Smyrna times., 1888-05-09
Smyrna and Vicinity.

SMYRNA and Vicinity.
Mrs. S. V. LIPPINCoTT advertises a |
number of articles at privatesale.
THE Fruit Growers Bureau of Dis
tribution will meet in Dover to-mor-
row.
A NEW base ball club, mostly old
players, is being organized in this town
this week.
WIN. A. CUNINIINs had a horse badly
injured on Sunday by running into a
barbed wire fence.
How would it do to ask your neigh
Dor to send us his subscription instead
of borrowing your paper.
THIS is the sheep shearing season
and Hardcastle & Jones are in the
market to purchase the new clip.
S. G. STINsoN has his new house, at
the extension of Frazer and Pearl
streets, completed, and is occupying it.
The apple trees are gay in their pink
and white blossoms. The pear, plum
and peach have about had their day
and are disappearing.
GEO. w. REID, formerly in charge
of the railroad freight delivery, but
laid off year ago because of i'll health,
is back again at his old post.
THE Republican primaries will be
held throughout the State on Saturday
next, and the State Convention on the
Thursday following, at Dover.
LAST Sunday was the first in May, a
perfect May day, that called out per
sons of all classes, a day neither toe
hot or too cold, but suitable to all
alike.
THE farmers have had unusually
fine weather for planting their cOrn
and wouldn't mind now to have some
rain for the benefit of the wheat anC
grass.
J. V. SMITH advertises because o
failing health, his property in this tOwr
as well as articles from his jewelry
store, at low prices. See advertise
ment.
CHAs. H. REGISTER, in accOrdanc,
with the demands of the season, will
keep from this time on a full stock 0
salt meats-chip beef, sugar cureC
hams, shoulders, &c.
JAS. C. ROBINSON has a handsome
wagon from the shop of G. w. & S
Taylor Co., and if he can keep it a
pretty all the time, he might expect
in a trade way to speak for itself.
IT was reported last week two o
three times that house in this tow
had been presented for keeping
gambling den, but if so, there was n
t record of it in the court proceedings.
THE charter of the Citizens Hos
Company No. l, handsome piece {
penmanship % by % inches, by NJ
l Deifenderfer of Philadelphia, is Ell
: closed in a gilt frame and on eXhib
r tion in the post Office window.
5 THE colored COrnet Band that mad
such good music, but disbanded over
year ago, has been re-Organized agai
under the leadership of Hiram JOhI
T. son, and will soon be ready to con
o out again, Hiram says, as good as eve
t Col. GEO. w. CUMSIINs is havir
e large windows and other improvement
4 made to his store house late in the OF
: cupancy of T. B. Megear, known
"Cummins corner in the centre
d the town, and the same is offered els
a where for rent.
u THE shad fishermen left the Romba
l. Hook fishing grounds last week b
o cause of the appearance of the " mos
i hackers" in large numbers, the latt
getting entangled in their nets exa
: peratingly. Our fish dealers now go
st Port Penn for their supplies.
l. A NUMBER of our young peOp
S, will doubtless take advantage of Il
v extra train to take them out to Il
festival at Clayton and return on Fl
day evening. Strawberries and
cream the first part of May with
m "good time" thrown in, offers a strOl
l. temptation.
II THE Trustees of Delaware Collie
= met yesterday in Newark to accept
a. $4,000 appropriated by the COVER
D. ment. Prof Geo. d. PuringtOn,
ne ! Missouri, was elected director of t
m agricultural department. There we
i, several other applicants. The me-
y ing was entirely harmonious.
! The days of mud and cold nor
~ winds have passed and those col
TO that afford the best for the pleasul
al of a carriage ride. ]. G. Lassell & G
er give notice that they are prepared
&c furnish the best turn-Outs, and c.
u riages of every style. Remember I
re home manufacturer first always.
~ THE school duplicate is now in [
W. hands of the collector, and all persC
en- paying their taxes tomorrow, Thu
re- day, will be allowed a discount of 7
No cent. The delinquents that have /
paid will be allowed two weeks long
s. at which time the names are author
To- ed to be published. The tax rate
xt the same as last year, $l.SO on the 81
Ia MARK TWAIN gave the following
en- vice to a young author: Yes, (
tv makes brain. Judging from your p
= ViOus articles, you need a couple
pm whales-not the largest, but good, m
lg- dle-sized whales" Once let the bel
it become general that Ash makes bra
or and the demand for fish would beco
- an exstinct animal. No, it's a gr
iss mistake. Neither Ash nor any otl
food can supply the great natural d
on cheney Of cerebral tissue which afili
nst the modern pan.-MedicaL Age.
- IT IS NOW settled by the interst
no commission itself that that body '
.of meet in Dover on June 1lth to b
IA the grievance of the Peninsula Fl
Ms growers and shippers. This mu
in talked-Of meeting was to have tab
place in the early part Of January,
was postponed because the railrC
company was not ready. When
zen latter organization was ready Geo
49, II. Bates, Esq, counsel for the farm'
was taken ill., Mr.. Bates has recove
sad but Mr.. Bird, bis colleague, is busy
md New Castles present term of col
: And now the interstate commission
set the date with the proviso-no pt