Smyrna times., 1880-04-07

Maly Il. hudson. The exercises consisted
OF declamatiOns, instrumental and vocal
music, tableaux and charadss. The two
latter were well executed, the first with
taste and the latter with spirit. The Irma
Quartette assisted in the singing of two or
three pieces and did not fail to receive a
storm of applause and an encore. The pro.
srammo occupied too much time and would
have been improved by pruning out a
quarter to a third of it.
BUSINESS NorICEs.-John i. Phillips d
Co., call attention to their largest stock of
cheap ready made clothing
John Carrow, 726 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, invites the attention of our people
visiting that city, to his large stock of silver
plated wares.
Brownings' Grand Clothing House cor
OF 9Th and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia,
invites the attention of customers. S. W.
Boyer, formerly of Maryland we'll known
to many of our citizens will be glad to wait
on people from the Peninsula.
FNrd Carson, one Of Wilmington's best
fits, calls attention to his model tailor store
McLear & Kendall, Wilmington, call
attention to their fine stock of carriages.
Jas. M0grattan, Wilmington, has furni-
ture of every variety in full assortment.
John II. Bewley advertises Usage plants
and Robert Denney, hay and fodder.
SCHOOL PRIzEs.-At the examination last
week at school Nos. 5 & l07, the following
prizes were awarded:
II. M. Resins departMent-lst prize for
mental arithmetic, Mary Spruance; lst
prize for History, Eta W. Smith.
Miss Lizzie Parrott's department-lst.
| prize for Mental Arithmetic, Maggie Hazel !;
lst. prize for Geography, Clarence b. Ray
mOnd.
Mrs. NJ. +. Smither's department-Isr.
prizs for spelling, first class, Ralph c. Hof
fecker; I'd prizes in second class spelling,
John Williams and Frank Chatham. These
two boys having the same standing, enly
having missed three words each since the
first of last September and both under
eight years of age. Lida Phillips rivaled
Ralph c. Hohecker in first class, having
only assed one word more than he--five
for the term.
The commissioners hope in the future
that the parents and friends Of No. will
come forward and help up the prize list.
STABLE BrRNED-On Saturday afternoon
about half past FIVE o'clock the stable
belonging to WIN. A. FAIRIES e. Bro, in the
rear of the Messrs. Taylor's shops, in the
tenure of John Winter, was discovered to
be on fire and being filed with hay in
| which it originated was from the first past
being saved Fortunately it was raining at
the time and the wind from a direction
that blew it on vacant lot. There were
stables on either side, one ten and the other
fifteen feet distant, both Of which were
saved without harm owing to the favorable
wind and use of the fire engines. The last
act of the retiring board of commissioners
was to purShase so galvanized fire buckets,
the wisdom Of which was apparent in the
service they rendered. Alderman Budd
having them among the first arrivals on the
grOund. The loss on the building was 5000,
and Mr.. Winter lost besides quantity Of
hay and sleigh which was slowed in the ice
house beneath. The building had only
been erected few months. Nc insurance
1t is not known exactly how the fire origi.
mated. The horse had been placed in tha
stable some ten or fifteen minutes before
and the stable locked.
MAKING HARBoR.-A town meeting was
called on Friday night last at the Town
Hall to take measures to secure an appro
priation to clOan out the distractions at the
! Creeks mouth, which was promptly met by
number OF our leading citizens and the
subject taken hold Of spiritedly. On mo-
ton John NJ. Voshell was called to the
chair and w. T. Cavender appointed secrs-
tary. The object Of the meeting was
stated by John II. Hoffecker and remarks
were also made by David J. Cummins, A.
l.. Hudson, Robert ii. Cummins and j. w.
Denney. On m0tion the following citizens
were appointed to go to Washington to ask
through our Representatives an appropria.
tlon from Congress to effect this object :;
George w. Cummins, John II. IIoffecker,
John L. Tygert, David J. Cummins, John
Z. Bailey, j. w. Dsnney, A. L. Hudson,
John NJ. Voshell, John b. Cooper and J chm
+. Collins The three last are from and
represent the board of Town Commission.
ers. The water just in the mouth of the
Creek Is said to be ten or twelve feet at low
tide and if the sand bar could be removed
the Creek would afford an excellent harbor
for vessels to run into in time of storms, all
the more desirable because there is no
other place OF safety below the Peapatch.
SPRING.--The soft sunshine of these early
April days has set nature, which was chilled
by middle March, all aslow. Sunday had
the softness of a fall blown May day. The
robin put in his most charming notes, and
the cheerful voices OF tho pewse, the black
bird and other early birds welcomed the
advent Of the brighter days. Hundreds of
peach orchards unfOldSd their attractive
pink blossoms to the gaze in a day or two
followed by the fragrant white of the
cherry, pear, plum, &c. The clear note of
the martiR has been heard and with the
cherry blossom comes the busy wren whose
song is both merry and sad. The sure
spring prophet is the irascbls and impu.
dent cat bird, a true cousin Of the mockinC.
bird of the South, whose liquid notes are
| scarcely less msllifluous than those Of the
orioie and songsparrOW that wait until
nature is in fill foliage. The farmers are
not deceived, however, by the birds or the
tiOwers. The latter are we'll enough in
their place but they bring no financial re.
turn seed time is the time of special in.
terest VIXEN the white and yellow kernels
are dropped in the ground which the
weeks of summer heat are expected to de.
VsloP into golden harvest. when the
oak or poplar leaf has developed TO the
size OF squarrefs ear it is natures indiea.
ton to him to plant, and these buds have
| scarcely yet shown any signs Of bursting.
1t Ray be Esyeral weeks yet before they
feel this stir of life that has set the lesser
plants in summer array.
SUNDAY AT THE NJ. f. CHURcH.-Rsv. S.
j.: Gracey, former pastor of the u. i.
Church, now OF Boston, paid our town a
| EJi"S 'islU Nc0hlhg on pho last train on
Saturday and returning On the frst train
Monday mOrning) and Of course was OK.
psctod to ''improve the time" by one
service at least with his old flock. He 90.
cupled the pulpit in the morning, taking
Ter Als text this passage from Luke: sand
supsraerlptiOn was written over him. in
letters OF Greek and Latin and Hebrew.
This is the king Of tho Jews" His sub;oct
was the "kingship of Jesus" a discourse
which in conception and scope of thought
would have done credit to grand ami
versary occasion where strong and in1pas.
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