Smyrna times., 1882-05-03

Pi'IIiIS vi early potatoes are cam
ing through the ground, promise thai
with this tuber at least we will not be
many weeks longer subjected to the hirh
priced article of 1881.
ABOUT 500 shad and we do not know
now many dozen herring were sold i'm tbi.
town on Saturday. The reason is nov
known why so many people can't gel
! through their breakfast in time for church
Sunday morning.
n WAGON load of trout from Kits Ham.
mock. the first of the season. were i'm town
Monday. They sold for 10 cents a bunch
ana will take the place of many a pound
OF Is cent beef. When the land fails. the
I water thus comes to our relief.
The April which closed on Sunday
and remembered for it's persistent frosti-
ness, lappeI over on May, this morning
showing ice, and the frost blighting straw.
berry blossoms and tomato plants. A
warm wave is said to be ON its way from
the Rocky mountains.
"MAY-DAY" has come, but where arc
the hOney-suckles and tulips that erst
delighted the joyous crOwning of the
May Queen? The leafless forests are not
yet laughing i'll natures joyousness, but
the bursting buds are an earnest of what
may soon be expected
The boiler makers or members have
been ut work repairing the old boiler the
past two or three weeks at the basket
factory. In giving it 50 lick and prom
lse," the promise costs as high on the bill
of charges is the lick. They both reach
to the lower end Of long pocket.
ARE any of our boys going to contend
for the prize in growing corn offered by the
Agricultural Department of Delaware Col
lege? If so it is time they were about it.
They would derive a benefit even if they
do not succeed. Any one wanting full
information can obtain it by calling on
John Z. Stockley.
WM. BRADLEY, who came from Canada
some two months ago, was not allowed to
maintain his family intact long, for Il son
of the North followed and last week
claimed the eldest daughter as his bride,
and after the usual joyous ceremonies in
cldent to such occasions, the happy pair
retraced their steps to their Northern
home.
\. +. YOUNG, commission merchant of
New York, has been in the vicinity for
several days among the peach men. He
has been down the Peninsula and found
more complaint of damage from severe
weather about Bridgeville and Laurel
than anywhere ell e, but the experienced.
thought there were live buds enough left
for fair crop in most orchards, ii they
were not further injured.
THE Middletown transcript has the fol-
Castle, recently left his pocket-book, con-
tanning Sl35, on Il seat of Il car Of the even
in% train South, but il was fortunately
found 10y r. II. Hill, of Smyrna. 1t is re-
ported that the Mayor fell away consider
ably in flesh between his discovery of his
loss and his reception of the telegram an
nOunciny the safety Of his money"
THE last Of our feathercd songsters to
come, that do not usually arrive until
the trees are i'll full leaf and the Orchard-
fragrant with the perfume of apple bios
SONS, are here, as if impatient of nature,
tardiAess. The months of May. June and
July are all the more beautiful for the
rich, liquid notes Of the oriOle, song spar
row, cat-bird and thrush, that complement.
the more abundant song of the evel
hlessed robin
THE enigma, with 500 for solution on
second page, top Of last column, has at.
tracted much comment. A merchant on
Commerce street, thinks he has the proper
answer, and we will publish it in next
issue, III the space now occupied by the
"puzZle." We have the check Of tn,
originator payable at the Fruit Grower.
National Bank, to the first one giving :
proper answer. Look out for the lucky
one next week.
ADvEETIsERs.-Miss s. B. Collins, adj
vertises dress trimmings, buttons, laces
| gloves, hosiery, &c
| Mrs. Lizzie Collins, calls attention t.
neck ware, ladies' under ware, kid gloves
rhildren's dresses, &c.
! John E. Phillips in business locals call.
attention to his large line of hats, caps
and gents furnishing goods.
! Stevenson K Slaughter, Dover, advert
ses 10000 Usage orange quick for sale.
! ALMOST \ FIRE.-On Friday, VIM. T.
Boyer came near losing his residence a
BrenfOrd The family smelt smoke fol
some time and thought that it proceeded
! from burning brush. On going up stair
they discovered it full Of smoke that wa
subsequently found to emerge from ;
closet. Mr.. Boyer was called from tn,
store and after a hard fight in Il blindn.
smoke succeeded in eXtinguishng it Th,
fire had been snOthered for sometime bu
had burnt through the washboard anC
was communicating with the weather
boarding. In this condition a very Eev
minutes would have put it beyond control
One of the daughters had all her clOthin,
burned, another nearly all and Mrs. BOye
likewise lost part Of hers. They can ac
count for the fire las it was disconnectpt
from the chimney only on the suppo.i
ton that match which had fallen wa
lgnited by stepping on it.
Mr.. ROBERT GRAHAM, agent for tn
Church Temperance Society, will visit thi
town ON Friday next, in the interest of tn
organization which he represents. Their
VIII be two meetings, one in St. Peters
Church at p. NJ. the other at the Tow
Hall, at 7.45 =. N. Mr. Graham has don
lncalculable good in the cause Of temper
ancein England, and we trust he may be Q
great benefit to our people. Mr. u. is
man OF high position at home, and come
to Us with credentials from some of tn
foremost men Ofhis Country. We cons.de
1t great favor that he has consented {
give us day of his valuable time, espec
tally as this is the first time he has spUkel
outside the large cities. l hope all ou
citizens who possibly can will come on
and hear this celebrated philanthropist.
w. b. GORDON.
BAND OF HOPE.-Ths is the name of
Juvenile temperance sOsiety in this tow
that is gathering strength very rapidly
Some time in the Winter Mrs. Eliza