Smyrna times., 1944-11-09

lAc4i OUIcCl Was 10 luCledSt NIlIlh-
enness among the young men,
must take a great deal of comfort
in the act.
The Kings Daughters bazaar
will be held in the Opera House on
Wednesday next. At three O'Clock
the doors will open for the sale of
fancy articles; supper from 5 to 10
o'clock. A good supper will be
served for 25 cents.
Several men took. stroll SUM-
day afternoon around by the head
of the pond and suddenly found 35
men and boys playing cards. 1t is
also stated that a gambling den
was in full swing in this town yes
terday, and during the afternoon
several men who sold their votes
lost the money playing poker. This
evil is done so in secret that few
of the better class of people know
anything about it.
THE ELECTION YESTERDAY
The election yesterday was of
more than usual earnestness but at
the same time of more than usual
freedo mfrom clashing. We did not
hear an angry word or see an i'm
proper act, as politics goes. The
men interested in the result-and
they seemed intensely interested
had too much else to think about
to spnd words only where votes
were to be obtained. The Demo-
Gratis who act as a committee of
thewhole on election day, worked
with desperation, and the Republi-
cans who fall much short of their
antagonists in numbers, displayed
a tact and energy they never be-
fore equalled.
The Democrats had their innings
through the day-the Republicans
at night when the returns began to
come in. The latter met at Coop
er's Hall and the former at their
headquarters over ]. w. Jones
store. The returns over the wires
brought to the Republicans one
succession of victories from every
quarter except the extreme south
and they were as consequently ju-
bilant as the Democrats were de-
pressed. When the intelligence
came that the Republicans had car
ried Delaware-New Castle and
Sussex counties-hte climax was
reached. This is what had been
wished for for thirty years, and
they could hardly believe the news
when it came. The result is ac-
cepted and pleasantries only are
indulged in. Two of the leading
members of each party met last
night and congratulated each other
on the freedom from unpleasant
ness that sometimes characterizes
political workers at such times.
DR.. John B. briggs, who is in
the northern part of Alaska, so far
away that it took a letter several
months to reach here, writes to his
father that he is well and may be
home next year. He is so far away
from civilization that he receives
mail only twice year.
The New York Insurance Record
has the following complimentary
notice of Joseph Williams of our
town: General agent Dunn has
appointed as special agent Joseph
E. Williams a veteran solicitor of
the best type. At present he is at
Perth Amboy, N. j., from which
place he ha salready sent several
fine applications.
Oliver Deakyne, who has been
very i'll with typhoid fever for the
past seven weeks is slowly con-
valescing.
The cunning season opened
Thursday, November 1st with a
warm and beautiful day and re-
manned thus for week. 1t was
natural to suppose that rabbits and
partridges would suffer greatly
from the hands of sportsmen and
perhaps they did but hardly with
the slaughter that might have been
expected. We hear of one man
who killed seventeen birds Thurs
day and another nearly as many
the next day. The depletion of
game can however, be judged when
four men bagged % rabbits.