Smyrna times., 1882-05-17
Smyrna and Vicinity.

MERCHANTS in both city and country
complain of backward trade.
THE Spring may be little late but the
tax collectors are never accused of tardi-
ness.
THE cottOn-tall from the silver poplars
this week, had much the appearance of a
snow squall.
j. II. PRIMROSE is making big run on
the Chicago Singer sewing machine. See
advertisement.
THE brag field of wheat about Moorton
is that on the farm of John Heitchu near
Bethel church.
THOSE who took our advice not to pack
away ulsters and flaNnels Just vet. are not
shivering or sorry.
OUR amateur gardeners have been much
depressed on account of the cold weather
we have been having.
A TOTAL eclipse of the sun takes place
to-day, invisible here, the dark line pass
ing across Europe and Africa.
LARGE quantities of lime are going
down the Kent county Md road, this
Spring for fertiiiziAg purposes.
THE congregations of Leipsic and Ray
mOAd's churches have raised the salary OF
their pastor. Rev l.. c. Atkins. 800.
MRS. Il. J. LAMBDIN has q Wisteria vine
whose fullness and richness Of bloom at
tract the attention Of the cOmerS from the
depot
ROBERT RAwLEY. who moved from
RaymOnd's Neck to Leipsic, this Spring,
is building Il two story back building to
his residence.
MEssRs. Armstrong & Mitchell, as will
be seen by advertisement, have pooled
their issues and are in the market for
$4,000 pounds of wool.
+. II. BECK, real estate agent, sold the
farm belonging to John Lind, Il miles
above Blackbird, to Mrs. Frank A. Rheim,
near Smyrna, for s., 500.
THE boys of the Band of Hope" intend
to amuse themselves and others who are
willing to pay a cent, with an entertain
ment on Saturday afternoon.
A DARK lowering Sunday of pelting
relished by the clergymen, we Opine, as
any other class of our citizens.
IT WAS mean of the "clerll of the
weather to treat the ladies so bad on
sunday. That love of a new bonnet had
to decorate the bandbox all day.
THE potato bug has returned this season
with larger family of visitors than ever
came before so early in the season. Feed
them well, but do it with Paris green.
LIEUT.. CosDEN has graded and eleva-
ted his long stretch Of pavement on Market
street, which will be appreciated by the
ice-cream promenaders when the warm
days do come.
THE wet weather has postponed eut-of-
door white-washing. but hOuse-cleaning
has gone on all the same. Nothing but a
deluge or a circus could stop that very
important work.
REV. A. \. ROBINSON. the new pastor
for Bethel a. NJ. f. Church, this town,
filled his pulpit very acceptably on Sun
day Rev. J. Wilkshelms has gone to
NOrrlstOWn, Pa.
THE shad is never so safe as in stormy
weather-he drops down to a lower level
in life. This accounts for their absence
from the Sunday morning breakfast table
OF so many families
The long wet spell was hard ON young
poultry and Il number Of young chickens
and turkeys were lost; one lady has lost
nearly all of a flock of twenty Of the latter.
despite the utmost care
HENRY c. MURPHEY, at thc ALLEY
Mills" is having a new 48 horse power
boiler put in for use when there is a def
highway, is also being Widened for the
public convenience.
A SECTION of the Scotch climate got
astray, drifted down from its humid lati-
tude and in bewildered state, like som0-
thing lost, flOundered around on our coast
for three days last week. to the infinite
disgust of everybody.
GEORGE POLK, the son of his mother
'Old Mary who had jHst served out
sentence in Jail for carrying concealed
weapons, knocked up fight at the colored
festival in WhOpping, for which he was
fined last week by Esquire Colt. 81 and
costs-$2.i5.
CLAYTON church having been thorough
ly repaired and refurnished, will be Open-
ed for divine worship on Sunday next.
Preaching at 10 o'clock A. NJ, by Rev. DIR.
d. F. Ewell, an ex-pastor-at 8 p. NJ, bv
DIR. Ewell or the present pastor Public
cordially invited.
THERE was a break last week in the
city markets for lambs. Dealers have
been paying $500 for them, but now they
are not so eager at a lower price. The
empty cattle yards in West Philadelphia
are also filling up with stock from the
South Western States.
THE youngsters who returned from the
callthumpian serenade Of John II. Bailey,
in West Smyrna, last night, had better be
careful how they fire off pistols or they
may go where some others have gone for
carrying concealed weapons.
A PUBLIC meeting will be held at the
Smyrna House, Saturday 9th inst, at Il
O'Clock. OF the persons who feel an inter. st
in having the Bombay Hook stopping COM
pleted, so as to dry the marsh as preven-
tive against bilious and chills and flies
and mosquitoes.
TWO wedding occurred on last Wednes-
day evening and both were reached in long
carriage drives by most of the visitors.
This is not remarkable, but the darkness
of the night was, the home comers com
pairing it to Egyptian blackness. One
man had to get out and feel his horse to
sec if he really was to the carriage.
WE NOTED last week the incident of one
of our clerks splIinO a ladx n ,,o,,,,d - g -.