Smyrna times., 1883-02-14

new school mouse, mas passed DOJn
branches of the Legislature and is now
a law. In accordance with this pro-
vision the commissioners at a meeting
on Monday evening constituted John
HI. Hoffecker, Geo. w. Taylor, VIM. A.
FAIRIES and VIM. M. Bell a committee
to select a lot from the several that
have been presented as a suitable place
to erect such building, and will report |
at the next meeting of the board. The |
plan of the building is also under
advisement.
VARIOUS rumors are afloat relative |
10 contemplated changes and improve
ments by the Delaware Railroad at
Clayton. One of which is enlarging
the present building and establishing
a restaurant there for feeding travellers.
Another is the erecting of a new and
cOmmodious building for the use of the
officers and clerks of the road, now
located at Wilmington. And yet
another is the contemplated changing
of the present road bed, and running it
near this town. 1t is stated if the
people of Smyrna will unite in a petit
tion to the President and Directors of
the company they will consider the
practacability of making the change.
PUBLIC SALEs.-The following per-
sons will sell their personal property at
public sale:
George r. Ennis, near Blackiston's
Cross Roads, on Thursday, February
18th.
Emily Warren and Abram Hayden,
Jr., administrators of George w. War
ren, on the Liston" farm, Thursday,
February 18th.
Risden Bishop, at Bishops Corner, on
Friday, February 10th.
Jacob Raymond, at the Delaware
House, Smyrna, Friday and Saturday,
February 10th and 18th.
A. B. Carpenter and Joseph d. Parker,
near Walkers School House, Monday,
February 10Th.
John l.. Boyd, near ClOak's Mill, on
Tuesday, February Goth.
James Blake, in Raymond's Neck, on
Wednesday, February 21st.
John Reynolds, in Dutch Neck, on
Thursday, February 22nd.
Wilson L. Cavender, on his farm in
White Hall Neck, on Friday, February
23rd.
GAs.-The deficiency of gas on We'd
nesday night, as well as the poor quail
ty of Illuminating power that has
obtained for sometime, is the result of
natural causes rather than neglect or
Indifference on the part of those run
ming the machine. They are hampered
by limited capacity. The gas-works
were ample for all the requirements
until the past few years, but for three
or four years past the increase has
been such as to amount to q pressure
on the capacity of the retOrts and gaso-
meter. The following figures will in
dicate the growth: in the year 1872
the quantity consumed by our town
was 100000 feet; in 1880, 900, 900 feet;
in 1881, 100000 feet; and in 1882,
100000 feet. The demand being
greater than the capacity, the only
thing for the proprietors, Messrs
Smithers & Mcguire to do is to tear
out the present works and build larger
which will involve an expense OF
several thousand dollars. The work
it is expected, will be done the coming
Summer.
a FARMERS EXCHANGE.-SOme OF
our farmers are talking of the ad
visibility of Farmers Exchange
to fix the wages of labor. As it is
they are in the hands to considerable
extent of the men who would be EN-
, ployed When seeking to be suited
: and there is nothing in the way bu
f the wages, the latter asks the farmer
! what wages he will pay and he says Sc
much. The other one says, why
such an one is paying his men so anC
/. so. Well, says the farmer (for they
{ cannot afford to wait until each il
t knowing what the other is doing i
} Mr.. A. is giving that l suppose mus
8 too, and so the bargain is concluded
= when the information acted on is per
S haps only hear-say. If the farmer
: would meet together as do the grail
and commission dealers, and establish
price for graded labor, they woul
> be saved much annoyance and ais
V money. Many renters say, at tn
o present prices of grain and the hig
q rates of labor, there is no money i
the business for them.
1t SALE OF THE REAL ESTATE OF HOF
II ACE SPRUANCE, DECEAsED.-The res
estate of the late Horace Spruanct
l. near this town, was offered at publ
e sale at noon to-day, by the administri
,r tor, w. c. Spruance, Esq, and sold q
;. follows:
/: No. 1.-A-Home farm, 225 acres an
|, 1454 perches, at $13O per acre, to A.
Ie Hudson. B-Lying between the Due
Y. Creek road and the mill pond, 90 acre
and 49, perches, $6025 per acre, t
VIM. G. Spruance. C-LOt adjoining
-e on the East, acres and 20 perches, S.
le per acre, to VIM. c. Spruance. D-LC
81 adjoining G on the East, 5 acres an
y - l55 perches, $S0.25 per acre, to Robe
ID Denney.
m No. 2.-Lot of one acre of ground
n; Clayton, 1926, to Manlove Hayes, ft
ID the Delaware Railroad.
u The lands in this county not coun
er ing the fractions in perches, aggrega
$50, ,488. This does not include the |:
ne acres in New Castle county.
of The land laying in New Castle coul
n ty will be sold at Green Spring Static
or this afternoon.
d. OBJECTIONABLE BILLs.-The bill
an fore the Legislature imposing tax
N. three cents on every yard stick a me
n. chant hasin use, cents on every weigl
he and so on up to hay scales that have
er pay $1.50, is looked upon by our mt
chants as an unnecessary law and su
jecting them to q tax for no good.
or is computed that the salary of t
be officer this law would create would
he double that of the Governor. A sins
0t- merchant, John B. Cooper, says his t
or alone by the provisions of this b
ice would be $3.50. A remonstrGnce
be being circulated against it.
hn The other is the bill of Thomas :
ce, Wilson (which comes up persistent
a every Legislature) to close the old ro
MS that turns directly to the right on t
INT road to Dover at Shakespeare mi
making the travellers from this sect
to go to the Cowgill's corner road, til
nd turning an acute angle and adding
to the length of the travel. They #
cts that this property which belongs
the the county should not be given to
ct individual just for the sake of imprC
ds- ing the outlines of his farm, when eve
ew person travelling the road is inco
aw moded, This road should remain as