Smyrna times., 1886-05-26

/ n. ACCONAUGHY, OF CLAYTON, last
week entered his new dwelling built
on the Bayard tract. Henry D. Web
ster has his house, adjoining, nearly
completed, as has also David Marsh,
on the opposite side of the railroad.
EDWARD BECK has bought through
the real estate agency of E. H. Beck.
the. property occupied by B. B. Allen
and B. V. Weldon, on Main street,
and owned by John c. Bailey, for So, 500.
This property Mr.. Beck purposes car
rying through radical course of i'm
provement, but has not yet perfected
his plans.
Dr. d. T. SMITHERs has made n
change in his Office that gives him
much more satisfaction in his business.
IL has heretofore been at the front.
Now it is at the back, the Office sep
arated from the reception room by a
portieTre, change which will be ap.
preciated by the individual who is
forming at the time an acquaintance
with the forceps.
SEVERAL children and teachers are
reported as suffering with severe colds
and other indispositions as the result
of sitting without any fire during the
cold, damp weather of last week.
Even the low temperature of this
morning did not prompt a light fur
mace fire to take the chill off. The
health and comfort of the school chill
dren is evidently regulated by the
almanac.
CONSIDERABLE apprehension was
felt by the peach growers lest the great
change in the weather yesterday would
result in frost this morning, but we
hear of none. The mercury fell to
within a notch of it, however, the ther-
mometer registering 440 at five O'Clock
this morning. Fortunately there was
a light breeze all night. Since the
above was written one or two farmers
who came to town this morning say
that there was frost.
THE water attachments now number
81, and will certainly 90 to 100, and
probably beyond by the first of June.
This is exceeding the brightest expec-
tatlons, as no one expected the first of
the Spring to reach these figures be-
fore August. The consumers will
average $40 each, ranging from 50 up
to $35. When we get 200 consumers
the water works will be self-sustaining.
We have already about as many water
takers as Dover had at the end of two
years.
BILL" Thorn and "Hell Fire
Jack Austin became involved in an
alteration at Centennial Hall on Sat
urday and Thorn, told "Hell Fire y
that if he didn't let him alone he was
goin' to burn his listener" After
Austin had chewed over nearly all the
words in and out of the dictionary at
all suitable for such an occasion his Op-
ponent helped matters along bv Civ
ing He'll Fire Jack " an ugly blow in
the face for which privilege Alderman
Budd charged him $3.50 on Monday
morning.
A NEW crop of mosquitoes, that kind
which arises Ii ke a cloud, emerged from
the bay shore marshes three or four
days ago to the dismay of the inhabi-
tants and the great distress of live
stock. One farmer who lives down
the Neck" says he never saw them so
thick before. On going out to the barn
yard the next morning after the swarm
came he found the cattle literally COW
cred and running around the enclosure
believing with pain. The high cold
wind Of yesterday it is presumed came
ike destroying angel and obliterated
the vOraciOus hords.
A REGULARLY conducted and we'll
sustained prize fight, Marquis of GO-as-
yOu-please rules, was held in the depot
on upper Main street Sunday morning.
the fight lasting about three-uuarters
OF an hour. The principals were two
cOlored lads named Clarence Thomas
and Berkeley Cooper, Harkless Drum
mer, referee, enforcing his decisions
with the big end of a broom-stick.
just as the laurel crown of victory
hung in the balance the mother of one
of the contestants walked in and de-
clared the fight draw, much to the |
chagrin of a dozen or more ebony |
spectators.
Rev. SETH d. w. SMITH, who has
been pastor of Bethel A. NJ. E.
Church, of this town, for the past
two years has been sent to Chambers |
burg, Pa. He is a man of more than |
usual force of character, integrity and |
ability and it is with regret that his
parts with him. His
successor is Rev. John w. Norris,
who comes from Harrisburg, Pa.
Rev. Jacob Wilkshelms, former pas
tor, has been visiting his old charge
and preached for them on Sunday.
Rev. T. NJ. Hubbard, the pastor of
Church, was returned a
week or two ago for the second year.
The steamer J. E. Tygert will run
during the months of June and July,
as follows: