Smyrna times., 1898-11-02
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


Tomatoes are gone.
These are the days of the coal scut-
tie and wollen blanket.
The farmers are fattening their small
porkers for the home market.
The avenue leading up to Belmont
Hall is radiant In its dress of autumn
colors.
November came in yesterday morn
ing with frosty temperature almost
down to the ice point.
We are now on the last Fall month.
which, by the way, has been exception
ally fine weather.
At Severson's church, 2.3O, the pas
tor will preach. Subject, Forgive lis
our Debts" A welcome to all.
For a good stew, pan, fry or raw eff
Oysters, go to Stevenson's, on Main
Street. Also by the quart or gallon.
At Friendship, next Sabbath, the
pastor will preach at 10. 80 a. m. Sub
ject "Original Sin, or the Condition on
which we were Born"
1t is the opinion of many persons
who have occasion to drive through the
different parts of the country, that the
game law is being violated.
Edw. G. Walls makes an important
announcement this week about Fall
and Winter Underwear for men and
boys. See his advertisement.
Communications sent to this Office
for publication must be signed by the
party sending them. Autonomous ar
ticles will not receive attention.
The pastor will deliver his second
sermon of a series at Jerman Chapel
next Sunday night. Subject, "Sancti-
fcation, as defined by the New Testa-
ment."
The MySticus Amicus, the SMYRNA
High School paper, will make its ap-
pearance in printed form from the press
of the SMYRNA TIMES the latter part of
this week.
Messrs. Scout and Stokesbury have
removed their fruit store from lower
Main to the store house on the same
street adjoining the general store of
VIM. E. Hall & Son.
Those in quest of Fall and Winter
clothing, overcoats, &c. should consult
the enlarged advertisements of John w.
Tucker He has Mems suits at 81. so
and $500 that he is making a strong
leader of.
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. Il
Sneak thieves broke out the bulk
window panes of Alfred Tilghman's
store on Sunday evening and stole |
five valuable guns. Mr.. Tilghman has
offered a reward of S25. 90 for their re- |
covery or information leading thereto.
The new constitution provides that |
any person, who for himself or another
shall bet or wager a sum of money on |
candidate, shall, to any person who |
Will sue for the same, pay double the |
amount of such wager or bet, the |
stakeholder being competent wit
ness.
A drove of Sussex county cattle |
passed through town last week en- |
route for New Castle, where they will |
be fatted for market. This would |
prove profitable to farmers in this vi. |
cinitY, and few have been engaged in |
the enterprise.
The value of the SMYRNA TIMES rs
an advertising medium can be seen |
by reading the advertisement Of |
Thomas Mccoy with E. o. Thompson g |
Sons. His experience is the exper- |
fence of others. Merchants. prenare |
the public for your holiday trade.
A. Z. Fowler, with John Wanna
maker, Philadelphia, makes a state |
ment this week to his friends and ac- |
quaintances in Smyrna and vicinity. !
Mr.. Fowler is in a position to serve |
your wants and il you call on him or |
write to him your orders will receive |
the best of attention.
The Board of Bishops of the M. T..
Church, in session at Springfield, |
Mass, has assigned Bishop Cyrus ID. |
Foss to preside at the Wilmington |
M. Z. Conference to be held at Cam
bridge, Md, commencing on March |
22nd, and Bishop Harry w. Warren to
preside at the Delaware Conference
(colored), which meets at Milford, be-
ginning on April 5th.
There is difference between inno-
cent and malicious fun, such as a
Halloween jollity affords. There is
no excuse for the breaking and de-
struction Of property on such occa-
sions, and the boy who does it shows
that righteousness of spirit that de-
velops into bad men. Fortunately,
we think, there are only few of such.
Ii has been a wonder that the cam
palgn was coming so near an end and |
nothing aid about mixed schools, "but |
last week il came out charged TO an |
-Addicks" speaker at Blackiston's |
Cross Road. 1t has since transpired |
there was no more foundation for the |
incident than the attack on DIR. Moore |
for which he brought suit at Dover for |
its false and libelous character.