Smyrna times., 1883-05-30
SmVrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
MAY has been bad day for May
parties postponed generally to June.
WIN. H. WRIGHT, at Clayton, has
finished burning kiln of brick of over
100000.
HARDCAsTLE & JONES made another
large shipment of wool this week-S,0OO
pounds.
THE flower garden of Mrs. John II.
Bewley has been especially rich in
bloom the past week or two.
THE boilers for the new basket fac
tory at the Mustard Tannery are uA-
dergoing thorough overhauling.
In gathering and collating news, the
EUery EUening has never appeared to
better advantage than the present time.
STEPHEN WALKERS new basket mill
at Clayton expects to start up to-day
on the manufacture of peach baskets.
THE grist mill of DR.. E NJ. Cloak, in
Kenton hundred has been repaired
with q new breast water-wheel and
fore-bay.
This is Decoration Day, observed
throughout the country in placing
flowers on the graves of Union soldiers
who fought in the late war.
DON'T forget the strawberry festival
this evening at the Town Hall for the
benefit of the Tower Clock. Ample
preparations have been made.
POTATO bugs in our town patches
have been very much scarcer this sea-
son than last. A vigorous fight this
year might eXterminate the pest.
THE new express on the Delaware
road it is now stated will start on Mon
day next 4th inst, leaving Delmar at
o'clock A. NJ, reaching Philadelphia
at II o'clock.
THE Catholics will hold a grand
sacred concert in their church, this
town, ON Saturday evening, June 9th
Music by the choir of st. Peters Cathe-
dral, Wilmington.
HENRY C. MURPHEY of the GALLEY
Mills has put in new horizontal re
turn tubular boiler of 45 horse powe
capacity. 1t is of steel and will bear
pressure of 26O pounds.
THE first union services of the Meth
odist and Presbyterian societies will b
held next Sunday in the NJ. E. ChurcE
Rev. Mr.. Umsted preaching in tn
morning and Rev. Mr.. Rigg at nigh
THE building purchased of the Pres
byterians by the Catholic Association
of this town, will be dedicated undt
the name of St. Polycarp, by BishO
Becker, on Sunday, June 10th, at 10.S
AN.
JOHN BEDWELL's horse becaR
frightened and unmanageable at
bicycle which a boy was riding one da
last week, and ran away, upsetting M
B. and his wife, the latter sustainiI
internal injuries.
+. S. PHELPS formerly in charge OF
clothing store here but recently in Il
employ of Wanamaker & Brown, Phil
delphia has rented, it is stated, Goo
er's Hall" for the purpose of publis
ing a weekly newspaper.
EUGENE Downs, son of Nehemi
G. Downs formerly of KentOn, emplC
ed by the National Dredging Compa
of Wilmington had the two first fng'
of his hand cut off one day last wee
He is now doing very well.
Two hundred copies of FLO
Praise" have been received this we
and the members and friends of the
+. Sunday School will please not for
the meeting on Friday evening to p
pare music for Children's Day.
THE necessary money we understa
to put in the stopping, erect the brid
&c.,-$2, 800 at Collins Beach has
learn been subscribed and the work '
soon begin, that is, when the contr;
ing party has been decided upon.
REV. JOHN c. BROCK, of Pottsvi
Pa, succeeds Rev. A. A. Robertson
pastor of Bethel A. NJ. +. Church
this town, and the latter goes to "
Philadelphia. The first sermon of
new pastor will be preached Hext
day.
TIE rain showers were very pai
las, week, some neighborhoods rec
ing a good fall and others scarcely
at all. The heaviest rains were hey
the Maryland line. In the ST
North of Delaware they have hs
plenty Of rain.
MIR. FERREE the contractor for
new school house and the DireC
fixed the site and staked the groun
yesterday. Emory Lum and Ch;
Potts have contracted with Mr.. Fe
to make the excavations and ren
the dirt at Is cents cubic yard.
Two of our ladies on Main S
who give considerable attention to
tivating flowers have had some cl
ones stolen lately. They say
know who the guilty parties are
wish US to say that upless the plant
returned the theft will be exp
Last night again some pots Of tic
were stolen from the yard Of Nj
Beck
IT is probable that New Jersey
shippers will join the Delaware
pers in devising some scheme 70
safe return of fruit baskets, &C.
plan is to sell the basket with the
Salem Sunbeam.
The safe return of the fruit bas
as our cOtemporary states it, is
our growers want, which GER
does not embrace the other pr
ton to sell the basket with the fir