Smyrna times., 1881-02-09

that January thaw.
The protracted meeting at the NJ. E.
church still continues, with seekers nightly.
BETHEL N. E. CHURCH, on the Circuit,
contributed about $40 to the Missionary
Cause.
! AN agent of the Delaware Beet Sugar
Co. has been in this vicinity for the pur.
pose of securing contracts for growing
crops.
WE hear it stated that the articles at the
lministrators sale of A. Jackson Snow on
| Monday sold remarkable we'll both stock
and hon, shold goods.
john II. HoFFECKER, trustee, has sold the
I" Brick House" farm containing one hun
dred and twenty-five acres to Alfred l..
| Hudson for fsrty.six hundred dollars cash.
The Messrs. Taylor have carried our fire
engines Friendship" and delaware"
through thorough repair and now the
former can squirt over our highest houses.
Now let the proper authorities see that they
are kept ready for any emergency.
The Messrs. Taylors are overhauling the
stave cutter that passed through the fire.
Messrs. Tschudy & Cats intend to rebuild
their basket factory in time for the next
peach crop, whenever that may be, most
probably on the site OF the one destroyed.
YESTERDAY and to day have been Spring.
like, the first weather Of the kind since the
setting in of winter. Snow disappeared
rapidly yesterday. The slight iceing last
night must have been the result of habit
for the murcury did not indicate this point
We recorded week before last the death
Of Mrs. Margaret J. Lewes in Philadelphia
the wife of Luff Lewes and this week the
death of Mr.. Lswes himself. Mrs. Lswel
was the daughter Of the late Chas. Steven
son Of this town and was married to Mr.
LeWes, then of Dover, twentyfour year
ago.
"AUNT" BETSY CAMPHoR a respectful,
o,lored woman of the olden time, died a
the residence of her daughter in this towI
on Monday week. Her age was not def
nitely known, but she was believed to b
nearly a centenarian. Her husband Allel
\ Camphsr was a we'll to do farmer Of half
4 century age.
Mr.. VANBURKALow yesterday introduces
a bill in the Legislature intended to cour
teract the growing, unnecessary and dan
gerous habit Of carrying deadly weapons
1t Furnishes persons convicted of csrryin
any weapon other than pocket knives, o
= who shall sell any deadly weapon to
. minor, by fine of from S. to $40 and in
r. prisonment from 10 to 30 days.
Il JUDGE CoMEGYs charge at the opening {
. the new Court room in Wilmington o
:. Monday has attracted unusual attentio
5, and is read and remarked upon more tina
l. is usual with an annual presidential me
!. sage. This arises in part from the fact {
;, the former indifference Of the Court o
c the great moral questions at issue, and th
c. dignifed and elevated stand it has latel
y assumed. This able, comprehensive an
= high toned document will commend itse
D. not only to the people in our State br
II throughout the land.
re WITHOUT FoUNDATIoN.-The Wilmingto
:. Morning Nesos on Monday contained a
A. item stating that Messrs. John E. Tyge
ee IL Co. of this town had been there invest
a. eating the feasibility Of boating and co
= templated starting Packet line betwes
that city and Philadelphia. On beir
shown the item Mr.. T. remarked tn
a "that paper gets wonderful amount
o. news" He said they had never thong
IS Of such q thing, but would like the i
st blockade to raise so they can resume tbs
- trips again from Smyrna Creek.
70 VESDUEs.-The following Public Sales
nd stock, farming utensils, &C., will take pla
cd during the month Of February, viz:
'css James Truax, at Rothwells Landing,
m. Tuesday, the 18th.
he g. G. Naylor, near Green Spring,
ar Wednesday, the 10th.
:. VIM. +. Riggs, Sr., near Casperson's m
ne on Thursday, the 18th.
o.. Patrick Hanifee, near Murphey's M
ca on Monday, the 2lst.
Charles Lecompt, near Blackiston's Or
~ ~ Roads, on Tuesday. the 22nd.
fall
cal THE sleighing Of tho past week tsrmi
ills ted in slush yesterday. II was not
leo. heartily enjoyed as that constituting
lan four weeks term, because not so solid /
i 81 firm. For this reason there were net
Of many tests Of speed on Maine st., but
ster Monday afternoon there was considers
ex animation, A party of young "bleo
was from Odessa we're in town Monday viii
ttse view of testing piece of horseaesh I
ora. brought down. They said il was tro
iiee but judging from. the ease with which
boys slipped by, 1t was an "off day.
their horge or else be had gotten into
The 'a'' Sop'Pany'
s., ~ Farmers In Delaware and in four cour
Of Maryland say that Maize Olsine does
from Buu.
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