Smyrna times., 1883-04-18

Skies were bllO
curry more on the ascending scale.
THE first straw hat of the season ap- ]
peared on our streets on Thursday.
There was a portly farmer under it,
who had no idea that he was leader .
of fashion.
The bill to straighten Commerce
street through West Smyrna has passed
both houses of the Legislature. This
will make this street one of the pret-
| tiest avenues in town.
THE increase of taxes for Kent coun-
ty this year will be twelve per cent.
The advance of the rate from 40 to As
cents on the 500 is to meet payments
on the county buildings.
WHAT has become of the pretty
bridesmaids that used to bloom at the
.alter of Hymen with almost the grace
of the elect lady ?" All changes-in
fashion-are not improvements.
EAST DOVER hundred has the largest
amount of assessable property of any
Hundred in Kent County, but the
heaviest single column on the book is
that of the C's of Duck Creek Hundred |
-$227. .240.
SUPERINTENDENT KENNEY of the |
P. w. & B. Railroad will send engineers |
down next week to survey the route of
the proposed loop of the Delaware
Railroad from Green Spring to Bren-
ford, ria this town.
SOME people go to weddings in
churches very differently from what
they do to attend worship: in the first
e case they are always ahead of the min
ister in time, but in the latter they are
frequently behind him.
e DENTON, Md, at the time of court is
c a common ground where the carriage
builders meet to measure lances.
Il Beckett of the firm of Beckett & Mack
y ey of this town, last week, carried off
1t the prize selling four carriages.
y THE Catholic Society paid the Pres
J. byterians day or two ago, the full sum
Is stipulated for their church-$2, 900.
re- They received some liberal subscrip
:, tions from members of the Protestant
~ churches and other of our citizens.
ii DURING the thunder storm on Thurs
= day morning last the lightning struck
10 and killed four sheep belonging to
'y Henry Slaughter, near Leipsic. The
of flock was standing but little removed
at the time from the farm buildings.
THE town Commissioners passed an
he ordinance to have the street lamps
~, lighted on Sunday nights, moon or nc
~ moon. Now let them pass another
OF with the same respect to the moon in
n its infancy, on cloudy and rainy even
he ings.
We THE residences of VIM. B. Collins
nd Harry l.. Collins, J. Henry Jefferson
is John Wilkinson, Jr., VIM. w. Nelson
A Samuel Reynolds and Mrs. Clarisss
FAIRIES, have in the last week or two
Iys passed under the beautifying effec
OIL of the painters brush.
THE circus shows now all travel by
M the cars and hence stop only at conve
in nient places. The papas are tha
rn much the better off, but the boys W h
rcy have been used to running up the ro a.
est to meet them feel that one of their be S
ar Spring pleasures is gone.
,sS A The two thunder storms of Thurs
nd day that inaugurated the several day
III III of damp, chilly weather that followed
~; :no was unusually severe about Whining
orc ton the lightning striking in sewers
"a places and in one or two instance
~, doing considerable damage.
wer Isn't it about time those hesitatiR
D of and dilatory piles of sand and brio
IS a dropped after freezing weather la
,ers Fall for mendiRg certain pavement
un- had AN enforced movement in the d
Y in rection intended? If we have to wa
some peoples movements, Winter ma
be ON us again before they are fixed.
T. H. G. BUDD, ESQ.,, President of tt
ears Smyrna Library got last week Il
, of 5000 left to it in the will of the la
- VIM. p. Megear, less the collateral sta
anu tax on legacies amounting to $40. II
ana larger part of this legacy will be spe
/. H. at once for new books, a selected Ii
ton having already been made out by Il
1o.+ proper committee.
oent THE Presbyterian Society have h
4tion eho; Ui,Jr % % q PHI Iii " " -; VIZ
trlct construction-the chapel of st. PetG
P. q. Church: 1t might be less emb'
ms is RAISING in making choice if the OF
: ~ remaining church, the Catholic
. @" what will be after June 15thl sh
as make them a similar and so frater1
hich, an offer.
atloh BY advertisement it will be seen Il
ed to Thomas Shaw the florist and landscs
is an gardener, near KentoR, anticipates
con genial days of Spring and is ready
=. transplant blooming Summer at a da
: run notice to the yards and parterres
well our ladies. Last Fall he enlarged
Mr.. hOt-house so as to be prepared [
noin+ Spring to furnish larger and m
- ~ varied stock of plants. He will hav
'c' W supply every Saturday morning
re he front of DennOy's drug store.
ma IMPORTANT TO PEACH GROWERS
The Philadelphia Produce Exchai
Is ap- has called meeting of the pc
office growers for Wednesday, May 10th
a-.a take into consideration the advisabi
crea- of selling the basket with the peac
same as there is considerable trouble al
duties getting the empties returned.
f our matter is an important one, and
-,.4. growers are earnestly invited to
p,"'eu present, or send a communication
r local pressing their views upon the sub
mus TEE Young Peoples Christian
expect nevolent Society will meet on FIR
on ia evening next, at 8 O'Clock, at the
IN and depce of Jos. III. Primrose,
Programme. Vocal Solo, Miss IL
Megears Instrumental Solo, Miss J.
- - Beck; Select Readings, Miss
at Jay Carrow and Miss Clara Wilson; r
tie life, | red Questions, Sketch of the WI
tied at the Roses" HI. T. Ashcraft; "Wf
u Wall Public Man Should be-" by cont