Smyrna times., 1893-02-15

that time.
CLOVER seed is selling at from $1,000
to $1l.O0 per bushel-about double the
price last year, and calculated to scare
the farmers in the face of the wheat
quotations.
THESE are the days when the far
mers and the monthly laborers, who
have had a winters rest, are often
seen in close conversation about the
ensuing year.
St. Valentines Day reached us yes
terday. The Oldtime Importance ofthe
anniversary has long since departed;
in fact it is now only observed by
boys and girls.
The first day of the week was
Shrove Sunday, yesterday Pancake
day, to day, Ash Wednesday-intro-
ducing the Lenten season, next Sun
day the first Sunday in Lent.
J. HUNIEs, who has rented the par
sonage at Blackbird for a butchers
shambles, adVertises in another column
a lot Of farm stock, horses, six cows,
so hogs and farming utensils.
LENT is with US, and the price of
eggs is still very high. 1t was said
that the cold weather of early January
put up prices Of food, but the moderate
weather has caused little reduction.
THE sign posts erected by Lewes &
Wheatman at Leatherbury's Corner,
Smyrna Landing and Duck Creek,
which give the distance to differant
points, will be appreciated by travellers.
THE trustees and stewards OF Cen
tennial Church will hold a joint rally
on Sunday, the pastor, Rev. w. II.
Thomas, preaching in the morning on
the Swelling of Jordan" and in the
evening on the blessed Death of the
Righteous"
G. B. TAYLOR has become associated
with b. F. Dare of Philadelphia, in the
real estate business in that city. He
retains his residence here, going up
and coming down each day. See ad-
vertisement.
For SALE,-Prominent make piano,
in elegant order, has been very little
used. Price $500, which is one-half
the original cost. Will accept one
half cash, balance on time. For fur
ther particulars address TIMES Office,
Smyrna, Del. 10
THERE will be Missionary Anniver-
sary held at Union NJ. Z. Church, Feb
ruary 10Th, 1893, at 1876 a. m, and at
Friendship at p. m, both meetings to
be addressed by the Rev. w. w. w.
Wilson, A. NJ, of Smyrna, Rev. J. D.
Reese, pastor.
THE latest and prettiest song now
being sung on the stage is entitled
The Indian Summer Time. IL is by the
popular author, Will l.. Thompson. of
East Liverpool, Ohio. The price is
40 cents. Send the author half price
and you will receive a copy.
IT was a pleasant sound to hear the
whistle of the steamer Ella early Mon
day morning, announcing her first trip
down and up the river since the laying
of the ice embargo before the Christ
mas holidays. Such long rest does
not happen often in many years.
SOME fine rock fish were caught sew
eral days last week at Bombay Hook,
by drift net. The most successful one
was Hawkins, of Chester, formerly of
Smyrna Landing, barrel or two at a
time. They are sent TO the city mar.
ket where they sell for from 25 to 80
cents per pound.
THE warm rain of Friday did more
than any previous spell of weather to
dissipate the snow banks that filled up
some roads in the early part of Jan.
uary, and made them for some time
impassible Some of it has still re-
NAMED, but the teams no longer have
to drive through the fields to avoid the
big drifts.
The sale at vendues is reported
fairly good, considering the dull times,
where the articles have value. At the
sale of Mrs. s. d. Harris, last week in
ThorOughfare Neck, the horses sold
for $l2 TO $40, cattle from $3.50 to $42
and all engine and thresher that had
been in use ten years, $40O.
JOHN w. Houston, living in the
ALLEY" finds milk satisfactory pro-
duct. Il is disposed of at the cream.
cry. la the year '9I he found his net
result from eight COWS latter the rneal
and bran was paid fOr) to be $500.
For the past year he hasn't his figures
in, but IL is more satisfactory still, hay-
ing increased his stock of COWS to ten.
The coming year he purposes increas.
ing the number to twelve mixers.
The interval between sunrise and
sunset is now about an hour and a half
longer than it was on December 22d,
the shortest day Of the year. This
increase of sunshine is not only impor.
tant as relieving the dFeariness of win
ter and giving a stimulus to all activ-
tiles, but IL is significant in a meteoro-
logical point of view. The SUMS rays
still fall too obliquely to our zone Of the
northern hemisphere to effect anv
great and settled change of tempera-
ture. But their increasing force is suf-
6cient to break every cold spell which
the season may yet have in store for
our latitude.
THE following members Of Harmony
Lodge of this town, went down 10
Dover last evening to participate in
the banquet given by the Union Lodge
A. +. A. NJ, of that town:
Alvin Allen, III. s. Anthony, VIM.
FAIRIES, M. Refs, w. T. @. CampbslI,
Chaa. Smith, Josiah ID. Evans, John R.
Robinson, Edwin @. FAIRIES, John Co.'S
griff, Geo. NJ Stevenson, Abel s. FAIRIES,
Jos. z. Carter, JEFF. d. Scout, Rev. r..
*. Stevenson, III. b. Grieves, Wm. r..
| Dunn, A. Duncan Yocum, John p.
Patterson, DR.. Il. @. Moore, DR.. ID. T..
Smithers, Edgar Spruance, j. Ed. De-
/ Ford, Ed. g. Walls, A. l.. Hudson,
| Jr., II. f. Smith, Jas. w. Anthony,
Frank l.. Reynolds, VIM. H. Tunia, w.
A. Fleming, Johu Barkley, H, w.
Walford, Aubrey Yandever, B ".
weldon, 1. ]. Handy,