Smyrna times., 1891-04-15

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THE prospects for fine fruit crop |
were never brighter. 1t looks now as |
though we shall have crop OF every
thing.
WITH houses filling up and enlarged |
demands on the various trades of labor |
Smyrna is resuming its former life |
and activity.
EVERYBODY praises the splendid
weather we are now having, although
the stormy aud rainy past will not
soon be forgotten.
l EXTEND a cordial invitation to all
my friends to call upon me at the store
of Buchanan & Collins.
t w. GEORGE LEES.
A full attendance of the members of
Harmony Lodge, No. 13, A. F. and A.
NJ, is requested tO-mOrrOw-Thursday
evening, at s o'clock.
GEO. NJ. STEVENSON, Sec'y.
The ice plant, we are told this morn
ing by Mr.. II. S. Anthony is a settled
fact. The arrangements are nearly
complete to commence the work next
week, and push to rapid completion.
THE lecture and exhibition annOun-
ced last week for the Goth instant at
the Presbyterian Church is to be
postponed for two weeks, or until
May 4th.
UNDER the influence of the warm
weather and good run, shad dropped
this morning to FIVE cents a pound.
This means Il good pair at between
80 and 80 cents.
JOSEPH H. WRIGHT left this morning
for Port Penn with three Othercarpen-
tiers to erect a stable, having contracts
with the Government for four minor
buildings at the Lighthouses on the
river.
Do not forget the entertainment of
the little folks tonight at the Opera
House-"Four and Twenty Black
birds baked IN a pie" 1t promises to
be pleasing throughout, admission only
Is cents.
MILLARD F. REED, blacksmith of
this town, has invented an automatic
safety gate for railroad crossings. He
intends getting patent on it, and if it
works well ought TO be a valuable
invention.
The farmers are pushing things.
With the exception of rain on Satur-
day there has been nothing to inter-
fere with turning fallOw for week,
and they are striving to be ready for
corn planting two weeks hence.
FISH, shad and herring are getting
abundant in market. The tOOthsome
shad dropped to cents a pound last
week, and with warm temperature
the price may drop to cents. The
run of shad is largely according to
the temperature.
The fishermen off Bombay Hook,
caught more shad yesterday than they
could well handle in the nets or mar
ket. Five or six wagon-loads passed
through this town this morning for
shipment by rail to the city market,
already full.
JOSEPH KENNEDY who removed
from a farm to Chester two months
ago is keeping q grocery store, and
though the times are very dull there
as elsewhere, says they are doing very
well. The SMYRNA TIMES, he says, is
like letter from home to him every
week
THE McGibeny Family who appeared
at the Opera House Friday evening
make up one of the finest musical COM
binatiOns ever in the town. The en-
tertainment was first class in every res
pect, and the McGibeney's will be vel
coined back to Smyrna.
The case of Russell COe VS.. Chas. Z.
Green, in which several of our citizens
were summoned before Esquire Jester,
of Dover, Monday, was postponed
until next Monday because of the
absense of a material witness. An ad-
ditiOnal number will be summoned on
that day.
WIN. NJ. LEWIS and F. 2. Postles,
who have been engaged in the phOs-
phate business for q number of years,
with different firms, have entered into
cO-partneTship for its manufacture
and sale. For the present they are
using granaTy at Smyrna Landing,
Geo. F. Jones experimenting.
THERE is an evident impression that
there will be larger demand for labor
this year than last. Under this i'm
preston Messrs. McGaw & Bro, have
secured the services Of several girls to
make cans for fear their men will 90
to the basket mill when 1t starts. It
really does look as If the mills of all
kiEds will run full this year.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
mt Of Harvey B. Stewart-new
GrOcery Store. He has opened in the
ro"n's 30 long used by J. B. FAIRIES for
"a" rlme line OF business on Commerce
p re' t, and asks for p share of the
atrUnage OF our community. See ad-
vertisement aud enumeration of the
goods in stock.
W. GEORGE LEES, who has been in
Tschudy's store the past five years,
has severed his connection with II and
taken up position with Buchanan &
Collins. elements Corner" He has,
In the time he has been clerkine, been
attentive to business, clever to custom
eTs, and hopes 10 continue in his new
place the friendships that have been the
growth of the past several years.
THE officers Of Mcdonnell Encamp.
ment, No. 2. /. o. o. +. were installed
last Right for the ensuing term as fol-
lows; Q, p, =. M. Fowler; H. p,
Abel S. FAIRIES; S. W., John r. Cam.
eron Scribe, Harry 3. Gsieves Treas.
urer, Joseph Wright; Guide, Geo. NJ.
Stevenson, o. g., Morrise Kirmse
l. y. John u. Harris lst Watch, b
v. Weldon.
THE clay hill at the Garrison Mill,
four miles from Smyrna that through
most of the winter was made famous
for breaking traces, staldlng teams &c
and drawing forth q great deal o.
strong language, some Of which we
fear would shock a Sunday School, has
i bean ehelled. Now Il II Hkelv ths