Smyrna times., 1882-02-15
Smyrna and Vicinity.

ARE our capitalists thinking anything
about the future of Smyrna?
The farmers are enjoying the vendue
season with about the same relish they do
4 campmeeting.
TEE warm south winds of the past
several days has dissolved the snow banks
but left miserable roads.
THE cheerful notes of the blue bird and
genial atmosphere are strong reminders of
the near approach of Spring.
THE Lords Supper was celebrated at
the NJ. +. Church on Sunday morning,
an unusual large number partalIing Of the
Eucharistic feast.
The ladies Of Salem M. p. Church will |
hold a supper at Prices Corner on the
evenings of Tuesday, Wednesday and |
Thursday of next week.
The Chinese laundrymen are gone-had |
too much time to study our peculiariteS. |
Ying Woh talks of returning again when
the dusty greasy season arrives.
THE report from the numerous public
sales that are taking place this month is
that nearly everything is bringing good
prices. This is especially so with cattle
and shotes.
PROF. s. II. FORD, of Wilmington, will
be present at the Library's entertainment
on Thursday evening, Feb. 23rd There is
always fun enough and to spare when
Prof Ford is about.
PROF. QUIMBY is conducting singing
schools at Downs Chapel, Townsend,
ServesOn's and at No. SO school house
near MORTON The latter school has en-
tered its second quarter.
VENNoR is out with u prediction of
heavy snow storms at the close of this
week in the West, extending to the South
in rain or sleet. March. he thinks, will
enter exceedingly rough
MEssRs. JEFFERSON 4 COLLINS, pro-
! prietOrs of the Smyrna House, have dis
/ solved, Mr.. Collins retiring. This well
known hostelrie will be continued under
! the management of w. Frank Jefferson.
REV. J. L. UMsrED, Moderator of the
Presbytery of New Castle, has called a
meeting on Feb. 9th at Middletown to
dissolve the relations existing between
Rev VIM. V. LouderbOugh and the Draw
yers Church.
TIE entertainment which will be given
in the Town Hall under the auspices of
the Smyrna Library on Thursday evening,
Feb. 23rd, will be Of high literary charac-
ter. Lovers of good literature should not
fail to be present.
ABEL SEvIL, recently farming in Black
bird Hundred, has taken the Wheelright
and Blacksmith shops at Clayton and ex-
/ 70 nOtOonappa hucinaSe nAvf XHOaL
He has engaged competent workmen and
intends prosecuting a vigorous business.
A GENTLEMEN from these parts now in
Memphis, Tenn, seeing the article in the
TINES in reference to the Camden episode
and being personally acquainted with the
= parties, sent us the poetry on our first
: page, hoping it would fall under the eyes
of the young lady in quest.
A PARTY of five men of this town wen
/ to Bombay Hook yesterday for a little
: fishing spell and caught between seventy
fivo and one hundred bushels Of rock fisl
, at one haul. At 10 cts. a pound, wha
1 they sell at, these 5000 or 1000 TBS. o
n fish net pretty good days work.
THREE of the most dangerous place
/ to health, in fact that cause more seriOu
e sickness and death at this season of tn
Y year than any others, arc vendues, funeral
) and hops. Persons who are compelled b
Z duty, or necessity to attend either, woul
y act wisely to be we'll underpinnGd.
The name of the SMYRNA Library
. sufficient guarantee that the entertain
n msnt to be given in the Town Hall o
4 Thursday evening, Feb. 23rd, will be of
,e high order The best people of the tow
patronize the entertainments given by tn
4 Library. The object for which these eI
y tertainments are given is in every way
Or worthy one.
&c YESTERDAY was ST. Valentines da,
and the quantity Of love missives tn;
a passed through the mail was enormou
f. Many, however, were love over the left
u at least those who received the comic carr
~ catures thought so. The quantity r
IS. ceived by children figured up quite largel
sc but theirs were marks of aficctionate T.
ar gard rather than the tender passion
an that belongs to ripper years.
to SHELL LIME.-Attention is call ed to Il
at advertisement of NJ. COlbourn & Co.,
another column. Notwithstanding the i
creased cost of material the price of I'll
as excellent fertilizer is kept at 6 cts p
ON mand for the coming spring season prom
Or ses to be unusually heavy it would
70 well to send orders in early. Col. II.
ne Douglass agent for Clayton and Vicnit
= BURGLARY.--Thes store of E. Beck W
" entered last night by prying open ba
eT, window and clothing TO the estimat
on value of 800 stolen. The watch dog til
re- sleeps in the store, somehow was L
No aroused until after they had effected
entrance, and his barking aroused t
OIL clerks up stairs. The burglars, three
he number, were by this time, however,
as the outside, and as they were heard le;
to ing were not supposed to have made
entrance, and the clerks did not KIN
nus until coming down in the morning tha
ing robbery had been made.
." POUND PARTY.-Sone of the friends
ner Mrs Mary A. KINNEY wished to give
ing a complimentary surprise and some h
sas it took the shape of pound part
l;o- The young folks conceived the furt
idea of masking, and Friday even
l@h found at her house a jolly party VIII
in Mrs. Kimmey's surprise and infirmit
ith- did not hush" into silence, for with
,;0b there Is big remnant Of that you'll
not G. 90 Iii eT'' ~ oorroo;ota ~ H.
fol- tpounding y the resultant effects of wb
will be felt for many days. The spirl
Se5 masquerade in the exuberance of
.I' hour became infectious and later in
VHe evening q number masked who had
was connection with the first objects of
fuse evening They were all very couple
for disguised, and had much msrriMent
Y; ting different houses and stirring