Smyrna times., 1882-04-19
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
WE ARE having Il late Spring after all.
SUNDAY was arbutus day with many of
the boys.
The days are now one hour longer than
the nights.
SOME of the early cherry trees are begin
ming to bloom.
SOME of the people who went to the
show found Jumbo.
The cool North winds have not been
very conducive to Spring fever.
THE old rails in the road about Clayton
are being replaced by new steel rails.
JOHN P. COLLINS, ofThoroughfare Neck,
will commence planting corn tomorrow.
THE scarcity of fe. lends an additional
interest in more rapidly developing grass
fields.
THE people in the cities have been more
scared over the peach crop than those in
the country.
| Four new members, last week, were
added to the COnclave of HeptasOphs of
this town, No. 10.
LARGE quantities of wheat reapers have
been received by the firms OF Taylor
Brothers and J. 3. Evans & Co.
CHARLES w. BARKER of Milford, was
in town yesterday and prOnOunces the
peach crop there not seriously hurt.
WHEN are the :" city fathers going to
do the work of repaving for those persons
whose side walks are in such bad cOndi-
ton.
ONE of the Town Commissioners it is
charged violates the ordinance in relation
to throwing ashes and other filth in the
street.
Do NOT forget the big sale tomorrow OF
building lots and houses. 1t will COM
mence at 10 o'clock and probably last the
balance of the day.
The new telephone between the Office
Of Alexander q. Cummins and his phos
phate factory affords him a much needed
business convenience.
THE Kent Mutual Insurance Company
did not lose dollar by the Crisfeld fire
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=, to a few hundred dollars
Mrs. II. A. CUMMINs is having a bay
q window put ia her second story sitting
j. room that will add greatly to its light
comfort and convenience.
A. P. GRIFFITH, real estate broker, ha
s sold the fruit farm of FL. G. Douglass, o
e 40 acres, on the State road, 9 miles abov,
!. Smyrna, to Oscar H. Hepning, Of EeN
= York, for $500.
It A party of young men on Saturda
e evening, caught at Blacks, just abOv
Smyrna Landing, Is shad, good haul 8
early in the season, one OF which contaiRe
IL six six-penny nails
THE temperature has hsen down to {
- - below the frost point eight days in succe
III sion, and made ice four mornings last wee
SO and still we hear of no complaint of disa
,e trous consequences.
- ONE Of our citizens known to have mo
ne aesthetic surroundings, has planted IA
at sunhower seed, and kindly gave the loc
is. editor half dozen for the same purpos
;4 but the best place he has yet found
:. - them is in his pocket.
is The team of d. T. Rseder from ne
~ Blackbird took fright mt TaylOr's sho
n' this morning and dashed through sever
IN streets and were finally arrested a HI
en- mile from the town, doing no damage 9th
of than breaking the wagon.
".V THE farm of Charles Numbers in t
IL "Middle Alley" occupied by his g.
to James, has been greatly improved and
to in the same degree an Improvement to t
-, neighborhood. The comfortable dwelli
y erected last Fall is receiving new coat
at paint of attractive cOlora, and lawn
he large yard has been laid off in front, viii
when well set in evergreen and 9th
shade trees, cannot otherwise than ma
it an attractive place.
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lie REMEMBER that f. s. Phelps is w
'' Wanamaker & Brown, 9th and Market
VS.: Phila., go and see him ii you are in wa
iod of Clothing, good and cheap |