Smyrna times., 1891-02-25

is possession two notes OF the trac'
onal Currency of SOC and 25c denom-
nation that was in circulation during
he late war 1868 and 1864.
A CITIZEN of Cheswold, a former
urseryman says if the succeeding five
ears should be as wet as the past FIVE
10 believes there will not be a peach
rec left on the Peninsula nor not
ouch of other fruits.
The chart for the Schubert Quar-
cite will be placed in Denney's drug
tore Saturday morning at nine o'clock.
Tickets will be reserved without extra |
,harge. Admission 35 cts. Over 100 |
ickets have already been engaged.
MONDAY wasn't WashingtOn's Birth
lay but the banks managed to get in q
holiday all the same. So did the
schools, but the doors of the latter
we're not shaken and pressed by farm
,rs eager to meet a note, or deposit a
surplus stock of cash.
WIN. H. BAGGs will move his shoe
store tomorrow or next day, to the
Cummins corner store, corner of Com
merce and Main Streets. He will be
in his present place by Miss
Rebeccs Lee, and her place next door,
by Misses Beck & FAIRIES, milliners,
the former occupants.
ANY water in your cellar? The
children attending a Salem N. j.,
school had to be dismissed for the day
on Wednesday because water in the
basement of the building had put out
the fire in the heater. Down the Neck
the water is up to the surface in some
of the wells.
Our CheswOld correspondent who
argues strongly for the equalization of
taxes, advises that if a bill cannot be
secured taxing bonds and mortgages,
then the farmers ought to urge a
change of the legal rate of interest
from to per cent, because the for
mer rate is oppressive, and keeps boro
rOwers poor.
THE wife of VIM. McLane, overseer
for VIM. P. Cummins, was accidentally
shot yesterday in the shoulder. The
younger son had found a pistol which
the elder son was trying to getaway
from him, the instrument being acci-
dentally discharged. Dr.Ashcraft fail
ed to find the bullet.
AN experienced school teacher says
that the pupils who have access to
newspapers at home, when compared
NTH fboca vryhO haUa not ora haffar
readers, are better spoilers, better
grammarians, better punctuators, and
read more Understandingly, and obtain
a practical knowledge of geography in
half the time it requires the others.
THE Shubert Quartette gave great
satisfaction in BIiddletoWn Friday
evening. A letter from that town to a
Wilmington paper says: "A great deal
was expected of the company and the
audience certainly were not disappoin-
ted. The company sang exquisitely.
The purity of their selections is espec-
tally cemmendable, free as they were
from anything trashy or indiscreet.
SUNDAY was "big" Missionary Day
at the Methodist Sunday School. The
amount raised was $120.65, making the
contribution of the school tor the year
1878. JeTman Chapel, a Branch
School, has contributed $l0.23, and the
Landing School will have from $25 tC
$50. making the Sunday School contri'
button about 1920. The contributions
otherwise will be about $500.
AT the annual election of officers o
the Ladies' Mite Society of the NJ
E. Church, the following persons
were elected President, Mrs. Rebeccs
Collins; Vice President, Mrs. Mary
Register; Secretary, Mrs. Maggie H
Roe; Treasurer, Mrs. Rachael A. Col
Inns; parsonage committee, Mrs
Rachael VanGaskin, the holding ovel
members being Mrs. Geo. A. Hall anC
Mrs. /. H. FAIRIES.
AMONG the pleasant notes o.
the early morning this weeh
have been those of robin rec
breast. This is two weeks ahe6d o
his usual time Of arrival, though ouI
earliest spring bird. Even with thl
warm January and February of las
winter, the robin was not tempted
from his winter retreat until after tn,
very cold snap that came with th'
6rst week in March.
Two years ago the Delaware peacl
crop was failure last year it was
failure, and il is feared it will this yea
likewise be a failure. It begins to lool
as though the peach was the forbidden
fruit.-PhiLG. Times.
Why will our city papers persist il
killing of the crop every year anC
then guy the peach growers for dOinl
it? There is no man down here 81
much of a croaker as to prOnOuncl
judgment on peach crop yet, wheI
the buds are healthy and Just begininI
TO swell.
THERE is some talk of the Philadel
phia & Smyrna Transportation Com
pany building a new iron steam pas
senger and freight boat, that will rul
to Philadelphia in FIVE and a hal
hours. This is contingent on tn,
placing at par value ($25) Of 600 share
now held by the company. There /
but little doubt that such q step woull
be OF great advantage to the town an,
public generally and it seems as if thi
number of shares could be placed II
small lots.
AN effort is being made to have th
birthdays of Lincoln and Grant de
clared National holidays. While thes
.wo patriots have crossed the river
and their memories should ever be hel,
in grateful remembrance by the Amer
lean people, IL Is to be hoped that som
ther plan than merely closing tn
DaDks and postOfices aud other gov
ernment buildings will be adopted fc
the perpetuation Of the patriotic deel
Of the these noble sons Of the Repub
lie. 1t is only the favored few wh
can participate.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment of Joseph Turner. ChestertowI
Md, who deals extensively in hOus
building material. He claims by havin
superior facilities and an immens
stock OF lumber, that he can compel
In prices with the large Baltimore dea
ers; and only asks that all the item
from the frame TO the doors and viii
dows be given, and he will challene
competition in prices.
SUNDAY last, 22nd inst, while Il
anniversary of Washington's birthda,
J was also the hundredth anniversar
OF John Wesley's last sermon. Rev. M
Wilson made this fact the subject {
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