Smyrna times., 1880-04-14

our supplement next week.
The average boy does not think Spring |
is here until he sees several thousand |
square feet of circus posters.
PRoF. ]. II. GROVES received yesterday
from Governor Hall his com mssion as State
Superintendent of Public Schools for the
ensuing year.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND, of App0quiRimink,
who knows more about peaches than he
does about preaching, says that in the
upp0r peach district-from the Canal to
Duck Creek-thsre is still a pretty fair
show Of good blossoms.
THE most attactivs window Just new ON
Commerce street. is that of A. Lee Cun0-
mins-ths glass frent of his phosphate Office.
The large inverted glass show bottles of
different makes of phosphate and smaller
ones Of bone, chemicals &C., make hand
some show.
In consequence of the unexpected freeze
Of Thursday night, the whole of the tile
made tho proceeding day at the tile yard of
VIM. NJ. Bell was lost. The work was sus.
pended during the cold snap. They were
anxious for an early kiln to meet the spring
orders already in.
MRS. HELEN OAKLEY came near meeting
with a very serious accident one day last
week She went out a short distance from
| the house to where her husband was burning
brush and spark was blown into and set
| her dress in blaze before it was discovered,
and had she been alone might have cost
! her her life.
! THE following officers were elected by
| the Smyrna Building and Lean AssOcia-
ton last night:
| President, John II. HOffscker.
Vice President, A. P. Griffith.
Secretary, John B. Cooper.
Treasurer, Jas. P. Hoffecker.
Directors, Jos. B. FAIRIES, John II. Cath
cart, G. A. Wick and Joseph Wright
Auditors, Geo. NJ. Stevenson, Joseph V.
Smith and Geo. A. Hall.
THE preachers of the Philadelphia Dis.
trct Of the Delaware Annual Conference
are at the present tiMe in session at the
Centennial Church of this town Their first
meeting was held last evening and we'll at.
tended. Among the questions up for con-
sideration was that of appointing colOred
bishop, which was discussed aftirmatlvsly
with animation and force. Rev. Il. II.
johnson, of Easton, Nd, will preach this
evening at y o'clock. The meeting will
continue over till tomorrow evening.
: TEE members of Harmony Band, assisted
by the Smyrna StriRg Band, will give an
entertainment in the Town Hall en- Wed
nesday evening April 2lst. This entertain
ment will be Of the same character of the
minstrel entertainment given by them 8
few weeks since, which gave such genera
satisfaction. This entertainment is for thu
purpose of securing instruments for thsi
ba Nd RI ~ av ahauld hove a orovdod ho1e.
as they desire to secure their Instrument
Immediately so that they may be prepared
4 for the coming Fourth Of July.
; RECOVERING STOLEN PRoPERTY.-On tk
10th of last March a man hired horse ant
carriags Of John Dugan in Camden, n. j.
and Rot returning in proper time IA
notified Detective Umstsd SO he cOul'
work it up. Shortly after, the latter not
a fed him that the team was at Smyrna, Del
8 Dugan came on here last week and fouRt
. the carriage with Mr.. Primrose of Duel
D Creek with whom, the thief had sWapps'
a it for another. He accordingly took lsga
v action before Esquire Colt and obtaihe
. his property. The blankets and harnes
he found with party in Maryland. Tn
horse he found with a man near Camden
Del. Dugan in the end got sverythin
that had been taken but the whip.
f PEAcHEs.-Ths weather of the past wsel
e has given many forsbodings about tn
+ safety of the peach crop. That the col
t has been hazardous is net denied, but it
toe soon to judge accurately as to the II
suit. Many farmers say that their crep
: had been destroyed while others again ar
= more hopeful. The Thermometer on bot
= Friday aAd Monday morning fell to 2S'-
: four degrees below the freezing psint-Ah
. ice formed half of an inch thick
' On several other mornings during the pas
= week it has been nearly as low. Fe
, tunately it was a dry cold, which is muc
in their favor. Another thing in the
faver is that about one quarter Of the bio
II SONS on many Of the varieties were sti
G unopened when the cold wave came.
e Miss E. S. CHADBoURNE had a modsrat
= = but select audience at the Town Hall o
y Monday evening to enjoy her reading
Her selections were mainly humorous, an
showed her ability to take character wit
:, great naturalness. Her two sentiments
y selections were also well rendered an
l. showed an equal adaptability when pc
s, Eenating scenes in which the deeper em
st tions were called in play. The crOwnin
st pieces Of the evening, however, were her il
10 imitable rendition Of the "Lever's Spy" an
h Robert of Lincoln"-an imitation of th
h BoboliAk so perfect that if delivered frOl
is q leafy trse.top in the month Of Jur
j. would have called the frisky "Rebsr
ID himself from his coying among the clSV
DO blossoms. The readings were interspsrss
~ by music from the "Irma" Quartstte, bel
le of which were heartily applaudsd.
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