Smyrna times., 1881-10-19
Smyrna and Vicinity.

on Monday.
APPLES have been bringing good prices
in the city markets.
TURNIPs have been selling at 81 per
basket in Philadelphia.
FISH and oysters are both in good sup
ply in our market.
If YOU want to make it business town |
patronize your home industries.
The gunners are shooting the robbins,
the farmers unwavering friends.
THE auction china man does not seem
to be making a noise for nothing.
A FRESH lot of envelopes just received
for printing purposes. A good assOrt-
ment.
ONE of our causes of cOngratulatiOn in
Delaware is that this is an ''off7' year i'll
politics.
HEAR Mrs. Caudle's Lecture by Miss
Bigbic ut the town hall on Monday even
ing next.
MILL owners get no comfort in the
spasmodic attempts at raining. What
they want is small deluge.
THE steamer j. e. Tygert is carrying
large quantities of apples to market espe-
cially from Thoroughtare Neck.
"NIiss Bigbie plays upon the hearts of
her auditors as upon an instrument OF
music-LOuisUiUe Courier Journal.
THE city papers complain that the pro-
NE In hos
troyed or prevented the usual Fall trade.
THE uninterruptedly good weather
(good to fault) has been in the interest
of mechanical and other labor Every
body is busy.
GEO. w. TAYLOR fell from scaffolding
of their new building this morning and
bruised and otherwise hurt himself con-
siderably, but fortunately no bones were
broken.
, The RAvEN.-The Cincinnati Enquirer,
speaking of the rendition of the Raven
: by Miss Lulie Clay Bigbie, says it is only
excelled by Murdock himself, Miss Big
bie's tutor.
THE new church at Downs Chapel
| Rev. w. J. d. Lucas, pastor, will be dedi
Gated on Sunday next Oct. 23d. Minister.
, from distance will preach on that occa
sion. Service in the morning at 10 o'clock
> and again at 3 in the afternoon.
+ THE thunder storm yesterday afternoon
!, was a welcome visitor and would hav'
been perfectly welcome to have remained
r a little longer. 1t extended across tn
S Peninsula and did much good to the ney
f sown wheat 1t brought with it also
! delightful change of temperature.
V LAST week the inference seemed plai
i that Summer had ended, but Sunday re
newed the torrid temperature and tn
e. several days succeeding it have been yer
ID much of the same order Some NOR
IS asteroids, comets or whatever they ART
% have probably tumbled into the sun agair
lie REV. J. d. RIGG will preach sermo
le on "Odd Fellowship at the M. E. Churc
:. on Sunday morning next. The member
of Morning Star LODGE will be preser
OF in body. The members of the order
w the town and vicinity are requested I
meet at the Odd Fellows Hall ut mir
,o O'Clock on that morning.
ly a Might Blooming Cereus" at the res
an dence of Mrs. Mary FAIRIES was an obje
ne of curiosity on Sunday evening. 1t cor
ed menced opening about church time al
IS by time the services were over was in fu
Ill bloom, u number of persons stopping
ee admire it. By the morning it had fade
ed The plant has another bud on it.
he The people of Blackbird Hundred a
es- getting jealous of their reputation.
is Blackbird correspondent says that Il
it Morning Ne,Us, alleged counterfeiter Bill
es- Church, and the merchant, John HanlO
he with whom or on whom he operated,
le. long to AppOquinimink Hundred and IL
'ty Blackbird. There is something hOpef
ng in this manifestation of sensitivness
,as THE Chesapeake & Delaware Railro
II Company is making arrangements
nm building new station on its road, abo
nd half way between Kenton and Maryd
II The ground has been staked off and t
m station will be built at once. Mr.. Graz
mo who owns land right adjoining the CO
we pany's land, has laid out building 10
we which are now ready for sale. The M
tbe station will be named Hartford, af
his President Hart, the owner of the road.
oi Is THERE ANYTHING IN IT?-A Blat
bird correspondent of the Wilmingt
a Republican says that George Kennedy
ies Sassafras, Nd, 1--WE all know George) was
+ If that village on Monday night to make
;nr rangements for board and lodging for I
ing Canal men. They expect to be there
nat day for the purpose of securing the ri,
lar, of way and surveying the route for
m a proposed Maryland & Delaware s.
,ow Canal, which they purpose to CONNER
~" atonce. The correspondent went on to
put. that this state of affairs has caused I
merchants to smile, as they think t
--- business will brisk up.
A SUCCESSFUL CAMERA. B. Roe
g. Greensborough, Md, was in town
up week. Mr.. Il. is well known to many
''y 'thy our citizens, having spent several ye
.':4t Gn here about the time of entering manh
n flea and chosing for partner through Ii
5ces sce young lady of this town. The last do
- years he has given his attention to {
VnaU @ ming in which he has been quite succ
iaxo aSe full and built up large business. He
.i on;- put up this year 288,000 cans of tomat
UNI UNI and $4,000 cans of corn, which w
olce loaded for market would fill between
. " and so cars. Had the season not bee
sI1 tL;r dry he would have had, he tells us, dol
~ - this amount.
land IT will be tardy justice, but jus
and nevertheless for our citizens to remune
f re- the telegraph operator, Harry L. Col
ange for his labors during the long weary W,
0 be- of the Presidents illness in serving
,pect community with the regular health b
indi- tins. It was no little qualification to
read people to be thus informed and we
land no doubt they win cheerfully contri
act to compensate him for the labor and
land thus devoted to their accommoda