Smyrna times., 1941-12-04

the small ponds for the boys.
February, 1892 will have 20 days,
in other words, 1892 will be leap
year.
The average age of marriage
license applicants is constantly in
creasing.
]. E. Jardine has bought the
dwelling of Charles ]. Allen on
South Street.
Joseph E. Carter, between work
in Smyrna and Clayton, has his
time fully employed.
Rev. R. K. Stephenson commenc-
ed his revival meetings at Bethel
last Sunday evening.
Colds are fashionable hereabouts
at this season and many persons
are endeavoring to KEEP up with the
times.
Gambling is the desire to get
something for nothing. Most peo-
pie who practice it get nothing but
excitement.
The Ladies Aid at Cheswold
have struck upon novel idea by
voting for a spelling bee at their
next meeting.
Our merchants are beginning to
brush the old cobwebs from their
windows and replacing them with
the good things preparatory to the
holidays.
One of our farmers says he in
tends to kill hogs on Saturday, and
then he intends to unhang the road
gate so that all the visitors can
come that want to.
Elmer Hoffecker received deer
of J. E. Hendrickson, &C., Philadel-
phia last week, which was readily
disposed of. 1t was killed in the
mountains of West Virginia.
Our toy and other dealers, in hol-
iday notions have already COM
menced laying in their Christmas
goods. They will be in greater
variety this year than ever before.
The Clayton Call, which has here
tofore been set up and printed en-
tirely at home comes to us this
week with its outside pages made
up of electritype matter from the
city.
This is the season of the year
when man who owns now or ever
did own bird dog likes to sit
around the fire in public places and
tell of the winderful qualities of his
favorite hunter.
A farmer living up the State
road brought 16 dozen fresh eggs
to market yesterday and another
living in the Alley brought 121a
dozen one day last week. Seventy
dozen came in yeterday to one deal
er.
rices of corn are so irregular in
the various markets for this cereal
farmers in the vicinity of Cheswold
are at sea as to the price that
ought to be established at home;
consequently they are holding their
crops.
The farmers are nearly all done
huSking corn, unless we except the
big crops in White Hall Neck. The
cold weather of this week will hur-
ny up the hog killing, the next
thing in order prior to long win.
ter's rest.
Matthew Hinsley living with
James Lafferty near Leipsic wa:
kicked in the face by mule last
week. His jaw-bone was broker
and he was otherwise injured. DR.
Conoway was called and rendered
immediate attention.
Thursday morning dawned cloud,
and threatening, but that did no
deter a number of gunners from
starting out to try their luck. The,
must have had poor day for abou
10 a. m. a moderate rain began t,
fall setting in strongly after on
and continued throughout the day
Parents wishing to enter thei
children in the lowest grade of tn
Smyrna Public Schools hould do i
at once. December 1st is the usua
time for the formation of a ney
class, but as school was closed o,
that day, it will be formed on Mon
day. The next date of admissio
to lowest class will be on April Isl
Scholars prepared for higher grade
will be admitted at any time.
We are sending ship loads of ar
Piles to England just now, and the
bring better price over there tha
the native varieties. Apples ar
not the only articles we send. ]
keeps large feet of steamers bus
in supplying the mother countr
with the good things we have a
abundance of, and if it wasn't fo
the fruitfulness of these once-upor
fa-time colonies, the old mothe
would be put on short common
frequently. But as she sends he
gold IN exchange for our oyster.