Smyrna times., 1889-04-17
Smyrna and Vicinity.

80 AASO anu 4C14lIJV.
EASTER will be here next Sunday,
21st.
TIE eye will find what it intently
looks for.
april" means to open-the open
ing of Spring.
Work for painters and paper-hang-
ers is reviving.
The spring term of the Kent county
court will commence on Monday next.
EGGS have been selling at a cent
each. Cheap enough for all purposes.
HoUsE-CLEANING time has come
round again, to the discomfort of every
household.
w. F. & J. r. CLEMENTS, CLAYTON.
sells the best Grow Corn Planter in
the market.
The three last days of last week
were warm and the buds on many
trees burst into leaf.
THE robins hold morning rehearsals.
delightful to those who wake up early
enough to enjoy them.
CLAYTON's Hardware Store is the
place to buy Farming Tools and Har-
ness of all kinds. 4
LEONARD REVIs made his first ship
ment of spring chickens last week.
They sold for 40 cents per pound
Buy the Syracuse Plow, the best in
the market, Of w. F. & J. r. Clements,
Clayton.
NEW Hosiery at Miss s. B. Collins
that cannot be beaten Philadelphia for
quality and prices. +
A HANDSOME sign over the door of
Cdrr's ice cream saloon attracts the
attention of Market street pedestrians.
Stop at w. F. & J. R. Clements.
Clayton, and see the improved South
Bend Chilled Plows. +
ATTENTION is called to the adver-
tisement Of the high grade phosphate
Of the Lister Agricultural Chemical
Works, for sale by John NJ. Voshell.
WE are indebted to Selchow &
RICHTER, dealers in games and home
amusements, Al John street. New
York, for the amusing game Of "pigs
in clover"
If the ladies will take the trouble to
examine the stock of Miss S. B. Col
Hns-White Goods, Embroideries, &c.
they will find that it was never more
complete than at present. Il
The peach trees are in bloom. The
peach got through the winter without
a scratch it now remains TO see if it.
IS to ne knocked out during the next
two or three weeks.
THE town authorities of Clavton
after having the old hand fire engine
smyrna" repaired to see if it will
answer their purposes, are so we'll sat
isiied as to purchase it.
In the base ball game at Middle.
town on Saturday between the tvpos
OF the NeW Era and Traascript Offices.
Will Willumsen of this town was
pitcher for the first named, winning bv
a score of II tot.
REV. J. G.. SCHAEFFER from near
Niagara Falls, preached and conducted
the communion services at the Presbv-
terian church on Sunday. Rev. Ar
thur IOrreps, pastOr-elect, will fill the
pulpit next Sabbath.
Mrs. MARY L, CROKER, who put up
a good sized residence on Mason street
near Centennial church, last fall. has
contracted with S. G. Stinson to erect
another, work to commence at once.
She lives at Wyoming.
NEGOTIATIONS have been made
whereby G.. G. Armstrong. of the
Stoeckle House, Clayton. will become
proprietor OF the Smyrna House of
tins town, contingent on the contlrma-
ton Of the late Sherif's sale, by the
court.
NEITHER Belva Ann Lockwood nor
the Tom Thumb troupe had audiences
al their entertainments last week that
would make them feel in counting the
receipts that they had struck bonan-
"a. There are too many entertain
ments on the boards for ali of them to
be crowded.
The boys and girls need no calen-
dar or almanac to tell them when To
enjoy their games. Top-pegging. foot
bail, marbles and rope skipping. are
introduced and INDUCED in with such
regularity as to mystify older persons,
Base ball, card playing, and q pigs in
clover" appear to have all seasons for
their own.
IN 1890 every farmer in the United
states will be visited by paid officer
OF the government, and asked to give
the statistics of his farm crops. etc
Tor the census-taker. Begin now to
keep accurate account of all farm on
eratlons. In this way only can the
agricultural statistics of the Census
Report have any practical value.
WILLIAM MORRISON, brother to con-
tractor A. r. Morrison, was in Smvrna
last week on business connected with
the proposed new railroad. He was
accompanied by MF: Thielens. one of
the purchasers Of the old road. The
pIiing for the new pier at the terminus
on this side of the bay-WOodland
Beach-has arrived, and a force of
workmen will be put to work at once
THE recently elected school hoard
reorganized last week by the re-eIec-
80 - nay tlOuut president. ]
and E. NJ. Fowler, secretary. Jas. p
Hotiecker who has been elected yearly
by the Board the seventh commissioner
since the consolidation of the districts
and also the treasurer Of the school
fund, declined to serve longer, and %.
II. Beck was elected commissioner in
his place, and VIM. A. FAIRIES, Treas.
urer.
The entertainment of the Loval
Legion at the Opera House tonight
promises to be an interesting one
made up as it is Of well trained Young
home talent. It will consist of three
parts, Mistress Mary and her Flower
Garden" a cantata-"The Secret. y and
an operetta-" Lavender Village'n We
think our citizens will find this enter.
tainment exceedingly diverting. The
price Of admission is % cents for adults
and 10 cents for children.
REV. r. X. STEPHENSON is getting
down to his work in earnest on Smvr.
ma circuit. To till his field as he DIr-
poses requires a considerable expendi-
ture Of physical energies, for his par
ish extends nearly to Dover towards
the South, and to the bay on the Fast
including two fatvn. Z - c..-r y