Smyrna times., 1894-05-02

| for strawberry checks. The outlook at
this date is promising.
SUNDAY was a day for basking in
the genial spring atmosphere and the
baskers seemed to be out en- masse.
THE Excelsior band that laid aside
their horns in the winter have re-or-
ganized again to prepare for the fall
campaign. -
THE question of a Fourth of July
celebration has been mooted, and the
parties talking of it expressed a will
ingness to contribute for its expenses
VIM. D. HUDSON sowed field in rye
last fall for green manuring. The rye
is now heading out, breast high, and is
being turned under to plant the field
in corn.
CHARLES OSBORN, proprietor of the
cannery near the depot, came on Mon
day to repair the boilers ami put the
machinery in state of readiness for
the summers work.
A. LEE CUMMINs gives notice to ice
consumers that his headquarters
for ice will be at thu store of J. w.
Jones, where all orders left will be
promptly and carefully filled.
THE officers and teachers of the NJ.
E. Sunday-school are arranging to give
a cantata in the Opera House soon, the
fund to be devoted to defraying the ex-
penses of the Sunday-school seats.
OUR tailors and dressmakers have
been vieing with the bees, if not In
making honey, at least in making gar
ments for gents and ladies to bloom
out in elegant attire these fine spring
days.
PASSENGERS going up on the steamer
Ella or Thomas Clyde, who wish to
find good hotel, will do we'll to stop
at the Arch Street House where kind
attention will be given them. See Ad
elsewhere.
| MCCOY q BROWN advertise their line
of spring goods in an attractive lad D."
They mean to please the people in
spring styles in both gents furnishing,
and tailor made suitings. Read their
announcement.
WE are authorized by H. S.Anthony,
uperintendent, to notify all parties
who have not paid their water rent for
this quarter by the first Monday in
May, that they will have five per cent.
added to each bill.
j. HENRY JEFFERSON sold two build
ing lots % feet front by los back, on
East street one to Daniel Carlisle and
one to Solomon Reddn for $125 each,
and one to jeremiah Jones, corner of
East and MOnrovia streets for $135.
THERE is said to be an extra amount
of pOliteness or rather Obeisance in
Kenton Hundred at this time. This
arises from the fact that Kenton Hun
dred is largely in the lead in Shrieve-
atty candidates in quest of nomination.
THE Ladies Aid Society, of SMYRNA
Landing, will hold a sociabls. with
recitatiOns and music, at the Landing
NJ. E. church, on Thursday evening,
May Sd. For the benefit of the so-
ciety. All are cordially invited to at
tend. No admission fee. 1t will COM
mence at o'clock.
OUR ladies are sometimes put to it to
get satisfactory stock of roses. YER
benas, petunias, geraniums &c. By ad-
vertisement in another column it will
be seen that they can be secured at the
greenhouse of H. S. Anthony, and saved
the trouble of going elsewhere, as has
heretofore been the case.
The race gates at Denney's mill
pond, Duck Creek, have been taken
out and new ones put in their place.
The work necessitated letting the water
out of the pond and pedestrians and
vehicles were obliged to cross the
bridge down in the meadow before thew
could 60 into New Castle county. The
work is completed now and the pond
has reached full head cf water.
HARRY G. JOHNSON, of Middletown.
who is employed by the Delaware
Railroad Company as assistant freight
agent at Clayton, met with a severe ac-
cident Monday morning while alight-
ing from train at Clayton. He uu-
dertOOk to get off before the train stop.
, ped and fell. A car wheel passed over
his left foot and cut off all his toes, be.
! sides badly mashing the foot.
PROF. A. D. YOOUN, principal of the
high school, has issued circulars calling
for meeting of the State principals. to
be held here May 11th and 18th. The
object of the meeting Is to discuss uni.
} form curriculums and better methods Of
) instruction. The committee is com.
: posed of J. E. Carroll, Dover; W. B
} Tharp, Middletown; W. L. Gooding
Clayton; Herman Roe, Townsend, and
A. Duncan Yocum, Smyrna.
AT the meeting held by Smyrna
Grange, No. 2i on Saturday last it wa,
decided that during the months o.
, May, June, July and August meetings
should be held on the first and third
Saturday afternoons at three o'clock
There ere about fifty names now on the
roll and additions are being made every
week. A committee has been appointed
to prepare suitable bylaws and iti
: Wor < will probably be ready for dis
oussion at the first June meeting.
MRS, JACOB LEINBERGER is fond ot
3 flowers, and on such a reasonable re,
r quest from one who has been a good
!. wife, Mr.. Leinberger Is not only will.
. ing to set apart a good plot of ground
3 for her qualification, but with spade in
haLd dig and plant as she may hand
out and direct. This flower yard was
! commenced at their home on lower
!. Commerce street last fall and rich hya
( cinths and tulips have adorned it this