Smyrna times., 1886-04-07

OrS In preference TO Eastern parIles'
WIN. B, DUNWOODY, representing
7. T. Mullin & Son, TailOrs and Clo-
hiers, will be at the Delaware House, /;
IN Monday, April 18th, with full line :
If Samples of Clothing and Piece Goods
md will be pleased to see any one !;
thinking of purchasing Spring Cloth F,
ng. j
EvAPORATING oysters is a new
wrinkle but it was successfully done
last week by n. T. Underwood for a
Mr. Broadhead, of Pennsylvania. They
were cut up fine with machine made
for that purpose before being evapOra-
rated. They were prepared for the
use of invalids.
WHEN the Smyrna Lodge of Good
Templars find that member is out of
work and with a family they quietly
get up little surprise party and 90
and stock him up for a month with
nice. provisions. These folks are not
very noisy, but they are working for
good purposes.
OUR readers have not failed to no
tice the advertisement of Browning,
King & Co. Mr.. S. Wilmer Boyer of |
that establishment would take it as a
compliment if his friends and patrons |
would inquire for him when visiting |
BrOwnings, a fact that it might be of
advantage for them to remember.
WE are indebted to John w. Barney,
Esq, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, for a
copy of Fisk's Great Southwest. 1t gives
much interesting information in regard
to that far off country. Las Vegas is
the centre of the widest stock ranges,
i'll cattle and sheep, and besides, the
territory is noted for its rich silver
mines.
THE annual commencement exercises
of the Smyrna cOlOred school will be
held at the Town Hall (bOth churches
refusing to allow them the use of either)
on Friday evening next. The program
| for the occasion is an interesting one
and will be participated in by several
parties from other towns. Admission
Is cents, reserved seats % cents. Chill
dren, 10 cents.
NEWSPAPER borrowers might be
more modest than they are, and con-
siderate of the subscriber by waiting at
least a reasonable time before demand
ing the latter's paper. Last week a
neighbor sent for a copy of the TIMES
left at one of our subscribers soon after
delivery at the house, for the purpose
of sending it away, which was granted
as the owner felt he might give Offense
by refusing, but by so doing, lost the
reading of the paper himself. The sat
isfaetiOn of many subscriber is more
or less interfered with by the persistent
newspaper borrower.
, THE Woman's Christian Temperance
= Union, will hold a memorial service
in love and honor of our departed
friend, and earnest temperance worker
John B. Cough, in which our cordial
q allies the Good Templars, are in.
! vited to unite on Sunday April 11th, in
the Town Hall at o'clock P
NJ. Mrs. ]. T. Ellis. Of Flem
p, ing, n. j., is expected to be with
j US. She is highly spoken of as tenn
: perance lecturer, and we bespeak fO
= her full house. The public is earn
estly invited to be present.
4 MRS. J. B. QUIGG, President.
o MRS, J., FAIRBANKS, Rec. Sec'y.
/ WE didn't hear Of but one April foo
It joke and that was among the "Hay
makers" In the scene on the stag
i that night where they seated them
> selves on the new mOwn hay to eat tn
" refreshments that were served by tn
n faithful farmers wife at the Dime
hour, the maker of the doughnUts hal
filled them with cotton, and when th
Is tired mowers brought their teeth dow
10 on the brown and tempting looking &c
a. ible, they found instead of the pleas
NJ ant compound of sugar and flour, the
had a mouth full of raw cotton. Th
pr joke went round with a good deal
IL merriment, as it was April fool day.
ss was intended for Snipkins.
B. PERSONS are living who easily r,
member when gas as an illuminaI
Ii, was first introduced here. Nor al
tn they very elderly people either. B
i'll fore that day were penny dips, lard o
av and burning fluid. These were
great improvement on the rush ligh
and ''skimmins" lamps that precedt
ne them. 1t would puzzle philosopher
'ol tell how much these better lights ha'
pc had to do with the improvements
Cy noticeable in all directions. In the I
OK mote future some of our younger rea
ers will tell how they saw the fiji
ch electric lights burning. Their rem
.y) niscences will be as interesting as tho
ICE of the persons who saw the first intI
a duction of gas. 1t is vain to specula
ed about the popular light of that far
time. That it will discount the Or,
bo ent electric light as much as this dc
A. gas seems altogether probable.
, is THE Sunday School at Wake
INT School house (AppOquinimink Charl
I'LL Geo. s. COnaway pastOr) was FeOFga
M lied last Sunday afternoon and the f
lowing officers elected for the ensui
nes year: Superintendent, I. L. MasO
to Assistant Superintendent, VIM. H
ed weston Librarian, Miss Rachel Bros
me way Assistant Librarian, Harry Ke,
ON. Secretary, Harry Blendt; Treasur
rsb Geo. w. Mattiford Organist, M
Lizzie HalvestOn Assistant Organi
Harry Blendt. We are pleased
for state that the school with its pres,
-, at corps Of officers and teachers, full
ma life and enthusiasm, bids fair to becO
out the largest ever held here. KnOwi
DC that the pocket books as well as
mes hearts of this people are ever open
good cause, collectors have bC
Dr.. started out to secure money to p
q a chase library, which at an early
sge, we hope to place in the school.
ad-
ON CHARLES WHEATMAN was elected
and commissioner Of the school near Sew
an sons Church on Saturday. This !:
large district, some years ago a dist
was set of from it known as No,
per but through certain influences the
aih- were again consolidated and have
eeh' mained 80 since, some Of the child
lem having TO 20 three and four miles
ale school. The consequence Is that
mas children way down the DNeck" hav
'eep limited advantage of the school.
inc section has grown in population
~ means, and feel the need Of setting
ten for themselves, but without taking
us gal action proposed to the old dist
the that instead Of raising 1925 as her
ank fore, a mere nominal tax, they M
our the figures S40O, thus giving Il
Mrs. enough money to run a scnool
lrm- months which was generally acce
ring 70 at once, and thus all parties
4 fall pleased and doubtless will be bs
ap Cited.
Window Shades, sprinn Fixtu
made to order for only 75 cents. J
IT. J Wilkinson, Jr., next door 10 PostOf