Smyrna times., 1883-03-28

moving day on Delaware street between
South and Frazier, of J. III. Jefferson,
and is having erected on it dwelling;
front 16 by 20 feet, sitting room IA by
16 and kitchen II by 16 feet The
frame is now. in place, and the building
will be pushed on to rapid completion.
ELECTION OF VEsTRY.-The follow
ing gentlemen were elected Wardens
and Vestrymen of St. Peters Church
at the discretionary meeting &c. |
w. Cummins, Senior Warden; DIR.
VIM. Cummins, Junior Warden Yes
trymen, w. T. Lavender, E. r. Sipple,
Jos. Kennedy, w. 2. Cummins, Geo.
B. Tullidge.
]. WESLEY JONES bought of one of
our farmers 19 pounds of onion seed of
the silver skin variety, something over
a peck in measure, for which he paid
the sum of $35. AS Mr.. Jones works
for at least the usual per cent which
would bring the value to over $40, the
transaction ought to show our farmers
the value of a crop to which little value
has been attached.
THERE are hundreds of people who
believe that Easter Sunday has some
thing to do with the prevailing direc-
tion of the wind, that is, from what
ever quarter it blows on that day it
will be mainly from there for the fol-
lowing six weeks AS the wind was
westernly, such people will expect it to
come from that quarter mainly for the
next month and a-half.
THE new dwelling which Geo. d.
Collins is having erected on Commerce
street (now in the hands of the plaster
ers) will make him when finished a
neat, comfortable and attractive resi-
dence. The rooms, especially the bed
chambers, are ample and present an
air of comfort. Porches are yet to be
erected from the bay window East at
the front and at the rear of the house.
SLEIGHING at Easter is rather an un-
usual event with us, but such was the
case this year. The six or eight inches
of snow that fell on Friday night pre-
sented on Saturday morning strong
inducement for the lovers of this sport
to turn out, and for several hours the
jingle of the bells was quite lively. In
the afternoon it was too soft, but snow
remained on the landscape for two
days.
The proposition to amend our Town
charter so as to give the commissioners
power to erect water works as safe
guard against fire is, as might be ex-
pected, not without it's earnest opposers,
the main argument being the incubus
nf 1alN
Commissioners do not propose to enter
upon the work at any time of erecting
water works until authorized by the
citizens.
SHAD.-The advanced guard of the
| shad fishermen, five boats, reached
Bombay Hook on Saturday. Their
first days catch on Monday numbered
four, and four more yesterday, six of
them coming to this town and selling
at dollar a piece. Other boats are
expected down this week and by next
week the whole number, eighteen
boats, are expected to be down to the
Hook. The fishermen are anticipating
good prices this season.
THE Smyrna special correspondent
of Erery EUening possesses a lively
imagination. In one of his letters last
week to that paper he states the peo.
pie of Smyrna had bought the right Of
way for the Delaware Railroad, which
no one knew anything Of but the cor
respondent. On another occasion he
writes that one of our citizens married
his mother, and in the same article
that Robt. H. Cummins had sold his farm
to John Anthony, neither of whom
knew anything of the transaction
Perhaps he can tell that journal wher
the pigs will begin to fly.
INITIATORY steps were taken at the NJ
E. Church on Sunday by bringing tn,
subject to the attention of the cOngre
cation, looking to the purchase of ;
new pipe-organ to take the place o
; the present one, which it is considere,
f has served its day and generation an,
} done all that ought to be asked of il
. A new instrument, one to meet til
wants of the church will cost fror
: 81 200 to 81 800 which will no dOuh
I be speedily raised when officially sc
! before the congregation, for this is
t matter that concerns them rather tha
the regular church authorities.
T. BUSINESS NOTICEs.-If our reader
want to know what is comprised in
: stock of Spring goods, let them loo
> down the display advertisement {
John B. Cooper and then recapitulatt
f w. b. Megear calls attention to san
q pies OF custom and ready-made clothin
. from q very large stock
). DR.. +. M. Cloak, Collins Sure Cui
for different diseases.
John Wilkinson, Jr., in busine
/. locals, paints, oils, wall paper, windov
shades, &C.. And, also, in the adve
|. tising columns, Kalsomine.
l. EiChman & Meier, 500 Arch stree
, Philadelphia, custom made clothing.
ARTEsIAN WELL.-The CoopC
Brothers Whose advertisement has bee
n n in the TIMES for several weeks) ha,
II during the past week sunk an Artesis
- well at the new residence of John
- Cooper, distance of As feet below Il
N surface. The iron pipe is driven un
there is considerable resistance when
Is drill which works inside, opens Il
h. way. The work attracted considerat
% attention. This is the only one
,e private use in town, the Messrs. Tayl
,v having one at their machine sho
= which supplies the water for the e
gine. In addition to cheapness, t
he desirable feature is that frogs, snai
ar insects and drain water can never Q
to into the well and affect the health,
)r. is too often the case.
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MATRIMONIAL.-The Newark, n.
Sunday Call has the following item:
K Shortly after IL o'clock on THU
y. day morning the Rev. S. l.. Baldwi
'te of st. Paul's M. Z. Church, united
m marriage at the parsonage, Mrs. Lot
re j. Hoffecker, sister of Mrs. S. l.. Bal
win, to Mr.. John III. Hoffecker,
I.s Smyrna, Del. The bride wore a toi
nj, nJ of electric blue, with steel trimmin
lie duchess lace and crushed roses. T
~ ,o invitations were restricted to the i
-, mediate relatives of the couple. AT
~ the ceremony Davis furnished q 81
y stantial breakfast. The bride has
ceived many presents, which ha
err been forwarded to her new home
ed Delaware, whittier the couple q
ed. many guests departed in the afternot