Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-04
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SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
SIM hNA END V1C1NITTa
STRAW hats.
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THE reaper man is out among the farmers.
THE whitewashing brigade are now the most |
conspicuous artisans.
HENRY P. MAssEYs wheat field averages p !
inches to tip of blade.
A. L. HUDSON was the first in market with
asparagcs, week ago
How about the street sprinkler? Time some
body was looking after it.
WIN. A. G. HARDCAsTLE, Collector, gives
notice that the taxes for 1881 are now due.
TWENTY-FIVE candidates for teachers certil-
icates were examined by Prof Groves on Sat
urday.
IL. ADKINS, deputy Collector, will be at
the Smyrna House on Friday to issue U. ).
special taxes
JOSEPH B. BENSON, on Bombay Hook has
nearly 200 Spring chickens ranging from one
to four weeks old.
PETER G. WARNER has been appointed
agent for j. E. Tygert at Flemings Landing,
and also bridge tender.
! FISH traders or farmers can get fresh shad
daily from Port Penn at $40 per hundred by
inquiring of t. 5. Eaton.
VENNoB prophecies cool weather for the
first week in May, but says after the lOth not
weather may be expected.
THE early planting of potatoes commenced
coming through the ground last week.
large quantity were planted.
THE time for several excursions to our Bay
| shore watering places has been fixed by So
cieties of Wilmington and Philadelphia.
THE Friendship NJ f. congregation in
| Thoroughfare Neck got, on Saturday, through
A. P. Griffith, new Estey Church organ.
T. W. BLEAKLEY's cow that was bitten by
a mad dog some five or six weeks ago became
raving mad and had to be killed on Sunday.
The White Rose Minstrel" entertainment
tomorrow night at the Town Hall will OF
| course call out full house as it usually does.
REV. Mr. GORDON lectures tonight on
the Infancy of Moses, at st. Peter Chapel,
the first of "a course on tho life of this wonder
T full man.
OUR Phosphate manufactures are now busy
The advance in the price of bone and Other
material will cause a rise in this article before
another season.
+ THE Philadelphia Annual A. NJ +. Confer
II ence will assemble in the Bethel Church thi
e town on Wednesday next and remain in ses
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/ THE school of Miss Janvier and Mrs. Raj
e mOnd will have May Party in Blackbir
Woods on Friday next. The parents of tn
scholars are invited.
" DR.. WILLIAM CUMMINs lots of wheat be
tween this town and Duck Creek are making
, fine growth, as is also that of Mr. Pryor jus
= beyond the latter place.
is THE rate of school tax has been fixed 6
1t Sl30 on the 500. Those paying their take
to the Commissioners before the 10th day {
May will save per cent.
= THE Woman's Christian Temperance Unto
u will meet at Mrs. w. W. Nelson ON Tuesda
rs May 10th at clock P. NJ. The Ladies al
81 cordially invited to attend.
IN A NUMBER of our farmers commence
a planting corn the latter part of last week an
of this week the planting is very general. II
" GROUND has been in excellent order.
TT Mrs. SPRUANCE's floral opening was q SUI
no cess. Basket after basket heavily laden(
were carried away through the day and Oh
enthusiastic lady ordered by the wheel0arrO
Ms load.
ne T. E. BAILEY, at Seven Hickories near Ke
lso ton, has the best wheat field (4S acres) in tn
an section of the country, or some say in &
ed County. Mr.. B. is one of our successful whe
les growers.
vas Our carpenters and painters have INC
an work than they know what 10 do with.
vas one of them expressed it, lit gave him go
an. deal more trouble in refusing than IN procI
IAN ing jobs.
PERSONS who want to see how a new carl
will look on a large room may be interested
looking at j. b. COOper's Exhibitor Il
!, in multiplies space indefinitely and gives p
the feet revelation.
,bis The Circle of Friendship" have print
~. programme for a full days proceeding at
saS Centennial Church on Sunday next W
'Seu preaching morning and evening by Rev.
ueh Y. Cox, of Salem, n. j..
e is A Council. of the American Legion of Hoi
rels will be organized this evening at Odd Folio
een Hail by the Supreme Deputy Commander
the Splitter, of GreensbOrOugh, Md, and
Baumgarten of Washington ID. e..
THE following we're elected as the officer
war Morning Star Lodge, No: u. l. o. y. r., Tor
two next term, viz: n. u, nm; Calenyi "
ould Geo. NJ. StevensOni I. D, D. "; WeluOh
pre-. Joseph Wright; X. y, Kobt w. Carlisle.
lege THE Peach orchards Of G. Speakman, d
the Cummins Geo. w. CumTnins and james
an HOffecker, James Startling occupant dlre'
3 in Southeast of the town all have Gle
dred sprinking of blossoms on several varieties.
tend RI
f1yn
ord which were abandoned in the Winter ow
err If 10 the NSaInSI, WIZ " p;odIo
aehy will be assisted through the week by h
nPy Rigg and Martindale
FIRE NEAR KEEToy.-A Are occurred
the farm belonging to VIM. NJ. Jones
miles from KentOn at noon of Sunday destl
'oute ing all the out buildings, q grain drill,
oft. shelter and fodder stack. About 90 bushe
bell. corn were also destroyed. Cause unkno
what Loss 5000, uninsured.
odv,s SEVERAL years ago the property Of the
:, g. Henry Stout, Esq, in Baltimore, +
~ oi lots, were sold by the city authorities to
at tax claims that had accrued against it. Wi
living l.. Cannon the Executor of the estate n
epart- an effort to regain the property without
d for cess but the heirs have determined to inst
ed at O new suit and feel assured Of ultimate sue
49, pu CHAs. II. GRIFFITH, on John II. Bew
\, ,, farm has three fields, 100 acres, in wheat
II uie best in Rich Neck. The field of Washin
OASIS p. Rench, on II. Il. RObinsOn's farm, adjOiT
weeks is also forward and promising as Is also tn
Teased Theodore Mannon, on Geo. w. Cumn
orten- farm, near Rothwelps Landing. Mr.. RC
then son has made marked Improvement in clef
niunc- and retaining marsh land on ms farm.
- ,t 80 On the Blackbird road the farm of TIL
~ .n J.. MiddletOwn (Australia) is exhibiting
i"ee greatest Improvement not only in the pre-
enera' ton of the ground for corn, but in care
'piracy neatness in every department. In this
nection must also be named the farm
Frank Truax, which has opened up to "
greatly improved and much larger ac
lstanti' since It has come under his manager
zen an The large dwelling of 0fiey Hill, the mos
a West posing on the road, shines with tasty DIR
there new paint.
Memo. TILE.-Thc workman in the Tile and
Judge @ ~ a., - ;D,a sa ,,er oo,,r
lunar, the moulding operations the first of last