Smyrna times., 1893-03-15
Smyrna and Vicinity.
LENT is half gone, and our fish mar

Now, forward March, old boy, and
hasten gentle Spring; then we will
shout with joy, and Hallilujah sing.
MATTHEW FORD, Overseer, is she'll
ing the causeway this side of Roth
wells Landing to make it better road.
CAN makers at the factory of John
II. Hoffecker are under full headWav
making up for the coming canning sea-
son.
The Philadelphia Record SAYS "the
wise schoolmarm does not wait until
Arbor Day to plant g. birch where it
will do the most good"
VIM. A. FAIRIES is filling up the yard
and driveway of his much rsed under
takers stables with oyster shells to
make it hard bottom free from mud.
remonstrance against the passage
of the premature peach bill" is now
at Ashcraft & CliftOn's drug store for
the signatures of all peach growers.
AhN NAOCiy NOlC0 VI lu6 TODlu DhS
been heard for several days-in the
oncOming days of bursting buds and
opening leaf, our trees will be vocal
with his matin song.
The announcement in Bethel A.. NJ.
E. Church that Bishop Wayman would
preach there on Friday evening last,
was little previous as to date. He is
to be here Friday evening of this week.
E. W. MCDOWELL receives a consid-
erable lot of furniture each week, and
the cOrrelative of this is true, he dis
poses of it likewise. Mr.. Mcdowell
handles a considerable amount of
furniture.
The Isenburg farm-old Shorts
Landing property, 750 acres-solG on
Saturday by Sheriff Dunn, was bought
by Hon. n. B. Smithers for $25OO,
which was 81 800 less than the mort
gage he held.
SIX culverts have been put down on
as many crossings in our streets, which
will be a great relief to our carriages
and teams that have heretofore had
such heavy jolting Commissioner
Lewis had the work in charge.
WALTER o. HoFFECKER went out
Monday to survey and lay out the new
road 20 run between HaZell's and HOl-
lett's corners in the western part of
Kenton Hundred, the bill for which
passed the legislature last week.
The bill which Representative Hall
will present to the Legislature in refer
ence to bonding the town for the pur-
pose of sewerage and electric light, |
will be so framed as to give the decis-
ion to majority vote of the property
holders.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has an. !
through those authorized to |
speak for him, that removals from |
office will be principally cause"
and that in most caseS-nOtably those |
Ofpostmasters-the present incumbents
will be permitted to serve out their
terms of four years.
The housewife has been paying more
for lard of late than she has paid for
ten years past. The reason is that the
receipts of hogs have been nearly so
per cent. less than last year. The
packing business has fallen off nearly
One-half and provisions have been soar.
ng
A MUSICAL treat in q vocal way is
promised on Friday evening at the
opera House. Ruggsley Bros. Original
tennessee Warblers refined colored
concert Co., of Nashville, Tenn. will
De here. It has been some time since
We have had competent plantation
melodies, MARBLES and refrains of the
sunny South, and this troupe comes
highly spoken of.
HAVE you any kind of stock you are
,oing to ship and want to get the best
market price for it? Remember ]. H.
joulbOurn, the live stock man, who is
ocated right in the heart of the stock
business, at Both and Market streets.
Pa, and can handle stock
q any quantity, also dressed pork in
easOn and no carting expenses. T
PROF. GoLDEY, of the Wilmington
commercial College, Secretary of the
tate Sunday School Convention that
net here last week, was accompanied
y two or three pupils of his excellent
chOol. Their object was simply
ractice in the art of shorthand report
lg, for their own benefit, as not even
daily paper could print one quarter
all that transpired in the six long
ut interesting sessions.
NoTIcE.-On account of the sickness
f the pastor, Rev. T. H. johnson, P.
T., will preach at Cetenaial NJ. f.
hurch next Sunday at 1O1 a. M, sub.
,ct, The Establishment of Public
Worship. Gods Remedy against the
wills of the world" "a D. m, Rev. E.
yrd of Friendship A. NJ. z. Church.
ii are welcome.
W. H. THOMAS pastor.
THE petition to 90 to the Legislature
With billiard tables and
ther games of chance for barrooms.
here liquor is sold, has been circu.
tied freely IN our town and signed by
ne representative men almost unani.
lously. In fact the signing of num-
er of the names was a surprise. as
ley had heretofore held aloof from
utting their names to such papers. A
etter expression in regard to demoral-
ing agencies among the young is ,
-eadiiy gaining ground among the
etter clasS of citizens.
THE new board of Town Commis.
oners organized on Wednesday night ,
y electing John II. Hofecker. presi.
enG and o. B. VOshell, secretary.
laving ceased to be property holder. ,
1s latter rendered his resignation two
'seks ago, nut it was laid on the table
be Board considering that he had the
roper qualification when elected. that
NIL the vacancy themselves with a ,
eW man would somewhat derauqe
nings and that as there was but one
lore year to his term, he had better
u it out. There was no material
in na