Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-02-18

LEONARD REyIs, ut Duck Creek, offers his
stock Of merchandise for sale. He is con.
templatinG going west.
EIGHTEEN mora names were added to the
Assessment list from this Hundred yester-
day, by the Levy Court.
The Levy Court has appointed John c.
Stockley, Trustee of the Poor for Duck
Creek Hundred, in place of Moses Price, re-
signed
Coll j. NJ. McCAETER was in town yes
terdAy. He cane to attend the funeral of
DR.. Gootee between WHOM strong friend
ship existed.
THE personal property at the vendue of
?. +. Truax, yesterday, sold at good prices,
horses sold for $3.50, COWS $jl! and pigs I!
cts. per pound.
JOHN w. OLI;EE, ESQ, editor of the
Gonkers SatcSma, is on visit to Delaware
this week-the especial interest being
wedding to come off tomorrow.
JAS c. CAEEow, who had the misfortune
to lose leg in the late war, intends to
commence serving milk after moving time
March LIST. He will succeed Thomas
Maloney.
THE "White Rose Minstrelsn have good
programme and will doubtless have good
house tomorrow evening. AS before stated
their object is to procure means to organize
brass band.
MR. ALEX. G. CUMluNs is having erected
at the Brick Store Landing, on his farm,
a building of very heavy frame so by co
feet for the purpose OF phosphate manu-.
facture. This adioinS one already existing
s. by 20 feet. He intends to push the in,
| PRODUCTION of his MaizeOleine this Spring.
THEo 7. IAUGHEY, ESQ, Of indianapolis,
paid our town pop visit on Monday.
He had business in Washington and being
so near made hasty visit to his cid friends
| and relatives in this place. Mr. Ii. usually
| passes his summers at our seaside. but he
| spent last summer among the noun tains
and mines Of Colorado.
THE "corner boys" viz: the boys who
hang around the flour corners on Sunday,
| introduced 4 new mode of diversion on
Sabbath last-a foot race. The course was
what is called "areund the square," three
different couples in succession entering in
a contest for the mastery. We did not
learn who carried off the belt.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement
of +. Muchsll, Jr, of Wilmington, by
those building new houses or those having
old roofs to repair. 1lr. Mitchell gives IS.
pecial attention besides, to putting on
! gravel roofs, and keeps full stock of slate
unantels, paint, &c. We commend Kim tc
persons needing such material.
Persons who have been assessed the past
month are not required to pay their taxes
until the duplicates are placed in the
hands Of the collector the last of May OF
first Of June. Those, however, who were
assessed in 1879 must pay their tax before
the first of March or the Levy Court will
return them as delinquents and they viii
lose their votes.
RESOLVED "that the liberty of the pres
should be restricted" was the subject o
debate at the Bryant Literary Society OF
Friday evening, the contestant being Her
man Roe and Walter Hoffecker in tn,
affirmative and VIM. Polk Cummins anC
DIR. w. i. Collins in the negative. Tn,
debate was very much enjoyed by thu
listeners, the decision being in the ailirma
: tive. The editors appointed for the mex
monthly Otol were Herman Roe and Geo. Z
Bags.
From the "Bg Oak" to Hoifacker'
Mill, with single break, every farm is o
will be occupied by a newly married couple
The last to poke his head into tho matri
monial moose was one considered a con
frmed bachelor, and the "boys' were quit
astOHished whsn they learned that he ha,
borne away young bride. The roads ar
rather bad now, but if the fellows VIII
J have had many a bit Of fun with him d
not give him a "haze" when the ducks ca
the mud up, then we are mistaken.
DR.. BENZ. +. GooTEE died at his residenc
) in this town on Saturday last. He came t
this town when young man from Quee
Annes CO., Nd, married and has reside
here until his death. lie previously studs
medicine and took a diploma but nsve
practiced, the care Of several farms claim
ing his attention. Dr. Gootse was ma
Of native politsness and generous impulse
and the worst that could DO said of hir
: was that his greatest enemy was himsel
~ h@u SOou H2lI4u &FN INC S9Cldl Caps
bilties.
VENDUEs.-'The following sales of pei
sonal property are announced:
= II. A. Lewis, near Walkers School TTous,
on Friday Goth inst
Moses Kersey, u miles from Fleming
Landing, on Tuesday the oath.
+ - James Bsylss, miles from this town O
the road to BrenfOrd, Wednesday 25th.
, Mrs. Sarah l.. Mason, in Dutch Neck, o
Thursday the Goth.
John II. Umhalt, OF the road leadin
+ from Smyrna to the mouth Of Smyrn
e Creek, Friday 9th inst.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-Shsriff Dunn sol
the real estate Of John II. Bewley, in th
town, on Thursday last, at the followin
Prices}-No. storehouse, cornor Of Maj
. and Commerce streets, to Mrs. M. J. Bev
i ley, for $2,255; No. 2, storehouss, on Con
] msrcs street, 10 DR.. W. Daniels, for 81 sic
s No. 3. residence, TO Mrs. NJ. J. BeyIey, fo
" $3.50; No. a, double dwelling in Smyrn;
J, to Tschudy 4 Cats, for 1891; No. 5, doubl
: dwelling in Smyrna, TO j. Wesley JonC
o for $l,4lo; No. 8, dwelling at Smyrn
% granery at Smyrna Landing, to VIM. "
% Tschudy, for S345; No. s, grapery,
al Smyrna Landing, to Tschudy a Cats, fc
i $500; No. 9, lot in Smyrna, to Mrs. NJ
e Bewley, for $424 Ne. 10, farm in th
= Neck, to Tschudy & Cats, fer $9,000.-
le $l8,765.