Smyrna times., 1884-04-23
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

ana luesuay.
Mrs. HANNAH HUDSON (Surgeon), |
is having the cellar dug for her new |
house on South street.
THE attention of the ladies is called |
to the advertisement of Mrs. M. f.
Lord in another column.
AN Italian string band, the first of |
the season, reached town Monday and |
some fine music.
On Sunday morning next the Rev. j.
B. Quigg's subject will be "The Tribu-
lum or Flail-Its Benefit"
w. o. HoFFECKER had a valuable
cow to get in the mire on Wednesday
from the effects of which it died.
The w. q. T. U. will meet at the
residence of Mrs. DIR. Ashcraft, on
Tuesday, May 29th, at 3 O'Clock.
R. M. JOHNSON has greatly improved
the looks of his property, by filling in
the grounds around the dwelling.
Jos. L. CARRIERS new home is as
suming quite a homelike appearance
and will soon be ready for occupancy.
THE Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet Tuesday evening, April 29th, at
Mrs. w. w. Tschudy's, at u o'clock.
The wasp" base ball club, of this
town, will play return game with the
Bundle bees" of Dover, in that town
on Saturday.
THE Guild of Dramatic Art Company
gave more than average entertainments
in the Town Hall, on Friday and Satur-
day evenings.
HELEN POTTER, the famous imper-
senator and elocutiOnist, will appear in
the Town Hall, this town, Wednesday
evening, May 7th.
H. d. BoYER's house at the corner of
South and Delaware streets, is rapidly
approaching completion, and bids fair
to be one of the nobbiest dwellings in
town.
THE School Directors are grading the
grounds around the new school house !;
thereby adding very much to the ap-
pearance of the stately building.
c. EDWARD GREEN, one of our en-
terprising farmers living beyond Clay
ton is having built an extensive harm
and cattle shed. Workmen from Will
mingtOn are employed.
GEORGE SIMMONS, the pitcher of the
Smyrna Base Ball Club, returned to
town yesterday, accompanied by a
young man who will play with the
club during the Summer.
The car containing O'Brien's big
elephant jumped the track at Clayton
yesterday morning, and the elephant
had to be removed before they could
get the car back on the track.
JAMES NANWINKLE has about com
pleted the addition to his house on
Methodist street, lmaking a double
dweiling) and his brother Joseph NOV
ed into one end of it yesterday.
J.P. STAAFs, engineer at Lewis &
Prices phosphate factory, met with al
accident on Thursday last by accident
ally catching his right hand In the en-
CINE and breaking his little finger.
THE Masons having possession of tn
room adjoining their hall will try t.
get doors cut so as to throw both room
into one. They intend to paper ant
| paint the room adjoining and possibl,
\ that of their hall.
A FEW days since lady paid Wis
= to Mr.. John Mustard and left sevent
a dollar contribution for the Presbyteria
: Church with a promise Of more in th
future. The Captain declines to 1te
L the donors name.
. A GREAT many horses are comm
and going from this section to Phili
delphia. The steamer Tygert carrie
twelve in one trip last week. Nearl
k as many are going up on the boat ;
q are coming down.
/ JOHN MEREDITH, who for some tin
o past has been engaged in the -four an
h feed store of Robert Denney, has le
and is succeeded by Harry Wrigh
. Mr.. NJ. will open a feed store ON Satu
a day in the Daniels Building opposit
: An interesting feature of the larJ
10 Communion at the NJ. Z. Church, {
g Sunday last, was the long stretch
Of years between two who knelt at d
n altar, the child of 9 years and "Aunty
Jones, who has just passed her 96
year.
Is The Dime Museum of Arch sire,
= Philadelphia, came down Delaware
get some of its curiosities. The stea
rs er John E. 1ygert carried them a he
to raised near Dover, weighing one thol
of and pounds which they now have
4. exhibition.
IS ALL Of our mechanics are very bu
en- SO much so that 1t is quite impossil
"A to get any one to do little jobs of
~ pairing or fixing up. THERE'S gene
complaint of scarcity of skilled wo
men and the outlook for busy year
'es building, &C., is most excellent.
Ia' A VERY noticeable feature of
ne Young Woman's c. T. u, held on I
he day evening last at the residence
he the Misses Beck, was q gOodly att
n. dance of young men--if the aver;
!, young man would walk in the footst
ne of his best girl all will be right"
80 THE work of replacing the fl,
!, gates at the pond is progressing SLOW
me much difficulty being experienced
on pulling out the foundation, the he;
the timbers being firmly imbedde6 in
Tow mud, and the prospect of an early ]
- over the dam at this writing is not v
encouraging.
uld
Ib;s WIN. BAKER contemplates NOV
into one of the residences ON MAJ
oi street owned by w. w. Tschudy, u
The week.
en- Mrs, C. N. Collins who occupies
the one adjoining, owned by the 81
party, is nicely fixed up, aud no dc
u"' as soon as the gas light is erected b
the Bess will boom.
t., Now is the time to straighten
Oiii bricks in the walk, clean up the
to yard, put the garden in order, fix
ong fences, get the sticks and cInders
of the way, beautify things arc
home, and so help to improve the
pearance of the whole town. Or
neatness and beauty are ennobling
gate educating influences in a commul
.n'S PASSENGERS arriving at Clayton
ious tined for Smyrna. NAV be please
rged learn That If there are ten or NOR,
any stead of waiting there for the 4
,,o, train the conductor will run his
'e TO town. Passengers should theF
III get in the car for Smyrna at once 8
.ens, conductor may know whether he