Smyrna times., 1891-05-27

FREE sugars has not reduced the
rice of candies much.
ALL grades of mattings, beautiful
,atterns, at MEGEAR's. 7
THE largest assortment of wash
abrics. in dress goods, at MEGEAR
: Sons.
"SITrING on ice" is the theatrical
,hrase for an audience that doesn't
lpplaud. =
SATURDAY, May 80, is legal hOli-
lay, and the banks of this section
will be closed.
"SMYRNA Boys in Philadelphia"
which came too late for this issue, will
appear in our next.
The place to buy your coffee is from
l coffee rOaster. MEGEAR & Son
roast all their coffees. I
The catch of shad this year is
claimed to be only about twO-thirds of
what it was last year.
ARIZONA, % cents per pound. Roast
ed every Friday by MEGEAR 4 Son.
Try it! I
CHERRIES, grown by Thomas Cav
ender, were on sale Monday, at the
store of Buchanan & Collins.
THE people who agree with us are
very nice and of good judgment ; those |
who differ with us the reverse.
THE temperance picnic which was to |
Lave been held on Friday has been
postponed until Saturday. SEC'Y.
TWENTY crates of strawberries
were expressed from Clayton on Mon
day mOrning-ap pretty good beginning.
MAGNOLIAs are in bloom and the
branches bordering on our town are
pervaded by their fragrance as we pass
them.
The question of an electric light
plant is again on tap. This may be
one of the early possibilities stored
away for the future.
EVERY man knows of a good use to
which every other man could put his
money. Not one of them would now
get into Western Investment Com
pany. -
For fresh bananas, lemons, pine
apples, coooa-nuts, berries, cherries,
cabbage and tomatoes, call at Buch-
anan's market, Cor. Commerce and
Delaware streets. 4
MRS. JAMES MANLOVE, residing on
Bombay Hook, who was paralyzed in
the lower part of the body by light
ming which came down the chimney,
Friday, is recovering.
THE waterlily will sOOOn be in bloom
and those who enjoy the amusement
will have an opportunity to gather
them. There will be great quantities
in the creeks and ponds.
BAY trout have been unusually fne
the past week, especially those caught
off Bombay Hook. John i. Boyd
brought one to town the other day
that weighed eight pounds.
THE new mail arrangement does not
suit the bank officers and many other
business men in the upper part OF
Kent and New Castle counties. Their
mail matter is nearly all punched in
one part Of the day.
ONLY about a quarter of the taxa
bles appeared at the Office of collector
Weldon Thursday and Friday to take
advantage of the 8 per cent. discount
allowed by the Town Commissioners
if paid on that date.
]. HARRY COTTON, a typo of this
Office, who received a painful but not
serious injury, by getting his hand
caught in a press between the platen
and type, is getting along we'll anC
will soon be at work again.
WHILE the grave was being pre-
pared for Mr.. Nelson In GlenwOoC
cemetery, Monday, Messrs. FAIRIES
Bro. removed the remains of his firs
wife from the old Methodist cemetery
where she was buried nearly A year
ago. --
Mr.. SPEAKMAN shipped crate O
strawberries to Boston on Saturday
and received a telegram early MOnda,
RJrning that they had sold for
.cnts quart. They were of th,
sharpless variety. Mr.. 8. has patcl
Of superfRe berries.
POTATOES are being imported i
large quantities into the NOrther
States from Canada and the othe
} British provinces and Scotland. They
are mostly for seed, the potato bligh
having destroyed the crop In th
Northern States last year.
: ATTENTION Is called to the adyei
tisement Of A. F. Huey, dealer in agr
cultural implements, Masseys, Md
Samuel Taylor, agent for peach bal
kets manufactured BY p. X. Meredit
& Co., and J. Colby Smith, peach bai
. ket manufacturer. Willow Grove, De
a A FARMER went into poultry dea
er's few days ago and inquired I'll
, price Of SQUAD ducks. This was q ne
: and unrecognized product In the Smy
. ma market, bat dealer who was pre-
entpromptly replied that in the Phil
delphia market they were 80 cents
pound.
D Mrs. VICTORIA JACOBS, while
| work In the can.making factory ne,
a the depot, last week, had her are
caught Ia the revolving machineF
. which was being rapidly stripped fro
her, and but for the fact that she WI
s caught and strongly beld, might haV
q been seriously injured.s
( THE farmers are having an unus
Q ally bad time this year replanting cor
with some being the same as plantir
y again. It has been the result Of insect
dry weather and dOubtlese bad see
q The more favorable condition for RrOl
y ing will doubtless put al the hels
u speedily In better shape.
n TIE rain that cane with Friday 81
% subsequent showers mas just In d
! nick Of time. for the straw berris
n which otherwise would h ave been
- sefior and unpr0htable. The hSy "
~ equally benefited. What without 4
~ f"ln would not have been4a quarter
a a. saelus will be advanced 10 halg q e.