Smyrna times., 1883-12-19
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1HE repairs on ldylOFS DfluSc,
Thoroughfare Neck, we are informed
by Levy Court Commissioner George G.
Rothwell are now being completed and
the bridge is ready for the passage of
travellers. The work, which is being
done by Mr.. Shaw, of Clayton, is q
very satisfactory job.
1T isjust to our contributor in last
issue, TAX Payer" to say that the |
error in the quotation from the Record |
was not his but the type settlers, a |
fact which must have been apparent |
to the editor of the Record. 1t however
served convenient purpose to divert |
attention from the subject at issue.
CHAs. A. CLEAvER, road overseer
has made great improvement on the
road leading to Raymond's Neck, be- |
tween the farms of John H. and James
p. Hoffecker, at the branch where they
are separated from the farm of Jas. G.
Robinson. The improvement would
have been extended further but the
appropriation gave out.
THE distinguished scholars of big
Oak !" school for December, are as fol-
lows: Emma KINNEY, 9S; Salle
Griffin, 97.5; Fanny Short, 97.2; Sudie
Griffin, 81; Fanny Thompson, 9G.6;
Charles Mundy, 90; Cynthia KINNEY,
90; Willard Carrow, 95.6; J. Luther
Truax, 95.1.
AN elderly mulatto man named
George Norwood, residing near the
TENT" in Thoroughfare Neck, died
suddenly last week under circumstances
that led to a suspicion in the neighbor-
hood of his being poisoned. He and
his wife it is stated got along badly
because of her associates. Another
man died at the same place year ago
it is said, in very much the same man
ner that Norwood died last week.
"CIRCULAR OF ADVICE" is the title
of four PACED circular gotten out by
| Armstrong q Mitchell, 308 South Front
street, Philadelphia, giving advice to
their shippers how to prepare the var
ious articles for the city market which
may be consigned to them. 1t contains
much valuable information to farmers
who ship produce. They have quite a
wide trade, receiving produce Mr.. Arm
strong tells us from as far West as
Indiana.
YESTERDAY afternoon as Mrs. JOS.
Stephenson was coming to town, when
near Green Spring her horse got fright
ened at an approaching team and back
ed into Il ditch upsetting the carriage
and throwing her beneath it, Before
she and her son Lowber, who was with
her, could extricate themselves, the
horse commenced kicking from which
she sustained some injury, it is hoped
not serious. The carriage was cOnsid-
erably damaged.
ST. POLYCARP CHURCH was the
scene of another wedding last Wednes-
day, the ceremony taking place just
after we had gone to press. The par.
ties were Miss Annie O'Neil, of Clay
ton, and James DUNCAN, of Whining
ton, Father Bradford officiating.
Though the day was known the hour
was not, and in regard to witnesses of
the ceremony it was but little removed
from the wedding that preceded it on
Monday morning at St. Peters.
Jos. Z. CARTER commenced the work
yesterday of erecting a new building
on the property recently purchased on
Commerce street, occupied at present
by ]. +. Cole, barber. The new house
which is to be used as paper store and
paint shop, will be 16 feet front, % feet
! deep and two stories high. 1t will be
; erected at the east side of the present
building and the latter Mr.. Carter in
tends in year or two to replace with
) a new dwelling house. The work viii
be done bV Robt. J. Moore and ThOS
r Buckmaster.
AN inquiry has been made of "wha
l has become of Macy the corn husker
: We can answer for Mr.. NJ. that he ha
= laid by the shovel and the hoe and tn,
!, husking peg for the season, and is en-
jOying the rest from labor preparatory
to that of the coming year But there
5 are other fast huskers besides him ant
t his competitors. VIM. r. Davis, in tn
n Galley" and his colored hand" husI
: ed ODD bushel baskets in a day-just al
even number of punches each, tiein;
, up the fodder, the corn making tire
o large wagon loads.
a THE Reading Times says that sine
S that city has been supplied with Chi
cago beef the prices of all kinds G
h meats have been reduced. The bes
G porter house steak and sirlOins ca
e now be obtained there for IA cents
;. round steaks, Ii cents; roasts, chOiC
cuts, IA /; chuck roast, II and 13 cents
stewing pieces and soup meat, s to l
20 cents; cOrned beef, to II cents; be-
r tongues, As cents, &c. These figure
IS are the average prices obtained b
N butchers in the regular markets; til
Chicago beef selling a trifle lower.
It, The Bethel A. NJ. E. congregatio
IN are making big preparations for I'll
IS, holidays, with a Grand Bazaar tn;
n will last from December 25th to Jal
p. uary 1st, at which staple as well d;
7 Christmas goods will be sold. Mus
q will be furnished by the Independel
II Cornet Band. Wednesday evenir
~ will be devoted to experiments
=. Chemistry and Natural Philosophy al
Tuesday, January LIST, EmancipatiC
Jubilee.
I'd The Centennial congregation W
IS also hold a Fair during the week.
. THE ruddy glow of the western 81
ne after sunset, which attracted so mu,
attention in all parts of the world dU
. the latter part of November, was +
"a. produced yesterday. 1t is admitted
w all hands to be phenomenon Who'll
up distinct from the ordinary sunset Clio
ny the tint being pure bloc l-red, viii
Au lasted much longer than the colors
the sunset are accustomed to do. n
, q did its existence seem to depend
xt, that of floating clouds or dust, as is t
to case with the ordinary splendors
th the West. The cause has been warrior
ng ly stated. Some observers attribute
to fine particles of ice or snow hoati
=. high in the atmosphere; others conce
'u9 the particles, but think they 9
"a meteoric or volcanic dust or the tail
&c a comet. Science, says the BaltimC
~, VI Sun, is evidently in the clouds on t
I'll subject.
zen Holiday Excursions PennsylV
ed mia Railroad.
the The usual custom of placing on s
ted Excursion Tickets during the holdi
;, a will this year be observed by the PEI
sylvania Railroad Company Philad
mix phia, Wilmington and Baltimore RI
a road, and to that end round-trip tick
Nc will be sold at all ticket stations on
t. above line on December 22nd, %
nv oath, 25th, 29th, Both, and 3lst, 18
,er and on January 1st, 1884, good for
return trip until January End, Is
or Dartiou1are IN no had at tho tio