Smyrna times., 1880-01-07


calling out various specimens of the insect
life. We noticed at Belmont" that the
MagnoliaS had burst their buds and grown
a half inch. Our ice men are feeling
doubtful about crop this year.
On Friday morning last the Western
heavens were spanned by rainbow of rare
perfection and brightness of tints. 1t was
looked upon with delight by all who were so
fortunate as to see it, except business man
who was booked for a ride on the John +.
THgcrt, to Philadelphia. To him it was
ominous. The old fire-side couplet,
"a rainbow in the morning
Is the sailor warning"
did It's work for the boat, and that beauti-
full arch added $l.95 to the railroads profits.
ADvERTlsERs.-John NJ. Jester advertises
gunsmith.
j. Ceyle e. Bros 329 West Pratt St., Bal.
timore advertises as maker, cheaper slate |
mantlss than can be obtained elsewhere.
Messrs. Gable 81 Beachman, 3S5 West |
Baltimore St., Baltimore, call attention to
the largest stock in that city of sash, blinds, |
and other building material.
VIM. f. Hooper q Sons, Baltimore
dealers in netting for ssins and pounds.
VIM. A. FAIRIES & Bro, this town, under.
takers and dealers in furniture.
VIsIToEs.-The following are the addi-
tionsl visitors for the holidays and subse.
qusnt time; those making up the first
paragraph being SmyrnIans
James F. Griffin, Chicago; DR.. r. 5. w.
! Irons, steamer Pennsylvania; Misses Alice
and Helen Hoffecker, Delaware City; Miss
Annie Phoebus, Laural; Miss Clara Beck,
! Baltimore; Miss Sallie Smith, Philadelphia;
Mrs. w. B. Sanders, Harry VanGasken, Will.
mington; F. C. Umsted, Nottingham, Nd
Frank Spruance, Philadelphia.
! Miss Lydia Elwell, Salem, n. j.; Miss
Kate Ireland, Bridgeton, n. j.; Miss Jennie
Griffin, Hillsboro', Md; Miss Mary Rich
ardson; Greenwood, Del; Miss Florence
Hammsrsley, Georgetown, Del; Miss Annie
Lloyd, Ridgelsy, Md; Miss Mary Lober, Mil.
lington. Md; w. B. Sanders, Wilmington;
John Collins, Milford, Del; Henry Wood,
Georgetown; John Richardson, Greenwood,
Del; Saml Griffin, Hillsboro', Md.
AIR PLAxT-Mr. BENZ. A. Hazel Whom
we noted last week as a gathersr of rare
curiosities). has still another that is Of
more than usual interest to growers Of
house plants. When in Texas he was
shown plant or rather a bush six or seven
feet high, bearing a large leaf which he
was told was the "Air Plant" the man at
the same time plucking leaf saying,
"send this home and tell them to hang it
up and new trees will sprout from it."
Notwithstanding Mr.. II. believed the fellow
was lying he did as he was directed for
warding it to young lady here on the
10th of November. 1t was hung up and
! from places in the leaf similar in character
| to the eyes of potato, in about month
five or six young trees have started and are
!, now nearly an inch high and leatiag similar
to a young lemon plant. One or two oil
them, which were throwing numerous
little rootlets have already been the past
p. week removed to pots for propagation in
!. soil. 1t is noticed that the leaf is losing
. its green and succulent properties as the
!. young trees grow and draw strength from
it.
v A PARTICIPANT in the Inequalities o
y Woodlawn," furnishes US the following
v Last Thursday, New Years Day, was oh
s served in a very delightful way at Wood
q lawn" the residence Of Mr.. Geo. w. Cum
+ minis. In addition to the usual callers O
q the day, a number Of the friends and rela
"a tives, from a distance paid their respect
n and congratulations to Mrs. Ann Denny
- the mother of Mrs. George w. Cummins
# who lives with her daughter and son-ir
q. law, and who celebrated on that day tn
:. entering upon her l03d year. She was i
"a more than her accustomed good health an
ic spirits and looked very youthful for her az
be Sitting in the parlor, she entered with zs
or into the festivities of the occasion, an
W. manifested a lively interest in the conve
lv sation, to which she added the contrib
nd tons Of her early recollections and Il
"a wisdom gathered from the experience
,ly her later life. The old lady's faculties a
NJ. not the least impaired, nor her recollectic
dimed by age, and preserving the freshne
Of youth in the interest which she takes
!, all that is going on around her, she is just
90 courtsd as good company by the old al
he the young alike, in fact by all whose &C
fortune it IL to know her. The kind
. membranes of this birth day were ma
and pretty, and it was pleasure to S
how Mrs. Denny appreciated the floral a
A0i other tributes of affection which she
ceived on New Years Day"
If LITERARY.-The Bryant Literary Socit
law was largely attended on Friday event
and the bill of fare" presented of I
best cuisine. We do not usually item
5 to the various viands, but will on this &C
for sion. The first thing called for by
red President, DR.. Cloak, after the reading
the minutes by the Secretary, was
critiquS, by Miss Mary e. Bell; reading
cen w. +. c. Colt, "New system of wsat
and reports" adopted by Max Adler; refer
and question, "Who wrote Shakespeare"
BENZ. A. Hazel; essay, Insufiiciency
genius without culture" by Miss j. Ag
the CummiAs; reading, "Words," J. G. I
to land, by Miss Hannah +. VanGasken; r
] L, IL
iph- Elva G.. Carrow; referred question, {"
late the fable Of Orpneus and Eurydice, y
Miss Anna Cunningham; the reading
tne the Bryant Literary O,ol, by Misses Ii
mas Mcdowell and Emma Hough, paper
OF of racy and choice "bon mots," was
oo- principal and closing entertainment of
Fch' evening.
By way of variety it was decided to
i Is a debate on the next meeting night
Jung iect, "Resolved that labor saving mach
urch are not detrimental to the working class
rcise Affirmative, Herman Roe and B. A. Ha
the negative, DR.. VIM. T. Collins and W.
Colt.
pa The editors appointed for the l
oId monthly paper are Miss Sue r. Colt
q his Miss Fannie VanGasken.
ding A LARGE ENTERPRISE Will
field. and los Wordop. father and son'
anu OOos AS' UOl0ehf anu oOhj
MIS- have for the past fifteen years prior to
Ia last year, been doing business in this t
alley, snternr;se in the south than orv thew
0l oo heretofore engaged in. In company wi
New nar,n 90 wv Wordsn & re- th.v
will rurohosad Tic t;n,hor &c q o0o acr., of A.,
b, of n;ns so;d A. he ana Of tha Gnsst ssci
JUS 10 Of timber in the South. 1t is at the
e& huence Of Blaunts Creek and Tar Riv,
re OF North Carolina, and there is landing
it where the steam boats stop. One of
nod q lines il the "Old Dominion" which
Ihrar from this river to Norfolk and stop
an to Snls place e"Ico "eeN. ~. -