Smyrna times., 1888-02-22

VIII bC a 9ACdJ gam.
Smyrna and Vicinity.
TRIM your grape vines.
c. H: JONES singing school has in
creased to nearly thirty in number.
TODAY is Washington's Birth Dav
day for the banks to take legal hOl-
iday.
REV. GEO. PORTER, of Newark. will
preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
The thaw supplemented by the rain
OF Monday has made bad roads and
heavy travelling.
THE Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. T. B. Megears, Tuesday
evening at Z o'clock.
New classes will be formed in the
Primary Departments of the SMYRNA
Public Schools on Thursday, March LIST.
FRIDAY Governor Biggs appointed
John H. Bewley, of SMYRNA. a trustee
Of Delaware College, vice John r.
Nicholson resigded.
The NJ. f. Sunday School has pro-
vided itself with new singing books.
Glad Halleluiahs, composed bv Prof
Sweeney and kirkpatrick.
MADAM Fry and Daughters who
were in Smyrna a year ago last No
vember and so delighted our lovers of
music, will be here again on Saturday
evening, the Sd of March.
The Missionary Anniversary of the
Methodist Sunday School will be held
on Sunday night week, at which time
the collections for the church and
school will be announced.
ONE of our citizens of both are and
observation says the best organization
in the community is the Band of Hope.
the second the Good Templars and
the third the Odd Fellows.
THE Record has another what Bro
Downham of the SUsSer Journal calls
wirty VI paragraphs, aimed ut super
lntendent Bessey. Has brother D.
coined new word out of dirty?
SHAD from Southern waters are in
the Philadelphia market. Florida shad
sell wholesale at 40 and so cents, and
those from the North and South Caro-
llnas at from T5 cents to 81, as they
run.
MRS. MAHON, wife of Patrick Mahon.
residing near Delaney's. Chapel, drop
ped dead on Saturday morning while
sitting at the breakfast table. Death is
supposed to have resulted from heart
disease.
TIMOTHY and James Slaughter will
have public sale of stock and farm
ing utensils at the residence of the
former on the Register" farm down
the Neck, on Tuesday of next week,
28th inst.
Mrs. S. z. RICHARDS went to Frank
ford yesterday to attend the funeral of
her mother, Mrs. Hettie Lynch. who
died at the residence of her daughter.
Mrs. A. c: Townsend in Philadelphia,
last Saturday.
CARDS are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Mary M. Rothwell.
daughter of Gideon E. RothwelI, near
this town, and John NJ. Gavton. of
Mount Union, Pa, on Wednesday next.
18th inst, at 124 o'clock.
The crow black bird that is USUALLY
the first harbinger of spring of the
feathered tribe came to town vester
day. They precede the robin only a
week or two. and leave for the fields as
soon as the nesting season is over.
A FULL attendance of the LOYAL
Temperance Legion is desired on next
Monday night, as there will be a recep.
ton of new members. All girls and
boys beyond the age of thirteen wears
are cordially invited to become mem
bers.
GILBERT says that John F.'s force in
argument consists in cussin' and rar-
IN j" John F. will doubtless rise up
on his tip-tOes in the DeIaDarean on
Saturday as if looking for toad be-
hind tussOck that he can put his foot
on and squelch."
L. J. RICHARDS & Co., publishers of
The History of Delaware" announce
that the history will be delivered to
subscribers early in march next. They
say that not copy will be issued be-
yond the number necessary to eli
orders already received.
THE festival held by the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church at the Opera
House last week was successful beyond
their expectations, and proved both a
pleasure and profit The reeeipts for
the two evenings were S251, expenses
$50, leaving as a net result for their
treasury $l7l.
SPRING trousers IL is said are to have
a welted seam of the same material
down the side, and will be lust as wide
as they are now. This is interesting
information but u would gladden. the
soul Of the average young man to learn
mat the price was not to have a Welted
seam fastened on to it.
Too MUCH TRUTH-The Easton Ga
gette comments as follows on the trot-
ting horse: There is too much horse
knowledge, and not enough acquain-
lance with the proper management of
cattle and sheep ia this region for the
good Of our farming interests. Fast
horses will do for 'sports,' but they |
are very poor stock for farmers to !
NEEDLE with. Horses that are strong |
and can endure hard work are the |
needs Of these days. They will be /
found to pay far better than those that |
can cr,fs r,ofIo &, Oh