Smyrna times., 1885-07-01

THE daily line to Philadelphia via
the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Rail
road and the steamer Thomas CLYDE
was begun on Monday to be continued
through the Summer months. The
trains will leave this town for boat at
11.30 o'clock, A. M, and the latter will
reach the city about o'clock in the
evening. Round trip ticket, 81 .25.
THOs. A. LAVENDER is likely to be
the possessOr of a brood of young par
tridges. In moving his hay last week
the knives of the reaper came In con-
tact with the setting bird, cutting off
both of her legs. Three of the eggs
were broken, the remaining twelve be-
ing taken and placed under a setting
hen who will no doubt hatch and rear
them with motherly care.
C. S. YORK, of Chestertown, Md, was
in town last week looking after the
proposed water-wOrks. Mr.. York has
had large experience in constructing
water-wOrks and when the question is
decided in our town, he will be an ac-
tive competitor for the job He says
that no securities are as popular as
water-works bonds, because they are
found to continually appreciate in
value.
THE visitors from our town to the
Masonic dedication at Dover, on We'd
| nesday evening, returned on the owl
train with a high appreciation of the
pleasures of the evening-intellectu
and gustatory. The chief address was
| by Prof. T. n. Williams, followed by
| shorter ones by Revs. Martindale, Quigg
and Ayres. The banquet was held at
the Capitol Hotel ending with some
witty speeches in response to tOasts.
PRESIDING ELDER CALDWELL, who
had been confined to his bed for sew
eral days by an attack of bilious, had
not sufficiently recovered by Sunday
| to fill his appointments. The rain
storm caused q small attendance at the
M. Z. Church here in the morning, the
Rev. Mr.. Quigg filing his appointment
at Central Church on the circuit in the
afternoon, the pulpit of the latter being
filled in turn in the evening by Rev.
Mr.. France.
BY advertisement elsewhere it will
be seen that the vote on the question
of water-wOrks for our town will be
taken on Wednesday, July 10Th. II
would have been better to have had
the law direct from the Legislature
but as it is thought best to canvass
the people, usually method of doubt
full prOpricty, it is hoped that those
entitled to a vote will look to the
good of the town and its future interest!
before casting their ballots.
THE Board of School Directors a
F their meeting on Monday evening
, elected Miss Carrie X. Budd, Of thi.
town, as the teacher for the eight
room, which will be commenced will
the beginning of next session. They
5 also decided to separate the boys anC
girls in the lower departments, Mis-
Spruance taking the boys in the SecOnt
: Primary and Miss Budd the girls il
the First Primary Miss Mcdowell tax
y ing the hoys and Miss Storm the girls
the two sexes coming together agaiI
D under Miss Doughten, in the SecOn,
q intermediate
OUR &" city COUSINS who usual
2, come along with the berry season an
t are well represented at peach colorin
e time and whose bright deeds were tn
l occasions Of several newspaper para
graphes last Summer, are beginnin
-, rather early this to "show Off"
u country methods The Brown lie!
y horn chickens are noted for starting
{ vigorous comb at very early age
A certain young lady visitor very fon
i of Spring chicken, as who of them
Il not, evidently did not know this, an
Y when one of them was carried hon
n the other day from the store she di
: not hesitate to pronounce it a fraud
there was no Spring chicken in tn,
bird. Obtaining consent, and in IL
: sweetest of sweet innocence, of 81
" started. and either from her bewitchir
% ways or from superior powers of arg
- ment, came near making the clerk co
~ fess that he had sold them an o
bantam rooster for a Spring chicken.