Smyrna times., 1886-11-10

CHRYSANTHEMUMS are now the fash
ionable flower. Some of our ladies
have made their Fall visit to the city
this week so they might attend the
grand exhibition of these flowers.
F. J. CARTER tried week or so ago
the experiment of ordering celery from
Kalamazoo, Michigan 1.-THE noted celery
growing place. with entire success.
His five dozen punches went off like
hot cakes.
THE large stone bridge on the Cy-
press road beyond Casperson's mill has
been completed, the cost being about
81 200. A marble tablet set in the
stone reads as follows: "Built by
Willard & Shaw. Geo. G. Rothweli,
Levy Court Commissioner" Its
breadth and heavy fanges give it the
appearance Of great strength and en-
durance, while it gives character to
the section in which it is located. A
similar bridge, but of smaller dimen-
sions, is now in course of construction
in ThOroughfare Neck, near what is
called the Tent"
AN exchange says:
" In YOnkers, New York, they have
Truant officer. His duty is to visit
the schOolhOuses daily. Absentees are
reported to him and he calls on their
parents to find out Why If young
ster should be seen meandering the
streets during school hours, he is ex-
pected to tell Why Nor has the Of
ficer any hesitance in asking his oues-
tiOns. The result is reported most sat
isfactOry. 1t does seem in the highest
degree just, that if the support of pub
lie schools is compulsory, attendance
on them should be compulsory too"
How would it do for Smyrna to have
a Truant officer? There are some boys
here who need yanking bad.
DISTRICT Deputy Grand Master, H.
Reedy, of Dover, assisted by the mem
bers of Philodemic Lodge, of Dover,
installed the following offers of Morn
ing Star Lodge, No. 6, 1. o. o. F., of
this town, on Friday evening last, for
the ensuing term: N. G., Abel S.
FAIRIES V. G., Jos. H. Wright; R. S.,
Chas. A. Barnes; P. S., Geo. M. Stew
enson; T., Joseph Wright; Warden,
ThOs. H. Godfrey; Conductor, E. M.
Fowler; o. G., J. Frank Pratt; 1. G.,
Geo. T. Collins; r. S. to N. G., John
R. Cameron, Jr.; L. S. to N. G., John
P. Patterson; r. S. S., Geo. r. Barnes;
i. s. S., Chas. W. Sisco r. S. to V. G.,
John r. Harris; L. S. to V. G., Morris
Kirmse; Chaplain, E. G. FAIRIES.
AMONG the visitors to Georgetown
on Thursday to witness Return Day."
was B. B. Allen and the writer. It is
a general holiday for all the town and
the surrounding country, and the peo-
pie focked thither from all parts of
Sussex county, the number in atten-
dance on Thursday being from 5000 to
1000. 1t is a great social event where
friends meet from all parts ofthe coun-
try to have a day of enjoyment. The
hotels are over run and tables abound
on all sides loaded with cakes. candies.
pies, oyster stews, cider, and on two or
three corners were the inevitable pho
tOgrapher where young" lovers could
have their pictures took" The custom
originated way back in the time when
the whole county went to Georgetown
to vOte-tsking two days for voting
Tuesday and Wednesday-the next
day being the counting or return day.
There is no reason why the people of
the county should wish to abrogate
this old custom. The Georgetown
Democrat well says:
" 1t may be provincial, and may be
ridiculed as occurring nowhere else,
but it is interesting to other cOmmuni-
ties and pleasant to our own people.
We trust the Return Day of former
years may be revived, as far as the So
ciability, friendly hand shakings and
general rejOicings are concerned"