Smyrna times., 1885-05-13
Smyrna and Vicinity.

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ASPARAGUS is scarce in market and
high in price.
GEO. w. TAYLOR is having a double
bay window put in his dwelling on
lower Main street.
THERE has been considerable anx-
iety of late among the expectants OF
Federal patronage.
WE hear that Van Earl is the organ
list and musical director at the NJ. P.
Church, at Clayton.
l.. A. COTTON has just received a
large lot of Summer goods, beautiful in
style and low in price.
IF an abundance of bloom promises
anything, the apple orchards will be
well loaded with fruit this year.
REV. T. i. ToMKINsON will lecture
at BlackistOn's NJ. E. Church this
evening, his subject being, "Come to
Life"
THE new fence that encloses the
avenue over the mill dam is a great
improvement while it gives an assur-
ance OF safety.
Is THERE not to be strawberry fes-
tival or do the usual projectors think
the rink has run away with all the
spare change?
THE attention of merchants and
others is called to the advertisement of
c. J. Hall, Clerk of the Peace, in refer
ence to license.
THE report of the Fruit Growers
Bank shows deposits subject to check
of 1859, ,727.3l and loans and discounts
amounting to $237 ,Ol999
JOS. L. WILLIAMS will have to-mOr-
row Thursday morning at 5o'clOck,
one of the finest bveves That has been
in our shambles for long time. 4
A HASTILY gOtten-up hop, perhaps
the last Of the season, was given Thurs
day evening at the Town Hall, and
enjoyed by about twenty couples.
AS THE hogs are likely to stay this
season, why wouldn't it be in order for
the Ailanthus trees to 90? Something
of bad odOr should be on the move.
Big shad have been the order for the
Delaware catch this Spring, hut Port
Penn fisherman enjoys the distinction
Of standing at the head Of his class with
a nine-pounder.
The Americus Club at their last
meeting suspended dues from the first
of May till the first Of October, there
being money sufficient in the treasury
to meet all contingent expenses.
THE large dwelling of Mrs. Mary |
HOhecker ON Commerce, near East |
Street and the double tenant house of !
Geo. ID. Collins, on lower Delaware |
street are both nearing completion.
THE hot-beds of cabbage, tomato and |
sweet potato plants Of Leonard Revis |
at Duck Creek, with the thousands of |
thrifty plants, have been greatly ad- |
mired by those who have seen them.
THOMAS HELMsLEY has utilized the |
office that stood at Rothwell's Landing.
which was purchased at the Douglass |
sale and joined to his residence in
" Wrapping" by making little store
Of it,
JOHN DAVIS, 12-year-old negro. set
lire to the stable Of Jerry Jones Mon
day afternoon, and had it not been for
the aid of adjoining neighbors the
and contents would have
been destroyed
AT the session of the Levy Court of
New Castle county, yesterday, COM
nittee was appointed to inspect the
river bank at Collins Beach and report
what amount of money should be ex-
pended there for repairs.
JOSEPH l.. LAVENDER is making a
decided improvement in the appear
lnce of the farm which he recently
purchased in the Middle Alley and
went upon the first of March, for man
who don't know anything about farm
ng.
THE impetus given to the strawberry
plants by the late rains should remind
he growers that it will not be long be-
ore checks will be needed for the
)ickers, and that it will be wise to
cave early orders at this office to have
hem printed
p. GRAHAM & Son, who have sub-
contracted for building the dwelling
,arn, stables and other Out-hOuses for
=. r. Anthony's new place near town.
laVe commenced on the barn first,
which is to be very complete in all of
IS arrangements.
IHE Lutesville Tidettc contains the
.ddress in full of Medford II. Cahoon.
$50, of FredericktOwn, Mo, formerly
" this town, an able one on the origin
md workings of the order before a
9rge meeting of Odd Fellows, in the
.bove-named town.
IF we may judge by appearances,
he }. Frank Wilds farm on the Mid
lie Alley road was greatly benefited
Vhen Geo. T. HOffecker. a beginner ,
ucceeded the owner, the latter taking
n ONCE at Dover, which he is filling
With general acceptability. 7
IHE people of EastOn care more for
eaIth and comfort than they do for
ne stye, and so at the late town cleo
ION the anti-hog commissioners were {
iected by about twO-thirds majority.
ne people of EastOn are less swinisb
han they were given the credit for. !
WIN. P. FROUDE, who repaired So
lany sewing machines here in the
all, announces that he will visit
myrna the first and third weeks of
ach month, alternating with Galena.
Id. lie also wishes it understood =
nat he has no persons soliciting work 3
Dr him. WIN
The vicinity of Kenton has some
Iromlslng wheat fields, and there are il
KewIse between that place and the o
estern part of the hundred. some q
eids that will rank with the best r
ne improvements in farming. clearing n
and draining in this hundred are s,
arked on every hand. S
BAY trout, Or, more properly, weak a
81, made their appearance in market G.
ST week, especially on Saturday u
Ornlng, when between them and the 81
iad there were no less than nine fish 81
agOns in town. The waters of Della IA
are Bay furnish us very important 81
Cd supply for Spring months. II
some of our potato growers O.
I'VE tried the experiment of planting n
TX SEED IN each potato hill as a rem il
" for potato bugs, the latter. il il 4
ld' stunning all plants where the is
TX Is. The experiment will be al
atched with some interest but r.
5nrer reliance on Paris green. n