Smyrna times., 1889-02-20
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

ing day.
FRIDAY, Washington's Birthday, will
be legal holiday. Persons having
business with the banks will bear this
in mind.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. T. Megear's. Tuesday
evening, Feb. 26th, at half past seven
o'clock.
The Apron Bazaar of the ladies of
the NJ. +. Church at Clayton held on
Thursday and Friday nights. was at
tended with very gratifying results.
z. H. BECK, real estate agent. has
sold the farm belonging to James
MCChesney, near Colts Station. con-
tanning $50 acres, to Silas Thompson.
for S2,5OO.
YANKEE MOORE will be at the Opera
House this evening. He is widely
known throughout the country as a
humorist. One of his attractions will
be the pretty child actress.
THE Town Commissioners of Smvrna
have been invited to participate in the
celebration of the Inauguration of the
Water Works in Newark, on the 22d
inst, to be followed by a banquet. ard
have accepted the invitation.
We have received the ffty-sixth an
nual report Of the managers of the
Pennsylvania Institution for the in
structiOn of the Blind. The cost of a
pupil per year is $500, which covers
all the expenses except clothing.
UNION CASTLE, No. II, of SMYRNA
and Pilgrim Castle, No. z, Of CLAYTON.
have beeninvited and will participate in
forming new Castle of Knights of the
Golden Eagle at Townsend tonight. to
be known as Appoquinimink Castle.
No 10.
IT'S nip aud tuck between the sew
eral creeks, now approaching river
hood, as to which shall get there first.
Duck Creek is sailing off with a lead of
three or four days, but it's neck and
meek now between MispilliOn, Murder
Kill and Little Duck Creeks.
DELAWARE will be well represented
at the Inauguration of President Har.
rison. The Republican members of
the Legislature will attend in a body
ana every town in State will send rem
resentauves. 1t is probable dozen
or more will go from Smyrna.
OsE day last week a colored woman
while assisting at the moving of Will
liam Briggs in the Alley" in ascend
ing the stairs when within two stems of
the top was suddenly struck by some
thing like appOplexy, fell forward. and
was dead in less than five minutes.
THE visit of Hi Henry's car and the
street parade created the excitement
which the visit of this troupe usually
does 10 a country town. The audi-
ence at night was good one but not at
tended with that rush as on his former
visits. The audience enjoyed the per-
formance from the beginning to the |
end. 'u0
JOSEPH HUM has been presented as
a testimonial by his patrons with a
beautiful antique oak buffet. This is
reward for getting married as we'll as
appreciated services in the skillful use |
OF the razor, and none the less ap,)re- |
ciated as a bridal present if il does |
come a few weeks after the honev- !
moon.
OUR thanks are due the PennsvIva. |
ma K. K Co.. for neat pamphlet en-. |
TITLED An outline of the Inaugural |
ceremonies and Hand Book of Wash |
lngton." 1t is very nicely gotten up
ana contains twenty-six pages of read |
ing matter, with a map of the oitv |
showing all the points of interest to 1
strangers. "
EIGHT handsomely finished cars
built at Wilmington for the Cbarleston
Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad Com
pany passed over the Delaware Divis-
ION at an early hour Tuesday morning
Ihey are built on the same plan as tbe |
cars OF the Delaware road. exceDt thew
are longer and stand higher viii /
wheels of immense size, thus oivino |
them greatly increased speed.
A LARGE number of the alIopatbic
physicians Of the State have si0ped
petition, which has been presented -
the Legislature, asking for the mn.
Ghase OF the New Castle County Aims.
house for State institution. On tbo
iisC appears the names of the followin0
Goctors OF this town J. w. Clifton r.
,. W. HirOns, William Asbcroft nj
ward ). Dwight and Horace Vaughan
SEVERAL of our men got their ico
houses full last week, and a half Doe
paruaiiy SO. 1t is a good ways short
OF the amount that will be needed b,,t
10 was generally felt as q fortunate
turn IN the weather to give them anv
at all. Charley Smith. who will ~,
mouse It at all unless he can oct n ~
thick blocks, did not put M anv Ho
usually sells a large quantity.
=. W; ". WHITLocK, proprietor Of the
bingham House, at CLAYTON. narrovlv
escaped drowning on Thursday He
was perintending the cutting Of ice
Tor his house on Casperson's pond ana
stepped on block that had been A.
tached from the main sheet He trao
precipitated into about EIGHT feet -
wa.er' Upon rising the second time
- .ne surface he was fshed out with
an a. u ice nook and safely landed, wetter
THE Delaware College Acrienltnral
experiment Station has issued al
eight-page circular in reference ~
peach yellows. the black rot al the
grape, grape mildew, the soab of the
apple and pear, the strawberry BLIGHT
peach leaf curl and smut Of grain. IL
will be the purpose Of The professors Al
give such an account Of the external
characters Of the several diseases aa
Will enable fruit growers to diagnose
such cases as they may meet with.
SEVERAL Of Our citizens went to
Middletown last evening, returning
on the owl train) to enjoy the cantata
Of the Haymakers j. I'D. Hofecker
Of this town. was one of The singers,
taking the character Of "William" first
tenor. ia which be appeared two or
three times ia solo and duet. He and
several others rendered their parts
very finely. and the evening was hign-
ly enjoyed by the large audience.
Prof. Wyatt goes directly from that
nlann fo Atlantic IIity.