Smyrna times., 1884-06-11


We have received q neatly bound copy of q
pamphlet Ist issued by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company containing a list of the Summer
excursion routes, and handsome steel plates of
the various Summer resorts together with a
graphic description of the respective places, and
the rates of fare from the cities thereto 1t is the
most handsome work yet issued by this wide
awake railroad corporation.
FRANK WELLS commission merchant, who
travels up and down on the Tygert reports that
strawberries knocked the props from under the
Spring chicken market dropping it from 30 cents
to 25 cents per pound. He has handled quite a
good number of Spring chickens from this COM
munity this Spring, and has been getting, until
Strawberries went in so abundantly, good prices
But Spring chickens and Strawberries he says
don't go together
On Friday afternoon last gay party of our
young ladies and gentlemen consisting Of seven
or eight couples went down to Woodland Beach
on picnic. The occasion was one of extreme
pleasure to the entire party. The gentlemen Of
the company began preparations for the Sum
mer's campaign by taking an iniatory bath The
trip to Woodland was made in q large hack and
of course the pleasures of the afternoon and even
On Thursday last Voshell, Groves Il Co., one Of
our enterprising real estate firms sold the house
now occupied by John Cosden at the corner of
Market and Commerce streets to Miss Mary f.
sayin for $500 Miss savn proposes to convert
the front room into u store and will move her
business from the Johnson building into her new
quarters. Mr.. Cosden has occupied this property
as residence for the past 81 years. lie viii
move to his property ut the corner Of South and
Delaware streets, when he gives possession to
Miss sayin
THE Woodland Beach Association have had the
plot of their grounds, recently made by Jno H.
Hohecker, autographed and a large number
printed This plot shows lGi lots, each 81 feet
wide and li7l5 feet deep. Each lot fronts or faces
ON so feet avenue The association offer these
lots for sale. They hope to make Woodland Beach
cottage city Geo Money, of Delaware City
the general manager OF the association, was in
the TINES Office last week and said that they pro-
posed to make public sale of these lots some
time in July,and on that occasion the Thomas CIyde
would make an excursion from Philadelphia in
order TO give those desiring to make purchases an
opportunity to be present. Due notice of the sale
will be given.
gentlemen both of whom have for some weeks
been corresponding for the same paper taking
each other for subject. On Monday week ma
tiers assumed "A definite shape when Cenci." the
females nom dc plume, drove to Hartley and
made application at each store in the place for a
cowhide failing TO procure this She sought IL
horse whip declaring that She proposed to pub
lcly hcerate the back of her brother cores
NON .1..Yl ffe II - M
disposed to pour oil on the troubled waters and
accordingly declined to sell either article asked
for. Not satisfied with the efficiency of her pen.
ana tocd in this attempt to develop her muscle
She resorted to her ever ready imp'ement-her
tonguc-and the uir was filled with eluqueuce %
for some moments.
Posr MASTER BAGGs was the recipient the other
day Of a rather curious letter from Penusylya-
mia town The writer evidently has not kent mn
with the news or doings Of the times or he would
not ask the absurd question, is the whining
post still in vogue in your state" He claims 10
be making collection Of curiosties. and want,
piece of weapon that has been used on some
criminals back to alorn his cabinet Well 10 a
/ PennSylvanian, a Delaware whipping post may
be a curiosity but 10 us II is our sheet anchor
against petty crimes. II isa rare occurrence that
the same individual is compelled to embrace il
the second time, and while its good effects are So
apparent this commonwealth will be slow to re-.
linquish il, Notwithstanding the eHemirnte
rhetoric concerning its being relic Of barbarism
/ Nc, that is employed against H.
4 JUST how completely household is broken up
+ by the wife absence and how absolutely ignorant
husbands, as rule, are of household affairs is
I demonstrated in an incident that occurred rc.
/ Gently. The wife was away from home on a visit
I Of several days and the husband after clearing
out the iarder of the catablcs left by his good wife.
sailed forth TO provide for an evenings repast
tackling clam vender he cnquircd how many
/ CLANS were enough for two when one of tbeln
was not very fond Of the Livalye? Thecln1n man
measuring him from head to foot and not fora
moment dreaming that h. was the one without
the ravcnous appetite for the dish at once replied
fifty. The husband, inexperienced in marketing
gave his order foI this number. At supper ne
/ began on them, and says he had clans al eycry
meal for week and had his wife not returned
he believes hc would still be trying to get himself
outside Of some Of those everlasting clans.
ON Sunday morning last just as the NJ. F.. Con
/ gregation were ready 10 go 10 their homes a tre
mendous dash Of rain came down that made our
streets, as it were like so many creeks This gust
was very restricted in its limits coming down i'm
torrents here in town and just beyond the pond
there was not enough 10 lay the dust. and a
] couple OF miles from town on the east side there
was none 0t ALL In Dover the rain fall was also
tremendous amounting to Inches Agcntleman
who came from SndleEyille Nd in the after.
noon said that the storm had travelled i'm narrow
belts, in some places the road would be fun of
water and then a stretch of three or four tniles
would be passed without any signs of rain, when
again point in which the fall had been tre-
mendous would be reached Hail also accom-
panied the rain in some places. he said. The en-.
! tire distance from Suddlersvillc 10 Smvrna was
covered by these alternating belts. of about three
miles in width. Of rain and sunshine. mud mud