Smyrna times., 1899-01-11
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Turkeys feel freer now. So do rab
bits.
Try our homemade mincemeat-W
ID. Davis, Clayton, Del
CASTLE soap, 12c pound, at Clifton
d Raymond's pharmacy. 70
Live and dressed chickens wanted AT
Beckett's, also live guineas and old
pigeons.
WANTED.-A lady for Office work.
beginning Feb. 1st, hours a. m. to
6p. m. Boyer & Co.
After Jan. 5th the Brady Steamboat
Co. will sell Nut Coal for S5.2j and
Stove for $3.50, delivered.
Rev l.. W. Layfieldis holding revival
services this week at Jerman Chanel
Last Sunday being good day he had
large audiences at all his appointments
The sudden and extreme changes of
temperature keeps the sick list LARGE
One day the mercury was almost down
TO zero, the next it was almost mn TO
20, and the next to 55.
Benz. Fl. Ross has completed his
Assessment of Duck Creek Hundred
which Is pronounced a good one. and
1t IS hung up in five places in the
Hundred. Appeal day is Thursday
10Th inst.
We acknowledge the receipt of the
Fifth Biennial Report of the Board Of
trustees of the Delaware State Hospi-
tai at Farnhurst. 1t is a volume of 20
pages, nicely illustrated.
10 to Cummings, photographer.
Post Office building, for finely flushed
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. Parties wanting Photo.
graphs for Christmas had better give
orders now.
Just think of this, girls and bovsr
-Four daughters of man in an Obio
town celebrated the New Year bv mar
rylng the four SONS of a neighbor. The
ceremony was performed at the home
OF the brides parents at the same time.
1t must have been an interesting siobt
Harry Richards, died of consumption
at the residence of his father-in-law.
}. W. Smith, near Raymond's church,
Monday, aged 81 years. He leaves a
widow and three children. The inter-
ment was this afternoon in the Odd
Fellows cemetery, this town.
Chas. W. Meredith, of Chester. is
his father, William Meredith
ne ne Is known in sporting circles as
oung Smyrna" and is accompanied
'y his trainer, Joseph Smith. He is
preparing for a twenty-five round con-
'est with Joseph Cans, colored. light
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weight champion of Pennsylvania
Pastor Hill, of the Methodist cbrro,
lad purposed to commence a series 90
meetings Immediately fol
owing tne Week of Prayer" =" but he
'ause OF the prevalent sickness ocoos
ohed by the grippe, has deemed -
wise TO postpone the meeting for .
lime. iof
Rev. j. l.. Estlin, who observod a.
week of prayer" last week at tho
'resbyterian church, is holding meot {
ngs nightly this week. The object ;s
'vangelistic work, and with the Other
'astors, is laboring for a turn in the
lde OF worldly mindedness to individ-
Ial awakening and interest in that
which pertains to better life. !
Mrs. Martha Riggs died at the resi-
ence of her son-in-law, L. Il. Davis. !
ear Smyrna, on Friday, aged 70
ears. She lived in the respect and
steem OF her friends, and died at an !
dvanced ages Five children survive
er, among them Mrs. L. I. Davis, I
here she made her home, and Mrs. !
V. X. Smith of Kenton hundred.
VIM. Charles Deakyne, residing at !
met with painful and some :
hat serions accident on Thursday /
'st. While cutting hay the food T.
aught and in trying to dislodge the 2
'aiks, his hand came in contact with =
he knives and before the machine
'uld be stopped, two fingers of the :,
ght hand were badly cut and man s,
led. DIR. Clifton was called in to a
ress the wound. Mr.. Deakyne is q
ell known and popular among his = =
any friends, who sympathize with s,
m in this affection. fc