Smyrna times., 1890-05-21

purposes, and Is cents for water tax,
the latter to be used to pay off the
first water bond of 81 900.
ONE or two warm days and several
cold ones Las characterized this spring.
The thermometer this morning regis
tered 4S'. Reports from twO-thirds of
the counties of Iowa show that the
last week has been unusually cold,
and injurious irOsts appeared nearly
every clear morning. On the morning
of the 10Th there was heavy frost,
with ice in all parts of the State.
SMYRNA has lost twoofits we'll known
and reputable cOlOIed citizens the past
week, Caleb Jones who died Wednes-
day aged 60years, and S. King Jeffreys
who died Mondey night, aged 25
years. Jones was farmer in a small
way and the latter popular hotel
waiter He married a daughter of
Charles Potts two years ago, and leaves
a widow and two children. They both
died with consumption.
SUPERINTENDENT l.. l. Handy who
was coming home on the down train
Monday evening, travelling in com
pany with John d. Hawkins, was
one of the first at the scene of the
wreck, remaining there for several
hours reaching home at three o'clock
the next morning. We are Indebted
to Mr.. Handy for the very accur-
ate information elsewhere given Of
the wreck, and the only accurate
report that has appeared
HARRY RAwLEY, who moved from
this vicinity to Grove Point, Cecil
County Nd, last winter sends US
note in which he says:
| sheared from a one year old buck
10 lbs. of wool. He weighs 100 pounds
and was sired by through bred Nor
folk Buck. I sold the three first lambs
that were dropped in January, the
first of April for $24. 1 have two
young bucks left for sale of the same
breeding for which will take $40 each.
Parties desiring to purchase Il good
stock buck can do so by addressing me at
Earlsville, Cecil County. Md.
THE reception given Rev. c. c..
Adams, their pastor by the cOngrega-
ton of the Presbyterian Church on
Wednesday evening at the residence
Of Capt Mustard was hearty and sin
cere 1t was participated in by be-
tween eighty and ninety persons, and
in giving their new pastor a cordial
welcome, felt the force of a stronger
glow even among themselves. The
formal part of the exercises consisted
of singing, prayer, address of welcome
by /. l. Handy and response by the
pastor The informal, other than the
social pleasantries, was refreshments
from a well-loaded table, always an
important part of such an occasion.
A COLORED man named Logan from
down the Neck was put in the lookup
Saturday night for disorderly conduct
at midnight and after, and kept there
until Monday morning. There was a
pretty good manifestation of the usual
summer Saturday night disposition to
rowdyism on Saturday. They are
mostly young negroes who come in for
that purpose, what they call a good
time, and do not leave while there is
a store or whisky saloon open. When
! they 20 out it is in the most noisy and
boisterous manner, waking all the peO.
| pie UP on their line of march. 1t is to
be hoped that the officers can get hold
of such right at the beginning of the
season, and make an example OF
them.
AMONG the new rules which the
Principal of our Public school seems
to have a genius for formulating, was
one instituted last week properly dub.
bed with the title of RULES Of Com.
panionship." 1t is sort of Siamest
! Twins arrangement. That is, they
must 90 in pairs, and close together
When they go out to play the couple
must out togethe" and play together
] if one goes to the cloak room the Other
must go also if one goes to the black
board to work an example the othel
must example him if one wants
drink of water the other must go anl
drink ALSO and thus if carried to it,
logical results, if one coughs the Othe
if he can't cough must sneeze. Verify
in establishing new and unheard o
rules, Squire Lake takes the Cake.
DIR. ]. 3. briggs, formerly of New
York City and lately Of Dover, son o
Mr.. Samuel B. briggs residing neal
this town, departed last Saturday fOr
San Francisco, on his way to northern
Alaska, where he will fill position a
surgeon and medical missionary at
Government post. This station is the
outlying headquarters of the whaling
feet aud is on the shores of Behring'
Sea. The warship Bear is also sta
toned there to protect sealing inter
ests.
The Doctor carried up with him
full supply of sporting implements an,
expects TO do a reasonable amount O
cunning and fishing during his spar,
hours. DR.. briggs is a capable an,
honest man, and will no doubt d
credit to his position.
The Young Peoples Society c
Christian Endeavor had the lectur
room filed at their prayer meeting o.
Sunday evening, and there was no an
nOuncment for anything other tha
the usual exercises. Miss Lizzie Ca
, hOOn was the conductor, and anon
the other features of the hour was a
, interesting address by Miss Annie His
bee, of Philadelphia. The auditorium
! above, at its close, was equally as we
filed for the preaching service. Wha
ever difference of opinion there ma
have been of the propriety in alterin
the church and placing the organ an
choir at the rear of the pulpit, "
! think there is not a person who wOul
like to 60 back to the old order
things. Not only is there a create
F. attraction in all that administers t
taste and refinement, but there is thi
: dignity, that churchly tone, that fee
j ing of sacredness that alone belOnj
to house that can be called God
" temple.
I IN numbers, variety and excelIenc
a Mrs. J. II. JetfersOn's collection
u roses have a leading place in our hOl
u culture. There are from 150 to 2
II varieties embracing all the grades
Il excellence The Marechal Neil 70
Z that but few can grow successfully
this climate. has been thrifty and pr
= ductive in her yard, the plant haViI
y attained its majority this SPRING
= years old. A Saline Forester is al
= Il thrifty bearer, that was planted o
ut the same time. But, for size al
a productiveness, the conspicuous pla
- Ofthe lot is rose trained up at 4
:. side Of an outbuilding called, "Rei
= Marie Henrietta" Il is simply wo
~ derful. The vines in straight Ii
: will reach an altitude of about % fe,
and laterally spreads out over spa
y OF some 30 feet. 1t is a beautiful sig
r IN its rich clusters of red blooms, whi