Smyrna times., 1883-02-14
bare support may be forced to do with
out it altogether.
Smyrna and Vicinity.

sumo hef three trips week on Mon
day.
TO-DAY is st. Valentines Day, the
day to send confessions of love and |
affection.
L. p. Mcdowell & Son, of Middle
town, call attention to Western mules
and horses.
THE Americus Club will hold their
third annual reception in the Town
Hall this evening.
THE original Samuel S. Sanford's
Minstrel Troupe will appear in the
Town Hall next Monday evening.
MECHANICS and laborers are gener-
ally in active employment since the
rigors of the cold weather have passed.
EBEN TRUAX, a pilot familiar with
the Delaware and its tributaries, lately
with the Maid of Kent has accepted the
position on the Iygert.
THE planet Venus is now the morn
ing star and rises about o'clock in
the morning, presenting a grand and
beautiful appearance just above the
eastern horizon.
THE stock at Chas. H. Registers
vendue, yesterday, sold very high.
Horses went off at from 800 to $170;
Cows from $50 to $66; and shoats FROM
u to 129 cents per pound.
THE people of Little Neck " met at
the residence of VIM. E. Spruance, on
Thursday evening last, in a social re-
union. An oyster supper was the
crowning part of the feast which was
enjoyed by about seventy persons.
ALEX. X. MCCLURE, editor of the
Philadelphia Times has been engaged
by F. S. Phelps to deliver a lecture in
our Town Hall on the evening of April
10th. Mr.. Mcclure is considered one
of the best orators of Pennsylvania.
The congregation of Friendship
church, Thoroughfare Neck, voted on
Sunday on the question of asking the
Conference to make it station and
was carried without a dissenting voice.
They are now discussing a suitable
place for parsonage.
THE revival in the M. E. church con-
| tinues with unabated interest. The
meeting was removed last evening
from the basement to the upper room,
with full audience and over a dozen
penitents at the altar. The professions
number between sixty and seventy.
THE statement in the papers land il
so appears in the Delaware items on
our fourth page) that w. A. C. Hard
castle was appointed collector for this
Hundred by the Levy Court last week
is incorrect. Edward Harrison was
reappointed for a second term as is the
custom.
REMOVALS.. G.. Brinton has NOV
ed from Methodist street to his new
house on Market street, and L. c.
Mccoy has moved his stove and tin
store from Market and his family from
Main street to the vacant store anC
dwelling on Commerce just above
Delaware street.
THE Jerman mission school has pro
cured very nice cabinet organ for ust
in their Sunday school exercises, whicl
should prove an attraction as we'll as
help TO them. Miss Allie Smith is tn,
organist. The money was obtained b,
voluntary subscriptions of friends O
the school, who felt an interest in it
welfare.
THE statement last week that Capt
Jackson left the pilOtage of the Tiger
because of the hardness of the nigh
watching on the eyes, did not mean t,
convey the impression that there wa
any defect in his vision, for the Cap
tain is blessed with a pair of optic
equal to the best of the far-seeing sea
faring men.
PERSONAL---VERY.. Z. c. Macnicho
of Pomona, Nd, preached for Rev. Nj
! Rigg on Monday evening,
e Jas. p. HOffecker and wife who haV
been to Boston on their bridal tour al
expected home tomorrow.
Miss Annie Collins, of Chester sper
Sunday and Monday with her sistC
e Mrs. Rigg.
S THE Levy court of New Castle coul
}, ty at the election last week made I'll
n following collectors for the three low,
9 hundreds; st. Georges, James Gray
." AppOquinimink, John Il. Weldir
= Blackbird, Robert NJ, Higgins. WI
n Herbert, of New Castle was mac
V county Treasurer, and George Ora
Esq, Attorney.
THE sale of the farm of the la
Horace Spruance to-day was ii
It largest, that is, reached the highe
2. price per acre for strictly agricultur
4 purpose of any land we think ever so
: in our vicinity. The Font Hill" far
81 of Daniel Cummins adjoining the tow
E. some fifteen years ago, 100 acres, so
n for 5000 per acre, but it was for spec
10 latiye purposes, and directly aft
= divided into town lots.
W THE thing now most engaging t
. attention of the farmers is the hiring
'e help for the coming season which COZ
of mences March 1st, the time usual
n. farm work to begin. They are wild
q apart than usual, the laborers deman
= ing $500 and $500 more a month tn
- last year with little disposition to CO.
TO promise, and farmers have had to vie
)p because of the scarcity of help. T
We prices range from $500 to $1,000 7
month.
ed THE proposed canning factory
A. which an act of Incorporation is to
" obtained at the present session of
OF Legislature, when erected, will dou
ty less be on lot in West Smyrna
re more familiarity known as "Spruar
o., City" The 175 building lots to
:! sold tomorrow at trustee sale by Jo
ed III. HOffecker are in the same pla
Or; and this fact ought to give them
les speculative if not real value. T
land cannot long remain at its pres,
value.
The apprehensions, land it is not
Ire be denied they were general 6
in caused no little anxiety in regard
th Prof. Virgins the Canada proph
~ storm was entirely groundless, on
'ts. contrary, Friday was one of the pl
led tiest days of the Winter. Jerry Go
.on borough says it was because the 4
ION moon lay on its back (no one ever {
80 w it more completely sol and prophes,
OF that when it reached its first quar-
oys it would turn on its point, when
V a would have the heaviest storm of
hat season. He fixed as the time, yes
day, to-day, or tomorrow.