Smyrna times., 1885-04-29
smvrna and Vicinity.


THE dry-goods men will now have
boom in selling light goods at light
prices.
APRICOTs, peach and cherry trees
have all blOssOmed nearly together
THE spring.
THE spring term Of court now in sescc
sion is calling the usual number oil
persons to Dover.
SOME of our shade trees have come
out in leaf during the past week sufti-
cient to cast a shade.
THE growing crops had the benefit
of a thunder storm and heavy fall OF
rain yesterday afternoon.
THE rink will be open tonight and
not Friday night. Tomorrow night
there will be a masquerade carnival.
THE white and purple magnolias
in full bloom, fragrant and snowy, were
the attractions at Belmont a week ago.
THE painters brush is doing wonders
in transforming some of our plain resi-
dences into handsome cottages and
villas.
THE season of bawl, including base
and all. has broken out with its usual
spring righteousness with the boys
who run the streets.
CLAYTON Is building more houses
now than Dover. Has it captured that
big building boom SO long in the pos
SaCciOn Of the caDital?
e. II. EVANS, son of Jonathan B.
Evans, of this town, has bought of >.
P. Wright his 7th and Mifilin street
drug store, Philadelphia.
c.. F. GIFFINBERGER, JR., of Middle
town will soon embark in the hard
ware business at Clayton. The store
he is to occupy is now being built.
FROM winter overcoats to linen dust
ers is a transformation quite as hard on
humanity as it is on the clOthiers who
are overstOcked with spring goods.
S. OLIN URIE, a former resident of
this town, for the past several years
residing in Philadelphia, was married
to Miss Hattie l.. Coleman of that city
on the 18th inst.
THE low temperature this morning,
So, several degrees below the frost point
with likelihood of going as low or
lower tonight is anything but desira-
bic to the peach growers.
WIN. II. BAGGs who was a delegate
to the annual meeting of the Supreme
Conclaye of Heptasophs which met in
Pittsburgh last week, reports the asso-
citation in a fine condition.
THE Philadelphia papers of Saturday
record the death of Geo. w. Nickels,
at the age of71 years-the first boarder
with his family at Collins Beach when
it was first opened in 1850
THE Misses Rebecca and Anna
| Onley, formerly of this town, but fol
the past several years residing in Phil
adelphia, have opened large boarding
house in HaddOnfield, n. j.
THE old peach trees are blooming
out with an unusual sparse number OF
blossoms, as if they hadn't many to
spare for the frost and curculiO. The
young trees have more like the usual
quantity.
THE first load of tile manufactured al
the new tile yard of Jerman & COsgrit
passed through the town yesterday
/ They are now in full operation ant
filling orders as fast as the work cal
be turned OIL.
MILES V. LEvEY Of New Castle ha
/ 6 TTo,rratf Of Dlailu udoIp,hIt
through ]. H. Hanson, Real Estat'
Agent at Townsend, a tract of lam
near Vandykes station containing II
acres for $1,000.
THE cattle have come through tn
winter looking thinner of flesh than 70
a number Of years; in fact they entere
it in poorer condition than usual be
cause of the long drought and shoI
pasture last fall.
Mrs. ISAAC PENNEwELL fell on Sal
urday while descending a flight {
: steps and hurt herself severely, but NJ
e seriously, fortunately breaking Il
| bones, She was confined to her ROOF
, two or thFae days.
q THD Salem Sunbeam IN the two 70
: lowing items pOkes fun at Helawal
u over the '' fishery war. -" DelawaI
+ is a little tin Russia on wheels"
T. "TO the State of Delaware Lee
y Albeit is loaded Forbear"
4 WILLIAM BRADLEY down the Meek
4 has two fields of timothy grass thi
: look remarkably promising for a goo
Z hay crop. A field of young clover
n Alex. GoOden on the adjoining farm
r also very promising for the land.
} OUR phosphate men are DOW in Il
y spring time of sales, exceled only in i
v tensity of business activity by the al
: tumn sales. Their special brands a
set forth in our advertising column
Is which they are ready to back up wi
ie testimonials from our reliable farI
10 ers.
Of THE owner of the property nj t
mill pond, John G. Corbit, will so,
have the avenue leading over it pro
erly enclosed with Il fence, which W
~ give Il sense Of security to traveller
n which they cannot have ia the presc
t. unprotected condition of the emban
,s mentS.
IL WITH the opening of the cherl
plum and pear blossoms come Il
- merry notes of the wren, the catbil
:" and the thrush on a return trip frC
er the South to unite their voices wi
v those Of the robbin and other swC
It. sOngs,eFs in singing the praises
n spring.
IN THE cleaning and the whitewashi
. Of cellars, removing accumulate
from about neglected premises, &
~ has been the order the past week
II two with II number of families. ]
re the gool work continue until eve
.ir disease producing place is eatircly IT
- OvatcG.
ok w. F. CLEAEsTs has just return
ot from The city with 3 full line of nOV
ties in dress goods. groceries.
Among the specialties are u igler Br,
he ladies handmade common sense shC
.ly neat, durable and comfortable.
nd will do well to give him a call.
:, advertisement next week.
he THE frequent and sudden changes
Ct the Temperature in the winter, by wh
means the ciOVeF roots were drawn
We to the surface, gives the pasture liC
of in the language Of the farmers W
ye- " sorry " look. May, for this rea
si- will hardly make the usual change
Il. the butter and beef market.
of THE men who like to get mo
in without earning it in the legitim
a,a way were kindly taken care Of on