty years ago, carriage making wa
a much more profitable business thai
: now, the city manufacturers with thei