Smyrna times., 1893-05-10

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of the latter's wages until the indebt-
edness is liquidated.
The Dasey tramp bill is a law. 1t ,
provides that a tramp may be lodged
in Jail on permit from a Jail commits
stones.
The Senate passed the House bill to
allow accused persons to testify in
their own behalf. It also passed the
House bill to punish attempted bribery
of election officers and the House bill |
TO compel sherffs and cOnstables to
settle regularly with the state auditors.
Smvrna and Vicinity.
A FAST young man-the professional
bicyclist.
SPRING weight underwear opened
this week at Edw. G. Walls.
Dr.. J. W. CLIFTON is painting the
front Of his dwelling brick.
STRAW hats II mems and boys -
opened this week at Edw. G.. Walls. \ /
A BIRD fancier of our town has
among other curiOsities a setting
rooster.
THE May Day of the past generation
has become myth, as far as observ-
anee goes.
S.R. ESTES, representing l. Ham
burger & Sons 81 Wilmington was in
town several days last week.
A VASE of some two dozen tulips
graees the centre table of the Young
Mems Christian Association room.
STRANGE as it may seem hereabouts.
they are having a drought in some of
the Western States and the wheat crop
needs rain.
CHAs. H. REGISTER is having an
addition made to his rear building,
whereby he will have a new dining
room and kitchen.
The statement is made that some of
our boys, and they are not the little
ones, either, are stealing lilacs from
tke bushes by night and selling them.
To get flowers from such is to encOur-
age theft.
Salt sea trout made their appearance
in this market a week ago. They are
ef excellent sizes, and are sold at prices
that are in the reach of all our people.
The big seines began business in the
Delaware last week, and in a few days
more it is hoped, this fine food fish will
be here in great abundance.
A dispatch in the daily papers Mon
day. dated from New York, says :
persons who returned from the Full
ton chain of lakes last week report two
feet Of snow in the woods and ice 16
inches thick on the lakes. Sleighs are
still being used and only in the favor
ably situated sections does the ice show
signs Of breaking up.
SOME Of our business men fail To
comprehend the justice in the ruling oi
the court las noticed in proceedings
elsewhere) that when a wife endorses
the note of her husband, yet her prop
erty could not be taken in payment of
the debt-tbe same as the endorsement
Of the paper of any other person
THE heavy rain of We. -l
and Thursday has been followed by
cold north winds, lowering the ther
mometer 10 Az both yesterday anC
Monday mornings in the town, and 4
degree or two colder in the country
districts, producing a light frost il
some places, but not enough to do an!
damage. This morning it is just tn
same figures, but clear and with iudi
cation of rain, as was predicted.
TIE annual outing and shad bake a
Bombay Hook Friday, of the officers o
the Delaware Railroad Company, wa
attended by l50 people from Philade
phia, Wilmington, Baltimore, ClaytOI
Dover, Smyrna, and other Peninsula
towns. Seventy-five shad we're dii
posed of, with accompanying trim
mings. by the hungry railrOaders an
their guests.
TsE SMYRNA Athletic AssOciatiO
completed their organization week {
more ago, by adopting a cOnstitutio
and electing the following officer
for the balance of the year: Pres
dent. A. d. Yocum; Vice Pres
dent. J. F. Startling; Treasurer, L. Q
Waller; Recording Secretary, Ssmus
IL. Hofecker; Financial Secretar.
John w. Tucker. The membershi
now numbers -, the limit being "a.
MEssRs. Lewis & Wheatman hay
sunk a drive we'll and erected a win
mill at the farm of j. =. Carter. occl
pied by John Wood, near tow
Meaers. Boyer & Co., have placed
windmill for John G. Bailey, on Il
"Rothwell farm," occupied by J.
Buckson. IL is contemplated at bot
these places 60 have a forced wat
system. driven by the windmill,
supply both the dwelling and ou
buildings.
IT gives as pleasure co anRoUB'
that an organ recital will be given
the Methodist Church on Friday evel
ing, the 26th inst, by the organist,
Virgil Gordon, assisted by w. D. HC
fecker, L. M. Price. John A. Hoffeck
assS j. Ed. Hoffecker in quartettes an
solos. The admission will be free, b
the audience should be provided wi
a GOOD silver contribution as IL is