Smyrna times., 1885-11-18


wise much improve inside by new
coat of paint and paper. He has just
received a new stock of Holiday goods
among which are a full line of picture
frames and Christmas cards.
THE birth day party of Miss Rachel
Broadway of Thoroughfare Neck on
the 10th inst, was a pleasant social
event to the participants. About 40 of
her friends met at her home bringing
with them many useful and handsome
presents in token of their love, her par
ents not forgetting to provide a boInti-
full supply of cream and cake.
SCOUT FLANNER, formerly of the
Salvation Army, who visited our town
last June returned to Wilmington last
week with his wife and looking, the
papers say, as if he had Jared we'll. He
is going now on his own hook, hav-
ing severed his connection with the
Army, and wears a shining silk hat in
stead of his former Salvation Army
helmet
G. H. GRIFFITH takes the lead in
wheat "dOwn the Neck" his crops
looking almost as good as many do the
first of May. He has three fields, one
of them, the best, being seeded this
Fall the fourth year in succession.
The next best crop in this section is
that on "Mount Misery" farm that
obtained this sOubriquet some years ago
because it was such " sorry" piece
of land.
ONE of our oldest inhabitants tells us
that one Fall about fifty years ago navi-
CATION closed on the 18th of November
and did not open until late in the
Spring. The merchants had not laid
in their supply of Salt for hog killing,
and as our only means of transporting
merchandise then was by vessels, salt
had to be hauled from Philadelphia in
wagons, causing the price thereby to
rise in Smyrna to $500 per bushel
ARRANGEMENTS have recently been
made for the holding of the approaching
session of the Kent County Teachers
Institute in this town, December l1th,
18th and Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. Jahu Dewitt Miller will
lecture the first evening, John French
the second and Superintendent Will
liams the third. Further particulars
will be given when the arrangements
are more nearly completed.
A LARGE force is engaged this week
in laying the water pipe and it will
nearly or quite all be underground
by the end of another week. The com.
pletion of the we'll has been considera-
bly, impeded by the immense flow of
water, coming in faster than could we'll
be pumped off by the combined power
of two portable engines. Better ar
rangements have now been made, and
1t may be finished in a few days.
LETTERS desired for early delivery in
Philadelphia but which the writers fail
to get in the 345 mail, the last one
from this town, will reach there by be-
ing mailed to Dover from which place
a pouch Is sent on the Norfolk train
reaching Philadelphia in time for the
Z o'clock delivery An evening mail
was commenced on Monday, to Lewes
and intermediate towns. They have
heretofore only one mail day from
the North.
CHRISTMAS Books sold by subscrip-
tlOn only. The beautifully illustrated
works of Cassel & Co., entitled "The
Year" Sunshine at Home"
. The Girls at TinnemOnt and "Boo
Bep." They are printed upon extra
paper with good clear type. Sold at a
reduced price and are in every respect
suitable for Holiday presents. Mrs.
Mary Norris who formerly resided here
has the agency for them and will wait
upon our citizens.
A CONSIDERABLY amount of the
stock of this Wilmington Oil and
Leather Company, manufactured from
porpoise) is held in this place and the
holders feel that they have got a good
thing. Stock, par value S., sold readily
i'll Wilmington last week at $40. The
works, which are located at Hatteras
Inlet, North Carolina, and under the
management of Col. John wainwright.
OF Wilmington, commenced catching
the porpOise on Monday.
EDUCATIONAL item for the Teachers
Institute -" Art is a wonderful thing
The painter Rubens could change the
face of a laughing child into that of a
crying child by couple of dashes with
his brush," said an Austin lady to a
professor of the University of Texas.
: There is nothing wonderful about
that. l can do that with one we'll
directed cut of a peach switch. I've
dene it time and time again. renIied
the professor of the Texas Kindergar-
ten.
THE announcement of the death of
Charles Stayton, which we published
In our issue two weeks ago, we are
pleased to learn is not correct. The
news as it came to this town ought to
have been reliable. A woman who
said she was from that section of coun-
try was in town dealing at the beef
shambles Cf Jos. Z Williams and told
him the story so circumstantiallv as to
leave no doubt on his mind ms to its
correctness. 1t reached us as the cur
rent news of the town and we gave it
as such.
The following specimen of hvper-
criticism is not of that vulgar kind that
is occasionally used by members of the
press to others of the craft: ApDles
lost our first parents their home in
Eden, and brought on the Trojan War.
and started the gravitatation theory.
But their greatest exploit has lust oc-
Cured in Willimantic, the Chronicle of
which town says: William r. Fenner
lost COW lately by eating too many
apples: HOW Mr.. Fenner's cOnsump-
uon OF apples should have killed COW
is mystery"
ON Sunday evening between eight
and nine o'clock the house of !. Gonld
colored farmer residing on the State
road about three miles above this town
caught fire and burned down in a short
time. lie was absent from home at
tending church, no one being in the
house at the time but his wife On
discovering something was the matter
sne went outdoors and fOunnd the
roof IN light blaze. But little of the
furniture was saved. He was insured
IN tne continental Insurance Company
OF New York, }. B. Miflin, agent. for
$780, which it is thought will fully |
cover his loss.
THE wife of Col. Richard Johnson of
Massey's Md, whose serious accident
in falling down flight of steps fractur-
ing her skull was noticed in our last
issue, died on Thursday evening in less
than two days from the fall. She new
er recovered consciousness. Her funer-
al which occurred on Monday was
largely attended. Col. Geo. H Raw
mond and N. F. Wilds representing
the Fruit Growers Bank of which Col |
johnson is director, the first named |
l0elng one of the bearers. The place of |
lnterment was st. Dennis, Cemetaru