Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-19


folks dressed in old folks costumes who will !
render several fine choruses. There will
also be o mum table presided over by
several young ladies.
AT the temperance meeting on next
Sunday afternoon, at the Town Hall, the
address will be to youths on the subject of
"True development of human character"
by Rev. j. V. Smith Mr. S. seldom makes
set addresses, but never without making
"point," and our young people will doubt
tless find it entertaining.
AMONG the rise in values, none has at
tracted the attention of the housekeeper
so much perhaps as that of the price of
sugar. Sugar that few weeks ago sold
for 81 now costs IL cts. per pound. The
sugar dealers are forcing up prices by hold
ing on to stock and refusing 10 sell unless
at q considerable advance. The crop is all
in and the new is not yet ready, so the
dealers have it all their own way.
Our young bachelor farmers are not al
lowed long to rest in their glory, as the
| following note by mail will show:
! Mr.. EDITOR I'm your last issue you |
noticed the yield of corn raised by the two
bachelor farmers, 5l3 and SO bushels per
acre. This would be considered not very |
remarkable in this section. Hon. James |
Williams usually grows 60 bushels per acre.
His crop from 80 acre field without phos-
phate exceeds the bachelors yield and he
considers it nothing extra. w. Sd
| KENYON, Nov. Is, 1879.
The contest for the "belt" is open for any
"go-asyou-plsase" candidate who comes
with dates and figures.
IT is said that every Nation that became
great built good roads. There are roads in
Great Britain built by the Romans con-
siderably more than thousand years ago
The roads of a town or country indicate
the enterprise or solidity of the people,
and the condition of the streets and side
walks indicate how we'll they are up to the
taste and habits which the advanced posi-
ton of the age demand. To localize, we
would name the walk to "Glenwood"
Cemetery between North st. and the rail
road Ia path frequently trod by those on
errands of love, but becoming dilapidated)
and then we call the attention of those
who should have it differently, to the ex-
posed condition of a place that every
tender instinct should prompt to guard
ing with sacred care.
The CUNNING SEASON has now been on us
: for more than two weeks but the sport has
t been much less than usual. The gun
> ners say it is too dry for flushing the
game; the dogs can make no Roadway.
There are two other reasons also why the
pursuit in search of game is less than
9 usual-the fine weather is keeping the
farmers busy in finishing up their seasons
work, and the law requiring non-residents
y to take out license costing S.. The latter
. so far number only about so persons. This
law will have the beneficial effect to keeI
professional gunners from slaughtering the
p birds and rabbits for the city market The
n warm weather also has something to de
IS withit. One ofouryoung gum ers went dowr
the lower end Of the Delaware & Chesa
peak road for several days cunning wind
ID ing up Saturday with sixty.fve, all blu
st four of which on reaching home OIL
m Monday afternoon had spoiled.
INDIAN SUMMER.-The prolonged spell G
beautiful weather presents the question c
an Indian Summer as u frequent weather topi
as of conversation. Just what is "India
be Summer" and when it comes and goes, his
Use not been definitely defined. Its enjoys
bleness no one discounts. Some Falls al
so blustery, cold and gray as scarcely I
he leave an impression of the soft, haz
he dreamy days belonging to the typic
EN- season in question. writer of authori
Wy thus defines it: "The leaves general
ew begin to fall in October, after the first fros
and continue to do so during the mont
- Then very generally, when all the leav
eI, have fallen, there comes a cold rain and
'lA bitter frost, fermentation and decompo
an ton, which adds warmth to the cart
~: causing that warm, misty atmosphere whi
sn' continues until nearly the end of Novel
re Der. And it is during this warm spell
'n0 November that tradition says, in this Ia
tude, the Indians laid up their corn for t
me Winter" This explanation may or m
the not be correct, yet is deemed to be as 20
to a one as has yet been advanced.
GUS CAUGHr.-John Hutchin, light finger
son darkey who made himself notorious Il
e., en- Winter for resisting and assaulting
y, Police on his arrest for breaking into t
'n~' dwelling of Jas. D. Wilds, and who v
+ put into prison where he fattened until I
lear Spring term, was released by Attorn
ems General Pennington, without an effort
rid trial. The Foreman of the Grand j.
nos brought the case to the attention of
7an. torney General Gray and on his recomm
IF a dation an indictment was found and "
row issued for his arrest. Constable Weld
4 IN came up with him on Saturday even
last and claimed him as his prisoner v
much to the surprise of the darkey.
81 of was taken to the Lookup and retair
noes until Monday morning when he was
heir moved to Sheriff Dunn's department.
This had been working for Mr.. Herman Tyi
see on Saturday and Mr.. 7. has since fol
sons that pair of button CATERS disappea
give doubtless taken by him, as the consts
can says he had on a pair of button gai
ould when he arrested him. There is no q
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vestigated the affair that he was the
who in company with an accomplice, s
last the $50 purse of Mrs. DR.. Ashcraft sew
smpt weeks since. Unouestionably he is nov
the the right place and should not be
near mitted to live here again.
pro-
tate, Our CARPENTERs.-Our carpenters
4 the closing up q season of good average
wife. ployment with york running we'll into
sawn Winter, and some of them through il
isves the weather will permit. Lewis Ii. Pc
, the is finishing up the new house on Mali
, the which VIM. NJ. Bell has had erected
way. drug store, and has commenced for Mrs
the NJ. Hoffecker on the lot recently purchi
what at the corner of Commerce and Union
know ("on the hilI') cottage residence 81
rance front, running back So feet.
Messrs. Thos. and Jos. Evans have
making considerable changes to the
Miss dence of Mrs. E. A. Malaieu with
/, has prospect of the construction Of an
tend portant mercantile establishment, the ?
three for which have not yet been fully matu
,ssion Robert Smith laid the foundation
sub. week for new store.house for DR.. d.
at i'm. on Maine st. Is by 80 feet with store.r
ice of back II by IS feet, which will rec
alton, several weeks to finish.
.hods Benjamin F. Smith has been runni
even. good force in putting up stable and g
ute at ries on the farm of Miss Ann Bewiey