Smyrna times., 1898-11-30

Fewer turkeys than usual were ship
ped to the cities for the autumn festi-
val.
The public schools of the county |
closed from yesterday until next week, |
the teachers being compelled to attend
the Institute.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will /
meet at the home of the President on /
Monday evening, December 5th. at 7.3O |
O'Clock.
The demolition of the smoke stack |
on the Ccunselman cannery at Smyrna |
high wind on Sunday.
A suggestion from the Institute.
'Time improves everything but
women; they, of course, have been
perfect from the beginning"
The revival services which have been
going on at Seversons for two weeks,
owing to inclement weather and bad
roads, have been discontinued.
Slipping and falling on the street has
hardly been the fashion, for all have
been striving against it, but it has
been an incident of the past week.
At the circuit parsonage Nov. 23rd
by Rev. l.. W. Layfeld, John A.
Reed and Lille Johnson, both of New
Castle county were married.
The town was taken possession of
this morning by the pretty school
teachers of Kent county, and what is
more, we are to have their presence
and bright smiles the rest of the week.
Because of the Institute this week,
Rev. G. A. Hill has deferred the lecture
of the course on the "Pilgrim's Prog
ress" that would have come off to-
night, until Wednesday of next week.
Died on the 2Sth inst. in Smyrna,
of peritonitis, Ethel, daughter of ].
Wesley Start, age 10 years. Interment
to-day in Odd Fellows cemetery, Rev.
G. W. Dame officiating.
W. G. Pierce deals quite largely in
live pork, buying some so hogs a week
or more ago from the Whitlock Broth
ers, near Odessa. Forty of these we're
slaughtered and shipped to the city
market on Monday.
Thanksgiving and a snow storm is a
queer combination, but they managed
to come in together sometimes. Some
twenty years ago it was so cold at
Thanksgiving time, that a number of
our people filed their ice houses.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
! Wednesday. Parties wanting Photo
graphs for Christmas had better give
| orders now.
The prophets who have been predict
ing a severe winter, are already begin
ming to wear looks of triumphant wis
dom. So far the weather returns have
been in their favor, even before win
ter set in, Thanksgiving day setting
the pace with a lively skirmish OF
snow.
superintendent Tindal, in his deter.
mination to furnish seats for all, especi
ally the teacher, who attend the Insti
tute, the citizens having secured before
hand most of the seatsl has procured
a number of chairs for use on the plat
form and in the balcony.
1t appears to be great deal safer to
travel than to stay at home, recent re
ports showing that only one person in
each one and a quarter millions il
killed while travelling on railroads
This accounts for the reason that some
people want to be all the time on tn,
go.
FoR RENT.-A nice room in tn
TINES Building, directly adjoining tn
Fruit Growers National Bank. Cal
be fitted up for store or Office upOl
short notice. Has water, gas ant
/ electric light. One of the best loca
tions in town, and will be rented ol
easy terms. For particulars, apply a
THE SMYRNA TINES OFFICE.
/ Next Sabbath morning the paste
, Rev. L. w. Layfeld, will preach &
Friendship Church Subject, "Holines
as Illustrated by the Lie of Jesus.
: At Seversons 2.30 Subject, "The Eagl
and its Prey" At Jerman Chapel rs
: Text, Ezekiel 13, 18, "WOe to I'll
. Women that Sew Pillows to all Arm
: holes"
a The hog killing season is upon u
q but what we can hear, this will not /
:. near the event of former years. Th
u has grown out of two results-th
e large mortality of swine in the summe
It from ''hog cholera" and because
a this perhaps and to get the cash,
y larger number of half grown hoI
II than usual have been sold to ol
II butchers during the fall, thus lessee
,r ing the number for early winter KILN
Thanksgiving day was not pleasa
y day for riding, but to a man going
D. get married, weather and distan
l. seem to be of little moment, for ge
10 tleman who was going to get marie
. the latter part of the day, rode {
II the way from beyond Massey's, Nd
as to this town that morning to get shaw,
ar A customer of Jacob Stein, who tel
II us this, gave way to the Marylandt
who had come so far on such a speci
~ mission.
A camp of Gypsies was located Ia
20 week between Green Spring and Cla
ton and a number of them came to IL
se town, which they have taken in
ay their annual visits for a dozen veal
id During the snow storm on Thursd
1a afternoon, twelve-year girl wa
= dered away and was not found un
IL about noon the next day, in Clayto
w The country around and this town h
te been searched before she was foun
very much to the relief of the moth,
Horse trading and telling fortunes, q
: the usual avocation Of these nomads.
One Of the most difficult things
s. tame is perhaps the partridge, but tn
have one at the residence Of Thom
ho | Lamb in Rlackhird Hnndred III