Smyrna times., 1886-02-17

THE railroad authorizes dc not share
in the general belief of the destruction
of the peach crop.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JACOB MACLARY
gave a dinner party yesterday to their
son Jacob c., who recently married
Miss MacManee, of Blackbird hundred.
The quarterly meeting of the Bethel
A. NJ. E. Church will be held on Sun
day next. The place of Presiding
Elder Heath will be filled by Rev.
Chas. A. Herbert, NJ. A., who enjoys |
some distinction as a preacher. Servi-
ces at the usual hours. The prOtracted |
meeting will start with next Sundays |
services.
THE buds on peach limbs that were
covered up by snow and thus in a mea-
sure protected from the frosty air, are
found to be green, plump and healthy.
One of our farmers who was looking
forward with bright anticipatiOns to
his crop wishes by george, that the
snow had been deep enough to cover
up the entire trees.
DIR. J. r. SHREvE has rented his
dwelling to Samuel BOberts, residing
near the Alley Mills, who expects to
move to town the first of April. DR..
Shreve intends returning to Philadel-
phia. He and his wife have made
many friends during their sOjOurn with
us who regret that they contemplate
so early to leave our town.
IT is with great pleasure that we
announce that J. Ed. HOffecker, of
Baltimore, will take part in the ora
toriO of Queen Esther. Mr.. HOtfeck-
er needs no introduction as a singer to
this community, and his voice will be
a great addition to the chorus. Mr..
H. will probably be given a prominent
place among the characters.
AT the last meeting of the Clayton
Loan and Savings Association money
sold ut 20 cents premium. The asso-
citation anticipate issuing a new series
of stock commencing the second Tues
dav of April. VIM. II. Janney, DIR. c.
o. Sweeney and Goe. w. Denney were
appointed the auditing committee.
The association is in very prosper
GUS condition.
HARRY SHEPHERD and John Colds
borough, have bought out the bar.
Der shop of Jos. f. Cole, opposite
the Delaware House. Mr.. SheppeTC
has been running a barber shop a
CLAYTON for some months, but prior t
l that was engaged with Mr.. Cole, max
e ing himself well-knOwn and very pop
e ular with the customers, and cOnse
quently they will find in him no stran
G ger. Mr.. GOldsborOugh is a son o
: John F. Goldsborough, of the Alley
5 ST. VALENTINE was in his sunnies
h mood on the 14th-Sunday-sOft skies
balmy atmospheric day to stir tn
=, impulses of the dullest poets. 1t was
o day that hardly needed the presence c
: Cupid to bestir the tender passion.
h jOnnie jump-up. in its efforts at perer
NAL bloom, which had been embedde
in the snow that fell six weeks age
J. opened its petals when kissed by tn
e rays of the life-giving sun on Sunday
: and was plucked from one of our gal
/ dens as a triumph Of the day.
SMYRNA LODGE, No. II, l. o. G. I
ic will hold a mass meeting in the Tow
20 Hall on Sunday week, 2Sth inst, an
It expect to make it very interestin
]. occasion. Addresses and music wi
constitute the principal features an
= the Hall will be tastily decorated. A
10 of the temperance and religious Orga
=; iZatiOns of the town are to be invite
II with a probable attendance of men
" bers of Dover and MillinftOn Lodges
Good Templars The meeting will
h held in the afternoon at 81 o'clock.
% %'is SMYRNA LODGE No II, I. 0. G. Z
~ of this town, has appointed LOdl
y Deputy P. H. II. Wyatt as delega
and Mrs Mary f. Wells alternate,
al represent the lodge at the meeting
IN the Delaware State Temperance AL
he ance, which meets in Wilmington
Ill day. The delegates to represent t
NJ w. G. T. u. are Mrs. J. B. Quigg, NJ
Joseph Smithers and Mrs. Mary
IT'S Voshell. The delegates appointed
an represent the NJ. +. Church are JO
H. HOffecker and Chas. H. Register.
ed INVITATIONS are out for the WI
Tor ding of VIM. II. Armstrong, son
Samuel A. Armstrong, residing j
ed north of this town, to Miss Ma
.ha Young, daughter of John Young,
tv siding near Green Spring. The grOO
,v- elect began farming in January on
IN. farm of his brother, Samuel ArmstrO
known as the "Buzzard View fal
j., situated near Magnolia, and after
the ceremony the happy couple will ia
rye up their residence there. They '
bad be married on Tuesday next at noon
in THE following officers were install
= by Lodge Deputy P. H. T. Wy
at Smyrna Lodge No. II, l. o. G.
has on Wednesday evening last, to Sc
Ork | for the ensuinU three months.