Smyrna times., 1880-03-03
SMYRNA AN,D VICINITY.

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bay.
FLIES and other insects are unusually
abundant for the season.
The tack hammer has been familiar
sound the past two days.
THE improvement in business struck the
newspaper trade in the wrong end.
PHILIP PHILLIPS, the renowned singer, is
announced for the Town Hall tomorrow
evening.
MARYLAND currency alias YELLOW Neds,
alias Carp made their appearance in town
last week.
GARDENING has commenced and peas,
potatoes, &c, are finding their way into
the ground.
AFTER two months Of mud dust is almost
a luxury, but if luxury one that is very
soon tired Of.
BETWEEN moving and setting in for the
seasons work Monday was a stirring day
with the farmers.
IT is rarely that our people have better
weather or better roads for moving than
they have had this year.
DID anybody ever before see such an
ending of winter? ?-budding beughs, bloom
ing flowers, and chattering birds
THE Missionary Collections of the Circuit
will be fifty per cent this year in advance of
last. The other collections are also in ad-
vance of last year.
HENRY C. SPRUANCE has just received at
his lime kiln at Smyrna Landing 5000
bushels of oyster shells from Baltimore to
be converted into lime.
The mild spring has called out the
travelling minstreIs, and while we write the
mslihuous strains from the hasplet violin
and harp float upon the air.
DIR. B. BRowN WILLIAMS, the psychologist,
was in town two days last week. lie was
announced simply by haAd-bill and amused
snly some fifty or sixty spectators.
The Excelsior" is the name OF new
plow gotten up by the Messrs. Evans, for
which they claim all the advantages of the
chilled plows at considerable less cost. See
advertisement.
Two Of eur Phosphate men, Alex. G.
Cummins and A. Leo Cummins, have put in
large fire proof safes this week. The Messrs.
Tygert have been ahead in this particular
for several years.
JOSHUA T. JERMAN whose term of Office
as Collector has just expired, is said to have
been the best while at the same time the
easiest Collector that Duck Creek hundred
has mad for some wears
Mr. REGISTER, president of the Levy
Court, wishes us to call the attention of the
Sunday-school Superintendents to the fact
that their applications for their apPorten.
msnts must be in this session.
By singular coincidence all Of our
seven town commissioners with one eXcep-
ton are named John and he might as well
have been. Such collection of "Jon-
nes' have not been seen together for 10 !!
these fifteen years.
OVER forty subscribers have already been
obtained for the Conference Dly and
hundred copies will be ordered for town.
The first number containing the homes Of
the preachers and other interesting matter
will be issued tomorrow. Geo. NJ. Steven
SON of this office is agent.
REV. Mr.. GoRDoN gave very interesting
lecture en last Wednesday evening in ST.
Peters chapel on the condition and causes
that led to the Crusades. This evening
he will take up the first expedition to re-
capture the Holy Land. This will be fol-
lowed by two others The course comprising
four lectures.
AN electric clock was put in yesterday at
Clayton depot. By this, the time is correc-
ted daily from Washington. There IS a
magnet in the cloeh chat is connected with
the telegraph wire, and the time is sent
every day at Il o'clock from Washington,
and if any clock should be wrong it is rsgu.
lated by electricity.
THERE are some lovely window plants in
town and they are ia he seen on every
hand almost as readily found in the
| humble one story cottage as the more pre-.
tentiOus dwelling. 1t shows that there
may be just as much taste aRd love for the
| beautiful among the poor as the rich.
| They indicate more than anything else a
pleasant and happy homc.
TIE order OF our town was never better
than it has heon tho past year. Occasion
/ any ~ lutDulPHI leiIOH comes from the
| country and thinks he can cut up some
shindies here. but landing in the clock.
| up and the ciapPing on fiae by the AL
dsrman cures him CT the desire to exhibit
his beastly habits in our town. lie pays
| his respects TO those towns that do not in.
! dulge in the luxury Of police and alder.
man.
| JOS. Ii. THOMPSON is building at Snyrna
Landing for Messrs. Killam & Blake, OF
| Philadelphia, q large scow of the following
dimensions: 100 feet in length, breadth ol
beam % feet inches, depth Of hole fit.
9 in,-22j tons burden. Mr. Thompson
bas force Of eight men including himself
and expects to move his family here from
Camden, n. j., with the expectation oi
making vessel building and repairing O
steady business.
LEONARD A. COLLINS, enc Of our old citizen,
died very suddenly Sunday from dropsy o
the heart. lie was sitting at the dinner
table and was attacked as if choking and
died in q few minutes before medical aid
could be summoned. lie was so years old
and had been in feeble health for some
time. He ran twice we believe for the
Office Of coroner but utunsuccessfully, his party
being at that time in the minority. He wa,
afterwards Sergeant at arms of the Senate
! The "Diamond Crown" Super Phosphate
promises a vigorous campaign this year
A. Lee Cummins, the proprietor, has or
ganized his forces. Benj. DonahOe, former
citizen, has moved back from Dover and il
company with Walter +. C. Colt will b
his travelling salesmen and A. p. Spruanc,
will take the position Of Office clerk. Hi
new Office in the johnson" building il
undergoing thorough repairs, new gIas
front, &c, and when completed will be
very neat and attractive Office. John B
Scott superintendent and about 20 laborer
attend to tho work at the factory.