Smyrna times., 1888-06-06
Smyrna and Vicinity.
PIC-NICs and ticks.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
PIC-NICs and ticks.
A SLAPPER CAKE and home run
depend largely upon the batter.
Too much base ball interferes with
the proper education of our boys.
S. A. ARMSTRONG is building a ten
ant house on his farm, near town.
REV GEO w. DAME, of Virginia
will occupy the pulpit at St. Peters
church on Sunday next.
A CONSIDERABLE number of peach
baskets are being shipped from the fac
tory of H. r. Mustard & Co.
WIN. NOWLAND, living on the State
road leading to Blackbird, lost two
horses with the "pink eye"
Now is a good time for trimming
your shade trees, especially the lower
limbs that obstruct the lamp lights.
THERE may be much warmth and
not any cOldness in a young man treat
ing young woman to ice. cream.
THE Odd Fellows of Middletown
will visit the Morning Star Lodge, No.
6, of Smyrna, about the 18th of June.
G. B. FOSTER, the upholsterer, has
taken a shop and dwelling on Market
street opposite Stevenson's Ice Cream
Saloon.
UNION NJ. +. CHURCH will hold a
festival in the grove on next Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, June 18th
and 14th.
VANILLA, Strawberry, Chocolate and
Pine Apple ice cream, Frozen Custard
and Orange Water Ice, at Stevenson's,
on Market street.
THE Neck" roads below the steam,
boat Landing are being put in excellent
condition by the aid Of the plow and
large road scraper.
THE blackberry patches in their array
of white blossoms indicate that the
blackberry crop in addition to other
fruits, viii be prolific
THE Citizens Hose Company has
had their hose carriage tastefully
painted. 1t was done at the carriage
shops Of J. G. Lassell & Co,
EUGENE r. FARROw, of Leipsic, has
been preparing himself in the studies
of the diseases of horses and cattle and
has issued cards as veterinary
surgeon.
A STRAWBERRY AND Ice CREAM
FESTIVAL for the benefit of Colts M.
+. Church west Of Townsend, will be
held at the church this, tO-morfoW and
Friday evenings.
THE Diocese of Delaware will meet
in Dover to-day to select a successor to
the late Bishop Lee. The Diocese has
been without an Episcopal head for
nearly year.
NEXT Sunday will be generally OBJ
served i'll the churches throughout the
Conference as Children's Day, and the
demand for roses on Saturday for dec
oratiye purposes. will be immense.
A PROTECTION man is one who takes
his home paper first before sending his
orders to distant places. The anti
protection man is he who supports his
local paper by borrowing it from his
neighbOr.
The editor of the Record does not
want a new post office erected by the
Government in Smyrna as q means of
reducing the surplus in the treasury.
and he demonstrates with Senator
Salisbury for attempting it.
A GENTLEMAN who was out riding a
II rrsf feur 4 L.. Z
country between MOOre's Corner and
KentOn, in its comfortable dwellings.
shady lawns and iRe wheat fields, su-
periOr to any part Of the road between
Smyrna and Dover.
THE great daily newspapers seem to
think that baseball is the greatest edu-
Gator of the people, for they devote
page upon page to this game, especially
in the Sunday issues. This is one rea-
son why Sunday base ball playing has
come to plague orderly and law-abid.
ing people near the cities.
THOMAS MALLALIEU, President of
the Conference Missionary Society, who
was in Smyrna on Monday, wishes to
give notice to the managers Of the Soci-
ETY., ministerial and lay, that meeting
Of the same will be held in this town
on Thursday the l4th inst. The mem
beFs are requested to notify Rev, w. S.
Robinson whether they will be here or
not, so provision can be made for them.
BIG reductions 10 candy at Steven
sons, on Market street, during the
month Of June. 90 cent candy for Is
cents 80 cent candy for 20 cents; 40
cent candy for 30 cents 80 cent candy
for 40 cents. Mr.. S. does not claim TO
keep a candy kitchen, but he does
claim to keep the best and pnrest candy
sold in town. Don't fail to call and see
the assortment. Also the best Ice
Cream sold in smyrna.
THE TIMES acknowledges the receipt
of an invitation to attend the dedica-
tion of the Cincinnati Press Gibbs
headquarters at the Centennial build
ings IN that city on June 9TH The
Centennial Exposition will display the
marvellous growth Of the great Ohio
Valley and its prosperous metropolis.
No more striking evidence of CEN
tury's progress IN that favored region
could be offered than Is presented by
the Press Of Cincinnati, which in nse-
fulness and in fullness stands In the
front rank Of American journalism.