Smyrna times., 1898-12-14

TOO, had been permitted to have som,
snare IN this glorious movement.
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e SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Skates will cut considerable ic,
: pretty soon. "
, John B. Cooper has holiday books il
! quantity.
Fit your library with furniture from
w. A. FAIRIES Il Bro. 9T
Try our homemade mincemeat-W
H. Davis, Clayton, Del.
W: p. Hall & Son are Offering five
speclalties that should claim vo9r at.
tention. See ad
:. Signs of the times" appear to be
limited at present to the Christmas va
riety.
The Kent County Bible Society will
mold Its annual meeting in Harrington
on Friday. 'O1
Light purse, light heart" does not
apply to the man with family at this
time of the year.
W. Nickerson at Downs Chanel
will have a large public sale of farm
stock next Tuesday
w. A. Winford has been elected a
director in the National Bank to suc-
ceed the late Robert Hill.
A whole store full of Christmas sug-
gestions at prices that will surnrise
you.-W. A. FAIRIES & Bro. 2T
j. Z. DeFord makes a Christmas an
nouncement that will offer you MANY
suggestions for gifts. See ad.
The National Bank has put in q long
distance telephone to connect with
Philadelphia and the nearer towns in
the State. IL
The temperature fell last night tn
10 degrees. In the country it fell To 10
degrees. December is promising its
full share OF winter weather.
You can get high quality furniture
cheaper from w. A. FAIRIES Bro. than
you can get in Philadelphia. If Won
don't believe it call and see for y0nr-
self. - 81 S%
Christmas will be observed on Mon
day, December 26th, this year. At
least that is the program that most of
the housewives wish to observe,
There was an eclipse of the sun YES
tterday, invisible here, and there will
be total eclipse of the moon on De-
cember 9th, visible in this section.
Hog killing has been the order the
past week or two in the farming COM
munlty, but from what we can learn
the cholera had thinned a good MANY
pens.
The Beacon Light is the title of a
month ly paper issued by Rev. Chas. I.
Stengle, now of Norfolk, Va. It has a
good assortment of evangelical news |
adapted to his locality.
The committee on church propertv.
OF Asbury NJ. E. Church, have not
been mOOed yet to put in those storm
windows, two to protect the singers
IN the organ loft.
Samuel Peachy, living on the State
Road, this side of Black bird, has had
the misfortune to lose all his horses
ny the bind staggers. He can con-
tinue farming only by the assistance of
his friends.
AT the regular meeting of the Hose
company on Tuesday evening, which
was well attended, important bnsinesa
was enacted to add to its efic;ancw
This company bears an important re-
latlon to the town.
The statement which appeared in tba
EOeTy EUening and other papers. that
sneak thief had entered the hall 1ov
at the residence of +. n. Wilds and
STOLE his OvercOat, is not correct. Hie
overcoat is not lost.
Go to Cummings, photoeranber
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here ever,
wednesday. Parties wanting Photo
graphs for Christmas had better give
orders now.
You can get popular "Morris Chairsn
IN all grades; chairs finely upholstered
n leather; beautifully finished parlor
chairs in gilt with good spring cush-
ons; chairs in oak, mahogany. and
'herry OF many designs at w. A. Far
es d Bro. See their assortment 2T
Headquarters, Gen. W. S. Hancock
Post No 30, department of Delaware
=. A: X. The Post will have a public !
installation of officers and a campfire
It Smyrna Opera House on the evening
ot Thursday, Jan. 5, 1899. All friends
)f the old soldiers are invited.
Now is the time when Christmas gifts
're the concern of thousands of people. {
NOW is also the time when the mer- i
'hants should tell the buyers what they
'an buy, where they can buy, and what {
ney will have to pay. The advertis- 9
ng columns of the papers are the
'uides for buyers.
The Third Quarterly Conference of l
ne y, M. u. Church was held by Presiding v
-Ioer Corkran Friday evening. There o
vas nothing but routine business un- v
ess IL was unanimous expression on e
ne part OF the members of the Confer d
nee to the Presiding Elder that the n
sev. Y. A. Hill be returned to the s.
astorate of the church next wear. "
Iext Sunday morning will be devoted s,
} the Quarterly Communion service 81