Smyrna times., 1898-12-21

A vagrant was arrested on Sunday
last for prowling around to peoples
houses. He was pulled i'll by Police
man Turner. In a hearing Monday
morning, Alderman Collins discharged
the tramp on condition of leaving
town.
Hog cholera is playing havoc with
hogs in White Hall Neck. 1t is re-
ported that Charles Wheatman. on the
Farrell farm, has lost 18 hogs and |
shoats, and John Startling, a near
neighbOr, about Is. 1t has been a sad |
sight to see those hogs strewn along
the creek at the rear of the farm.
The secular Christmas will be next |
day after the real Christmas Monday. |
The social will be the feature of the |
day of course: the only public event of |
the day will be that of the entertain |
ment of the White Rose Minstrels-in |
the evening. 1t will of course be |
largely attended.
The NJ. E. Sunday School, which is
now free of debt and in a flourishing
conditions will give Christmas treat
ON Friday evening of next week, the
30th inst. A prominent feature will be
| large Christmas tree, from which
presents will be made to every member
of the school.
The children find the store of Mrs.
E. X. Boehlmer & Bro, the head
quarters for Krlss Kringle. Their dis
play of toy, etc, this year is of most
attractive order and those in search
for such articles should bear it in mind.
See their advertisement.
You can get popular "Morris Chairs"
in all grades; chairs finely upholstered
in leather; beautifully finished parlor
chairs in gilt with good spring cush-
ions; chairs in oak, mahogany, and
cherry of many designs at W. A. Far
les & Bro. See their assortment 81
good deal of poultry has been
brought to market the last week or
two, but yesterday was emphatically
Poultry Day" for turkeys,
ducks and geese. The home consum-
ers have to pay Is cents per pound for
their Christmas turkey.
The prevailing mist and fog of the
last two days, especially heavy on the
river, has interfered seriously with
navigation. The Van Solver, that was
to leave Philadelphia yesterday even
ing, did not venture down until this
morning, and the Brady will lose a
trip. not coming until tomorrow,
Thursday.
Benjamin Hutt for disorderly con-
duct and firing off a pistol az Zion
African Nj. E. church on the 9th inst.
was arrested by Constable Pratt and
arraigned before Magistrate E. v.
Cooper yesterday. He was found
guilty and fined with costs, So. rs.
Sara Whitaker, who was disorderly on
the same occasion, was arrested and
fined with costs, $3.6G.
/, Among the recent deaths has been
that of Mollie Potts, who reached more
than usual distinction as a cook. She
had been for over eleven years with
Mrs. Margaret Bailey, but a fews
weeks ago went to Philadelphia to live,
returning last week with the pneumonia
from which she died on Monday. She
, was only 80 years of age. The funeral
: will be to-day from Centennial church.
For disorderly conduct on Market
street, Saturday, r. s. Winchester,
I colOred, was ordered to keep quiet
o Not needing to Officer Jones request
: the latter proceeded to take him to tn,
lookup. In failing to hand-cuf
his prisoner, Officer Jones lost control
q and by a sudden jerk, Winchestel
n broke away and escaped. Even a few
n whacks of his chilly" or several shot
: from his pistol failed to bring tn
negro to time.
: Capt. Caldwell's Blue Hens Chick
V ems in the Delaware line at the Battl,
n of Cowpen's in the Revolutionary Wa
l. were accredited with being the fines
specimens in height of the patrio
soldiers. In the matter of height
1t Smyrna has a young man that woul
3, have done credit to his line in the per
IS son of Gardner Boyer, son of Charlie
IS Boyer, who though only 1S years q
age, stands 6 feet 81 inches high, an,
weighs 1856 lbs.
IS At the Circuit Quarterly Confer
IL ence held on Wednesday, a move wa
At made looking to the readjustment {
the work on Smyrna Circuit. It wa
suggested that Friendship church
m united with Union and Blackbird, an
le Severson's church united to Clayto
IN to strengthen that charge. N
d definite action was taken, but it
likely the above arrangement will b
consummated. This would blot OF
e. Smyrna circuit and leave Jerma
lg Chapel and Smyrna Landing to b
Ie provided for.
le The regular meeting of the Circle
to Kings Daughters will be held at th
home of Mrs. Bewley, Thursday evel
ing, Dec. 22nd at 100 o'clock. A fu
n attendance is requested in order 1
of complete arrangements for a 'Chris
D. mas Tree" entertainment to be held
n the Opera House, Saturday Afternoon
Dec. oath, at o'clock. Each child il
vited will be admitted by ticket "
od thank, In His Name, those who ha,
of given, or may yet give, donations fl
he this treat. SEC'Y.
Dr., The grippe" which is complaint
OF as an epidemic in New York, Phil
delphia, Wilmington and other place
HE has also reached here, but it can har,
an. ly be complained of as an epidemi
his The first visitation of this disea
his several years ago was confin,
ain largely to the old and feeble. but Il
nd cases this year have been large
lee among the more robust Accompan
ing 1t seems to be an unusual tenden
10 pneumonia, admonishing again
-; undue exposure to cold and dampnes
eir There is hardly any disease that ieav
aaE behind 1T more lasting damage to il
sl portant organs than does an attack
ed. the grip.
The cold weather of last week n
Lake Como in a condition to furni
nac some pleasant skating. Had not (
Dn recent snow furry covered the ice wi
ave thin coating, the skating would ha
sta- been of much finer order. As IL ~
IeW there were many, especially schs
n.y. children, who availed themselves Of /
ma opportunity. The ice was betwe
three and four inches, thick enough
encourage the ice men to make la
has Those who were the most active
nd, gathering ice were Geo. w. Turr
lin and William II. Carr. Others we md
was stand were to have filled their
Es- houses, but put it off until too la
nd. There may be other chances vet and
and is to be hoped that winter weather "
{ it give us Skating Carnival, duri
.~I {ha holfdava With coo1 +hsol~