Smyrna times., 1882-04-19


| The jewelry store of Wilmer b. Smith,
is being greatly improved by having a
large show window put in, making it
almost glass front
IN addition to the outside painting of
/ Col. q. III. Raymond's house the wOrkmen,
artists, have made a neat job in papering
it-Mrs. RS selections for the several
rooms being of the most modern and at
tractive styles.
| THE primary department of our public
schools has had it is said 76 scholars in at
tendance every day for the past week, and
more would come if there was room for
! them. This is too many for one teacher
and ought to be remedied by an additional
school.
THE freezing nights Of last week were
calculated to create some uneasiness in
regard to the peach crop, which is some
times so easily blighted, bit if no hing
happens after this 18th of April to injure
the young fruit, the crop will be Il very
large one.
The passage of the 18th Amendment
was celebrated by the colored people of this
town, on Monday evening last Address
es were delivered by :. {. Potts. W. II.
Barnard, Reese Hill, Wesley Potts and
Peter NJ Laws. The Amendment was read
by Mrs. NJ E. Waters The Independ-
ent Cornet Band furnished appropriate
music.
Mrs. MARGARET DAY, wife of Joseph
Day and daughter of the late Captain
Peter Carr, died at her residence near
Port Tobacco, Charles county, Md, on
Saturday and was buried in the family
bnrying ground at Wilmington, yesterday.
The cause of her death was cancer, from
which she had been great sufferer the
past six months. She leaves two children
a son and daughter, grown.
A FREE lecture under the auspices of
Morning Star Lodge, |. .. o. F., will be
given in the Town Hall, on Thursday
evening, April 9th, by Geo. F. BOrie, Esq,
p. G.. NJ, of Pennsylvania, subject
American Odd Fellowship, its Origin
and Mission" The NJ. L. Choir will fur
nish the singing for the occasion. Tickets
can be had by calling upon Geo. NJ.
Stevenson, Joseph Evans, b. V. Weldon,
Committee.
5. w. BOYER, formerly OF Kent county
+ Md, but for several years past with
| Browsing, Philadelphia, has associated
| 9TH and Market. He desires through Oul
+ columns to extend special invitation to his
friends and patrons to call and see him
feeling assured he can do better by them
a than at the old place Beside their ready
: made goods no house i'll Philadelphia ha:
] Il better custom department or finer anC
. cheaper line of goods.
. REV. J. d. RIGG was in his pulpit OF
q Sunday morning but not able to preach
: the sermon being by Rev. f. c. Atkins, o
LSipsic. His discourse WAS On "Work"-
!, th useful and efficient chris ian-th
! speaker having q naturalncss OF maMne
and readiness of utterance that was pleas
i ing, but closed short of half hour befor
" he bad reached the philosophic though
. at the bottom of the subject. In the even
!. ing, Rev. Herman Roe, of the local minis
% try. discOursed on Righteousness"
ot THE walks Of Belmont Park" arc re
cciving their Spring cleaning, the rose
- being trimmed and shrubhery in gener;
put in readiness for its vernal clothing
Several trees ofpurplc and white nagnOli;
Il. are passing out of bloom, while IL
: iapOnica and others Of bright r hues al
OF taking their places. The bedding plant
geraniums, sages bcgOnias, &C., as well
- the conservatory to the flower beds ar
Belmont" is as ever, favorite walk Wi
n those in quest of the beautiful.
PERsONAL.-Rev. J. r. Umsted, Mol
he rator, is attending the session of the Pre-
bytery of New Castle now in session
Princess Anne. He preached the opcnil
en- sermon Monday evening.
E. r. Sipple appointed by the Smyrl
COnclave as its delegate is attending I
on annual meeting of the Improved Order
Heptasophs now in session at WilmingtC
Il, Joseph Baynard and wife of Oxford Nj
M, have been on visit to his parents i'll Il
town the past week.
nal Miss Theresa FAIRIES, and Misses Ann
ass and Maggie PettXjohn, of Millsborous
are visiting friends i'll this town.
ore RAILRoADING PEACHEs.-Very few p,
in pie conceive the magnitude of our pea
crop-viz., the amount of rolling stock
quired by the railroad management.
ere we have-it all depends on the if-t
OF 100000 baskets, the seasons ripeni
lasting about 40 days, will require abe
,vo an average shipment of 100000 bask
ave ave per day. To carry this it will require
i'i trains of twenty cars each, allowing
usual 500 baskets to the car. But as
,,oe empty car must be left for the next da
tho picking, and the loaded car left to he
loaded, it is seen that it will take tn
cars to run a line, or 600 ears and
to engines daily, for 40 days, to move
Ons crop.
ldi- T,,.o, or..o,,i.,,+;o,, g cort,,noto ,,,L
the engineering does not depend entir
+ ;s on those trained to the special work.
tion the NJ. E. congregation on Sunday,
tba Carrow, the church organist, was off oil
visit, as were also Misses Smithers
Douglass, of the Sunday school. In
" of dition the Superintendent, Mr.. Lass
.om- wasabsent on ministerial duty in LeipsiC
the was Mrs Mcdowell, Superintendent of
Infant school, ministering to sick fri
| in Wilmington, the Secretary, Mr..
tilc0 fecker, wv O. in Philadelphia at the
hos side of very sick brother; but the rest
sded force called into requisition, made
movement entirely steady to the ave.
., attendant.
fire. ONE of our citizens, fair church
cunt and fond of good speaking, dreamed
the other night that he and friend \
to hold meeting, the latter agreein!
oay do the praying if he would do the pre-
tting inc. The exercises when the time G.
lght, went along smoothly at first: the sin
over, the second party got through
prayer very we'll and it became his tn
; mas rise and take the pulpit. He annoul
's, OF his text and there he stuck-nOt a V
ooVe could he say in way of exposition.
new announced it a Sc con time with the S
result and then again the third time.
,do,, situation was becoming very embarras
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