Smyrna times., 1881-02-16
THE ite in the Delaware has been blown
to the Jersey shore.

OCR Creek is free from ice, bit the high 81
west winds have nearly 0mptied 1t OF water. I
PERSONS fond of fishing and cunning a
feel that the Legislature is hamptring
them with too much law.
"PoRTIA at the Bar" Tuesday evening. ::
The raising Of the snow and ice blockade /"
was a relief to the merchant as we'll as b
farmer. 1t was having its effect on bust il
ness. c
Our exchanges are complaining OF mail {
irregularities in other town. The complaint .
here Of irregularities, is in males of another
kind.
The tsdium of the winter at Collins
Beach is to be broken into by a social hop
tomorrow evening with a supper such as ,
can be served by mine host l.. C. Grioves.
The waste.wster from the mill gates
caused by the melting snow and rain Of
last week caused a considerable number Of
fish to ascend the swollen streams, num-
ber Of which were caught by men and
boys
TIE annual Town Election will be held
the first Monday in March. We have
| heard mutterings of discomfort at the
present municipal management, but do
not know that there will be any attempt at
a coup d'etat.
| TEE sociables, which have been enjoyed
| by large number of our young people,
married and single, the past several weeks,
will be brought to close on Wednesday
next by full dress party followed by a
supper to be served ut the Hall.
IT was amusing to see the Hutter made
among the school girls and larger misses
by the mail Of Monday. They all seemed
to be remembered by st. Valentine and
the old saint knows how to produce q
bright face az we'll as swell Of emotion.
THE snow that covered the ground for
two months was carried away rapidly by
the South winds that prevailed the most
of last week. The freeze up again of Sun.
day will perhaps be temporary, for it is less
than two weeks before spring makes it ad.
vent and all nature desires to be astir.
A TREAT is in store for Smyrna next Tues.
day evening, when Miss COwzins delivers
her lecture on Portia at the Bar"
Now that the zero weather is voted /
among the things that are past, or ought to |
be, the ladies who had their plants nipped |
in that penetrating weather are being called |
out by the February sun and find in the !
conservatory of Mrs. p. Spruancs those |
+ that will replace them with even greater |
brillisncy as window ornaments. She ex.
poets another supply of handsome window
plants in a few days.
The steamer Tygert will swing lose from
, her moorings to-day with a good load Of
+ freight for Philadelphia. with the following
officers: Captain, A. II. Smith; Pilot, John !
) r. Jackson Clerk, Wla. B. Turner; Eng |
nPsr, Wm. II. Sthens. She has had new
coat OF paint the past week by the Messrs. |
Carter. She will 20 on the ways in Phla
delphia and undergo thorough examina.
> ton and overhauling, and by the middle of
t next week will resume her regular trips
when her time cards will be out
TIE third entertainment of the series
. cotton up under the auspices Of the Ladies
Benevolent Society will be lecture by
Miss Phoebe Cowzins, Of st. Louis, taking
! for her subject "POrtia at the Bar"-a
! character from Shakspeare's Merchant Of
I Venice" Miss Cowzins has a national
5 reputation as a fine speaker on the ques.
a ton of =" Women's Rights" and she will
4 no doubt give forth some brilliant scin.
= tillations. She will be introduced BY
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, a prominent
Washington lady lawyer.
r ADvERTIsERs.-The more genial sunshine
admonishes our merchants that Spring
with its wants is at hand.
Jas. II. Cotton calls the attention Of
ladies to his embroideries, !acss, trimmings,
: linens, white gOsds, &c.
John B. Cooper's double columed adver.
tisement with large type that the blind can
read, shows that he means business. Read
down his list of l6 specialties, and then
: take up his miscellaneous, and il you can
not find there what you want, il is hardly
werth while to 60 to Wanamaker's.
AT Q special meeting Of the Ladies
l. Benevolent Society, February 18th, 1881, it
. was resolved that vote Of thanks be ten.
dersd Mr.. F. s. Phelps for his disinterested
,, " kindness in giving entertainments for the
benefit Of the Society when its Treasury
= was 10 nearly empty, also to Rev. j. S.
= Willis for his delightful lecture, and to
Prof. Jas. H. Crabb, Misses Roberts and
!. Miss May J. Taggart for giving US an enter.
:. tainment, which was so we'll appreciated by
:, the audience. The Society also return
:. thanks to the Band for their music which
y added very much to the enjoyment of the
evening.
:, II. ". TsoHUDY, Secretary.
'' IT WAS intended to bring the protracted
meeting at the NJ. E. Church that has been
in progress since the first Of January to q
:. close last night, but it took a new lease of
:, life-seven psnitents at the altar with two
conversOn--and it will be continued while
there is any altar work. Rev. Mr.. Haynes