Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

Have your teeth filled by DIR. John
son, Hazell building, Smyrna. T
Every man knows how q wife should |
be managed, but few are able to do the |
job Justice.
Calenders for 1899 are now on call. |
Most of them are illustrated with army |
and navy scenes.
Do you know any other article than
an umbrella that gives you so good !
return for the money spent?
1898 has passed into history, and
what a record it has made for our
country among the nations. Hail the
newborn year.
1t isn't the poorly clad or poorly
housed folk that are mostly victims of
grippe or pneumonia, but the we'll
kept people who know nothing of ex-
posure or hardship.
Teeth filled without pain by means
of cataphOreSis, for which there is no
extra charge. Lowest city prices.
DIR. johnson, HAZEL Building. T
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 blue rock shooting match which
was to have come off on Monday last
has been deferred until next Saturday
afternoon. The contest promises to be
very interesting. 1t will be held in
the lot adjoining the residence of Gar
ret Jones, ''Spruance City"
the Gen. w. s. Hancock Post No.
20, q. A. R., had made arrangements
to give a Campfire" in the Opera
House tomorrow evening. but owing
to so much sickness among the COM
rades, it was decided to postponed it
until next Tuesday evening.
A woman likes to ''shop" beyond al
most everything else. But how can
she enjoy this pleasant exercise with
out having some money? Except to
those who earn their money by en-
ployment, the men have to be respon-
sible for the little matter of the money
supply.
Don't forget the entertainment and
public installation of officers and
Campfire of Gen. W. s. Hancock Post
No. 20, G. A. R., at the Opera H ouse,
on next Tuesday, Jan. 10th, 1899.
Speaking, music and refreshment will
be provided. A cordial invition is ex-
tended to all persons to join them on
them en- this occasion.
The last Bulletin, No. AZ, of the Del
aware College Agricultural Station, is
an illustrated pamphlet of 35 pages,
giving full account of the European
and Japanese Chestnuts in the Eastern
United States. 1t has much valuable
information on the culture of the
chestnut. 1t is by Professor Harold
Powell.
W. Z. Garratt gives notice by an ad-
vertlsement elsewhere that he is pre-
pared to give instructions on the piano,
violin and organ; that he will furnish
music for any occasion; and that he
Will repair or tune pianos and organs.
Mr.. Garratt resides next door to the
twentieth Century Club room, and he
VIII be pleased to answer all calls.
Give him a trial.
The custom at the M. E. Church has
always been to greet the New Year
with prayer meeting, but the weather
Saturday night when the bell rang at
half past ten o'clock was too much for
the usual attendant-rainy, sleety and
cold-and because of the small attend
ance the meeting was dispensed with.
Ihe New Year came in all the same,
but 1t was not ushered in by the ring
ing of bells.
Our two local g. A. r. Posts VIM.
>. Hancock, 30, and Gen. b. f. But
Ter, No. 28, were favored by an official
visit on Thursday night, of Dept. Com
mander Robert Liddle, accompanied
by three officers Of his staff. They
also received visit at the same time
from Junior Vice Commander Ross, of
the United States G.. A. X. The chief
ann OF the Delaware G.. A. r. officials
Is to have rousing department en-
campment IN Wilmington on February
the 9TH, IN the Board of Trade rooms,
at which the matter of arranging side
trirs and entertainment for Philadel-
phia's patriotic visitors will be def
nitely decided upon. Adjutant Reilly
states that at Cincinnati there were
10000 visitors aud that at Philadel-
phia there will surely be over mil
lion.
There was considerable interest in
the will of "Uncle" Davy Richards, as
he was familiarly called, whose death
was recorded last week, having lived
to his S8th year. He had been indus
trious, frugal and economical in his
more active days, and though some of
his means had got away from him by
bad investments, he still had when he
died $4,000 or $4,000, with several
thousand more due the estate, part of
which may be got by his executor,
John H. Hoffecker. The interest in
his will, was that he left no children,
though married twice. The largest
legacy was left to his neice, Mrs. Will
liam Stokesbury, $4,000, where he
made his home since the death of his
wife, the remainder of his property to
be divided between his nephews and