Smyrna times., 1883-05-02

here, and considerable snow fell in New
York throughout Sunday.
JOHN BEDwELL, living on the farm
Of Samuel Griffin, finished planting
his corn Saturday week and thus
stands first in getting in his crop. The
replanting is another thing.
The basket factory of Messrs.
Tschudy & Cats that has been lying
idle since last September started up on
Monday. Its whistle has business
like voice and is thus grateful to the
ear.
THE Ladies Mite Society of the Pres
byterian Church is a little hive of in
dustry that excells the bees in one par
ticalar in adding to their store: they |
work as diligently on rainy days as
any other.
HERRING from the tributaries of the |
Chesapeake are selling at Is cent per
dozen since shad have become more
plenty. The latter maintain steady
price at 10 cents per pound, or from 60
to 80 cents per pair.
DR.. T. ]. Larabdin has colt, PatcheH
stock, that he prizes very highly for its
size, beauty and docility. 1t is year
old. He was offered $3.50 for it several
weeks ago, and 800 for it when little
over half year old.
The sweet songsters, the thrush and
the cat birds usually come when the
boughs are getting leafy, but this year
the animate was on better time than
inanimate nature. By the way, the
last was cat-bird storm.
TEE juveniles will be on the qui viUe
for the show tomorrow, and the
curious from the surrounding country
will doubtless be in town in force.
| There are faces familiar on show days
that are rarely seen at any other time.
THE steamer j. E. Tygert broke her
rudder on Saturday night coming up
the creek and is replaced by steam tug
and barges while in Philadelphia hav-
ing o new rudder made. She will re-
sumo her down trip from Philadelphia
on Saturday.
OUR carpenters and painters have
plenty of work on hand. One builder
who has had his house nearly finished
for some time is waiting with enforced
patience the return of the carpenter
who has been paid for sometime the
larger part of the contract price.
THE meeting of the EvapOratOr men
in Dover on Friday is one of cOnsidera
BILE Importance to them and those en-
gagged in the business will do we'll tt
. be in attendance. A short article OF
the fourth page gives some information
in regard to the object of the meeting
: BY the provisions of the act in rela
ton to water supply in Smyrna, al
authoritative vote is first to be had b,
the voters, each having as many vote
+, as he has dollars of town tax. TIL
people are not likely to be iUGrmed u
to decisive vote only by a very hO
fire.
v JOHN B. MAYBERRY, living nea
Persons Corner, West Dover Hur
dred, buried his wife in Glenwoo
II Cemetery on Sunday. Much symps
thy was felt for him in this communit
where he grew to manhood, and fC
y his five children, all of whom are ul
der ten years of age.
o MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT Qua
tette Of Wilmington's best Vocalis
el will entertain our citizens on Frida
May 11th in the Town Hall. I'll
Misses Conner and Messrs. Zimme
e, man and Clymer are received wi
le delight wherever they sing. The pr
ceeds are for the benefit of the M.
Sunday School.
I'd OUR mechanical time is strangely
harmonious in time, taking that of t
:, Railroad as the basis. The bells al
III whistles come struggling along one aft
OF another, that of the Messrs. Taylc
bringing up the rear, ten minut
"a behind the first call. To the "differe
IN tiated" workman, one is as much sew
" o'clock as the other.
THE R. R. CURvR.-Enginesr
-ar Chief Larkin of the p. w. & b. Z.
with corps of assistants, six i'll {
came down yesterday to run out
IRE line of the curve or loop of the De
to ware Railroad to this town from
station of Green Spring to Brenfo
The first or experimental line was +
Ich yesterday afternoon from our stat
'rs, to Green Spring. The engineers ha
engaged board at the Delaware Hol
~, for two week.
ion SAMUEL p. TRUAx has plowed VI
.3O twenty acre field of wheat (so ba'
eaten by the fly that it did not G
sti promise Of peck to the acre. and '
=, plant it in corn next week. It '
% drilled on the 18th of September.
Nv field separated from the above only
fence, that was seeded five days la
his was not disturbed at all by the fly.
,ers field which Chas. ID. Everett sowed
ain the same day has been literally ca
up, and is also plowed up to put
corn.
by
wet GEORGE G. ROTHwELL WRo eau
pa fire from a pipe in his pocket SatuF
night week, was the participant
another incident when similarly
the preaching town on last Saturday ey
pic ing. As he was riding in with
On brother Frank, it being very dark
the time from an impending cloud,
- OeblAid9O vi MI u9h OOAANON WlDn
upsetiHg it with the occupants, sm;
reaC ing the wheel and breaking the sh;
h@S Mr.. Rothwell's team sustained no
jury in any way.
y CAPT. THos. MORRIS and Cap
IIhe Hallman at Smyrna Landing he
'hty sight Monday afternoon from the I
parts of the old lime kilns that
ther very akin to mirage. Vessels, al
had dozen of them, stood out SO pr,
tber nently as II elevated above the sur
of the bay that the rigging and den,
nation of the craft could be told.
with direct line of vision to the bay il
the structed by woods and this atmospl
into deception has not been 80 marked
said for thirty years.
-ber- THE Young Peoples Chris
savy Benevolent Society will meet on
, to day evening next at ~ o'clock at
residence of Joseph SnlitheFs.
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