Smyrna times., 1883-05-30

UPHoLsTERING.-I addition to his
painting and paper hanging, Joseph E.
Carter has rented q room under the
Town Hall for the purpose of doing all
kinds of upholstering, a business to
which he served regular apprentice
ship. But, in addition to this, he pro-
cured the services of a competent
workman from the city acquainted |
with the business in all its branches,
and we learn has been having a good |
We commend him to our citizens in |
need of such repairs and there are few
who are not.
SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-A. p. Grif- |
fifth, real estate broker. has sold the
farm of Mary E. Butler, situated in
Appoquinimink hundred, New Castle
county, containing 40 acres, to Samuel
G. Smith, of New York, for $3.50.
Also the farm of Richard S. Marian,
of Blackbird hundred, New Castle
county, containing SO acres, to Jacob
Lorah, of New York, for $1,000.
E III. Beck, real estate agent, has sold
the farm of E. Blaise, of this town, on
the State road 81 miles below Smyrna,
containing 160 acres to John Heitsehu,
near Moorton, for $4,000.
A MIDNIGHT fight was one of the
episodes of our usually quiet neighbor,
Clayton, one night last week in which
three men were engaged at Wallen's
hotel. 1t is mixed up affair, dOmes-
tic and otherwise, too much for us to
unravel, but it appears Allen was too
much for either Wallen or Rees but
both together they were too rough for
him. In the darkness a physician
from this town was summoned who
expected to set broken limbs or tre-
pan a broken skull, but found
only some flesh wounds inflicted by
bat or stone. The citizens of Clayton
have enough interest in the affair to
ask through us the attention of the
Grand Jury.
FROM SMYRNA LANDING TO BOSTON.
The project of cleaning out the creek
to the Smyrna Landing as the proposed
terminus of the Philadelphia & Smyrna
Transportation Company, which we
named in the TIMES two weeks since,
has moved along quietly so far as sub
scriptions from persons owning prop
erty at the place, who would be ben
efitted are concerned, but the Transpor-
tation Company have decided to issue
new stock, which no doubt will be
readily taken and thus insure the sue
cess of the enterprise. This being done
daily line will be established, and the
company purpose delivering berries
and peaches in the markets of New
York and Boston more speedily and al
, less expense than by any other route
RAILROAD NOTES.-The fruit season
for 1883 begins with this week in earn
est. The very first train of strawber
ries on Monday, had the enormous
. number of Ga cars-12 to Boston.
3 good season of the Kent county crop
! would swell it to the proportions of tn
| peach shipment. The time of the leav
a ing Of the trains is some thing that yer,
. much concerns our growers. Th
+ trains, if we have been correctly in
formed, leave on the following tim
from Clayton : to Jersey City, 4.24 P. NJ
: Boston, S.39; Philadelphia, 8.39. Th
Z schedule time for the Boston train
: made to suit other portions of the roa
3 rather than our section, as by this tim
: the berries will not be opened in maj
ket until the second day after picking
. . too long a time for them to stand i
Z hot weather. The Messrs Tygert
will be seen elsewhere, say they ca
" beat this in time and price, and inten
n competing for it.
% The Eastern Shore sent up yesterda
ar 25 cars of peas, potatoes and berries.
If The Delaware & Chesapeake Railwa
,e has been put in good transportatiC
m order by Superintendent Mills.
he KENToN.-Our neighboring tow
g. Kenton, the metropolis of KentC
:. Hundred, is as alive with thrift and e
~ " terprise according to its population
n any town in the county and in fe
y years will doubtless be demanding Il
= incorporation responsibilities and pri'
~ leges which its larger Reighbors ha
gu possessed. Its we'll stocked caRni
Is Is establishment which has furnished
l1I market for the farm products at hOl
L. while at the same time it gave labor
large unproductive population su
RI as women and children, will start
oe the Summer campaign in short tin
dv commencing on peas. ]. Nj. Arth
ew the proprietor is manifesting to a S
NO greater degree than heretofore his
IeS terest in local development by ere
wv ing four. new dwelling houses.
ed the same street Ia new one,) Fra
inc Greenwell is erecting for himself CO
Portable dwelling and large butchC
shambles. John T. PoOre who Oy
ket the hotel occupied by G. Davis tt
ore pie is having it greatly improved
ON the painters brush, and Mr.. Arthur
th- addition to the other buildings h
irst having erected, is having an additio
5 of one for his factory to pack cans
of canned fruit in.