Smyrna times., 1883-02-28


two-year-old Jersey that is making
twelve pounds of butter a week with
her first calf
Wilmington cannot properly be |
severed according to the estimates
made under the direction of the City |
Council under cost of over $3.50, 900.
DR.. r. H. Clark, of Milford sold last
week to Mr.. Hezekiah Masten, the
"Cullen Farm containing 1872 acres of
land, and located at the suburbs OF
Frederica, for $500
The pigeon shooting match at Ken
ton, Thursday, between r. D. Cloud
and D. Holmes, of Dover, against
Ratcliff, of Milford resulted in victory
for Milford, Ratcliff shooting 81 out of
40 birds, Dover, SO out of 40.
The personal property of the late
Martin Walker, formerly residing near
Middletown, was sold on Tuesday last.
The total proceeds of the sale amount
to about $4,000. Cows averaged about
$S4 a. head, horses, $161, and mules
1926 pair.
The MiddletowA Lyceum has been
discussing: (which run the greater
risk in entering matrimony, man or
woman" A number spoke ON the SUBJ
ject but the Transcript says nearly all
the "discussers seemed to be ON the
fence, or in other words, of the opinion
that when man and woman start for a
voyage on the matrimonial sea, they
take about equal chances.
TOKENS OF REGARD.-The friends of
Rev. Charles Hill paid him surprise
visit on Thursday evening at his home
in Wilmington and made him pres
ent of a handsome stem winding gold
Elgin watch. 1t was the anniversary
of his 61st birth day. The presentation
speech was by Rev. G. w. Miller and
feelingly responded to by Mr.. Hill
The Rev. A. T. Scott, then, in pleas
ing speech, presented Mrs. Hill with 6
handsome piece of dress goods in behal
of the congregation. The four Mis-!
Hills were presented with a large silvel
ice pitcher by George S. Hagany il
behalf of the congregation and tn,
) Bev. T. A. H. O'Brien, for the ladies o
Asbury NJ. E. Church, presented Rev
Charles A. Hill with gold pen. Afte
singing and prayer the party were in
vited to partake of refreshments, an,
;, thus the evening sped rapidly away
n KENToN.-The following from col
o respondent in the last issue of tn
: Deldwdrean corroborates the remar
!. made to us a week or two ago by
S gentleman who had to spend some tim
g in Kenton, that he had never been in
e worse place than it, just at this tim'
e The correspondent says;
e "NOw, that have shown up som
l. of the pleasant points of our town,
4 must, though with sorrow, turn to yo
the other side of the picture. We hay
X always been accustomed to the sight ,
e drunken men in our streets, but la
E, season pool table " made its appea
ance in our hotel, and since then
seems as if the Evil one " had turne
ST on steady stream of whisky. I'll
d place is thronged from early mornir
k till late into the night with men an
,e boys, the greatest number being IL
= latter. Boys who leave home f
70 school and spend the day here,
school to be sure, but VhGt lessons tn
learn. have known Kenton, boy an
man, for near fifty years, but I do N,
believe anything has ever had so bs
an influence, even when the town WI
in known far and near as Rum Towr
ca as this "pool table" So great is Il
= wish to "play" that an addition
ST being built to the room. I have heal
i'd that young renter had laid by So
e. with which to buy farm implement
and he says he has left it all at the b
=. and pool table,"