Smyrna times., 1882-03-22
Smyrna and Vicinity.
THE days and nights are equal.

The days and nights are equal.
SCHOOL election, Saturday week April
| 1st.
ETHEREAL mildness seems to be con-
siderably below par
LENT is more than halfspent and Easter
is but three Sundays of.
OUR two National banks have on deposit
subject to check Sl93, ,037.S0.
THE youngsters will not believe in
Spring until the organ grinder has put in
an appearance.
THE robins, blackbirds and other Spring
songsters are making merry. if the davs are
not warm and sunny.
The Episcopal Sunday school has COM
menced the preparations for their popular
Easter entertainment
| SAM SANFORD Combination is billed in
this place for neXJ Saturday night to play
Ten Nights in a Bar room
\ BIG wagon load of eggs, purchased by
dealers from our merchants, went to the
boat Monday mOruing, for the city market.
THE steamer Maid of Kent, it will be
seen by advertisement in another column.
resumes her lrips between Leipsic and
Philadelphia to-day.
IT HAS been ascertained thar eggs vary
IN weight from one to four ounces in the.
dozen. The average weight of dozen
eggs is twenty-threc and Il half ounces.
MEssRs. John Anthony and Titus Hobbs
! nave made contract with parties in
| Albany, n. Y, to ship them 1000 bushels
OF white corn for seeding for corn fodder
1t is to be shipped on the steamer Pierre
| pOnt this week.
THE Garfield National Monument
fund association" have forwarded q circu
lar to Postmaster Baggs, asking him to re-
ceiVe subscriptions in this place. Persons
| tavoring this object will therefore hand
their contributions to him.
BUSINESS OPPoBTUNITY.-W Wanted, part
ner, Especial or active), with S5,OOO to
$4,000. in manufacturing article princi-
pally for export in demand Light, pleas
ant and profitable. Address,
p-2w CONFIDENTIAL, TINES Office.
THE Board Of Health officially proclaim
ed over the names of the president and
secretary, last week that our town
was entirely free of smallpox, but the
State Sentinel states it "is said to be" &c.
Docs it wish to convey a different impress
sion?
|. REV. S. L. TREADwAY of the NJ. P. Con-
ference, relative and guest of Peter
Hardcastle, near MOOrtOn, preached at
Bethel on the circuit, last Sunday dis
course pOss ssed of more than usual zeal.
eloquence and thought to pleased aadi-
ence.
BRINGING potatoes from Ireland is very
different from carrying Goals to New
Castle" A Wilmington party has sold
about 200 bushels of the former in our
town i'll the last day or two to profit.
Potatoes are really abundant if they are
high in price.
ADVERTISERS Capt. a. Scout & Son,
| advertise 100000 Of the best varieties of
strawberry plants; also rose bushes.
V. l.. Archamsault & Son, 11th and
Market streets, Philadelphia, Carpetings,
window shades, SC.
Geo. d. Armstrong, 10000 bushels of
Schuylkill lime.
THE first Quarterly Meeting for
Smyrna station and circuit, for this Con-
ference year will be held next Sunday
Rev. T. 4. Martindale, p. f. will preach
at KentOn on Sunday morning, and at
Smyrna in the evening. Th SMYRNA
Quarterly Conference will he held on Fri
day, March 3lst at 3 O'Clock.
The fruit commission men are beginning
to find their way down to the Peninsula
Their first quest is the small fruits for
E.ch they strike way down the road,
taking this section in on the return. to
make inquiries in regard to our large
poara orchards. At this time thew are
line year ahead.
MIEIsTERIAL CHANGEs.-Tbe following
changes have been made in the appoint-
ment OF ministers since the adjournment
OF Conference: w. r. McFarlane, from
Delmar to Deals Island; G.. w. Wilcox.
from Bethel and st. Georges to Delmar:
l.. Z. Andrew, from Smiths Island to Mt.
Lebanon; 5. NJ. Morgan, from Denton to
dorchester; A. w. Holt from Dorchester
to Denton.
+. +. PHILLEO has become q partner of
the firm Of J. B. Evans a. Co.. rnachinists.
OF this town. and the firm intend TO r,,
SaSe III llie HidlulacLufe OF piCia4GS AS we'll
making the latter take the place of the
former another year, should it be as profit
able as anticipated. We hope that this
new enterprise will meet the highest an
ticipatiops of the firm and become one of
our established industries
AT THE BACK DOoR.--On three NIGHTS
in succession, Saturday night, Sunday
night and Monday night, there have been
apprehensi0ns of an attempt to rob the
jew Try store of Oscar Fisher. On the last
night, in addition to the Juror of the
little deg, Mrs, Fisher, who was up at a
quarter past two o'clock, heard a man
climb over the fence and try the door
which was also heard by her mother. Mr..
Fisher was soon below with pistol in hand,
but except the disturbed dog. there was
nothing to be seen, but Mr. F. had the
satisfaction of firing in the direction the
supposed robber made tracks.
REMEMBER that r. &. Phelps is with
Wanamaker q Brown, 9th and Market st..
Phila., go and see him if you are in want
Of Clothing, good and cheap. %