Smyrna times., 1936-12-24

Information was received in this
town this morning that the Dover
postoffice was robbed last night.
Yesterday was the shortest day
of 1886. Next week the days will
begin to lengthen, but slowly at
first.
The steamer, ]. E. Tygert, will
mot make trips on Friday and Sat
mrday next, holding off for the holi-
days.
William H. Woodpecker moved
from his late residence last week
to his new and comfortable home,
corner of North and Union streets,
which he built the past fall.
William E. Spruance, it is said,
will be an applicant before the
Legislature for the Office of State
Auditor. James Melbourn, of Hart
ly is also named for the same
place.
c. w. Brewster, the distinguish
ed humorist, spiritualistic exposer,
lecturer, etc., is in town, and will
likely give one or two of his fine
entertainments in Town Hall this
week
Information was received in this
town this morning of the death of
Hanna, A., wife of Walter B.
Saunders, of Philadelphia, and
daughter of Alexander H. Wilson
of this town.
Miss Julia Griffin, residing near
Hillsborough, Md, daughter Of
John r. Griffin, a frequent visitor
to this town, and Charles Stoops,
of Easton, Md, are to be married
on January 5th.
Joseph l.. Cavender got four
shots at a chicken thief on Monday
night, but the clamp of his re
treating feet were heard long af-
ter the reverberations of the pistol
shots had died away.
Cards are out announcing the
wedding of William F. Clements,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Clements
of this town, and Miss Tillie Pack
er, at the residence of the brides
mother, in Weonah, N. ].
James NJ Waters has opened a
store in the Jefferson store house,
on lower Main Street, and has for
the past several days been getting
In stock of goods such as are US
ually kept in a country store.
There was tremendous panic in
the stock market in New York last
week; stocks went down all along
the line; the bulls took to cover;
and the bears painted Wall Street
red and had things all their own
way.
The great powers of Europe are
evidently expecting a great war to
begin next Spring and they are
making preparations to be ready
for it. If it does take place it win
be the greatest war of modern
times.
Lord Salisbury's government has
commenced war in earnest on the
Irish League. John Dillon and sew
eral other Irishmen have been ar
rested and robbed of all the trust
funds in their possession. All the
powers of the British Ministry are
to be exerted to force the collec-
ton of rent due the landlords.
Fifty cents a dozen for eggs!
That is what it was yesterday, 30
ON Monday. and 30 on Saturday.
The constant demand at the stores
this week has been for eggs, with
out the possibility to supply one
quarter of the demand. The in
evitable consequences of this will
be shortage of the cake crop and
less of the nightmare.
The alliance of France with
Russia to prevent the Bulgarians
from electing ruler of their own
choice is not calculated to do
French republicanism any good.
Bulgaria has as much right as
France to a government of her own
choice, and France is doing herself
great damage among the friends
of liberty by aiding the Russian
tyrant in his assaults on Bulgarian
liberty.
The Senate last Friday passed
two important bills: one for the re-
demption Of the Trade dollar at
par; the other to repeal the tenure
of-office act. Mr.. Butler offered
resolution to the Senate to appoint
a committee to investigate the
troubles between United States and
Mexico. Bills were passed to ex-
tend the free delivery postal sys-
tenn and to issue postal notes and
money orders for three cents.
Monday, the Goth of December,
being the anniversary OF Enoch
Hugg's list birthday, a number Of