Smyrna times., 1886-06-23

anu OO4u tbo AOllOWSs u6 uOulG
farm, 85 acres, to Charles Raughley,
for $74.50 per acre a tract of IA acres
to the same for $3.50 per acre a tract
of 16 acres to DR.. VIM, Cooper, at $25
per acre; and 2 tract of 9 acres, to John
c. Bailey, for $61.50 per acre.
THERE are now fifteen boats of diff
ferent sizes on the mill pond and one
or two more are to be added, that of
Prof. n. M. Davis, to be launched in a
few days being a shell boat, 16 feet
long and 16 inches wide, intended for
fast rowing. Sailing parties are the
order of the day, or rather the evening,
and the pond is now the centre of
evening amusement for the young, as
the rink was a year or two ago,
SCHOOL TEACHER (preparipg SCHOLAR
for examination): "What a boy of
your age doesn't know the parts of
speech?" Boy: Nom" School
Teacher: " Haven't you ever heard of
noun" Boy: "Oh yes'm." b"
School Teacher: Well, what comes
next?" Boy: Don't know" School
Teacher: " A pronOun. Now please
remember that. Then there's the
verb. Now what follows that :" Boy i:
"a proverb."
LEVI c. GRIEvEs died at the resi-
dence of his father VIM. V. Grieves on
Sunday after 2 lingering illness of con-
sumption at the age of % years Mr.
GrieVes will be remembered as the pro-
prietOr of Collins Beach Hotel, during
which time it had a very popular run.
lie was yearafter that at the Port Penn
Piers but for the past three years inca
pacitated for business by failing health.
His remains were inferred yesterday
in the Episcopal cemetery.
OUR people fthe town and surround
ing country who want day of recrea-
ton should not forget the excursion to
Rehoboth. The advertisement setting
forth the particulas will be found else
where, There is no reason why this
excursion should not be popular one
for the people of both the town and
country. The time of departure and
getting home will just suit the country
people, the train arriving here in time
for them to ride to their homes before
early bed time.
The entertainment given in the
Reading Room, on Friday night, by
Smyrna Lodge. No. 8, !. O. g. r., was
attended by a good audience, the room
being filled and the stairway packed
with interested people. Through un-
avOidable circumstances none of the
gentlemen who were to speak could be
present. 1t consequently devOlved
upon the young people to furnish all of
the entertainment of the evening.
which they did with credit to them
selves and pleasure to their audience.
The Fruit Exchange perfected its
organization on Thursday by electing
the following officers: A. L. Hudson.
President; VIM. P. Cummins, Treas
urer Jos. L. Lavender, Secretary;
Local Board of Directors, A. L. Hud-
son, A. G. Cummins and Samuel Rob
erts. Two new members in addition
to those published last week were ad-
ded to the association, viz, VIM. P
Cummins and ThOs. Cavender, making
fifteen stockholders in all. They will
meet with the General Board of the
Fruit Exchange in Dover tomorrow.
THE young men at Clayton shouldn't
be so fascinating. 1t proved at least to
one of our young ladies a perplexing
embarrassment and loss. The Young
lady in question recently started to
KentOn by rail. While at CLAYTON. she
was so fascinated by the attentions of
young man of that town that she got
into the wrong car and did not dis
cover her mistake until she arrived at
Brenford. She had to retrace her
steps, and as the last noon train for the
day had gone, she did not get down to
kenton until the evening, all because
of this young man.
A PLEASANT wedding party assem-
bled at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Willard f. Weldon on Thursday even
ing last, the occasion being the mar
riage of their eldest daughter. Miss
Sallie Weldon and Marion Wood. Rev.
J. B. Quigg officiating. A number of
relatives and friends were present, who
at the proper time were invited to the
dining room where refreshments such
as are usually enjoyed at wedding fes-
tlvlties were served. 1t was a pleasant
evening to all concerned and the Young
couple have the best wishes of all for
theiF future happiness.
A MAN went up to the pbotoora-
piers and asked him if he CHARGED nc
much to photograph inanimate objects
as he did to photograph animates. The
operator said he didn't, that he came
down fully One-half Now" said the
photographer, "can do anything for
you ?" Well, yes" said my friend.
want my picture took; but you'll
nave to give me about twenty-five
per cent. off Tor, more accurately. 33I
per cent, by the accurate figures of oar
mathematical editOr), for I've got n
wooden leg" 1t was worth the money
Just to see that look of the photogra-
pher.
The strawberry season was proIong-
ed TINS year, by reason of the cool wet
weather to period of just four weeks,
coming to market first the oath Of May |
and ended Monday 2lst day of June.
Frank Collins who had a crate or more
on that day may have some more to-
morrow, but the strawberry season |
closed on Monday. The sea-
son oftener does not last longer than
between two and three weeks. We |
were indebted to Mr. Collins by the !
way, on Monday, for two boxes that,
coming after others were gone would !
have most any other season been pOted |
for their remarkable size.
THE Smyrna Record says that "the |
name soda water is a misnOmer, that
there Is no soda used now either in the |
beverage or in producing the acid that
what is now called soda water is Just |
ordinary everyday water, impregnated |
with earbonic acid gas, &C." One of
our druggists on reading the above ex-
pressed great surprise at the chemical
knowledge of the Young editor. He
says he has been dealing in soda water
from a soda fountain for a number of |
years, and there has never been a
dranght Of it from the fountain that
was not a product Of bicarbonate of
soda: Has the Record man been get-
ting his drinks mixed somewhere ana
have they soured on him9