Smyrna times., 1886-04-14
Smyrna and Vicinity.
GORDON MAGNoLIAs are in bloom.

vertise a full line of berry crates.
The swelling budsand softer temper
ature indicate that gentle Spring has
come.
LAIRD, SchOber & Mitchell's Infants
and Children's Fine Shoes just in. See
them. JOHNSON BROs.T
The thermometer was ambitious of
Summer temperature yesterday, regis
tering 75'.
THERE seems to be no rage for base
ball this year except among the very
small boys.
Miss S. B. COLLINS, is in the city to-
day purchasing an additional stock of
Spring goods.
The painters have given the new
front of VIM. A. Faries' dwelling a de-
cidedly tasty finish.
THIS is the month to clean up your
back yards, cellars, ashpiles, &C., see
that it is done well.
The shad fishermen at Bombay
Hook have thirty nets and catch from
5000 to 1000 shad Il day.
BISHOP CAMPBELL it is expected will
preach at the Bethel A. NJ. +. Church
of this town next Sunday.
J. II. JONES, Woodside, Del, shipped
a valuable trOtting horse to Philadel-
phia ON Mondays steamer.
THE attention of persons wanting
carpet weaving done is called to the
advertisement Of Chas. Il. Daley.
EASTER Sunday occurs this year on
the 25th of this month. No person
now living ever celebarted it on so late
a date.
JUST think of it! One cents worth
of Planet or Star Bone Phosphate is
sufficient to fertiize from Is to 20 Hills
of Corn. 4
THE black martins that usually ar
rive from the South on the full tide of
Spring, made their appearance a day
or two ago.
THE peach buds are nearly ready to
bloom. There are great many more
developing buds than was thought
would be the case some weeks ago.
LARGE stock of Peach trees for
Spring Planting at 3 to 6 cents each,
Also, other stock. Price free. r. s.
Johnston StOckley, Del. T
JOHN B. STRADLEY, of Wilmington
came down yesterday and painted q
large sign for Jas. c. Lasseil & Co..
to put up in front Of their new place
of business.
EVERYBODY should raise more corn
per acre, but "yOu cawnt do it ye
know" unless you fertilize with d
little Planet or Star Bone Phosphate
your success is assured. 4
CARDS are out announcing the we'd
ding of Miss Kate Spruance and Jas
II. Roberts at the Presbyterian Church
on Wednesday afternoon next, 2ls
inst, at o'clock p. NJ.
THE new law passed by the Mary
land Legislature reducing the marriage
| fee to one dollar is at a strike the Della
ware parsOn, many couples yearly com
ing over the line to have this little mat
ter attended to.
WHILE the price of Corn is so low
you must raise more of it per acre
This can easily be done and with little
expense. Try Star Bone or Plane
Phosphate once and you will be sur
prised at the result. r
w. ii. BAGGs, has received ful
stock of Spring shoes for ladies anC
/ gentlemen. For the latter he ha!
something new in the way of a special
! ty,-elegant shoes of French Calf, Por
pOise and Alligator skin.
JOS. Z. CARTBR Of this town did som,
nice decorative papering for two of tn
residents of Middletown last week
THAN" Williams and VIM. p. Miflin
Mr. Williams is not yet occupying hi
house, but expects to soon.
ROBBINS Circus gives us the 90 b,
this year, going from Dover Uia Clay
ton to EastOn on the 22d. 1t will saw
to our people many fifty-cent piece
that will otherwise circulate through
the usual business channels.
AT the meeting of the CLAYTON Saw
ings and Loan Association money soil
at 26 and % per cent. premium. ]
was deemed advisable to increase tn
limit of shares in the new series, an
the secretary has been instructed I
receive additional subscriptions.
r. S WILDs, wishes to inform hi
friends and the public that he will re
turn to his old place in the retail Cloth
ing House, of A. G. Yates q Co., No!
COZ, 604 and COG Chestnut street wher
he will be pleased to have them ca
upon him. T
AT the request of some of the youn
men Of our town, the Rev. Mr.. GOrdo
postponed the lecture which he prC
posed delivering on Tuesday evening
until Thursday the 18th inst. The lel
ture which is for men only, will b
given in s.. Peters Chapel at 7.30 p. n
Ali men in Smyrna and vicinity are il
vited TO attend.
GEO. c. RoTHwELL, brought to OF
Office yesterday some sample twigl
from his peach orchard full Of health
buds. His trees, as do those of h
brotAer Frank, promise a full crol
And yet in an adjoining neighborhoo
there are orchards that have had II
very best care that hardly have liz
blossom. Such is the peach.
MEssRs. Tschudy, Cats and Eval
whose trip North was noted in our la
issue, had the pleasure of sno
storm and a plenty of snow tif thi
was pleasure) all the time they we
! in New York state, and when at Mia,
4 ara Falls this day week rode all abOI
the place and over into Canada in
sleigh, the ground being covered vii
snow ten or twelve inches deep.
j You wouldn't think Of working yor
: horse without feeding it. Isn't it ia
9 as unreasonable to work your lar
I without feeding IL? Feed your lar
;. with Planet or Star Bone Phosphate
: and it will feed you" 4
f Large quantities of shin Iumb,
l. from the Skaggs tract where it W
J. sawed, passed through the town Ia
= week to be loaded on q
r barges at Smyrna Landing, from viii
place it will be conveyed to VIII
Hall, N. Y. Congressman Burleigh
"a Northern New York is ut the head
I this firm of. ship builders. The bare
p number five and will carry away abo
1t 100000 feet Of lumber.
!. THE Spring Manifesto Of Oak Ha
~ corner OF 9th aud Market streets, Ph
<. adelphia will be found in our advert
" ing columns. This is an old establi,
q ment and perhaps no clothing house