Smyrna times., 1898-12-07

the disease, but there are persons who
eat peanuts and tobacco both.
The quantity of cabbage brought
dOwu on the steamboats, from the CITY
to our markets, is the best evidence
that last fall was bad one for grow
ing cabbage hereabouts. That is one
article we seldom have to send awav
for.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here eyerv
Wednesday. Parties wanting Photo
graphs for Christmas had better give
orders now.
A fearful southeast coast storm pre-
vailed on Sunday, blowing down many
fences and in some cases trees. At
night the Methodist church was not
opened at all, and the other churches
slimly attended.
The December issue of HdrDer's
Round Table will be a Christmas
double number, with a special illumi-
mated cover from design by Maxfeld
Parrish. 1t will contain sixty-four
pages of reading matter, instead of
torty-elght pages as usual.
Oysters in the shell, from the beds
of Little Greek, are sold from wagon
most every day in our streets. There
Is an old fashioned mellowness in the
tone of voice which he calls "oysters. ="
There is nothing else but the tone that
suggests campmeeting, but otherwise
there is very much to make one hun
cry.
For RENT.-A nice room in the
TINES Building, directly adjoining the
Fruit Growers National Bank. Can
be htted up for store or Office upon
short notice. Has water, gas and
electric light. One of the best loca-
tlons in town, and will be rented on
easy terms. For particulars, apply at
The SMYRNA TIMES OFFICE.
The huge snow banks that resulted
from the blizzard Sunday week, con-
slderably interfered with travel last
week on many of the roads. These
banks to a certain extent prevented
persons who live five and ten miles
away, from attending the Teachers's
Institute here, as has been their GUS
tom. By Friday, however, the most
OF those people got here, as the crowd
ed condition of the Town Hall
showed.
1t was noticed at the late Teachers
Institute, and it pleased the men to see
the consideration manifested. a num-
Der of the ladies took off their hats
during the evening entertainments so
that those behind should not be shut
out from the stage. 1t was further no.
ticed that those ladies who had con-
spicuously large hats or high feathers.
were the ones who sat with them un- |
moved during the evening.
When you go or write to John Wana-
maker mammoth store, it is nice to have |
the personal acquaintance of some one |
whose service will be of help to you.
Mr.. A. Il. Flower, a well-known former |
citizen of this town is always at your
service and any orders given him either
by word or letter will receive careful /
attention. You will see his Individual
card elsewhere and the advertisement
. ohn Wanamaker gives him in connec-
Iion with their regular space elsewhere.
Mr. Fowler is we'll fitted to give YOU
excellent service and we commend him
to your consideration.
The public schools resumed their
WORK on Monday where they left off
last week for the Institute. 1t is due
10 the school children of the town to
say that they were largely in attend
ahce at the day sessions, and the in
structors had In them, especially when
tne Dlack board was used, some of their
most attentive listeners. Mr.. We'll
TONS Singing classes took a consric-
uons part IN Thursdays proceedings.
anu won appiaudlts for their quickness
ana harmony from all sides. As all on
tne stage seemed to be girls, the ques-
ton very naturally asked was wbero
are the boysp
''The trolley roads are brancb;no
out all over the country and it would
not surprise us II the trolley should ex-
tend down our State until every town
OF any size was included in the route.
In few weeks it will be possible to
ride from Wilmington to philadelphia
on the trolley" Thus remarks a VIII
PhPCL, IL mas |
not taken into account the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad when speaking of
trolley line down the State. A gentle
man of observation living down the
State expressed his opinion recently
that in the near future there would be
a big fight on this question, without
regard to party lines. and the issue
will be. RAILROAD and anti-railroad
The "Stereorama of the United
States War with Spain" given in the
Opera House last Monday night by
the American Panorama Company,
drew a goodly sized audience. They
exhibited over 150 views including
famous warships, prominent command
ers, places of interest in Spain, Hawaii,
Manila, Cuba, Porto Rico, destruction
Of the Maine, smashing of Cervera's
neet at Santiago, the victory of Dewey,
Hobson sinking the Merrimac and
many other scenes and incidences.
Incidental with this the Biograph.
Edison's invention for movable pic
lures, was an interesting feature of the
Not to say ANYTHING
OF. the descriptive lecture, the enter
tainment, was Of interest to many. II