Smyrna times., 1878-03-06

certain but portendlng news, again suffered
a decline of . cents on the reception of the
news that peace had been declared between
Russia and Turkey; corn fell of cent
The quotations are: wheat, $l.30; corn, 533
cts; oats, SO! cts; eggs, 10 cts; chickens,
dressed, II cts, and turkeys l3 cts. per
pound.
ALEX. II. MAXWELL, Of Middletown, as
sures John r. Wilson, of this town, that
he has seven hens that daily lay twenty
eight good sized marketable eggs This is
at the rate of four eggs for each hen. Mr..
Maxwell, Mr.. Wilson says, is willing to
wager one hundred dollars against fifty
with any one who doubts the assertion.
Mr.. Maxwell is large purchaser of Goes
Phosphate. Couldn't he get patent?
PHOSPHATE AGENT.-Messrs. j. E. Tygert
& Co. have engaged VIM. p. Corsa, of Mil
ford, to act as agent for the sale of the
" Star Bone Phosphate in and around
| Philadelphia for the ensuing year. Mr..
! CCrsa is an active an enterprising man, and
will make them first class agent. He was
for several years publisher of the PeninSular
-Nocs, and during his management, the
paper sustained a material advance in cir
culation and influence.
WHEAT PRospEcTs.-Not sleigh bell has
been heard during the winter, and an old
opinion prevails that wheat stands the
winter best when well covered with snow,
but Notwithstanding its exposed condi
ton and subsection to freezing and thaw-
ing it has scarcely been severe enough to
damage it, and the crops show fine promise
| Indeed, there are fields where the wheat
now makes as much show as it does some
times by the middle Of April.
REAL ESTATE AGENT. Price Griffith is
now acting Independently of J. F. Mancha
in the sale of real estate. Persons desirous
of disposing of their farms, can find no
better medium to do so than through Mr.
Griffith. During the two years he has been
connected with J. +. Mancha, he has
learned his art in making sales, which,
after all, is in finding the desired purcha.
sers, and this they have done to n far
greater degree than any that have pre-
ceeded them.
An Ecc1y Ercning correspondent says :
" 1t is probable that the present schedule
of the Delaware railroad will not be
changed. The trains are now picking up
little, and it is hoped that they will be
much better patronized this spring, so that
the change back to the old schedule will
are great convenience to the people oc
the State, and it would be a change for the
worse if the old arrangements should have
to be resumed"
j. B. EVANS & Co. have bought out the
Foundry of VIM. W. Tschudy 1.-THE old
Lockwood Foundry and are actively en-
gagged in putting up plows suited to this
section (see advertisement and other cast
ings. 1t is their intention, should there be
a crop of peaches, to put up an additional
building and engine, and make peach
baskets. One of the firm is the maker OF
the popular Diamond State Organ" and
he will continue his branch of the business
to meet the damand of the public for
music.
AGRICULTURAL SToRE.-Messrs. Abraham
Taylor, of this town, and VIM. A. Humes,
late of Indiana, have entered into partner
ship to carry on q Farmers Hardware and
Agricultural store in Milford. They have
leased q large room two doors below
Lowery's Hotel and intend to keep all
kinds Of hardware and agricultural ma.
chimes used by the farmers. They are
brother and brother-in-law of the well
known firm of G. w. & S. Taylor of lhi:
town. They have a large field before them
and every thing to warrant success.
The ARIEL" SoLD.-Capt. Taggart ha:
sold the steamer ariel and she will here
after ply between Norfolk and Richmond
The Pilot Boy has been put on the line he
tween Bombay Hook and Philadelphia in
her place. We hear it IS contemplated tc
put on faster boat when the excursion
season arrives. The people had become
| nt ~ lr;J ,..ifh
regret.
The 1ricl belonged to the Philadelphia
and Chester Steamboat Company and it i,
stated that propeller has been bought in
Boston to run in her place on our river.
, SHERIFF SALEs.-The Sheriff announce.
; the following sales in this town March 2lst
: John Rice, terre tenant; VIM. II. Manner
ing and Robert Scout, and Asa +. Clifton
The Sheriff in New Castle CO., advertise
> the following properties: Geo. w. Kars
+ ner, at Middletown, Tuesday 18th inst
Daniel n. Bates devisee in trust, and D
: G. 81. Weldin and Chas. f. Foard, SAM
place and time.
John II. Woods, in Odessa Thursda,
s 2lst.
I William Silver and Malon B. Stotsen
= burg, in Wilmington, Wednesday l3tl
+ inst.
LAST Sabbath was Shrove Sunday, yestei
day Shrove Tuesday Ia day almost univel
e sally observed with our ancestors a hal
+ century ago as pancake day'') and to-da
e is Ash Wednesday. Next Sunday is tn
l. first Sabbath Of Lent, which will end abou
z the Goth of April.
Service was held this morning at 10
o'clock at st. Peters Church with sermon
n by the Rector, Arthur NJ. Johns. Simila
}. meetings will be held every day this week
r excepting Saturday. Next week and eac
G week during Lent, services with q short ad
g dress, will be held on Tuesdays, Thursday
It and Fridays at IL o'clock and every Frida
evening.
/ STILL ExTENDING.-Messrs. J. +. Tiger
a Co. are compelled to still further enlarg
their capacity to meet the public deman
IT for the " Star Bone Phosphate" The
; have just had erected an additional bulc
l. ing 30 by 10 feet two story, making thei
factory now 1l0 by las feet. They hav
e also put in a new engine and boiler of IN
It capacity of eighty horse power, also
If crusher, bone mill and plaster mill. The
!. are now prepared to grind all the materia
I Ia