Smyrna times., 1884-05-28

Mr.. FarsOn was buried at GlenwOod in 1869. The q
coffin, shroud &C., were in such a state of decay /
that to touch was to crumble. When the Gene {
terry is completed other remains will probably be 3
transferred to it. I
l. N MILLS is making some very important
changes i'll the railroad tracks at Clayton, the
space formerly occupied by the track running
into the engine house. used by the Smyrna branch
engine will be utilized in loading berries peach
es, &c, a branch track having been put in for
this purpose. This will be quite an accommoda-
ton to the shippers.
Miss MARY E. ROTHwELL met with a very pain
full accident on Wednesday last in getting out Of
carriage, spraining her wrist so badly as to in
capacitate her for performing her school duties.
Miss Rothwell has for sometime been teaching
the school in district No. p, New Castle county,
near Collins Beach. On account of this accident
she had to vacate her school for a few days
THE Smyrna Cornet Band went out one evening
last week to the residence of w. d. Hudson and
gave himself and bride a delightful serenade
The spread Mr. II. set before them was nearly too
much for some of the members. If these sere-
nades continue the patent register belts said to
have been used in a certain hotel some years ago
will have to be called into requistion for some of
the boys or there will be cause for apprehension
of a corner in Jamaica ginger.
THE Philadelphia Wilmington Il Baltimore
Railroad are putting troughs in the centre of their
tracks on the main line SO that water can be
taken by the engine while running If the Della
ware road becomes the through route which is
promised for it, very soon the same arrangement
will be employed upon it. The Pennsy is u pro-
gressiye corporation and the modern improve
ments will be supplied as rapidly as the demands !
of the road seem to require them
THE annual meeting Of the stockholders of the |
Delaware IL Chesapeake Railway was held in |
EaSton on the DIST inst. The following officers |
were elected for the ensuing year: President |
Isaac Hinckley; Secretary and Treasurer, r. |
Craven; DirectOrs-Isaac Hinckley Philadel- !
phia James b. Groome, Elkton, Md; Samuel
Wetherin oxford, Md. David J. Cummins,
smyrna II. b. Phillips Philadelphia; S. NJ. Eel
ton, Philadelphia; Wistar Morris, Philadelphia;
John p. Green Philadelphia; Edmund Smith,
Philadelphia
IN our exchanges we notice that farmers at diff
ferent points on the Peninsula are bOaSting of
their fine wheat fields. Thos. j. Marvel, of near
| Saughters Station has Il field standing over four
feet high If it be true that at the time of head
ing out is only = its height this field will surely
! be tall enough to bind. There are several fine
fields in our community.but we have heard none
Of our farmers state what would be an average
height Of their wheat The prospects are good for
a very fair crop and with the prospective large
| fruit crop our farmers have much indeed to en-
courage them.
THERE is a matter on Commerce street below
the corner of Main that our efficient Board Of
Health have doubtless failed to notice and Of
which complaint has been made, it is the stag
nant water which is allowed to remain in the
street gutter. Now that the hot weather is upon
us when disease germs are so rapidly multiplied
the health ofthOse in this immediate vicinity may
be affected as well as their olfacories This may be
a matter demanding the attention of the city
fathers as well as the Board of Health and for the
sake of those who live beside it we hope it will
receive the prompt attention Of the proper
authorities.
Col. GEO w. CUyDrINs has had force of work
men tearing down the little hunks that have
lined for many years part of Market street,
and has employed Lewis II. Peeky to erect at
once in their stead a two story dwelling, "a feet
front and "A feet deep No street in the town has
improved ir the past few years like this one and
with the fine dwelling Mr.. c. proposes to erect
another improvement will be added to those
already noted on this street. The hay scales are
also to be moved, it is said, as they would be a
serious objection in front Of Mr.. C's new dwelling
they will probably be moved to Van Gasken 4
t Cats lumber yard.
8 THOMAS KEENE. whose death occurred on Satur
day last at his late residence in Chester, Pa, and
whose remains were brought down and inferred
at Friendship NJ E. Cemetery on Monday last
:. was once prominent man in his neghborhOOd
e and an owner of considerable real estate in thi
b community. He left here some thirty years ago
e and has long been residentof Chester. rathe
remarkable occurrence is the fact that just thre
weeks to a day he followed his wife into eternity
a Three weeks ago last Monday sorrowing friend
- met her remains at our depot, and followed then
. to their resting place at Friendship, and on Mon
day last the same tribute Of respect was paid t
him.
= A LARGE shed, engine house and sand house
= AIvan Aliens brick yards in Wilmington wer
- destroyed by fire Monday night last. The fire OF
CURED after all the workmen had left and is SUI
posed to have originated from a hot box on
N shaft near the engine room. Among thepropert
ly damaged beyond repair is a boiler and 40 hor'
IT. power engine two clay tempering machines, tvs
e, new brick machines steam sand roller, grind'
anG sieve. Loss by the fire, between $4,000 an
$4,000, insured for 5000 or $1,000. Mr.. Allen ca
- not begin to estimate his loss as the brick busine
&c is Just now at its height. month or more wi
i, be required to repair the damage to the propert
- By this fire 50 men and boys are thrown out
employment
bo THE signal officers at Washington are very d
- sirous of getting at all the facts connected wi
~ storms especially thunder storms and viole
n, wind storms, and have accordingly establish,
70 centres stations at distances of aboutten mil,
Smyrna has been selected as one of the static
and Post Master Baggs has been supplied ii
Dr.. blanks to be Alled with such information as
es, can give respecting the temperature before al
I'm after the storm amount of rain fall velocity
be wind, the time of beginning and duration oft
nj thunder if any and in hail storms, size of ston
&c, in fact all the details of storms occurring
,,,, our community. The Government is anxious
nc make this department as perfect as possible a
10 has inaugurated this system of observations a
10 reports all over the country.