Smyrna times., 1890-04-09
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

Smvrna and Vicinity.
A photograph of the College Glee
Club is on exhibition in the post Office
window.
THERE was not the usual number of
farmers in town on Saturday home
attending the school election.
The few remaining peaches left from
the cold of the first week in March,
were further depleted by the frOsts of
last week.
ALEX. GOODEN is said to have the
best field OF wheat in Dutch Neck; w.
Geo. Truax, at Rothwell's Landing,
has large field that will nearly hide
rabbit,
OYSTER dealers find the bivalves
dull sale since shad have become
plentiful, and the probability is they
will be mostly out of the market before
the month with the "R' in it is finished.
The Harry Lindley Company fin
ished their four nights engagement at
the Opera House under the auspices of
the Athletic Association, on Friday
erai satisfaction.
THE re-opening of the NJ. E. Church
has been definitely fixed for the 4th
Sunday of April, 9th inst. The Rev.
Geo. E. Reed, President of Dickinson
College, wilt be one of the ministers to
take part in the services.
THE ten shares of bank stock of the
Fruit Growers National Bank, adver-
tised in these columns by the admins
traitors of the late John Anthony, were
sold ON Thursday as follows: seven
shares at Sl53124 each, and three
shares at $151 each. The par value
per share is 500
I THE Introductory part of the speech
of J. Alex. Fulton, Esq, of Dover, at
the Farmers Institute in this town,
letter of c. H. Register, letter from
CheswOld, &c, which were put in type
for our last issue but were crowded out
| by Conference proceedings, will be
found on our first page.
SHAD fishing was good last week,
Mr.. StOkesbury catching $50 during
the week, $50 of these in one day. One
of these, brought to town, weighed
nine pounds. Saturday was emphat-
ically "shad day." the abundance OF
them in market knocking the price
from cents in the morning down to
about 4 cents by night.
NORMAN BRAND PHOSPHATE No. 1,
prepared especially for potatoes, toma,
toes and trucks, is in perfect condition
and the price is about one ton of toma-
toes below others.
Norman Brand No. 2, for oats and
corn (alsO good for tomatoes and pota-
toes) sells for less than No. l and i.
second to no other grade on the
market. I
ALANsON WARREN, of Connecticut
has taken charge of the Collins Beach
farm belonging to the National Dredg
ing Company of Wilmington. Mr.
Warren stood in good repute in Con
nect;cut both as a citizen and an agri
culturalist, as will appear from an ar.
ticle on our first page under the head
ing of "a Farewell to Alanson War
ren," copied from the Waterbury Re
publican.
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Smyrna Landing, who died in Will
mington on Wednesday, was brought
to this town on Friday for interment
A delegation of the Legion of Honor
and representative of the A. o. q. W.
accompanied the friend of the deceased
both Of which societies he was mem
ber. 1t is understood his widow will
r receive several thousand dollars from
these societies.
IN response to many requests, Mr.
Lake has consented to make the pric,
of admission TO the Dickinson COlleg
Glee Club concert next Tuesday even
ing, % cents for all parts of the hall
any seats may be reserved withou
extra charge. In appreciation of thi
reduction the entertainment should b
r well patronized, for the club has beei
charging So and 80 cents admission t
their entertainments.
FARMERS will be as late with thei
spring work as ever, the cOntinuou
rains making ii impossible to do muc
3 work upon the farms. Low land farm
D ers are having hard time of it. Bu
one or two days in a week have thu
= far been fit for blowing, and farmer
intending to SOW oats are much bella
= ed. Mr.. Elliott, of Col Geo. Cummins
= Barren Hope" farm, which is lo'
n land, had fifty acres to put in oats, an
up to this week had not been able Z
do but two days plowing.
REV. ARTHUR ToRRENs. who wa
chosen pastor of the Presbyteria
church nearly a year ago and aske
= leave of several months to visit his re
! atives in Ireland and who did not RI
4 port in person or by letter when ez
peeted, has at last been heard from
Q He makes an apology for his stranp
o conduct, and gives as a reason that b
It failed in his examination at Princeton
a and desired to take another year a
Londonderry. Besides, he said l
recognized his incompetency to tax
d charge of such q church. IL is to b
) hoped that the congregation will haV
a better luck in Rev. G. G. Adams,
Princeton, just asked to accept II
vacancy.
ISAAC S. LAPHAM, who still likes
u indulge in his favorite sport of fishinl
went out to his carp pond a week {
, so ago, baited and threw in thrs
hooks. Concluding that some lad
visitors would also like to enjoy Ii
, sport he concluded to 60 to the hous
rt after them, FIRST however, securing Il
1t lines. When the party returned n
f. Lapham found that leveTy line had
fish on the end, but that was very di
ferent from having them on shor
The first tackled by some means g
70 away, the second by sheer force brok
L tie hook, the third made a gamy r.
sistance but was at last got above an
0ut Of the water, and was a fine fe
$ low, weighing between Eve and 81
% pounds.