Smyrna times., 1878-04-10

fever. "......All the preachers are now "re-
ceived," and, it is supposed, ready with
we'll rounded voices for good years draft
on well filled repository. y......Spring styles
are interesting the minds of the youth of
both sexes, as well as the attention of dry
goods and merchants. Our merchants in
form you where to find the materials.......
An exchange thus puts it-young men be
like planoes: square, upright, grand......
One OF our citizens says his new girl
(cOlored) bears the marks of civilization:
she can read and write, vocalizes by note,
owns a sewing machine and has the dyspepsia.
Pass her up to Darwin-a singular proof of
his development theory. w. Lee,
who opened Tonsorial institute here some
months ago, left last week with rent and
other bills unprovided for. Reason--business
would not justify his longer stay.......T The
Town Hall temperance meeting on Sunday
afternoon was addressed by Rev. Mr.
Haynes and DR.. Swiuney-.....The moral
status of the Neck" must be on the rise
The congregations at Seversons Chapel on
Sunday afternoons, we learn, are about
treble what they were year agO.......The
papers down the county state that potatoes
are selling in Smyrna at 40 cts. bushel
Their information was evidently got from
the TINES, which said 40 cts. basket, mean
ing, OF course, the peach basket, half
bushel, round measure.......We hear of Il
farmer, near town, who expects to COM
mence planting corn this week....... David
j. Cummins has pulled out the most of his
pear orchard on the "Glenfern" farm, near
town, in consequence of "blight" last sum.
mer, and intends substituting them with
other fruit. Thus far March weather
very considerably infringes on April. Coal
stoves have been more comfortable the
first week in this month than the first
week of the spring. ......Col. George w.
Cummins sticks to it that he will not have
5OO baskets OF peaches, against 2j,000 three
years ago.......SlX posts have been planted
along the side walk near the depot, the
beauty OF design and elegance Of finish of
which. are commended to our "city
fathers. '.....One of our wags, who has a
pcEchant for designations" has discovered
that five out of the twelve directors of the
new board are named John, and he desig-
mates it the Johnny cake" board. ne
new school commissioners seem disposed t.
"well act their parts" New brooms, they
say, "sweep clean We hope they will be
able to show that old ones can also.....
Rhubarb has made its appearance in
market. This is suggestive OF pies and pies
are again suggestive of sugar......The ladies
of the Mite Society, having made up their
minds as TO certain improvements at the
NJ. L. Parsonage, let no time run to waste.
They have already had Il new curbing set
tied and wide pavement laid from the
house to the curb, the whole length of the
property. The other improvements will
no debut speedily follow......The cherry
and pear trees, together with the lower
minded but beautiful sprea, are now waving
their full bloom white plumes in the brisk
vernal breezes......Sunday next will be
Palm Sunday-an important day among
the Latin religionists..... blustery,
dust driving weather Of the past week, is
succeeded this morning by good rain fall,
to the delight of the denizens of the town,
as well as the agriculturists in the country.
1.-The window of Cooper's new dry goods
department, in its silks, poplins and other
| SNOWY goods, vies with some Of the eighth
street city establishments.