Smyrna times., 1900-02-21
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Short Items of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Cash distributor of first grade COAL
W. A. Winford. T
Thursday of next week will be NOV
ing day.
Ash Wednesday comes on the last
day of February this year.
W. A. Winford will sell you No.
coal cheap for cash. II
The sleigh bells are still jingling,
but it looks as if it were about over.
Next Sunday will be ''big" Mission
ary Day at the Methodist Sunday |
School.
January had two new moons this
year. February evens it up by having
no new moon at all.
The weather before the snowfall last |
week, was so mild as to cause the buds |
to swell in the sandy region down the
Peninsula.
The Gold Medal Contest, that was
billed for Monday evening, was post
poned because of the snowy condition
of the streets, to future date.
The sale of white goods at W. B. Me-
gears will be continued until March
1st. This is fine opportunity to pre-
pare for your spring and summer sew
ing. See his ad.
Go to the Opera House tomorrow
night to see Comforts of Home" given
by the High School Students, benefit
of the Piano Fund. Admission, includ-
ing reserved seats, 25 cents.
John P. Collins about the first of the
year, bought pig by weight. At the
end of a month he weighed it again
and found it had gained AZ lbs, which
was over a pound a day. Who can
beat it?
Cummings, the Wilmington photog-
rapher, is here every Wednesday.
Gallery, Post Office Building. Finest
class of work at reasonable prices.
A movement is on foot by a number
of ministers of the Wilmington NJ. E.
Conference, to secure a temperance
plank in one of the great parties. Com
mittees have been appointed to get
signers.
For fruit, shade, nut and ornamental
trees, hedge plant, &C., also asparagus
roots, small fruit and vegetable plants,
submit your wants before ordering
elsewhere to p. EMERSON, Nurseryman,
Wyoming, Del.
Il This is a busy week in the way of
entertainments, the most important to
agriculturists being that at the Odd
Fellows Hall tonight. The chief
speaker will be Prof. James S. Robin
son, whose subject will be, Tomatoes
From A. to H."
4 The steamers Brady and Hildegarde
4 did not come down Saturday as per
4 schedule time because of the raging
snow storm, but did Sunday instead,
the storm having passed. They both
went up to-day, thus missing a trim
because of the icy condition of the
river.
q"
q REV. J. d. G. Hanna, of Whining
III i, will give a lecture in the Opera
House this evening, for the benefit OF
the Twentieth Century Thank Offer.
ing. He will illustrate his lecture with
stereoptican views. His subject is
'To Niagara Falls and Watkins Glen
in go Minutes.
For SALE.-12OO bushels of North
ern-grown Early Rose Potatoes, S5c
per bushel; 700 bushels Northern
grown Early Hebron Potatoes, s5c pei
bushel; 600 bushels black Cow Peas
1925 per bushel; 1850 bushels West
ern-grown Glover Seed, $5 and $3.50
per bushel; 100 bushels white Onior
Sets, $3.50 and $2.75 per bushel; 81
bushels of Red Onion Sets, 50 and 80. 9
per bushel
JOSEPH L. HOLLAND, Milford, Del
THE Chaperon," drama In thre,
acts, will be presented by the member
Of the Twentieth Century Club o
Smyrna, at the Opera House, on Mon
day evening, February 26th. at eigh
o'clock. Special music for the dram