Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

MARTIN J. KoHN, agent for the
Carrie Stanley Dramatic Company
which is to exhibit in this town We'd
nesday Thursday and Friday nights of
next week, spent yesterday and last
night in this town.
Miss CARRIE STANLEY is an actress
well known in theatrical circles. She
has sustained the leading role in nearly
all of the frst-class theatres in this
country, and needs but little to recon-
mend her.-Chdmbersburg pa Herald.
THE Morning NelUs says editOrially:
Several of the Democratic speakers in
the constitutional convention debate
Wednesday in the joint session of the
General Assembly, took occasion to
pay handsome compliments to Speaker
HOffecker of the lower house. Mr..
HOtfecker is evidently the right man
in the right place.
MRS.MARTHA DUHURsT was surpris-
ed yesterday by the presentation by
Mrs. John Anthony, of a receipt for
the balance on her rent, $4,000, and also
a ton of coal. Mrs. Duhurst is a hard
working widow lady who is beginning
to feel the weight of years, and Mrs.
Anthony knowing this, kindly gather
ed the above sum in small amounts
from our citizens, and paid it without
any knowledge of the old lady.
Miss Carrie Stanley with a fine Com
pany commences a three nights en-
gagement here on Wednesday next.
Playing "Fanchon, the Cricket, We'd
nesday evening, East Lynne " Thurs
day evening and Monte Christie" on
Friday evening.
THE regular annual meeting of the
stockholders in the Philadelphia and
Smyrna Transportation Company held
Tuesday, January 18th, 1889, J.. T..
Tygert, John H. HOflecker |. r.
Stats, b. F. Truax and A. f. Jardine
were elected as Board of Managers for
the year 1889. A dividend of 8 per
cent was declared out of the net earn
ings, payable on demand.
JnO. e. Tygert was reelected as
president of the company and A. E.
Jardine as secretary and treasurer for
ensuing year.
the obscene language of a number of
young men (?) on the public streets,
and names Of each are in readiness for
the law, the party having them only
awaiting a second hearing of said par
ties. There are also a number of half
grown and also grown boys who are in
the habit Cf calling each other any,
thing else but decent names. They do
not stop here but 90 so far as to insult
and enrage the feminine portion of the
cOlOred race by indecent language.
They are growing up bad specimens Of
humanity.
THE festival of the Citizens Hose
Company held at the Opera House on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
| nights last was unusually successful.
while afording the young people a fine
time for social intercourse. The mem
bers of the company, we presume met
their full expectations. The gross re-
Ceipts were $416. There were a num-
ber of expenses which the company in
Cured to come out Of this leaving
| them a net result of S245. The officers
of the company are preparing for pub
licatiOn in a few days full account of
their receipts and expenditures for the
past year.
GEO. T. BAGGs ESQ, of Baltimore,
formerly of this town, son of ex-Post.
master Baggs, is an applicant under
/ the incoming administration for the
/ Office of Collector of Internal Revenue.
the headquarters of which is in Balti-
/ more, but embraces the Eastern Shore
of Maryland and Delaware. The MANY
friends Of Mr.. Baggs in Smyrna, would
be glad for him to receive the appoint
ment. They recognize in him capable
and growing young lawyer, believer in
his party from answering conviction
and actuated by loyalty that admits
OF no questioning. In the years he has
been residing in Baltimore he has
given great deal of attention to pub.
lie affairs and has a very strong en-
dorsement for the position.
ATTENTION is called to the adver.
tisement of l. Hamburger & Sons. 2Og
Market street, Wilmington. When
they commenced advertising in these
columns in November they were at
22O and 222 Market street, but thew
wanted more capacious rooms, and
moved to the opposite side of the street.
The same spirit of attractiveness and
energy that made a successful business
at the old stand is manifest at the new
location. The two large show win
dOws are marvels of beauty. In them
can be seen a tasteful arrangement of
the elegant lines Of clothing made and
sold within, the array being set of
with selection of beautiful potted
plants. Electric lights will impart n
brilliant effect to the scene at nights.
The entire first floor, extending back
TO Shlpley street, is a mammoth showv
room, IN which, the managers proudly
declare, can be found the greatest.
grandest and best made stock of cloth.
ing ever shown in Wilmington.
The Chester AdUOcate says: "Tbe
manner and methods of transactipg
business are being constantly changed
IN these lively competitive times. It
was formerly only necessary to rent q
store, purchase goods and sit down and
wait for customers. The more pro.
gressive invoked the aid ofthe printer
and got out a few dodgers and scat
tered them around. Ifthese accom-
plished nothing, it was thought the
business wasn't there and that the cit.
liens didn't appreciate a good thing
when they saw it, and were wanting
IN enterprise. That was long ago
Things have changed. Now every
body advertises if they expect to do
any business. The preachers, the law.
yers, doctors, banks and business men.
Ihey do not use the same means and
they do not always pay the same price,
but they all like to be kept before the
people, in some way or other. The
latest mode we have heard of to attain
this end is that of a Washington bank.
that has instituted the practice of Civ.
ing its depositOrs an annual dinner OF
pork and beans at its yearly meeting
We deduce from this that thew have a
1--we Yankee at the head of affairs in
that institution, and that competition
in the banking business at the national
capital is even livelier than it is in
Chester. Our banks here haven't vet
got as far as feast of pork and beans
for their customers.
Tomato Canning.
The tomato canning industry was