Smyrna times., 1885-01-28
Smyrna and Vicinity.

February.
ABOUT a dozen of our young people
expect to attend the ball at Middle
town tomorrow night.
WE are indebted to State Senator w.
I. Cavender for copy of the Biennial
Report of the State Treasurer.
The property on Commerce street,
near Pearl, recently purchased by Jos.
L. Cavender, has been sold to William
H. Sithens, for 81 $50.
A FULL attendance of the members
of Smyrna Conclave, No. As, l. 0. H.,
is requested this evening, at O'Clock.
of importance.
The protacted meeting at the NJ. E.
Church is on its fourth week without
any decided results. Rev. DR.. Cald-
well preached last evening.
A.P. GRIFFITH & Co., have sold the
lot on East Commerce Street, belong
ing to the estate of the late William G.
Eliason to Frank Murray, for 1915.
WE are indebted to the Hon. T. F.
Bayard for public document contain
ing the last Annual Message and De-
partment Reports Of the Government.
JOHN P. COLLINS, of ThorOughfare
Neck, shipped a pair of fine corn fed
beeves to Philadelphia by the TygeH
last week and has better soon to follow.
ADRUNKEN fracas occurred on Satur-
day night in one of the back streets in
which man named Shelton was cut
by knife in the hands Of another man
named Still.
H. c. MURPHEY has resumed the
management of the Alley grist mill,
G. II. Bell who had it under tenure the
past year, having moved to a mill near
MiddletOwn.
JOHN r. WILSON has u new corn
called Waushakum which he has on
sale for seed corn, that much excels in
yield he says the varieties now i'll use
in this section.
FRED. J. CARTER who has been run
ming an oyster saloon this winter in
this town has had good offer from
POyneer the fan man, and will join him
sometime in March.
ROLLER SKATES were patented in
1861, but never became popular until a
few years since, when the patent eX-
pired and the skates were put upon the
market at a low price.
ROBERT RICEand Jerry GOldsborough
near this town will contest pigeon
shooting match at Dover, tomorrow
with R. d. Glow and -- Brown, for
$50 a side and Is birds piece.
The second annual meeting of the
Delmarvia Phosphate Company, last
week, elected John d. Burton of Dover
President 7. T. Lacey, Secretary and
Treasurer, and II. p. HAZEL, Genera
Manager.
THE Daniels farm, containing 81.
acres, in the Middle Alley, recently
sold at Sheriff sale and purchased by
the heirs of John A. Cavender, has beer
bought of them by Jos. l.. Cavender
one of the heirs, for $500.
Two YOUNG men in town, it is stated
have collections of postage stamps
numbering each about 300 differen
kinds, but probably the most curious
collection is one of over 800 tObacc,
tags, by boy twelve years of age.
STOCKLY DANIELS lost one of hi
best horses on Sunday. 1t got out O
the enclosure and went over to tn
adjoining farm of d. /. Spruance, ant
while there, either while playing 0
from a kick, had one leg broken an,
had to be killed.
INVITATIONS are out for the weddini
of Miss Lille Register, daughter c
Charles II. Register of this town ant
DIR. Anderson of Denver, Colorado
The wedding will take place at th
residence of William Dyer in Dover
next Wednesday.
AT pigeon shooting match yestel
day morning in Ransom's field the 70
lowing was the score +. Thomas Clay
ton, 10 shots, 6 birds; John Slyhoff, /
shots, 3 birds Clinton Ransom, ]
shots, 2 birds; G.. A. Wick, 8 shots,
birds; Robert H. Hill, 10 shots, 8 bird
J. II. JEFFERSON has sold his pr,
perty on Main street, occupied by ia
DOughten and which adjoins the pr
Z perty of Mrs. Harriet r. Carrow,
Thomas i. Carrow, Of New York, f,
81 ,450; also, a lot on Chestnut stree
: 25 by l05 feet, to Mary Downs for $l4
!, AN invitation is extended to Il
parents of the children and friends
7 the school to attend the public exam
j. nations tomorrow and next day. +
g aminatiOns will be conducted in Il
upper rooms both Thursday and Fl
, day and in the lower rooms only {
i Friday.
MRS. SAMUEL DERRICKsON died
e her residence in ThOrOughfare Nee
on Saturday morning, after week
illness of typhoid fever. Her death
greatly regretted throughout the Nee
Her maiden name was Lyman. II
y remains were inferred at Friendsh
e Church this afternoon.
e THE public sale of Gideon Speakm
'e yesterday was well attended and t
articles in the main brought very sat
factory prices. B. V. Weldon was I
auctiOneer and elected much CONNIE
10 datiOn in his tact and effectiveness
5, getting the attention of the people a
le presenting the object for sale befC
,f them.
es 81. B. COOPER's VACATION" is t
n heading of his advertisement in viii
he announces a change of business,
ie which we call the attention of c
ID readers. He has a stock of first-cl
st dry goods which he wants to dispt
,d Of by the first of March, and to do
- he offers them at prices that will S
~ the purchasers.
= When Cox was around last Fall c.
ing in the straw hats he missed {
III man, at least one was in town vest
es day with a straw hat on, that lOOl
of as if it had been bleached for the OC
a sion. He was clad warmly in ev
~ way except the head, which he seen
en- bent on giving a good airing. He ,
be from the country.
lr- Mrs. MARGARET MALLALIEU v
on moved from this town to Milford alb
.lv sixteen years ago dropped dead as
m was leaving the supper table on Sat
day evening, 18th inst. Her husba
OF James Mallalieu, died at the SO
be place some two years ago. Mrs. \
of lalieu was fifty-twO years old,
leaves one daughter and one son.
he THE English sparrow though u
90 IS too small for game, but quite a s
~ cessful method has been adopted
ms catch them in this vicinity. In tw,
ut. | three cases thew have left the trees