Smyrna times., 1881-03-09

| SOME sectlons oOASt of their Dig hogs,
others of their fast horses, but Thorough.
fare Neck comes to the front with big
woman. We are told that in a radius OF
two miles it has eighteen women whose
aggregate weight is 3,lI7 fbs. making an
average of l73 TBS. TO the individual.
LAND SALEs.-A. P. Griffith. real estate
agent, has sold the Big Oak" farm, he.
longing to D. w. Trumprller. continuing
l5S acres, to Col. Robert Hill Of Smyrna
for $780,
The farm of Samuel Warren at Black
bird Camp GrouMd, New Castle CO., con.
tanning l25 acres to F.. E. Philleo, of New
Jersey, for $4,000.
AT CoNFERENCE.-Rev. +. Z. Martindale
| will stop at Thomas f. Records with the
other Presiding Elders and Bishop Bow.
man, Rev. Mr.. Haynes with C. F. Maui,
and Rev. Mr.. Biindle with Geo. w. Joseph.
In the list are ten candidates for admission ::
I. j. Cochran, |. D. C. Hanna, George l..
ll"r'iesty, A. 7. Prettymnn, J. P. Corcoran,
|. ID. Holmes, |. d. johnson, =. w. Pllch.
ard, u. Patchin Smith, and G. II. Williams.
WHEN the iron bridge spanning our
Creek at Flemings' Landing was built 1.-THE
conioint work Of New Castle and Kent
C"unties) the former through its Lew
Court promised to pay Charles II. Register
of this county for his time and services in
experimenting the placing of the bridge.
Kent has paid him but New Castle still
holds back, and he has sent in a bill for
SllO which he insists is due him by fair
agreement.
PERsoNAL.-Fletcher Z. Cooper, son of
John 3. Cooper, last week accepted posi-.
ton rs assistant city editor on the staff Of
the Morning NerS. Wilmington. Mr.. c. has
exhibited tact, industry and inventiveMess
as reSpOndent-qualities necessary to
successful daily journalist.
james W. Spuance, who has been in
Texas the past several weeks expects to
reach here tomorrow or next day with two
c"rloads-5O Texas horses.
d. w. Trumprller left yestsaday for
short visit to his friends in P.nnsylvania
and Canada.
!. L. Atkins, Dep. U. s. COL, was in
town yesterday.
PERSONS who go to Presidential Inausu
r"tions At Washington know something O
the ViciSitudeS of travel and the fun that
can Ge extracted from these very depriva-
ti"ns. a party Of eight 0overines and one
Smyrnian who arrived there on Thur.dny
had TO bunk in single room on the floor
like SO many Heather Chinese" and were
glad even TO get this accommodation
They enjoyed the situation so heartily as
10 excite the envy of some who thought
themselves more fortunate in getting gond
beds, and wanted to sleep. The Inaugural
Ball, however, was most too tony" for the
boys In their street dress, and some of them
sighed that they hadn't a claw.hamm4r
coat along and an extra V.
IHE "Reminiscences Of Smyrna so wears
ago, so cleverly written up toy Col. Wilmer.
and which has been so enjoyable especially
to the Older portion of our resident read.
Srs, is brought to a close with the paper in
this issue. By the way, in II pleasant call
upon the Colonel in his office last week in
Baltimore we found him as animated and
fresh us when resident among US twenty
years ago, eye bright, complexion clear, rs
erect as when young man, with a stoutvr
form and in enjoyment, he says, Of the
best health of his life. But for very
decided greying Of his hair and beard he
would pass for man ten or twelve years
younger. He is manager of the :" Sun Mu.
tual Aid Society of Baltimore" The Colo
mel promises at some future time some
genraloges of our original settlers in this
section.
ADvERrIsERs.-J. B. Evans & Co, of this
town, have opened for the Summer cam
palgn with full stock of farming machin.
cry. Especial attention is called to their
" Excelsior" plow.
j. b. Jefferson calls attention TO a full
stock of wall paper OF the latest styles and
also general merchandise.
Hill d Jackson advertise for contracts in
bricklaying and plasterlng.
Eichmann l. Meier, No. SOC Arch street,
We'll known clothierS, call attention to
spring stock and cut fits
Benjamin Green, Philadelphia, advertise.
carpets, window shades, etc, at reduced |
prices.
John NJ. Evans, who has a large and |
handsome new carpet store AT GIG Marker
street, Phllad"lphia, advertises big stock |
OF carpets, oil cloths, window shades, etc.
RoBBERY.--Thpre seems to have been a
gang OF robbers in this vicinity last week
intent on business, judging from their in.
dustry. They travelled in a carriage to ex.
p~diIe business and seemed to bs after
merchantable booty. They went first to
the residence Of Thos. w. Blakely. near
town, broke open his meat house and took
all the meat he had thence to the resi-.
dence OF ). B. briggs and took all his ham
and shoulder meat; broke into j. j. Tur.
ner's but did not get anything, perhaps
took alarm, and before or after broke into
the chicken house Of John w. Stephenson
and took sone of his fowls, did not know
how many. All these parties live near the
" Big Oak" On Thursday night while il
was raining, parties, most probablv thu