Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

city market. Fork OF this size has been
commanding good figures in the markets.
Jacob Lienherger sent 10 live hogs on the
boat yesterday. They are selling in the
city at 81 per hundred. az
THE Town Commissioners held their final
meeting last evening and their report oi
the Town finances as passed upon. will be
published in our next issue. They have
redeemed $l7O0 Of the Town Bonds dur
ing the year, leaving u balance OF indebted
ness of $4,000. The collector, Mr.. Hard.
castle, has paid in all the town tax assessed
for the year 1880. This is good showing.
WE have been favored by Mrs. Speak.
man with two rare specimen of tropical
fruit gr0wn at Belmont" a banana and
lemon, the first perhaps the only instance
that even occurred in the State when the
banana was even grown in the open air and
ripened otherwise than in a hothou<e.
They were regarded by all who saw them
as great curinsites, the lemon being re
markabls for size, weighing 81 ounces.
ADvERTIsERs.-Wm. FAIRIES & Co.'S spring
advertisement will discover to our people
many things they want.
David c. H"tfecker, who is building up a
good trade in Dover, reaches out to our
farming ngcommunity throughout the country
with gned stock of faraiing implements.
John Wilkenson has the latest spring
styles of wall paper.
A. c. Yates & Co. of Philadelphia Spring
Clothing.
DoXATION.--The congregation of the NJ.
P Church at Clayton on Thursday evening
came in force to the residence OF Rev. j.
NJ. Yinglng in this town with we'll filled
baskets of desirable things for his family.
There was a FREQ and easy social intercourse
of the visitors and the spokesmen in max.
ing the presentation speech expressed a
unanimous desire for him to return another
year. Mr.. Yinglng has heen serving this
people four years, at a sacrifice, and il is
not certain whether he will return or not.
JoURNALIsTIC.-Ths Morning Ne,cs com.
pleted its first anniversary on Monday, ant!
is justly proud Of it's success in giving Will
mington bright, newsy morning journal
for breakfast.
Every EVeaing Of the same city came out
yesterday in u new suit Of type that puts il
in full rank with any two penny paper o.
the larger cities. Epcry Eucning is vigor
ously edited, well classified in its make up
and 10y its force takes commanding posi-
ton among our daily Journals
| OCR streets have presented somewhat O
an exchange appearance for two or thre,
Saturdays past i'll the barter for labor con
tracts between the farmers and thei
hands" the lst of March being the usua
time for commencing the years labor
The laborsrs were the "buils' and tn,
farmers the "bears," and the effort Of tn,
former was to push "stock" to highe
point than usual. Some bargains wpr,
effected at IA and Is per month-preferret
stOck-hut the medium went of ut abou
l2 and that of uncertain value at 0 or 10.
MINOR lMPRovEMENTs.-The first worl
after winter usually commences with mino
improvements among which We note tn
building of a kitchen and other improve
mpnts to the NJ. Z. Sections house a
"Glenwood" Cemstery.
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built new stable on the site of the on
destroyed ny fire last spring.
John c. Bailey has built large and sui
stantial lumber shed at his board yard.
The new Office of Geo. W. Cummins. IT.
Is having gas introduced and otherwise i'm
proved hy new paint and paper
William T'chudv is having the tailo
shop Of Mr.. Miller and the harness shop O
Mr.. Wilson renovated.
The house Of Samuel Cats, occupied b.
Mrs. NJ. A. Carter, has had general ovel
hauling.
+ The store house Of Misses Collins & Sayi
, is heing neatly painted and papered.
The dwelling house of J. s. Huntington
to be occupied by his son, is to have tn
addition of another story and otherwis
, remodsleS.
PERsONAL.-Col. McCallestsr. City Solici
tor, and Merrs Taylor, city editor OF tn
GGzette. Wilmington, made us a friendl
call on Friday.
Mrs. Eliza Sipple. Mastrn, of Milford, i
visiting Mrs. VIM. II. Baggs.
Mr.. John Dickson and wife. of Brenfor,
will celebrate their Golden Wedding" O
Monday next.
, AUNT" Nelly Jones completed her 9
year on Sunday and as an appropriate ol
serVance of the day a social prayer meptin
was held vt her residence (Wm. w. Nelson
r by number Of friends who joined to COL
:. gratulate her on the occasion.
8 Theo. P. Haugbey and wife of Indiar
r., apolis, have been visiting his mother
5 Brenford the past week.
5 Joseph E. Worden, late of North Car
lima has been spending few days in tn
town. He reports his father in New JSrsc
sick.
II F. 5. Phelps, manager of the Boston On
J. Price Clothing Store in this town, has pu
I. chased the same of V. E. Holmes.
n Judge Wootten, of Georgetown, is
vi town to-day.
~ The social event Of the season took pla
IN at the Town Hall on Wednesday evenir
last. The young men have been giving
series of very nlaasa MT an.,inLlas fnr AZ. -.