Smyrna times., 1882-01-11

THE Fair ia the new school house. held
by the Bethel A. NJ +. Church. which
began on Christmas Eve and continued
with lew exceptions every night since,
closed on Saturday evening. 1t surpassed
all previous efforts of q similar kind held
by this church, the proceeds after deduct
ing expenses amounting to $76.6l.
lCE.-ln face of such mild winter as
this so far has been, to speak of filled ice
houses looked like an improbability but is
nevertheless fact, and one in a CONNER
clal sense that counts in the thousands
We noted in our last ISSUE that one or two
parties had gone to getting ice on that
day. The work without regard to wealth
er, snow falling one day and rain another,
though lightly in both cases, went on
from Wednesday until Saturday after
noon, the result being the filling OF nearly
or quite all the houses for business use
They felt and worked as if it was the
only time. The ice was only two and
three inches thick but for hotel and ice
cream use will answer their purpose Just
as well as thick ice, and Mr.. Carr express
ses a preference for it over Boston ice.
They seem to have no fear about its keep
ing and at any rate we commence the wear
ia much better condition than in 1880
when not a pound was gathered. The
following are the parties who have filled
Collins & Jefferson two houses, John
Winter two houses, FAIRIES & Bro, VIM.
Fl. Carr, Charles Smith and Hardcastlc &
Jefferson.
SALE OF A RAILROAD Philadcl-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
directors on Monday at the annual meet
ing in WILMINGTON, confirmed the pur-
chase of the Delaware and Chesapeak
Railway, which runs from Clayton, on
the Delaware Railroad, to Oxford, Md, 64
miles. This purchase has been in COM
temptation some time, i'll fact the terms
agreed upon, subject to the confirmation
Of the Directors of the p, w. & B. The
new management it is understood will go
into effect the 1st of February This
makes the second Branch road the Penn
sylvania has purchased, tho other being
the Kent and Queen Anne's, running from
/ Townsend to CentrcVille. The next to
! fall into their hands will doubtless be the
| Kent Road, running from Bombay Hook
! to Chestertown, in which we as town
have a decided interest. On account of
deficiency Of capital, any change will be
a benefit TO the business and travelling
conveniences on the Branch roads, and
the people interested will be pleased with
a stronger hand in control Of the manage
ment, though it be that of great and
powerful monopoly that will soon have
control in all probability of the gridiron
railway system of the Peninsula Neither
of these Branch roads have been able tC
furnish adequate accommodations in rol
ling stock, either in passenger coaches OF
freight cars. The Pennsylvania can dC
both at once to mutual advantage, anG
if the management Inanitests N libera
policy land the people know when they
are dealt with fairly, even if their relative
power dynsmically is as the atom to the
pOund) everything will go along well
The Pennsylvania has the power TO bene
fit large scope of country by fostering
production, and thus the main artery, th,
Delaware, may speedily become mighty
thoroughtare. In the purchase of thi
road the proposition is to pay 100000 il
bonds, that for the first ten years will pay
; 3 per cent. interest, and then per cent
for 26 years, when they will mature.