Smyrna times., 1876-05-31
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

n. PRATT has opened news stand ir
connection with his confectionery.
: Ur to this morning seventy-three Cen
tennial tickets have been sold at the depot
in this town.
THE time of commencing the BlackbirC
camp has been changed from the 27th tC
the 25th OF July.
A Picnic will be given by Public School.
Nos. 5 and lO7, or Friday week, at tlr
Blackbird woods.
The excursion given by the Nd. & Del
Railroad to the Centennial, last Saturday
was failure. Only about dozen went.
On Thurday last the Directors of the
Bank of Smyrna elected O. b. Voshell tc
the office Of Teller, vice n. F. Wilds re
signed.
IT is stated that those holding mortgages
against the Maryland and Delaware railroad
are pressing their claims and that the Court
has issued decree for its sale.
THE improvement at Collins Beach are
nearly completed. The new dining room
will accommodate about 125 guests at one
setting-more than double the capacity OF
the old room. There are five large tables.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS Nos. and II, will hold
their annual picnic party in Blackbird
woods, on Friday, June ,, the weather per
mltting. All friends of the school are in
vited to attend. Band plays at s o'clock,
AN.
"OLD SHoRTMAN," as he is Familiarity
called, has closed his saloon and has opened
good stock of goods in the Hazell store.
Let those who opposed him with the beer
mug now encourage him with the yard
stick.
IT is understood that the Ar;eZ will COM
mence daily trips to Collins's and Bombay
Hook about the 18th of June. The Fa}con
has changed her running time to 3 o'clock
in the afternoon from Rothwelrs. She is
now virtually a night boat.
THOSE who propose to go to Rehoboth
from this town, this summer talk of going
in body. By chartering a car go seats7
the trip can be made at reduced rates. and
would be cheapened in many other re-
spects. A meeting to put the plan into
practical shape is to be held soon.
The first strawberry shipments from here
Clayton were made on Monday-fve days
earlier than last year. John H. Bishop
was the first to supply our local market, on
Saturday. The price started at zoe. The
indications now are that the crop will be
too abundant to be profitable. On Monday
81 car loads went over the Delaware road.
JOHN II. BEwLEY, of this town, is going
to try new method in stump extracting.
lie is going to bore holes in the tops of them.
MI the holes with kerosene, plug them up
Tor about four months and then put fire to
the stump. 1t is sad that the oil will per
meate every part of the wood in that length
OF time, and will burn like cinder even to
the very roots.
IHE WOMAN S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Of this town will hold its annual meeting in
the M. +. Church, on Friday evening next.
TO commence at s o'clock. Mrs. Stevens
ot Wilmington, is to address the Society.
and Mrs. ). T. Mason, the President. will
read the annual report. 1t is also hoped
mat Mrs. Rev. s. l.. Gracey will be present
lnd NIL part of the programme, together
WITH one or two young ladies of the town.
On Saturday last the New Castle court
upset the sales of the farms of o. C. Crow
md Jos. w. Nandegrift, located near this
own. The court upset them for this rea-
on: The sheriff sold them in accordance
With the mortgages, and located them in
Appoqulnlmlnk Hundred, whereas thew
IRE III Blackbird HID, the name of this
part OF the Hundred having been changed
lnce the mortgages were given. This is
he second upset for the Vandegrift farm.
FISH CULTURE IN "THE PoyD."-Last
saturday two gentlemen of Chester, Pa.
Iideon Speakman and David A. Letherbury
the latter smyrnian) sent several hun
lred lake trout to this town to be Hnlontnd;' =
n the pond here--Lake Como, as the
hester Ne'cs POLITICALLY calls it. They are
.ood sized minnows, and were in good
tate OF preservation when they arrived
lere on Saturday, per express They were
It once placed in their new abode. This
iisinterested kindness on the. part of the
gentleman named has called forth warm
appreciation from our townsfolk.