Smyrna times., 1878-02-20
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


JAMES BRADFORD, Wilmington advertises
ready made paints for immediate use
DIR. J. W. CLIFTON is having built, adio;n.
ing his residence on Main St. a neat Office
| for use in his profession.
MEssRs VAxGAsKEN & CATS are havino
| erected, at their lumber yard, on Com.
merce ST., an Office and store room IA bv -
feet.
Public School No. g. iiermon Roe Prn.
cipal, is preparing for an exhibition of "a
wlde-awake character about the middle of
March,
ROBERT II. Hill, agent for the Philadel.
pima Poudrette, gives notice in another
column that he is ready to supply our
farmers with this fertilizer.
The peach growers in this county seem
to be in favor of the present system of
chartering cars, rather than the old nInn
which the. MiddietOwn meeting wants re.
stored. They agree with then. however.
for lower freight rates.
The Philadelphia Recom has come up 10
the front rank Of the popular and cheap
papers OF Philadelphia-lu market re-.
ports, sprightly editorials and all the tele.
graphic news. 1t only costs half what the
Ledger does and gives more news.
REy. f. STCBBS entertained three large
audiences on Sunday, and shortly after the
close OF the last one, was himself enter.
tanned hy new voice at the parsonage that
had ring in it. 1t is the sixth in line of
succession and parts its hair in the middle.
The new schedule on the Delaware rail
POlH has npnvoh
supposed it would, and, after two or three
weeks more Of trial, if it does not pay
better. it is contemplated to withdraw the
afternoon train and make a new schedule
ABOUT one hundred and fifty invitations
are out to attend MASQUERADE partv this
evening at the residence of DR.. j. w. CGE
ton. A pretty good housqfull, should thew
all attend. The masquerade will finish up
with refreshment furnished by the guests
The fox that was let out here on Tbprs.
day last, and witnessed by a motley
crowd gathered at the mill pond was
caught and killed by the dogs near Kpnton.
to the satisfaction of the farmers over
whose fields the huntsmen's horses buried
their feet.
WM. X. Dickson authorizes us to an.
n0unce that he is not an applicant, as the
OenttneI announces, for the office of clerk of
the Orphans Court, now held by Henry
Todd. Andrew j. Wright having with.
drawn Mr.. Todd stands apparently without
competitor.
BY advertisement in another column il
will be seen that the steamer ArieL has com.
menced her trips for the season between
Philadelphia and Collins's Beach and Bonn.
bay Hook. Farmers near the Bay have
been looking for this announcement with
some interest.
The Directors of the Kent County Acri.
cultural Society have determined to give a
State Exhibition and Fair on the oath.
29th' 9th, 9th and 2Sth days of September
next: The Premium List will be shortly
published. Subscriptions are being con.
stantly added to the stock.
ORsoN ADAMS, National Bank examiner
Is on tour OF the Peninsula from the
treasury Department at WASHINGTON. IN
look into the National banks. He made
an examination of the Fruit Growers
Bank, OF this town, on Monday. and found
every thing in gratifying condition.
A Prolific FAMLY.-A colored man in
this town named Samuel Raisin is one of a
family OF twenty-five children all by the
same father and mother has himself Thus
Tar twelve. and one of his brothers has
ghtren children all by the same wife. and
u this IS sample of the rest Of the family.
1t will not take long to have raisins in
abundance.
The time will soon be on hand for
farmers and gardeners to Law in their seed
Tor the spring planting We give ON our
fourth page the opinion Of Peter Hender.
son, as given in the AgricuLurisL as to the
best kind Of seed &c. to plant. which II
would be well for those interested IN Law
aside for reference when the genial spring
days come.
SUNDAY School ExHIBITToN.-A public
exhihltl"n and concert will be given in the
N. T.. Church on Friday evening next by the
Sunday School. The programme will
doubtless be very attractive, consisting Of
choruses, part songs, duets, solos. recita.
tlons, brilliant mixed pieces and other
things. The admission fee will be twenty. |
five cts, proceeds for the benefit Of the
School. The doors will open at o'clock.
The following is an extract of a bp;snoss
letter, from VIM. Denney, Jr.. Sect and
Treas. of the Kent County Mutual Insnr. |
ance Co., to J. S. Huntington, Agent:
Yours, containing the annual list is re.
ceived, and upon examination is found en-.
tirely correct. Your members pay up more |
promptly than any other list, showing one /
person only unpaid for 1873. This we NAV |
regard, suppose, as not only compli. |
imentary to your members, but also as show. |
ing satisfaction on their part as 10 the |
Company's management. Your business
OF 1877 showed very satisfactory increase.
thus far" s'