Smyrna times., 1885-10-21
Smyrna and Vicinity.


SMYRNA and Clayton each seem to
be entering on building boom.
THE Good Templars Lodge, of this
town, now number u members.
New process buckwheat is the latest
wrinkle in the way of -four manufac-
ture.
THE Odd Fellows are planting a row
of shade trees along the Cemetery
front.
JOHN WILKINSON, JR., has had a
bulk window put in his paper and
paint store.
THERE are said to be ten persons en-
gagged in the retail oyster business in
this town.
THE markets have been we'll supplied
with sweet potatoes, tomatoes, beans,
and green corn.
COMPLAINT is made that the cider
sold at an uptown store is too strong for
the boys who drink it.
THE heavy winds on the bay Monday
week blew schOOners ashore at both
Collins and Bowers Beach.
THE new dwellings of Mrs. NJ. H.
Carter, VIM. E. G. Bell and James
Van Wrinkle are going up rapidly.
THE flying of wild geese southwark
is an indication that ice is closing
in the waters of the higher attitudes.
JOHN R. WILSON is finding sale for
peach tree manure manufactured by
Williams, Clark & Co., Of New York.
JOSEPH L. BECKET's sale of carriages
was well attended on Saturday, and
prices obtained, in the main, fairly
good.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. w. w. Tschudyis. ON
Tuesday evening next, the 9th, %
O'clock
SOME Spanish Chestnuts grown at
" Belmont" measure nearly four inches
around them and an inch through, the
fiat way.
WM. H. BAGGs, who has n well as
sorted stock of boots and shoes, makes
a speciality of shoes for ladies' and
children's wear
A " PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE" party
has been organized in Onr town as a
social entertainment by a company of
ladies and gentlemen.
Mr. AND Mrs. N. Il. UNDERWOOD
will celebrate their silver wedding. on
Monday evening, Nov Goth, at their
residence near Kenton.
STRAW hats and the street sprinkler
were called in about the same time, but
the former break loose every now and
| then and come to town.
REV. DR.. CALDWELL, president of
Delaware College, will supply the pull |
pit of Rev. DIR. Umsted at the Presby- |
terian Church next Sunday.
ONE of our elderly citizens got what
is called " dead drunk" last week, and
it was currently reported around for a
day or two that he was dead
WE hear of farmer whose newly
husked corn has black eye from too
much warm weather and too much of |
1t III the crib at the same time.
J. HENRY JEFFERSON has sold to
John Viney, of RaymOnd's Neck. a |
building lot on East street, % feet front. |
nnning back los feet, for S135.
ALL our phosphate dealers seem to |
be satisfied with the Fail sales. leav |
ing them with exhausted stock to
start atresh from the foundation in the |
Spring.
The chestnut is not classified strictly |
fruit, bnt the boys and pigs do not |
step to discuss classiicatiOns of nature |
when such tempting fruit is within
their reach.
AN exchange says that folded |
newspaper placed under the coat. in |
the small of the back, is an excellent |
substitute for an Overcoat. Now is the |
time to subscribe.
TOMATO canning is about over for
the season. 1t commenced late. went /
along slow, but held out longer than /
usual. Nevertheless, as u season, it |
has been poor one.
K. II. DARRAH, of the Middle Alley,
took up last week from half an acre of |
ground, $50 baskets of potatoes. They
were of the Burbnnks, Scotch Blue and |
Scotch White varieties.
THE usual visit of chills and fevers
that takes place at this time of the
year, seems to be postponed this Fall
at least the doctors report it distress
ingly healthy in this section.
HENRY ID. WEBSTER, former resi-
dent of Blackbird hundred, but who
has been residing for some years past
IN Maryland, moved his family, last
week, from CeciltOE to Clayton.
}. b. MIFFLIN of this town who rep
resents the Continental Insurance Com
pany OF New York is working up a
good business. He also insures against
loss or damage by fire or lightning.
REV. J. b. QUIGG, p. H. T. WYATT
and Edward Gilbert were appointed to
represent Smyrna Lodge No. I7.LO.
q. T., at the State Grand Lodge. l. o.
q. l., which cOnvenes at Dover, to-
day.
ROBERT PYLE, of Wilmington. with
several helpers, is doing the brick
work for the water works contractors
our home bricklayers having their time
fully occupied for the remainder of the
season.
OUR post office has been out of postal
cards for about six weeks, which has
been quite deprivation to our people
but which has been in measure sun.
piled, recently, by DIR. E. NJ. Cloak, at
his drug store.
The mechanically straight rows of
wheat in their bright shade of emerald
makes the newly drilled wheat fields
objects of decided beauty, in the midst
OF decaying nature that everywhere
surrounds them.
PERSONS who have letters to send nm
on the last mail should bear in mind
tnat the mail closes at IA quarter to four
O'Clock, because of change i'm the car
time, half hour sooner than the sum
mer arrangement.
PERSONS in buying ten cent stamn
to put on a letter to pay for for imme-
date delivery, should not forget 10 mt
on the usual twO-penny stamp also. or
the letter will be held because of in