Smyrna times., 1882-11-22
The concert on Thursday night, net
ted the Tower Clock fluid about $25.00.

uay morning, ABOUT III O'CLOCK, Ine
house of J. B. Scott, was entered by
the front door, while Mrs. Scott was
absent at the next door
neighbOr's, and five dollar gold piece
stolen from bureau up stairs. When
Mrs. S. re-entered the house she heard
the stair door slam, and man make Il
hasty exit from the front door. She
ran to the rear and called for help, and
the services of Mr.. Handy, from the
school opposite were secured, but the
burglar had made a sure escape with
out being seen. The night before, an
unsuccessful effort was made, to rob
the hen-hOuse of VIM. j. COrrie, corner
North and Main streets. The thieves
seem to be getting holder and bolder. !
PROF. BosCo, gave three entertain
ments, Friday. Saturday and Monday |
evenings, attended by large audiences,
who enjoyed his skillful slight-Ot-hand !
performances, but many of them were !
more interested in the prize their num-
ber might draw, as the closing work Of
evening. They were passed out lively,
what purported to be silverwarr. triple
plated. such as castors, buttcr-knives.
spoons, &C., glass pitchers. gold sleeve
watch. Mrs. VanFOsSpn carrying off
the highest prize, and +. NJ. Fowler,
the second, Il silver icc-pitcher. The
greatest interest, however, was ccntcrcd
in Monday night, when prizes were of
fered for the prettiest woman in the
audience and the best woman and man
waltzer. The interest in the awards
was animated. 1t wound up with the
fiddle and a dance.
CHANGES IN d. g. G. RAILROAD
! TRAINS. Delaware and Chesa-
peake freight train, after this week in
stead of changing engine and men at
Clayton, as heretofore, will pass on
! down the road entire, as the train is
made up in Wilmington. This will de-
liver the freight in better condition
and in better time, and at the same
time be much easier on the employees
of the road. Another change has also
been made in the arrangement of the
passenger train. Instead Of coming i'll
on the side track, it will come in on
the main track, delivering the passen-
gers right at the depot, instead OF re-
quiring them TO cross the track as here
tofore. The train will then take pO-
siti0n on the Smyrna Branch siding,
ready to pass out on the departure OF
the Delaware train. without further
delay.
THOSE BIG BOYS.--The reckless OIL
rowdy spirit in the youth of our town
has not been so manifest as now fol
: wears. The former conservative inflU
. ence of the church does not apparently
, prevail and, like tethered yearlings
their disposition seems to he, to go thu
, extent of their ropes. They are no
usually on hand at our refined enter
r tainments, but on Thursday night they
were out in full force, in noise if not il
numbers, and in n manner very annoy
. ing to the ladies, who went for quie
: evenings enjoyment. As if the whist
| ling and boisterOus applause was no
G enough, they left the Hall in a loud ap
v plause for certain political candidate,
I. and behaved on the street in mannc
n discOurte0us to our visitors and disCred
[. liable to the town. True, the two pO
s licemen were among them, but the
exercised no more influence than te
year old boys. 1t would be q goo
+ thing to nail up that peanut ga
u lery altogether, or let it out only t
known decent people. Such cOnduC
= will interfere with the attendance {
v refined people on our public entertain
T. ments if allowed to 90 on.
V. 4 VALUABLE BOOK.-A good man
Z. new publications have been urged O
' our people, that were handsomely go
II, ten up and we'll enough in their wa
IA IA but for intrinsic value, none hay
equaled "The Peoples Cyclopedia
n Universal Knowledge" 1t is in tW
is large volumes, edited by DIR. De Puy,
a concise account of everything in hi
- tory, biography, art, science, &c. dow
- to 1882, has 5000 cngravings and is il
~ valuable as book of reference. II
~ time was, when people could get alOl
10 without such books, but now they Il
Vi absolutely necessary in every fami
II ~ where there are school children, sin
II II the teachers now require of the scholf
n not only the lesson, but a CORE
!e- knowledge of the author of the lesso
u a wider knowledge of the subjects tn
al come before them, little essays on an
nc thing new in discoveries or science,
Ut would be suggested by new comet
W anything of the kind very enlargi
eu to child's conception, but how is
to meet the requirements of the teaC
IL er, without such appliances? We ha
IN seen no book better adapted for
M child's book of reference than tn
oh Those having the money to spa
he could not better appropriate it than
ot purchase of Mr.. l.. Damon, the age
m this desirable book.
en- PERsONAL.-Mrs. DIR. Carhart,
ny Iowa formerly Miss Lizzie Spearm
ny of this town. made n short visit to
hT- SI relatives and friends of this pla
l; coming on Friday and returning Tu
oOi C day.
I; Fletcher f. Cooper of the Washi
lI lnu ton Post staff came to this town
IIe' short visit to his parents and form
youthful companions, it being the
portant event in his life that Of reach
mo his majority. He talks Interestingly
con newspaper life and public men
Tho Washington. His visit was cut sht
,bn however, by a telegram on Stature
h;s for an immediate repOrtOrial trip
,re Georgia.
ver Conductor Spencer of the Brancl
tb;s off on weeks visit ;O his old no
Isa Talbot county, Nd.
and Rev. ]. V. Smith attended the LC
,icb Preachers Meeting in Wilmington
'ons Saturday and Sunday and preached
,ot. Asbury on Sunday evening.
,ow ]. Ed. HoiIecker, for the past siXt
b;s months a resident of Baltimore,
,;da been employed as the tenor singe
Christ church choir (Episcopal) of
city, ut salary of 5000 for the
wing year. He is also member of
citi- Baltimore OratoriO Society.
II. Mr.. and Mrs. George Collins, of l
ltire Canandagua, \. Y. are visiting
nsti- I4apham.
ii as NJ, r,.....,. H..
e. TAINMENT. The town Hall was {
onr pletely filed on Thursday evenin
tLo enjoy the entertainment of the Mu!
r;m0 Association of ChestertOwn. The
,anIs ma donna was little late, rs pl
Jav donnas usually are, and the audit
Grin. became little inpatient by the
onnh the musicians assembled the stag
The quarter past eight. The prOgral