Smyrna times., 1882-10-04

WIN. H. THOMPSON opened his new
store on Saturday. and had a very sat
isfactory run of business. Mr.. T.
selected his goods with taste and care,
in fact bringing, in the line of clothing,
a better grade of goods than perhaps
were ever before offered in the town.
Some doubted the expediency of lay
ing in q stock of this class, but it did
not take day to satisfy him that the
best goods will sell the quickest all the
time. Read Mr.. Thompson's adver-
tisement in another column and You
will see what he has to offer in the
way of bargains.
BURGLARY AT CLAYTON.-The iron
safe Of Col. H. G. Douglass was blown
open some time on Friday night, the
thieves making a complete job of it,
showing that they were professionals.
The amount of money obtained was
only about $18 in gold pieces, which
belonged to Chas. E. Moore, in charge
of the office, or rather his little son.
The bonds and notes were not disturb
ed. The door, with its heavy bolts,
was blown out in the middle of the
room. Two or three weeks before the
safe had in it $4,000 belonging to the
Chestertown Agency, but it remained
there only one night. The explosion
was heard by several persons, but the
sound was attributed to passing train.
U.--The Third Annual Con-
vention of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, which has been in ses-
sion at Dover the past three days, was
we'll attended by persons from this
town. Yesterday, and especially last
night, about twenty of our ladies, the
M. E. Presiding Elder and pastor and
several laymen were present to hear
the address of Miss Willard. The con-
vention will adjourn this evening after
a lecture from DIR. Haregrave, of Phil
adelphia. The address of Miss Willard
was largely an interesting account of
! the campaign in Iowa in securing an
amendment to the State Constitution
prohibiting the manufacture and sale
OfliquOrs, and she prophecies thatinfive
years Delaware will have the same
question to settle.
! CRUEL TREATMENT.-On Sunday {
man named George Shahan went tC
the residence of John F. Hudson il
search of a runaway bound colOreC
boy, and in the absence of Mr.. II
threatened to shoot the colored woman
in charge of the house if she did no
open the house to him or put the boy
out. On gaining admission he broke ;
chunk over his head, knocked hin
down and stamped him, after which HI
put him into his wagon and carrieC
him back home. The boy is some four
teen or fifteen years old and bears tn,
evidence in expression and clothing o
very severe treatment. In addition t,
abuse by kicks and blows, he is said t.
be poorly clothed and fed, has no be-
to sleep on, and in winter has only
phosphate sack to lie upon and anothe
for covering. An officer of the societ,
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil
dren in Wilmington has been write
to, informing him of the case.
GERMAN CARP.-The unprecedente
rain fall of ten days ago which broI
the dam of the fish pond of VIM. Gee
Hill gave him some concern lest the
had been washed out, but an eXamin;
ton on Saturday showed that the
were all or nearly all remaining, in
, pool foot or two deep protected b
the foundations of the dam. He foun
, also in with them young pike, catfisl
&C., which were not there when tt
pond was formed, and he is at a loss
account how they got there. But IL
most astonishing revelation was IL
: growth of the carp. When put
e there year ago they were the lengt
D only of a finger, but some of them a
n now the size of small shad. Or
!, that Mr. H. brought home with hi
: weighed p pounds. He has in Il
e pond two varieties, the Scale carp tn
/ resembles the common sucker or mt
+ let, and the Mirror carp, beautif
bronze fish without scales. CASH
Bell of the Natl. Bank had one of t
a latter for his Sunday morning brea
/ fast and pronounced it an eXcelle
IS fish, and while not claiming equ
l. merit with the shad, it would cOmpa
/ favorably with it and the crocus
y richness, and delicacy of fibre a
'e flavor. If Mr.. Hill is proud of an
q thing it is his fish pond, and we sh
q watch with only little less inter,
< the developments of his two ponds.