Smyrna times., 1889-05-15

this vicinity, aged rs years and three
died at the residence of Jacob
o. Kinder in Seaford Hundred May s,
and was buried Sunday May 5, at
Bethel cemetery.
G. H. REGISTER has laid in lot of
his celebrated XX Hams also, sugar
cured Shoulder, boneless Shoulder,
chip Beef, &c. Constantly on hand,
a pure article of Lard, his own make;
he sells no other. 4
The committee on streets, of the
Town Commissioners, at the last meet
ing of tie Board were instructed to see
better after the condition of the streets,
a feature in which they have been
considered derelict.
B. FRANK TRUAx, of Philadelphia,
is down looking after the prospective
peach crop. He thinks the general
crop will not average more than half
one some will not have that. though
others may have more.
A STATISTICAL fool figures it that a
man fifty years old has spent three
years in buttOning his collar. We
hAOh a nitAh VI ONCI w MuO has HOJ
spent a day at that business, for he
never wore a collar.
AN Ohio man found in his family
Bible a check on the old Farmers and
Mechanics Bank of Steubenville, Pa,
dated December 49, 1921. There are
many valuable things in the Bible, if
the possessOr would only search the
book.
ROSES commenced blooming last
Thursday 9th, of May, which is ex-
tremely early, seldom coming out be-
fore the 18th to 18th of May. June is
designated the month of roses" but it
looks as if May would come in this
year for the claim.
A PHILADELPHIA merchant adVer-
tises stripped women's stockings"
We should think striped women"
would be fit subjects for dime museum
" freaks; ;" but it is not clear why they
should wear stockings different from
those worn by other women.
THE analyses of phosphate came to
us last week with an error in a trans
position of figures that did injustice to
Messrs. Lewis & Price, in lessening the
value of their phosphate. DR.. Wolf
sends us one with the figures in the
right column, which those interested
will find elsewhere.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, of Middletown.
desires to contradict the misleading
statement in some of the papers to the
effect that he has been denied the
privilege of furnishing the ties for the
new Bombay Hook Railroad. He is
furnishing ties for this road at the rate
of about l 900 per week.
THE lads of Dover and the lads of
Smyrna played a game of base ball on
Saturday, in this town, and the Dover
team was beaten by a score of 10 to 2.
As the boys were getting ready to 60
home their horses became frightened
and ran away, doing no damage
greater than spilling the lads along the
street as they tried to climb out at the
back Of the wagon.
JOHN MORAN and William Morris
both live in West Smyrna, or as it is
more familiarity known, "Spruance
City" Moran raises chickens and has
lost several from time to time. He ac-
cused Morris of killing them and in
vited him out on the green grass to
settle it, but instead, Morris went to
Alderman Budd's Office and had him
bound over in the sum of $3.50 to keep
the peace.
STRAWBERRIES will be on in about
two weeks, and prospects for a good
crop are exceedingly bright. Other
berries also promise well. The berry
industry is almost as important as the
peach crop, for although the season is
much shorter, the returns are profit
able, aud a good season results in cir.
culating considerable money around
many communities where ordinarily
coin is a scarce commodity.
WHAT was called the "lone" Tana-
ger bird which came to our town first
seven years ago, has been a summer
visitor yearly since, with it's clear.
plaintive notes. It's usual home is the
depth of the forest, and for several
years it seemed here as alone and lost,
but last year there were known to be
two and this year there seems to be
several. We now have for town and
country the full complement Of sum-
mer sUngsters.
A WRITER in one of our exchanges
says the way to get early tomatoes is,
as soon as your tomato plants have
made four leaves pinch the top bud
from the stem, then take up the plant.
pinch of two inches from The tap root
and transplant it in a common box
frame where the soil is rich and loamv.
AS soon as the plants have set fruits on
two blossoms Of each branch, and the
top has grown two to four leaves. the
plnching of the ends of each branch
and top should again be put into
practice.
The Templeton Opera COMPANY
composed Of eighteen singers, seven oI
whom are ladies, will be at the Opera
House on Friday evening and Satur.
day afternoon and evening. The Tenn.
/ pleton Company has an established
reputation and are widely known b
musical circles. The Norfolk Vir0inion
OF last week, in speaking Of the enter.
| .eiAnSAAbi Says " sum up the Uer.
formance, IL was the best we have seen
in the Opera House for seasons .
They will giver' 'Mascotte" on Fridav
night, "Pinafore" on Saturday after
noon, and "Mikado" at night.
| CAPT. JAS. p. Snow, formerly Of
Raymond's, now Of Tuckahoe Neck
was up last week 10 attend the funera
Of Mrs. John @. Raymond at Leipsic
who was Mrs. SHOWS sister. Mrs
Raymond's maiden name as was tina
Of his Avife was Snow. Though o
what was a rather large family Of hi
name in the Meek" the captain in
sense Of near relatives, feels quit
lonely. He has neither father mo-
mother, brother nor sister son no
daughter His wife is the only on
bound by close ties, and Mrs. Raymond
was her only sister. She has tw'
brothers, Joseph here, and Silas IN thl
! West, but those who can connect th
present with forty years ago can se
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