Smyrna times., 1882-12-20

HOLIDAY POULTRY.-An immense 1
quantity of poultry is being shipped to
the city markets, yesterday alone, five
tons were shipped from this town, 5000
pounds being by Hardcastle & Jones,
and nearly three tons from Clayton.
The ruling price for turkeys was 16
and IL cents. Mrs. David A. Price from
near Millington sold Farrell & Startling
yesterday, turkeys and geese to the
value of $l51.97. Thos. Kirby from
the Neck" sold Hardcastle & Jones
68 turkeys that weighed 779 pounds,
and has more of the same sort left"
They also bought of George HAZEL,
near Sudlersville, 900 pounds of pOul-
try. Mrs. w. ID. Hoffecker, of the
Middle Alley is however ahead on
turkeys having raised 116 this and 101
last year.
SHIP CANAL SURvEY.-U. S. Civil |
Engineers, NJ. p. Paret, VIM. Houston
and VIM. i. Dorsey in an experimental |
survey in the interest of the proposed |
Maryland and Delaware ship canal to |
determine the level of the country |
above the tide water line, reached this
town on Saturday and registered at
the Smyrna House. They came over
from Baltimore ON the 9th, commenc-
ing their survey at Millington the next
day, the intervening time being Occu-
pied ON this line until Monday when
they reached Smyrna Landing, the
head of tide water. The highest point
| of land between the two points is just
this side of Blackiston's Cross Roads
about 80 feet above tide water. In our
town the the highest point is about so
and the lowest 80 feet, the average
being about 40 feet This is only one of
several surveys made across the PENN
sula, and determines nothing. This
route from the head waters of Chester
river to the head waters of Smyrna or
Duck Creek is one advocated by Capt.
! Friel of the Eastern Shore with great
deal of reason and force as being the
best and cheapest route that can be
selected for the ship canal. The sur
veyOrs are now running back on the
same line.
CHRISTMAS GOODS AND PRESENTS
A gentleman who priced Christmas
goods here and III Philadelphia says
that where they were Of the same
quality and value, he could buy them
cheaper in Smyrna than in Philadel-
phia. In the city they have larger
displays because of the rich and i'm
mense patronage, but these grand and
. beautiful things are out of the reach O1
country folks. The simple habits OF
the people in the country have changed
as we'll as those of the cities, and with
| us Christmas now partakes of the
nature of grand gift enterprise" Il
: the same extent, according to the
means, as in the metropolitan centres
+ Our merchants have not been slow t,
notice and provide for this GROWN,
5, demand for articles of comfort, beauty
& or luxury. There are ten times a!
F. many such things sold by our store
l. now as were ten years ago, and if al
!. were purchased at home, our merchant
e would find it an exceedingly livel!
y season. and the aggregate amour
spent in purchases for presents alOn
e would be enormous. The person start
ing out on the maxim that " 1t is NOR
blessed to give than to receive" rarel
b succeeds in the purpose, for at the sam
o time a messenger may be bearing I
IS him or her present of equal beaut
o and value.
e EXCURSION TICKETS s.-ExcursiO
N tickets to Philadelphia and return al
e sold for three days and must be use
n. in that time or forfeited A short tim
l. since ticket was bought by party O
,r q Friday, at Clayton, and in using it I
it return on Monday it was refused /
1t the conductor because Monday was til
of fourth day. The gentleman elaine
,e that Sunday was dies non, not a da
e. because the cars did not run and
1t was using the third day, but the CO.
IN ductOr was inexOrable and he had
ID pay a full return fare. On gettir
e. home he applied to the agent for r
dress but the latter felt it was out
his province or something, and l
So remedy was suggested to recover Il
lis second fare for the same ride, viii,
er he felt was unjust. He then wrote
at- the railroad authorities in Philadelph
as stating the case, and the money W
M promptly refunded. 1t is stated that
ne good many fares have been lost in t
ce course of time in the same way, becau
les the parties did not know how to pl
MS ceed, or did not like to raise fuss
he Formerly, when person from sicknC
MS or loss of time in making a train {
on tending the time, the difference
for tween the excursion and full fare on
800 was eXacted, but now the ticket is f
to feited if not used in the prescribed tin