Smyrna times., 1893-04-19

III Lam 70 anu OuduO O6T CeJS, 10 Close
out the Stock and make room for other
goods. +
WE read of little girls here and there
throughout the country jumping rope
to their death. Have fun but be mod
crate.
AT the regular meeting of the con-
clave of HeptasOphs last evening, there
were three applications for member
ship from men of the town.
A judge down East has ruled that a
girl who discards her lover must re-
turn the engagement ring, if he gave
her one. This is some consolation.
The strawberry taste is getting in the
pu bile mouth. Strawberries are 3 to
5 cents box in Florida, 25 cents in
Philadelphia. Here they are not yet
in blossom.
EDWARD G. WALLS has Spring
Greeting I" to men and boys who want
clothing, hats and furnishings.
The directing" will be found in the
double column ads.
Mr.. MAYNARD, of Montclair, n. j.,
(near Newark who was guest of
Joseph E. Williams, bought yesterday
the fine black horse of w. +. Hall, and
is much pleased with his purchase.
1t was shipped to-day by rail.
DIR. 5. A. FRITZ, allopathist, of
Newton, n. j., recent graduate of the
Baltimore Medical College, has located
here for the practice Of medicine. His
father several years ago resided on the
Wells Farm near Duck Greek.
JOHN d. BURTON, who died in
Dover last week was one of the origi-
nators and president of the DelmarVia
Fertilizer Company, which has its
Office in thistOwn. His death will
necessitatea recasting of the officers.
The Board of Trade had a meeting
at the Transportation office on Friday
evening. Two COMMITTEES were APP
pointed to attend to some interests of
the Association and the Board ad.
jOurned to meet on Friday night next.
SHAD fishing became quite lively off
Bombay Hook Island last week, sew
eral hundred a day. Fridays catch,
Mr.. Campbell, of Woodland Beach
says, amounting to about 1000. These
fish were sold in the city at $35 per
thousand.
MEssERs Megear & Son are making
run this spring on carpets, and adver-
tise the largest assortment eyer before
shown in Smyrna See what they say
about them. They also advertise a
full line of other goods such as arc
needed in every family.
We regret to announce the death of
George W. Carr, son of VIM. H. Carr,
which occurred last night, aged 16 years.
George was a good and promising boy,
and held in high regard by all who
knew him. His affiiction set in six
months or more ago, from heart
trouble, terminating in Gropsy.
JAS. W. ANTHONY and L. E. An
thOny are engaged in raising onion
seed, having about four acres between
them, and the latter is likewise grow.
ing a good sized patch of sets for mar
ket. g. Speakman has a piece of less
than an acre each in seeds and sets.
and John r. Wilson has half acre in
plants for seed.
MEssRs. LEWIS & WKEATMAN have
among other articles of farm machinery
an iron roller, that attracts the atten.
ton of farmers. 1t is heavy and wide,
and looks as if it would do the work
of MASKING clods well. Instead of be-
ing plain smooth surface, the peri.
phery is made Of iron bars with space
of an inch or so between, that crush
and pulverize the clods.
SEVERAL years ago white corn was all
the go with the farmers, because its
Spring prices were considerable more
per bushel. Now the pendulum has
swung back to yellow corn as the
most profitable, and the best kind is
now the special matter claiming atten.
ton. w. G. Hill advertises a yellow
seed corn that il is claimed will produce
more and better corn than any other.
WE publish elsewhere notice of the
death of two daughters of Thomas E.
Bailey in KentOn, from scarlet fever.
within a week of each other. The
place Ofintermeut being in st. Peters
Cemetery, this town. Much sym.
pathy is felt for Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey in
their sore bereavement. There are
two other children In the same place
who are sick with the same disease.
but it is hoped with different result.
AT recent public sale hereabouts
horse was hanging fire at a lower
figure than the auctiOneer wan
ted 10 take. The animal moved
along at safe gait, under the gentle
switch Of the boy rider, but whether
strictly the fact or not, someone an
nounced that the "horse ran away last
week." and Immediately the bidding
became active, aud it was finally
knocked of at nearly double the price
which was being bid before this an
noucement. Some one said that they
never heard before that to say horse
had run away was recommendation
but it certainly proved so In this case
THE bill for the Electrical railway
between Woodland Beach and Smyrna
went through the House last week
without opposition, and of course will
90 through the Senate. Mr.. Camp
well, of Woodland Beach tells US that
parties estimate the cost Of construc-
ton of the road will be $4,000, and
that distant capitalists stand ready tc
invest half of this amount. With the
amount named in the bill at the back
of the three corporators and Others
800, ,0O0-thers onght'nt to be any
trouble in placing such 0 plant
| When the railroad was first built to
the Hook, 10 the days of Fred Gerker
il often had to make two trips each
way to accommodate the people who
wanted to 90 from this town. we ar.
placed under obligations 10 our friend
Hardcastle, one of the corporatofs; 20
the promise of pass over the "noi'
line.