Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-29
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
THE greatest need of Ches void lust
now IS paving committee.
REV. GEO. SQU1ER, of Port Denosit
Will preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
WE would be indebted to our sub-
scrlbers in town or country who change
their residences tomorrow, to notify US.
THE Rev..T. G.. Littel. D. D. rector
OF st. Johns Church, Wilmington. will
preach at st. Peters Chapel this even
ing. -
The warm sunshine last week
brought out the frogs in some Localities
which are now looking through glass
eyes.
WE are indebted to Hon. John B.
remington for copy of Senator
kennas speech on the tariff in reply to
John Sherman.
LARGE neighbOrhOOd parties were
held last week in ThorOughfare Neck
at the residence of A. Ennis and at
Geo. Il. DonOvan's the week before.
TwENTY-THREE teachers came in
the heavy rain of Saturday to be ex-
amined. These make 225 candidates
that Superintendent Handy has exam.
ined since last June.
HARRY BREvOoRE in the interest Of
iltus l. Hobbs has united The stock of
the two stores in that run by A. H
HOLDS, the latter intending to become
travelling salesman.
EVERY day is little life; and orr
whole life is but a day reDeated
Those therefore, who dare lose a dav
are dangerously prodigal those who
dare misspend it, desperate.-Er.
Presiding ELDER FRANCE will
preach for the NJ. E. Congregation at
Clayton next Sunday Morning. at 10 70
o'clock and will receive members nv
letter and on probation, and also. adj
minister the rite of baptism.
CAPT. GALE JONES, one of our most
respected colOred men lost his wife on
Saturday, after a sickness of two or
three weeks, aged SO years. She was
a woman of recognized character and
influence, and her loss will be felt.
The Madam Fry Concert at the
opera House on next Saturday even
ing Will give our citizens, who can
spare the time on this busy evening
and opportunity to enjoy superb music.
Tickets can be found on sale at the
drug stores of Jas. p. Hofcker and
Ashcraft & Clifton.
WHILE attending the session of the
Wilmington Conference which com.
mences next Wednesday, Rev. VIM. s
Robinson will make his home with r
). K. Butler, 1011 Washington street
Presiding Elder France with 7 r
Mclaughlin. 1912 Delaware Avenue
Rev. II. Il. White, with Mrs. lydia
Todd, 1925, Madison street.
CHAs. Brown, of Clayton, is the crack
eagle shooter, considering it is a bird
not by any means abundant in this sec
ton. He killed two at the HoGeoker
mill pond on the railroad two or three
miles below Clayton, a bald eagle on
wednesday and grey eagle on Friday
morning, the latter measuring seven
feet seven inches from tip to tip.
w. +. & J. R. CLEMENTS. two Young
men trom>near Leipsic have opened
the Hardware store at Clayton former
~ occupied by Grifinburg, but which
has been closed since he left. nearly a
year ago. They give evidence that
they intend to push the business in
every department pertaining to their
business that the community and as-
pecially the farmers will want.
A KANSAS paper, summing up what
q town should have, makes use of the
Jhe following language more unani-
nifty, faith in the future, fewer talent
ed liars, fewer men who know Il All
more faith in anOther's honesty, fewer
who are playing to get even, a public
place for GROWERS to soak their heads
ana splitting on the slate and a rub
Dlng out of old scores, old gPudges and
oid personal, political and business
The temperature this week is proof
that winter weather is not vet over
there are sometimes cold davs in
March, but the worst Of il has probably
passed. The warming power Of the
sur Is now so great that the cold |
brought down by the north wind soon
gives way to its genial influence. In
Jew weeks we may expect to see the |
lrst signs Of reviying nature IN the /
nelqs and WOOds-tOkens Of the conn /
ing Of that most instructive season of /
che year, spring, gentle spring.