Smyrna times., 1885-10-21
A HEAVY rain has fallen to-day. fol
lowed by colder weather.

HENRY w. MORROW, of Wilmington
delivered an address in the interest Of
the Good Templars at the Town Hal
last evening. This closes his connec.
ton with the Alliance.
IN THE midst of the rain, this morn.
ing, the song of a chimney sweeu
swelled the harmony of the patterina
rain drops. The knight of the SCOT
brush is a very infrequent visitor to
these parts.
THE subjects of the two deaths re.
corded elsewhere, which occurred in
Dover, within the past week, Mrs,
Anna r. Scout and Garrett FOrcum,
were both, until the latter part of their
lives, residents of this section.
JOSEPH II. WRIGHT broke ground
yesterday for a double dwelling on
South street, adjoining the grounds OF
the public school. P. Graham & Son
also intend building, this Fall, on their
lot, on the corner of Methodist and
Pearl streets.
The series of evening meetings COM
menced last week by the pastor at the
M. E. Church have been continued
this, with more manifested interest on
the part of the membership than for a
long while. Two penitents were at
the altar last night.
MooRTON might very properly be
called the berry station of Kent county
if one might judge by the acres set to
fruit, especially in the section west of
that place. Especially is this so in re-
latlOn to strawberries. The patches of
the vicinity are innumerable.
MR.. STOCKLE, of Wilmington, who is
contemplating building a large hotel
at Clayton, where the Railroad hotel
now stands, was down yesterday, with
his architect in the furtherance of his
plans, which also includes a large re-
frigeratOr for storing beer.
DANIEL TURNER, a lad 19 or 90
years old, son of Daniel Turner. of
West Smyrna, has been appointed to
hll the position of assistant agent at
our depot, made vacant by the death
Of Edgar E. Spencer. There were a
number of applicants for the place.
ANOTHER communication from Fred
erica similar to a former one sent bv
Kent" has been received, but its pub-
llcation is deferred as the subject, if not
exhausted, has become tiresOme to
many of our readers who would like
the subject-matter both clean and
fresh.
The RINK will be re-Opened to-mor-
row night with the original midgets.
Edna and Ethel Taber of Providence
IL. L., one eight and the other six Years
old. They will perform some wonder
tul feats on roller skates. The floor of
the rink has been relaid and is in ex-
cellent condition.
A CONSIDERABLE amount of dollar
wheat found its way to market during
the past several days. This season the
farmer is always ready to talk business
when the grain merchant screws his
mouth up 50 that his offer will come
out one dollar bushel. The offers to-
day are below these figures.
Two young men of Kenton hundred.
came to town on Friday night, and not
only played billiards wildly inside the
room, but got outside and tossed ball
with such force as to send it directly
through both windows of Lewes 4
Prices phosphate office, lodging it in
the back yard. No arrests.
THE DelaVarean speaks of a "stir-
ring frost and the Newark Led0er of
one that was killing" but up
to to-day we have had neither a stir
ring" or a killing frost, which is not
often said for period SO late as the
2lst. 1t is reasonable to expect that
the white, chilling mantle will soon
fall on this section.
WIN. Z. MITCHELL, has cut down his
row of horse chestnut trees on Frazier
street. In addition to their being Door
shade trees for this climate, attaining
comparatively small size and becom-
ing rusty and decayed in appearance
as early as August, the boys gave an
noyance by filling his yard with sticks
and stones knocking down the nuts.
The farm of Thos. F.. Bailey at the
Seven HickOries," in the way of
thrifty orchards, finely cultivated
helds, well-kept premises, comfortable
dwellingand cOmmOdiOus OutbuildiDgs.
might serve as a model for the large
outlying section. The same cannot
be said for the fine tract a little
further on, formerly known as the
Gerker farm.
WIN. NJ. BELL, has put down in front
OF his residence ten foot wide nave
ment and substantial stone curbing COW
ering distance of 12O feet. and costing
nearly $3.50. Mrs. Margaret Lee Is
having II pavement of nearly as manv
teet put down in front of her new resi-
dence corner of Delaware and Soutb
streets, which she will shortly move in
from Kenton to occupy.
THE digging of the well at the water
works has been suspended for several
days because of the non-arrivaI of the
steam pump, which is necessary to
keep the incoming water out of the
way OF the wOrkmen. It has been ex-
pected every day for a week. The
walls of the engine house are going up.
and about half of the material of the
stand pipe arrived yesterday.
AN exchange says:
Tenants should offer up silent praver
mat may touch the hearts of landlords
30 that rents will not be raised higher"
The man who wrote the above don't
i've in a town where they have water
works. The prayer would not be in
applicable to US, however, this Fall.
NO one has right to complain about
his shoe until it pinches.
WIN. L. JOHNSON has contracted with
Z. Graham & Son, for the construction
)t dwelling on one of the lots he pur-
chased some months ago on South
street. The plans, after which the
house Is to be constructed. were drawn
oy Messrs. Graham 4 Son, of Whining
.On, and will be modern, cOmmodious
and handsome. The builders will com
nence the work at once.
OWING to the skill and kindness of
MS physician, DIR. Hamilton, of Odessa.
me Rev. l. ID. johnson has improved
n health very rapidly of late and ex-
poets to be able to resume his work bv
November. During his illness his pull
pits have been acceptably filled bv
Revs. Herman Roe, J. V. Smith. James
Stubbs and VIM. FAIRIES, of SMYRNA.
ind Rev. +. Welch, of Townsend.
A RIDE on the Delaware Railroad
to the traveller on the |
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