Smyrna times., 1883-04-18

IT is contemplated building at the |
stations along the Delaware Railroad !
where small fruits are extensively |
grown, cooling houses for storing the |
fruit The object of these houses is to
permit growers to pick their fruit all
day, instead of as formerly only up to
a half hour of train leaving. This
would be of great advantage to growers
as they could put their fruit in these
houses, picked in the afternoon where
it would be kept in good condition
ready for shipment to far distant mark
cts at any time.
A MEETING of the subscribers to the
capital stock of the Philadelphia &
Smyrna Transportation Company was
held at the office of J. E. Tygert & Co.,
ON Monday, 10th inst, when the COM
pany was organized and the following
Directors, elected to serve the ensuing
year, viz: John H. HOffecker, John f.
Tygert, George G. Deakyne, H. S.
Tygert, Willard G. Pierce.
At a subsequent meeting of the
Directors, the following officers were
elected: President, John f. Tygert;
Secretary and Treasurer, Willard G.
| Pierce.
| ADVERTIsERs.-Jose III. Primrose
calls attention to his cheap sewing
machines and Spring stock of boots and
! shoes.
Wilmer B. Smith, the Wilcox &
| White Parlor Organ, and also watches,
clocks, jewelry, &c,
Messrs. Daley & Son, 307 North 2nd
Street, Philadelphia, superior advan-
tages in furnishing carpets.
Mrs. Virginia Downs, for young gen
tlemen bOarders.
Messrs. Elliott, Johnson & Company,
of Wilmington, that they pay three
per cent on all monies deposited with
them.
NEW IRON BRIDGE.-The Levy
Court Committee of both New Castle
and Kent Counties met on Monday at
Smyrna Landing and contracted with
Robert Morrison, of New Castle Coun-
ty, for the construction of new bridge
to take the place of the present one
which needs replacing, from decay, the
contract price being 1900. The bridge
is to be of iron, 40 feet span, wing walls
25 feet, front walls 20 feet, the stone to
be three feet at the base tapering to
J two feet at top and to be put together
with hydraulic cement. 1t will be
commenced from the 18th to the goth
of May las it will best suit the Tile
and Brick yards that will be seriously
incommoded) and will be ready for ust
within 80 days from the time the work
is commenced.
NEW BASKET MILL.-Stephen Walk
er, of Kenton, whom we noted some
time ago as intending to erect a baske
: factory at his saw mill, after getting
his material together, for commercial
considerations, changed his mind, pur
chased q corner lot of A. l.. Hudson a
: Clayton (the corner of the Horac
3 Spruance farm adjoining that town
. and ON Monday six carpenters com
: menced the busy work of erecting th'
structure with the expectation of haV
ing it done by the middle of May
n The building is 80 by so feet, two story
It and will be enlarged as the demand
It upon it increase. Mr. Walkers famil
l. iarity with the lumber business wi
e give him superior advantages in keeI
ing in supply of stock. The prOspeC
of better supply of baskets will
is appreciated by the peach grower
re especially the unfortunate ones who
s. the busy season last year could not g
< them for love nor money.
u THE TAX LEvIEs OF KENT COUNT
The following are the tax levies
s. Kent County, as furnished by Il
m books of c. ]. Hall, Clerk of the Peac