Smyrna times., 1888-04-04

Penlngton-tor the interest they nave
taken in our behalf.
Smyrna and Vicinity.
SCHOOL ELECTION next Saturday.
Now for the spade and the garden
rake.
ONLY a short month remains for the
oyster.
EVERYBODY is looking up, under the
warm sunshine.
THE fish dealers supply a needed
want after the long arduOus winter.
THE "prettiest thing in Easter bon
nets" this year, like other years, are
the wearers.
ENOCH TURNER had the first shad
from the Delaware in market on Mon
day evening.
AMONG the advents Of the spring is
the tall hat young men. He invaria-
bly, takes down the spring bonnet.
IN some places there were the part
ing remains of the Blizzard snow banks
as late as Saturday, the last day of the
month.
SHERIFF MCDANIEL sold the farm of
John Williams down the Neck, on Sat-
urday, 20 acres, to w. A. c. Hardcastle
for l ,325.
THE laboring classes may have had
worse March than that which stepped
down and out on Saturday, but if so,
! they do not remember it.
THE Dickinson College Glee Club
will give an entertainment in Milford
on Thursday evening, Smyrna Friday
and Dover Saturday evening.
The WHITE ROSE MINsTRELs pleas
ed the people so in MillingtOn on
Thursday night, that they insist on
their returning again in May.
THE unsightly old building on the
opposite side of the Railroad from
Aunt Neal Demby's Crossing, has al
} last been weather-bOarded in.
The earliest maple trees opened
their blossoms on Monday. They gave
the bees their first sip of summer
sweets, and they made the trees hum
EX-SHERIFF JAS. c. ROBINSON il
making arrangements and will OpeI
next week at the depot a coal yard, in
Guiding lime, cement and other articles
PETER S. COLLINS took the lead 0
all others in gardening, getting in hi
peas, potatoes and onions on Saturda,
: morning. Gardening this week ha
: been general.
/ THE crocus opened its bright petal
I of yellow and purple to the genial ray
> of the sun the latter part of last weeh
and the daffodil and hyacinth will fol
$ low this week.
THE shipment of live stock forms a
81 important feature of the Tygert
freight People down the county fin
it convenient way to get horses
-, and from the city.
% The entertainment of Mr. and Mr.
Harry F. Dixie at the Opera HOu:
{ last night was fairly well attended, an
is the criticism of the audience in Il
It. highest degree favorable.
ia THE fact that gas is an inflator,
m what is the matter with the quarter
&c bills due the 1st of April. The wOr
of it is, that they have none of the qus
10 tiles of an April fool joke.
81 THOs. J. MIDDLETON, administratC
Sc will sell the personal property of Il
IL Rev. DIR. D. F. Ewell at his late re
of dence at Clayton on Saturday aftt
- noon next at o'clock P. NJ.
it THE milch COW requires gem
~ treatment, and she richly repays t
>" most assiduOus care and attentiC
Oy Good feed without good treatment W
RS. not fill the milk bucket night a
be morning.
of The following is stated as the diff
m ent kinds of laugh: Dudes III
o4 Ha Farmers :-HO! Hot Team
' ters :-Hawl Hawl BalloOnist II
lor Hi! Feed dealer Hay Ha
Ike Women :-Hel He!
to WE ARE glad to announce to I
ers patrons of the Smyrna Library that
The lot of new books, about seVenty-fve
he number, have been purchased and v
be on the shelves and subject to th
use by Friday evening.
The post Office department has
IN lowed the railroad in changing
lch name of MoortOn to CheswOld, g
ate hereafter letters TO be directed pTope
=. must be directed to the latter MAJ
0"' The change took effect April 1st.
-. UNLESS there is something to W
oUO derfully upset the present pi
cen pects-fruit Of all kinds. canning. ey
ven Grating, maFketing-this will be on
hev the most prosperous business W
hoy Smyrna has had for long time,
uld, r. w. HARGADINE, of FELTON,,
edi. issued q handsome catalogue of
- pages devoted mainly to flower
i0' plants and such shrubbery as ado
ION, the home, There is scarcely anytE
get needed that cannot be furnished at
ign. green house.
llgp THE number Of persons confrme'
all members Of St. Peters p. +. churcl
mt Thursday night last was twelve,
60 unusually large class. This cerem
's0' was preceded by a sermOp {
mon Bishop Adams of Easton that
Init greatly enjoyed by the large audie
no.. The annual election of CHI
cted officers for 81. PeteF's Church on \
ad- day resulted in the choice of the
now lowing persons: Senior Warden
!, =, w. Cummins Junior Warden, y
Evans Vestrymen-W. p. Cumu
upe- w. F. Dunn, Edgar Spruance, r
nhu- Cummins, w. G. Mitchell.
Two young men while taking
IN on Sunday iIl search of Trailing A
I we tus, that has hardly had time ye
ears bud, much less blossom. came al
The and killed black snake Ave feet
wy The latter, tired of its long sleep, {
out before it had had sufficient 81
warm it into thoroughly active life
: and THIRTY-NlNE candidates for II
rove er's honors came to be put thri
,raal. Superintendent Handy's mill on
''0~A nrday. Since these examinations
man monthly, ard the nQmbeY keep
this somewhere ia the thirties, the wo