Smyrna times., 1880-11-03

Now let everybody so down to business.
The question to-day is, who struck Billy
Patterson?
The game laws expired on Monday and
cunning will be rife with sportsmen for the
next two months.
SOME of the disappointed politicians and
candidates are taking revenge on the
cartridges and rabbits.
The Kent County Institute will meet in
this town this day two weeks. A commit
tee is securing homes for them.
AN adjourned meeting of the Ladies
Benevolent Society" will meet tomorrow
Thursday evening at o'clock, at Mrs.
w. w. Tschudy. A full attenance is re-
quested.
You've man, now that politics has been
put to bed for a long rest, give your atten-
ton to books; it will be a "change" and
far more beneficial. The Smyrna Library
is full of books of solid value.
MEssRs WIN. FAIRIES & Co., who have a
general line of stoves commend for special
parlor use Speer's "Golden Sum-" which
gives universal satisfaction and while cost
ing more in the first outlay, in satisfaction
and economy is fully as cheap in the
long run.
A N1YTY.FIvE ton vessel was launched at
the yard of J. w. Abbott & Co., Milford,
on Thursday last. The new craft was
christened the George Tulane. She is in.
tended for the Leipsic trade, and is owned
by Sam'l w. Hall, S. W. Darby and Captain
John Tomlinson, of Frederick.
THE people were on the qui vive to day
for the papers and were consequently very
much disappointed from the non.arrival of
the mail, caused by an accidental break
down of the cars at Kirkwood. 1t was
jokingly attributed to the heavy majorities,
but it came along finally in about two
hours.
THE lecture at Centennial" Church for
| Friday evening of this week will be by
| the Rev. t. III. johnson of Chestertown =
Subject "The Emotional Life of Man."
This lecture takes the place of one that
was to be delivered by Rev. VIM. H. Coffey,
who is prevented by illness from fulfilling
his engagement.
LAST night about midnight pistol ball
went crashing through the second story
window of the residence of Mr.. E. j. Colt
alarming the women very considerable, the
men being out at the time, There was no
disturbance on the street and it was sup
posed to be an accidental discharge from
some one handling pistol.
; A LOT of our shipbuilders whose families
r reside at the Landing, have been at work
the past month or two at Lebanon in the
. construction of vessel. The builder, it is
stated, expects to get two more contracts
when it is completed, and if so, will come
to Smyrna Landing where there are better
f facilities for their construction.
q PLANTING OYsTERs.-Capt. G. ". Tylel
q has finished contract of taking oyster
!. from the Chesapeake to the Delaware. II,
y has taken to Mahon's River, near Littl,
: Creek Landing from Miles river this fall
!. 1900 bushels of oysters for which he paiC
a % cts, a bushel, thus leaving 81, $50 anon
e the oysterman of that place on a sin
gle contract. Many of the best of thes
oysters will go to the city market mex
winter at perhaps double the cost of plant
ing.
IT is cited as evidence that American Lex
'r travagance has not been lessened by tn
\
'r the estimate of the American Exchange j
London, not less than $l80,000,000 wer
n spent by the $4,000 of our countrymen VIII
went abroad this year. This would
10 $1,000 per person, and is an astonishin
d total, though not so improbable an ont
when it is known that not few tourist
4 who set out with $4,000 were obliged I
is renew their letters of credit. The expense
a. of one Vanderbilt 60 great way towar
making up 80 large an average. No VOL
E. der the foreigners give their heartiest we
IN come to the American traveller and b
n long purse. II.
Is. WEDDINa.-One Of our young farme
al near town, Mr.. Chas. d. Everett, on Thur
n. day last took to himself wife, the brio
L. being Miss Emily R. Tybout, daughter
of Geo. q. Tybout, ESQ.,, near Delaware Cit
A large number of relatives and frient
ck joined in the pleasures and gave zest to II
ot happy occasion. The room was decke
with evergreens, basket of flowers, &C
- and was dsrkened from the light on
side, the ceremony taking place at
o'clock the soft ceremonial light of ws
eu candles being substituted. The followir
I'm u young ladies acted as bridesmaids: Il
lis. Misses Tybout 1.-TWO sisters); the Miss
sat Maxwell, of Wilmington; Miss Purves,
'o4 Philadelphia, and Miss Wilmens, Wilmin
..eea ton. There were no groomsmen, the f
'o' lowing young men acting as ushers in Il
m use Of the "ribbon" ceremony: Harry 81
es ban, Phila.; Raymond Tybout, Delawa
City, two brothers Guests, PHILADELPHIA
Wilson Jordan, Philadelphia, and w
Polk Cummins, Smyrna. The bride "
the recipient OF a number of elegant DR.
1877 ents. The bride and groom left with t
487 happy congratulations of their friends
4S7 a two weeks northern tour.
PERsoNAL.--Mr. Frank L. Wright, son
AGO Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, who has been
the herding business in the Western Sta
for the past four years was on a visit
489 this town last week. He came home
purpose of taking wife out with hi
having located four miles from Chetop
498 Labette county, Kansas.
487 Mr.. Robert III. Cummins returned
487 week from two weeks trip Of agricultu
489 observation in Western New York q
488 Pennsylvania. He found the crops alb
489 dant, business good and preponderat
489 influence against any change in the
ministration of National affairs.
Rev. Charles A. Hill, Of Kings Or,
40 Station, Talbot Co., came up yesterday {
spent the day and evening in warm or,
400 ing by his friends in this town.
Albert Como, ESQ.,, prominent ban
of Milwaukee, with his wife have b.
4qa guests for the past week at {" Woodlaw
492 Mrs. Como is grand daughter Of
48o Ann Denney.
489 VIM. P. Dickson, of New York, is be
48o on visit to his relatives at Brenford
friends at this place.
DR.. Charles ID. Green, now of Kirkwt
1t to came down yesterday on health recruit