Smyrna times., 1890-03-26
SMYRNA and Vicinity.


Smvrna and Vicinity.
GAS poor as the new postal cards" is
a new saying.
GARDENING has been greatly him
dered by the wet weather.
NEXT Sunday win be Palm Sunday,
the following Sunday being Easter.
The TIMES is a favorite journal with
the prudent business men to advertise
in.
THE sweet smelling arbutus is bios
sOmiDg. 1t withstOod the inticements
of the warm midwinter, and comes on
time.
BAYMAN DEAKYNE is learning laun-
drying with Hen Lee, and Harry T.
HOyle has gone to Philadelphia to en-
gage in blacksmithing.
A PHILADELPHIA paper announces
that the shape of Easter eggs will be
much the same as last year, if our
yOungster know what shape that was.
DEALERS in stock say that the lot of
young mules from Kentucky now in
the stable of W. G. Pierce, is one of the
finest that has ever been brought into
the State.
THE sale of the stock and farm i'm
plements of d H. Boyce will take
place on Saturday next, 29th inst, in
front of the store of BOyce & Harper in
Leipsic, at o'clock P. NJ.
FEBRUARY and March have been
giving us frequent and heavy rains
something ike that of last summer.
1t is sincerely hoped we will not be
washed out again this summer like the
two that have preceded us.
WE are indebted to the Peninsula
Horticultural Society for copy of its
transactions held in Chestertown re-
Gently. 1t is an interesting pamphlet
of 100 pages, full of interest to the
farmers.
Look out for imitation plow points
and other extras. The genuine points
and other repairs are made only by the
Oliver Chilled Plows Works, and have
the name "Oliver" cast on them. All
others are spurious. At H. d. BOyer's. I
PROF. CLOwARD's choral class of this
town have decided on q public enter
tainment, fixing the day for the 9th OF
May. The class will prepare some fine
chOruses, and there will be in addition
solos, quartettes, &c, rendered by Will
mingtOn talent.
Miss GRACE QUIGG sang Il solo at
the Praise service that preceded the
preaching at the NJ E. Church on
Sunday evening, Redeemed" that
was much enjoyed by the large con-
gregatiOn. The sermon was preached
by Presiding Elder France.
THERE are some boys going about
with slap-jacks who may get them.
selves in trouble before they are aware
of it. There is a penalty of $500 for
| killing insectiverOus birds at this sea.
son of the year, and that would take 9
good part of their next Christmas
money.
We have received from E. B. Frazer
Secretary Of the State Board of Health
a series of comprehensive fOur-page
circulars with the following titles: Cor
the Prevention of Consumption" !" Scar
let Fever-Its Prevention and Restric
ton, Diphtheria-Its Prevention anC
Restriction"
Miss IDA RUE, who was on a visit tC
Harrington, was taken sick while there
with pneumonia and died, the remains
being brought to this town for inter
ment. She had an Insurance on her
life in the Prudential company, and
Sl07 has been paid her mother, Mrs
Samuel Jackson.
THE steamer David Reeves that ha.
for some years run between Leipsit
and Philadelphia, has been sold t.
parties in Norfolk, Va. The steamer
Mary U. Citizens, running from
Lebanon to Philadelphia, stops ther,
every Monday and returns every
Tuesday night.
A FIRM of Leipsic, dealing in furs
mostly muskrat skins, who purchased
I during the winter nearly 900 o
these at figures from - to % cent
each, closed out his stock last week a
81 cents per skin. The warm winter
or something, has made the season
disastrous one for persons speculatinl
in furs.
DR.. C. 0. SwINNEY and wife wer
unexpectedly called last week to atten,
the funeral of her father, Mr.. R. T
Sutton, living near BridgetOn, N. J
Mrs. Swinney remained a few day
with her mother, and on Thursday he
oldest sister died. In this double affliC
tion in the loss of her father and sister
she has the sympathy of her friends.
THE following is the time table 70
the Steamer Ella for ADril: