Smyrna times., 1898-02-02

Turner are getting ice this afternoon.
Read what Negear & Son have to
say about dry goods, notions, boats
and shoes.
The Kings Daughters will meet at
the home of Miss Beulah Jefferson,
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 3rd, at 3
O'Clock. SEC'Y.
The Smyrna Creamery received 63,
245 pounds of milk during the month
of December and paid the farmers S5
cents per hundred
1t was merry to hear the jingle of
sleigh bells yesterday evening, but
only two or three teams ventured out.
There was hardly snow enough.
The residence of Frank Boyer, on
South Main street was entered Thurs
day morning last while Mrs. Boyer was
out. The thief after getting some
money from the cupboard left without
ransacking the house
Hicks, the well-know weather man,
predicts plenty of stormy and cold
weather during February, and an
nOunces that there will be a general
thaw from about the 23d to the end of
the month.
The gold fever is always with us,
but as yet we have no Klondike pros
pectOrs, except those who read the in
teresting accounts in the newspapers
of the richness of Alaska and its terrors
of climate and travel
The Kings Daughters are preparing
to give a 'Loan Exhibition" in the
Opera House about Feb 14th, the pro-
ceeds to be used for benevolent and
charitable purposes. The entertain
ment will be of very novel character
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by a negro on Friday afternoon to
carry off bag of flour from Webbs
mill The thief had gotten the bag out
and was making his way up the road
when discovered by J. B: Webb. He
was caught and made to return the
bag.
Owing to the uncertainty of the
weather and having made an engage
ment at the ship yard for Friday, the
steamer Van Solver will omit trip to
Philadelphia Thursday Feb. Sd. Work
toW l)rO6a6lH be completed to come
down Saturday at p. NJ. and go up
the following Monday Feb. 7th at 10
/ A. NJ q
The suit over Woodland Beach
marsh lands, brought by Geo b.
Money, of Delaware City, against Will
liam J. Wiley was settled amicablv
yesterday before Esquire Cooper, Will
ley moving from the land the rent of |
the past year going to pay the ex-
penses.
Farmers should be very careful in |
selecting their clover seed for spring |
sowing. There is a seed of a plant |
known as trefoil, which is almost i'm
possible to distinguish from the red |
clover seed. This seed is almost ex-
actly of the same size and shape of the
clover seed and differs from it but
slightly in color.
Yesterday started out with bright
skies, but turned out to be one of the
most delusive days of the winter
snow squalls the most of the day with
the mercury below 20 degrees, and lev
payments from the congealing of the
night before. Walking was not only
unsafe, but dangerous, and there was
consequently not many people on the
streets.
Perhaps fooled by the springlike
weather of the previous two or three.
weeks hundreds of robins visited the
wooded lawn at Belmont last week and
Sunday afternoon were frolicksome
and melOdious, with the usual notes
heard in April. 1t was decidedly cold
Sunday, and the two inches of snow
that fell the next morning must have
made them feel like hunting winter
quarters again.
The large and beautiful hickory tree
that stood at Leatherbury's corner
where the road to Leipsic branches off
from the main road woodland, -
which was struck by lightning in the
summer of '96 and died last year. has
been cut down. 1t will be many years
before a walnut to take its place will
grow so large, and may never be so
handsome tree
Steamer Elizabeth Van Solver will
omit trips Friday the 4th down and
Monday 7th up, for necessary over
hauling and painting Tuesday, Feb.
lst, has been made a late day to allow
our merchants as much time as possi-
BILE to get in stock of goods for the
whole week. All Tuesdays have been
made specially late for the accommo-
dation of the patrons of this line.
A note from the Century Club of
Dover, reads as follows:
We understand our sisters of neigh
boring towns contemplate the organi-
zation of WOman's Club. We heart
lily sympathize with the movement.
and will most cordially welcome any
OF them to our meetings held on We'd
nesday at $3.50. X. w. CLARKE
Secretary.
Steps are being taken to form So
ciety in Smyrna under the direction of
Mrs. j. w. Clifton, Miss Laura Bell.
and Miss Emma Hough with charter
membership of fifty.
Wheat Friday rose to 1.1O bushel
in Chicago, figure which no one an
ticipated, even with the Letter
"corner" and the closing price in New
York was $1.O9 and Chicago Sl.Os.
These were high prices and the