Smyrna times., 1893-03-29

! See ad. in another column.
JOHN l.. BOYD, one of the stav-at
home, progressive farmers of the vicin
| lty OF CheswOld, believes in developing
his land, and where he has low piece
OF ground, 10 drain it thoroughly, and
to this end was in town Monday to get
a couple of loads of tile of Cummins &
COsgriff.
VIM. A. FAIRIES has bought the rear
part part of a lot belonging to the
Fruit Growers Bank facing on Cum.
minis street on which he has moved a
stable and carriage house, to add to
his grazing lot. He has also erected
an additional stable to those belonging
to his undertaking establishment.
A NEW line of changeable silks will
be found at L. A. COttOn's. r
MEssRs. LEWIS & WHEATMAN. who
bought out Samuel Taylor last fall in
the hardware business, uniting their
several branches under a general man.
agement, have business, as set forth in
their advertisement in another part of
this paper, that challenges the atten-
ton of the public. The farmer is es.
pecially interested: we will not specify
they can read and see for themselves.
TIE Delaware Conference of NJ. E
Church held at Dover adjourned late
Tuesday night. Rev. T. H. johnson
T. E.,goes to Zoar NJ. E., Philadelphia.
Rev. j. r. Waters becomes P. E.. Rev,
}. K. Webb ex P. E., comes to Centen-
NAL NJ. E. Church here, and Rev. w.
II. Thomas goes to Fairmount Nd.
The latter preached his farewell ser.
mon last night to a jammed congrega-
tion, with his usual elOquence.
JOHN r. LOGAN died at his residence
near Bombay Hook on the 23d inst.
aged 5S years, and was taken to Urion-
vile, Chester county, Pa, on Saturday
for burial. He had been sick a long
time, the final cause of death being
sottening of the brain. His widow is a
daughter of the late John ]. Jones.
worthy and esteemed by her friends.
Her son, an industrious and steady
young man, who has had charge of The
farm for the past year or two, will still
retain the management of it.
The roads Of the county have been
all the spring in deplorable condition
while they all ought to be as firm and
solid as pike. A country road-all
roads in fact-Ought to be as good in
winter as in summer. To be eompelled
to hibernate for two or three months
in the year, because of bad roads. is
not up to date. but behind the age a
very long distance. We shall never
get all the enjoyment out of this
world we ought, until the roads are
put in better condition for all the 10
months of the year.
LEONARD REVIs, at Duck Creek
has some 300 broilers, a number of
them large enough to market, and will
be shipped in week or two. He has
the capacity in his hatchery of raising
them by the thousand or more, but felt
he hadn't the time from his other
occupation to propagate only one
Matching from his incubators, this
whole lot coming off at Christmas.
though they vary very much in size.
Is IS to be regretted that Mr.. Revls
hasn't the time to give the business
his entire attention, as he has learned
after a good deal of experience. to
avoid the losses by death that have
discouraged the most of persons who
have engaged in the artificial raising of
chickens.
THE quid nuncs were set on the qui
r1Ue one day the latter part of last
week by the report that a lady. a
widow, had sent letter
to have her house warmed, her sumner
ready, etc that she and her husband
would be home on the last train. The
circumstances seemed calculated to
give credence TO the report and it was TO
the chagrin of the many friends" that
the denouement in society was spoiled
by the lady returning all alone. The
report, which Wag set ahoat only bv
inference, was a canaFd that has given
the lady no little annoyance. qossipers
might learn lesson if they would, but |
they won't, in triaing with sach deli. |
cate matters as the tender affections.
The onslaught on the toothsome
Delaware shad will begin in earnest in |
this locality about the FIRST of April. |
For month past the fisherman's |
quarters have been a scene OF activity
day and night. New nets nave been
hung in" last years nets have bean |
repairs, and other fisher.
mans paraphernalia have been mended |
and placed in order for the season.
Along the river front, where scores
OF skiffs are being fitted up, and are |
undergoing their annual overhaulin0 |
tor the next two months work on the /
river. the scene has also been a busv
ore. Some of the fishermen ip this |
vicinity predict that sbad will he ex- |
tfemely plentiful this wear. but others
are 10Th to make any prediction. The |
10 days or 80 of mild weather has
warmed the water aonsiderabIv- An
argument in favor of this vearSs shad |
season is the fact that the two nravio,s. tons
seasons have been very noor 'oraG" sr5
good season ia alwava loolted e. 80.
two poor ones. Last wear ~as ~,sor M
Improbable one to 4 r.aios,t.- very /
river fishermen, and manv 'o, Z, ese
the season in debt. "o""u up