Smyrna times., 1889-05-01

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sTRAwBR1DGE & CLoTHIER have a
few words to the public on our third
page.
CLAYToN's Hardware Store is the
place to buy Farming Tools and Har-
ness of all kinds. T
SOME of our local fishermen caught
5000 herring and 36 shad at one haul
at Blacks Landing Monday.
THE fence around Glenwood ceme-
terry looks as if it needed the attention
of the Mite Society, if the trustees
won't.
DELAWARE, or especially this part of |
it, seems to be a favOrite spot with the |
Gypsies lately. Their visits now are
very frequent.
w. F.&J. r. CLEMENTS, Clayton, |
sells the best Grow Corn Planter in
the market. 4
THE marshes have been again flood
ed by high tides. 1t will be very
strange if we do not have a prolific
May crop of mosquitoes
BUY the Syracuse Plow, the best in
the market, of w. F. & J. r. Clements,
Clayton. #
Jos. STEPHENSON painted aud pa
pered the interior of the Methodist
parsonage at MiliingtOn last week
the residence of Rev. Z. f. White.
BELMONT" in its wealth of park
attractions of green aud variegated
blooms, and bird song. enters May
with its usual beauty and lovelness.
SIX inches of rain fell in Baltimore
on Friday, and it is probable that the
same amount fell here. To this is to
be added the lighter rainfall of Sat
urday.
THIS is the season of the year when
the Town Commissioners should, and
perhaps soon will, attend to the san
itary condition of our streets and
alleys.
PETER Downs, one of our colored
base ball players who pitches a whiz-
zing lelt-hander, has been engaged by
the West End club of Wilmington, on
a salary.
THERE will be no service in the NJ.
Z. Church at Kenton next Sunday on
account of the improvements being
made in the interior by J. E. Carter,
Of this town.
THE Wisteria which so beautifully
decorates the office of Dr. Lambdin on
Commerce street, is more beautiful
than ever this spring, owing to the
abundance of its blooms.
DURING the heavy rainfall of Friday
Robert Denney had all his food gates
hoisted that day and part of the next.
The millers say there was enough rain
months.
THE Mrs. Tom Thumb combination
3 has lost over one thousand dollars on
their trip down the Peninsula. The
agent says EastOn was the only town
; on the Peninsula where he did q pay.
, ing business.
WALTER c. JONES has discarded the
death trap that was put down in the
e pavement for his cellar entrance OF
= Market street, and made II new anC
safer entrance in his alley at the sid,
I Of the house.
IT is no longer Collins Beach bu
> Bay Head. This is the name that tn,
e present owners hereafter intend to cal
= it, because it marks the head of tn,
h bay, and because the. name is mort
euphOnius.
# BY THE provisions of the new Higl
! License law which goes into effect il
July, there are to be no more screen!
l. or painted windows about the saloops
y but they are to be open like any othe
n place of business.
II THE work of repairs on the Bomba,
h Hook railroad commenced in earnes
last week. The work was begun a
Clayton, moving in the direction O
le Smyrna. Several car loads of tie
pi were distributed along the track, an,
r about twenty laborers were engaged a
N this point.
5. IT is estimated that the increase q
e. population in the United States is 100
a 600 per month, exclusive Of immigra
,e ton, which last year was 51S,000 tn
D. present population is estimated TO b
70 $4,000 900. and the next census, to b
D. taken in July, 1890, will probably Civ
1t 67,00O,00O
re BY a resolution of the Board {
~ Town Commissioners, the bells q
lr Smyrna were rung fifteen minute
~ yesterday, beginning at a quarter b,
~ fore nine O'clock-in recognition of th
u centennial anniversary of Washing
~ tons inauguration as President of th
IN youthful Republic.
Sc A TON of bran is said to make m;
adj nure worth 81 so If this fact
al reduces the cost of bran as feed fC
re stock very much. 1t might pay SON
n of our farmers to investigate the trut
ar of this statement and if found CORE,
lin to take advantage of their investig;
Mt ton and make more liberal use of
m as feed.
ch THE Both semi-annual meeting of Il
&c, Local Preachers and Exhorters' ASS
III citation of the NJ. q. Church, Wilmin
ef, ton Conference, will be held at Mi
'hI lingtOn, Md, on Friday, May 18th,
e. at y o'clock, continuing Saturday al
OF Sunday. VIM. FAIRIES, J. V. Smith,
mt G. Lassell and Herman Roe, of tn
SO town, have parts on the programme.
nd TIE members of the Chautauar
to Circle are requested to meet in Il
1rt assembly room of the school house,
NO 8 o'clock, Oh Friday evening Of tn
on week. Experiments in chemistry w
ITO be given, and full attendance is I
icb quested. BY order Of the
of PRESIDENT.
No admission will be charged al
the public will be welcomed.
JOSEPH f. Carter with Rve men al
500 pounds of glass rode through Il
E. heavy storm of Friday to Colts char
west of Townsend, eleven miles d
tho tant. decorated the windows with c
thedral glass, finished his work a
returned home with the same stor
lO beating about his head. He also D
u cathedral windows in the NJ. +. chur
ter- of KentOn last week, and a lady of I
nci town, Mrs. D., gave him her check
,nv the amount of the bill before he left
THE Smyrna Creamery, which /
nts, been doing so well during the win
nth may expect a boom on Introduce
+ the cows to the fields Of clover. T
period comes with May. It will
OF be surprising to see the monthly 2
'ere for milk Jump up to $1,000. In
own they expect this we think. The I
for butter used to come in the way