Smyrna times., 1886-03-24

town and Seaford, March 3Oth. j
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. +. J. Colts, Tuesday eve
ming, March Both, at half past seven
o'clock.
GEO. w. & S. TAYLOR, are shipping
quantities of machinery to
fill Spring orders, the Little Diamond
cultivators predOminating.
H1RNHEIMER receiveda full stock of
Spring and Summer clothing to-day
which will be opened at once to his
customers. See advertisement next
week.
"What is home without q mother"
has been answered by a hopeful boy |
who says, "that it is pleasant place |
when she leaves the key of the pam
try behind her."
The Quarterly Love-feast of the NJ.
E. Church will be held tomorrow
night, Quarterly conference on Fri
day night and the Communion service
on Sunday morning next.
ISAAC CLAYTON, colored hand on
the farm of Walter o. HOtfecker near
town had the first joint of one of his
fingers taken off while at work with a
corn shelter on Saturday.
WHILE we were having it so pleasant
Saturday and Sunday q snow storm
was raging in the Northwestern States
that stopped the cars, broke the trees
and telegraph lines and gave them a
snow fall of some two feet.
SUNDAY was the warmest day of the
Spring the thermometer rang
ing throughout the day between
60 and 7Oo. 1t was like May
day, soft balmy and inviting to the
open atmosphere. The birds were
merry in the trees, and the frogs held
a levee in the ponds, The day ended
with a thunder shower.
ABOUT this time in the year thin
soled shoes do their bad work. Pave
ments are cold without being muddy,
and the heavy boot and OvershOes are
discarded as out of date. Colds, pneu-
mOnia, or lung troubles. follow. Or
perhaps it is rheumatism that Furnishes
the violater of all health laws. No
matter what is the form of punishment
it is sure to come.
WILMINGTON has it's claims on our
people as the metropolis of the State,
and Harry Hart in his fine establish
ment on Market street two doors be-
low Fourth, "New York Clothing
Manufacturing Company" presents
strong reasons why our people visiting
that city should purchase their clothing
at his establishment. Read what hC
he says about a 'grand excursion,
, and grand spring opening"
Now that the Water Works are com
pleted and their jurisdiction estab
lished the work of introducing waite
into the housesis going on actively ant
ourplumbers kept busy, There are nov
some thirty water takers, and thi
number will be added to every week
Many who have been Indifferent or di,
D not expect to use the water at all, vii
3 be induced ere long to use it, impelle
thereto by its excellence.
"CLATE' CLEAvER, the colored ma
who was taken to the almshOuse a wee
e ago after being run into by the cal
i and receiving a broken arm and Othe
u injuries near KentOn, died on NOnda
J. morning. Cleaver was noted Chara
ter in his way, and was an object
v fear to some of our children and gre;
q amusement to others. "Clate's" hab
r of. imbibing, which generally unlOOse
h his tongue, got him into many word
contests. He was near 20 years old.
If THE members of the Smyrna LOdg
, l. o. G. T. will celebrate their first al
' niversary in the Town Hall to-mOrrO
~ evening 25th, inst. The exercises wi
consist of singing, recitation, addresse
&C., which will be followed by refres
a. ments. The latter will be particpat,
in by the members of the Lodge, q
Sc Good Templars Lodge of Dover, and
OF few invited guests of the town. tt
Lodge has been unusually prOsperO
ne and is to be congratulated on its sU
e. cess.
en- S. G. WILDs is making quite chan
IS on his new property near BrenfOl
that will add greatly to its appearan'
pe The dwelling has been moved to q b
We ter position and further from the ROT
N. and an addition is being erected to
ct % by IA feet, with pOrches front a
Sc back, being nearly the exact model
G. d. Collins, house in this town. WI
the house is completed the necessa
N outbuildings of granary, stable, s
US will follow. The work is being dc
10 by Weldon & Humphreys.
,as BY his advertisement it will be s,
that G. w. Willumsen, our cloth
opens with a full and complete line
1y- Spring and Summer goods for gen
| he 10 70 Insr al n
son offered in Smyrna. His cloths {
hu cassimers, English and Scotch goods
OF has imported himself direct from th
countries, so as to have just the quail
ers and style desired. His Gents Furn
o. ing goods have been made to order
be selected with especial care for his {
,ck. toners. He asks that our people
ect- and examine his stock.
THE publishers of The HOusekee
ay- price $1.00 per year have for sew
lrs- years advertised to send that excel
at Monthly to the first lady who s
res scriDes at any post Office for 20 cen
er's year, cost of postage and mailing.
offer is made to introduce the p;
where it is not known, and thousa
ON ', of large clubs are now sent to
ing offices where The HOUsekeeper first
res. came known in this way. Ask J
'6zO postmaster whether the paper hi
., q subscriber at your Office if not, {
pieu your 20 cents at once. Address b
eye Publishing Co., Minneapolis, M
pro- REV, EDWARD K. TULLIDGE
arly Philadelphia, son of Rev. DIR. Tnll
sful near this town will deliver lectul
nth the Town Hall tonight
ang- should claim the attention and pres
two of our gentleman and ladies who
icks thoughtful subjects. The disco
will be "Our Identity with the
ions Tribes of Isreal, ;" in which he will /
ibev satisfactory proofs he thinks, from s
); on ture and history, to show that the
sun- lish race are the descendants of
Zen lost ten tribes of Israel. 1t is at
,,,ov O novel thought that we run baC
was history to the Father of the faith
and such facts as the lecturer car
duce are worthy of hearing and
cure dering.
ne On Monday a notorious negro NJ
I1snV 'a!s Cephas Cooper went into l. X.
'ilce, mans place and wanted him to
, di n1' him for cigar, which being ref
I|en' Cooper struck ShOrtman twice. X
7 ac- ing him down. Walter Johnson,
n nOIl- Ored man came TO Mr.. ShOrtman
ironu cue, and there were two or
scrimages between the "darks"
ouses place before it was over. Cooper