Smyrna times., 1876-06-07
Centennial Notes.

The .gougng' in the restaurants is much
oboted but the prices in certain cases are
,,1itc eccentric. 1t is well to remember
that rates must be considerably higher at
these places than in the city, for the par
ties running them have paid large sums for
the privilege, besides to heavy expense in
the erection of buildings, and all for six
months season. 1t is hard to see how they
can come out even. People care nothing
for these offsets, dislike paying double what
they are used to doing, and in many cases
bring their lunch to the grounds.
The Tro;s FrcrfS French restaurant) and
the Vienna bakery charge 80 cents plate
for what they call ice cream. In the first
place il is not ice cream at all but a poor
sort OF cold custard; next, the supply of
the article is about half of the portion
usually given and finally ice cream at the
best city saloons is but Is cents plate.
At the convenient little stopping place
called i" The Dairy" on the grounds, whole.
some Delaware county ice cream is sold at
~ cents a plate, which will eventually
drive the foreigners mixture quite out Of
the Centennial market.
The Machinery Hall chimes are consider
able of an infiicton. Several of the bells
are false beyond description, and the
music they give forth is like tooth drawing
to persons of sensitive nerves.
The Massachusetts, Press Association.
Numbering IA editors and representatives
of newspapers, many accompanied hy their
wives, reached Philadelphia on Friday. 4
ball in their honor was given at the Expo
siton Hotel on Friday night.
The programme of ceremonies for the
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leading points are chimes, salutes, the
reading of the Declaration by Richard
Henry Lee of Virginia. the Grafton bv
William NJ. Evarts of New York, the poem
by Bayard Taylor, with military parades
and fireworks.
Mr. Joseph Neuman has arrived from
san Francisco with collection of some
G0OU six worms, which will be exhibited
in section Is. Agricultural Hall, during
this week. The silkworms are all we'll
and many have already commenced to
spin their cocoons. Mr.. Joseph Neuman
is well known as the largest silk culturst
in this country and in exhibiting this col
lection his idea is to show how easily silk
can be produced here.
The Horticultural Hall was thronget
with visitors last Monday. The exhibit
adjoining, will be over this week, and those
who have not seen this beautiful display
will do well to visit it at once.
The Tunisian Cafe, on Fountain avenue
was opened last Monday. In addition tC
other interesting features are some native
dancers and musicians, whose strang,
music. no less than their appearance anC
movements, excited the curiosity of visi
tors. An exit fee of twenty-five cents i
charged, for which one can enjoy as mucl
coffee and tambourine as he Chooses.
\ STRAWBERRY SHow.--Provision ha
been made by the Chief of the Bureau 0
Agriculture for strawberry show in th
Agricultural building, commencing OF
Wednesday, the 7th inst, and continuin;
till the 18th The display will come prin
cipally from Delaware. New Jersey an,
Maryland Tables ard dishes are provide,
free Of charge and all the labor of unpack
ing and arranging contributions is assume.
by the officers of the Commission. Tn
only cost. therefore, 10 exhibitors vii
have berries viii be the express charge,
Competition will be for the best Of eac
variety, by a display Of one quart of eac
grown by amateurs for the best Quart {
each variety grown by market men. an
for the best collection display in quarts
Also for the best display of plants lin pot.
in bearing condition, six plants Of eac
variety tc;rg required. Contributions ser
Icy express, addressed to the Chief {
Bureau Of Agricultural Centennial ExhiL
ton, will be promptly unpacked, an
marked with the name of variety and Q,
hibitor