Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

men tnat ne ever nearu.
LAST week petition with 260 signatures
from this section was sent down TO the !
Legislature asking for the passage Of the |
Delaware Western bill and this week re.
monstrance with ITO names against the pas.
sage os the same.
REV. Mr.. BRINDLR had n surprise visit
frona a number of his Bethel congregation
yesterday and after pleasant visit socially
including a good "set out" which they
brought for the occasion, departed for home
leaving some pleasant remembrances.
AT THE vendues of VIM. f. Riggs, Sr.,
last week and Patrick Hannifee this week,
we have the same account as heretofore re.
ported, more than average vendue prices
for nearly everything. 1t indicates
healthy condition Of the farming pursuit.
MRS. w. G. FAIRBANKS windows were es-
pecially noticeable yesterday in commemo
rating the event of the natal day of the
Father Of his Country" In addition to
being neatly trimmed with flags, they con-
tained portraits of both George and Martha
Washington.
| THERE is a law we are told giving the
power of arrest and Imprisonment of per.
sons who refuse to pay q school tax. We
also hear that the collectors have it in con.
temptation of putting it in force with Ger.
tain persons who refuse to meet the de
msnds upon them.
! A NEWLY born infant was left AZ the door
of the residence of Mr.. Newcomb down the
Neck " few nights ago. Mr.. n. and his
wife have no knowledge where it came
from, but as they have lived a number of
years without any blessings OF the kind,
very kindly took it in and proposed we be.
lieve to keep it.
Our men who put in claim for an ap.
preparation for the improvement Of Duck
Creek were entirely too modest in asking
for $4,000. Senator Pugh, of Alabama,
asked Tor $40, $50 for the raging Tallapoosa,
and it is stated that on this bases there will
not he an unimproved mud puddle in the
whole country in few years.
MONDAY the 7. w. & B. railroad sent "a
cars down to Bombay Hook to get sand for
building purposes, and it was reported al
once that they had gone down to construct
! e. -
indicates the feverish condition of the pub
lie mind growing out OF the railroad war
with its numerous plots and counter plots
The unusual prevalence Of sickness from
malaria in the Fall was brought to a sudder
: end by the early and firmly planted winter
> and the Doctors have been in the enjoy
ment since to a larger degree than usual o
that distressingly healthy" period 81
2 often joksd about. Our Mortuary recorC
. has been remarkably scant for year 0
more.
VENDUEs.-The following public sales O
stock, farming utensils, &C., will take plac
1 during this month, viz:
y Alexander Pleasanton, near Raymond
= Church, on Thursday, tn oath.
Jabos Cooling, near Blsckbird Landing
:. on Thursday, the Oath.
= WIN. Clayton, near Blackiston's Cros
u Roads, on Monday, the 2Sth.
- Miss COUZINs AGAIN.-The people wer
n,
P. last evening that a requst has been mad
d and complied with for another lecture froi
the talantsd lady which will be delivere
=. on Wednesday evening next at the Tow
- Hall. Subject" Woman without Cou
try" The admission will be 25 cent
ticket purchased in advance securing r
" served seats.
THE Frank Comfy entertainment Mondi
10 evenIng-a first class show to small au,
III ence-was in striking contrast to the "
full nights of the white Rose Minstrel
|. q few weeks since, but it can be accounts
=. for in part because the latter was hor
talent. Another thing, it came one mig
,rt part of the people had already secured sea
en- 1t was crowding things.
A RARE Production. N.-We last June not
,et the Llossoming and setting of fruit or
en- Banana tree in the open air at " Belmon
III. When the cool weather set in Mrs. Spes
man moved it to her conservatory with
IN numerous choice plants. The wonder WI
!ht our cold winter would do for il is no lonS
'ur a question. With the care bestowed, it /
laughed at the outside blast and perform
its natural functions in perfecting I
= fruit, some of which is now ripening.
W" considerable part Of them blighted af
biossoming, but those that remained are
perfect as the Imported fruit.
-. TIE owners Of marsh lands on and
ra journing Bombay Hook do not like a 1
posed amendment which the members
the g Duck Creek Improvement Compar
Of are seeking to have enacted. The char
ple desired, rs represented to us, is to give
md company the right to own property by
right Of which when high assessments
laid and not paid, the property can be sc
W. or rather fall into the lap Of the comps
res, without any expenditure of money. 7
nss. movement is thought to he in the intel
of the German Bombay Hook colonizat
scheme-a speculatian which in the
promised to do considerable things "
these waste lands.