Smyrna times., 1881-03-30
SMYRNA ANN yrdIMrrx.

ANOTHER heavy dash of rain this morn
ng.
RoBr. II. HILL advertises Luts's Poud
rette. .z & ~ s.s
JAS. II. CorrOS adyertises flexible hip
corsets. e
SCHOOL ELEcrioNs viii he Held ia all the 4
districts oil the State on Saturday afternoon
next.
MEssRs. J. D. Evans & Co. have received
this week u considerable lot OF farm ma.
chinery.
HENRY SPRUANcE will commence the
turning vi shell lime at the Landing III "
lew days.
THE burnt district near the Depot ha>
"rrn improved by icing enclosed with
picket fence.
The Benevolent Society will meet to.mnl
raw Thursday evening Vt u O'clock, al
the residence Of Mrs. Alex. Wilson.
GE,. w. CUMMINs, JR.. announces new
phosphate, the "Champinn which he la, |
had manufactured for hls especial sale.
The engagements Of all the teachers in
our town SchnUl> end with rhurSdIy. WItn
consolidation will commence new resIuIe.
The Annual Meeting of the Duck Greek
Improvement Company will meet at th.
Smyrna Hotel, on Saturday, the OH
Ol April.
l. 4 e al.
National Bunk with Its rich paper and new
paint is one of which they may he justly
proud.
| DURING last night we were treated 10
cau"unIIug IN the clouds that in its crack
and roar would have done credit to til.
"dog.days" OF August.
| Tue acres of wheat in low ground drown
Ell 10y The heavy rains the first OF thI'
| month throughout the county will agsrr
gate considerable amount.
j. WESLEY JONES has purchased from ouI
Harsn traruerS IL cOn>i ierahle amount 0i
turs the past two weeks. Tue prices Ar.
% per cent. better than last year.
j. Z. WILLIAMS has just returned from
Phlladel phIA with some tne young Western
steers, aud will have one on exhibition n,
his business place this "Wednesday even
ing.
w. FRANK JEFFERSON whose purchase OF
the stock, furniture, de-, of P. P. Collin
We noted two weeks since, succeeded the
lat er in the proprietorship OF the Smyrn
Hotel on Monday.
The Kent County railrsal will make a.
: excur,inn To- PhiIad 'lphIn next Wednesday
P leaving Main street depot at 1920 o'rlo''k
, A. NJ, the return tickets g0od until SIIui
day. Fare, for the round trip, s..
SATURDAY morning brought us a brisl
4 snow storm Of several hours duration. an,
= a procession from the Depot OF nearly
= score OF teachers. mostly females, in que>
OF Prof Groves and his examination drill
: Both vanished with the day.
d New FIRM.-Miss Mary E. Savin an
/ Mrs. NJ ,ry Z. Reely have rented the ro0r
i in the Johnson building on the seson
i+or Opp0sit the TINES "tbce where the
u will open on Monday next u new MIllimpr
Store. They are fitting up their NICE ligl
AIRY room AMI getting in their stock {
1r goods this week.
The amendment to the charter of III
Duck Greek improvement Company otf-rr
ID IN the Legislature last week 10y Mr.. R-gl
br ter prnvidps for Hn increase Of the pen ali
Of cutting the banks or stopping ar lie
truyIng the works of the company to $5C
instead of 800 ~ heretofore and Slsn pr
:, vidss for an imprisonment Tor six innnIl
or n year And further rmi'Owers saId cor
- pany to change the location Of banks.
NRw SCHOOL HnUsE.--The Trustees
B..thPl Church IN "Whnpring" have b0ug
the two double dwellings 0f the Cbmk .
tate half way to the L,mlng AMI inten
ht part with these to huiII two story Seh0
,r House aijnining their Church, the upp
~ rsnm being intended for ~ public hall. r.
- Luiliine will he 20x3l feet and it IL int.
rs' ,ied to have il finished in time for Ih'
oil Annual Conference which meets here
May.
:. Six young men who set out on n rolic
ing IHId.night tramp of the streets an No
y" day night were 10 naisy as To cause ca
We plaint and arrest Of FIVE of them the ne
Is day, the sixth having business which call
- him away early Tuesday morning. II
Alderman fined them each 81 and CO.
ID" (B2.50). They call it going 2 on the "~ar paik
and their mixture ~ whoop. profanity al
song was carried out ~ far ~ the WPsie
ys; limits of the town. 1t is to BE- hoped ii
tba this will warn them Of the danger in I
>. habits they were contracting and save tn
!" names from appearing IN the paper fOi
'KS repetition of the offence.
ter
i,;. PERSONAL WIN. z. Riggs. sr., has ~
his stock TOR the purpose of aiac0ntinui
farming and rented il to Wm. W. JONES
The students from this place TO Delaw,
not College AMI Pennington. n. j., are Snjnyi
ion u short visit home between school terms
~ D. w. TTumpeler has moved to Har
burg, and +. E. Carly to Townsend. I
o'' residence occupied by Mr.. I. has b,
pot taken by P. P. Collins.
an Rev. j. ID. RisH was prevented by in
. an position from filling his pulpit as inten'
ON Sunday. and Presiding Elder Martind
"a occupied his place morning and event
: preaching To large audiences.
Miss Mira Bleakelry of Canada, is =
ting ting her brother near town.
A Mrs.A Cramer and children Of tia
~ Ill.,, is visiting her neither Mrs. Lydia
"'' Dowell Of this town.
ron.
med THAT SHOOTING APFAIR.--James c.
,fer, I'll wants to he set right in regard to
,h., shooting affair near Drlaney~" which
noted in our last issue. Mr.. P1well say
10 did not shoot hut once and then in
the defence after he had been shot at twice,
second ball lodging in his leg where it
-. remains, oonfining him tn his home,
agile. man ny ihe name OF D1vls p seems 10
"As tl~l assault. The fact also crops out
y in they have society customs peculiar
,enrs their neighborhOoh; in going To parties