Smyrna times., 1894-01-24
Smyrna and Vicinity.
HONEY bees were on the wing yes

Jerday.
L. o. WALLER has given up his store
at Camden, moving the last of his stock
here Saturday.
Jos. B. HUM has a peach tree COM
to bloom in the yard back of
his barber shop.
CHAs. JONES had on sale Monday a
five pound shad caught at Bombay
Hook. 1t sold for $1.00.
THE open winter weather, cheating
the hens into the belief that it is spring,
has dropped the price of eggs down to
II and IA cents per dozen.
CAPT. BROWN, of Smyrna Landing,
who fishes in Hay Ditch for rock and
perch, got $50 clear on a barrel of
rock sent to Philadelphia last week.
VIM. H. SCOUT and George G. Mof-
fett have leased the carriage shop for
merly operated by Jos. l.. Beckett, /
where they will go in business for
themselves.
A detective recently visited this place |
from Philadelphia, looking for parties
who had been dealing in OleomaTgarine |
without a government license, and |
using the same in butter.
JAS. H. MORRIS has an English shill-
fho LOT Of 1910 folrop in
trade, being the first and only one he
says he has ever seen. 1t has very
much the appearance of quarter dol
lar.
ABOUT 200 fox-hunters, who had as
sembled at Blackbird on Monday, after
two mile start, gave Reynard lively
chase to his den on Smyrna River.
There was a lively hunt on south side
last week.
WE are in receipt of the Dominant,
published by Harry Coleman, of Phila
delphia. Besides some interesting
reading matter it contains the popular
waltz, entitled the Dream of Youth"
A tenant" house on the John A.
Derrickson farm. near TaylOr's Bridge,
took fire from a defective flue at supper
time on Friday, and was entirely de-
stroyed. The farm now belongs to the
Diocese of Delaware. Insured in the
American for $500.
REV. A. STENGLE, at the close of SER
vice on Sunday morning in which the
cause of missions was strongly pre-
sented took the collection by envelops,
the amount being $156. This was not
up to what was expected, but may be
considerably enlarged yet.
BECK & HAZEL advertise in an
other column, the sale of a cozy room
dwelling house. A splendid opportun-
ity to get house cheap and on un-
usual easy terms. Look at their ad
and for further information call at their
Office corner of Commerce ard Main.
At the public sale of bicycles in front
of Beck & Hazell's Office, last Saturday
the machines went at half price. They
were strong durable machines and the
purchasers have good machines at bot
tom prices. They sold as follows {:
Youths bicycle, $34; Mems, $52; and
Ladies $40.
FRANK REIMAN, having started in
the ice business, wishes TO notify the
people that he is ready to take orders
for the delivery of ice throughout the
season. He will use the Dover manu-
factured ice, Purchasers can get it
either at his store or the depot, where
he expects soon to build an ice house.
MIR. WN. LAWRENCE, formerly of
Wilmington, but of late residing with
James Jones of ThOrougfare Neck.
nearly SO years of age, was hurt badly
a week ago by a colt. His hip was
severely injured but not broken.
Though helpless at present, he will in
all probability recover in few weeks
The new cannery at Smyrna Land
ing for ]. B. COunselman & Co.. has
been pushed forward with diligence
during the good weather. In working
on the frame, handling lumber, &C., a
dozen or more men are employed. All
the dwellings on the Landing, some OF
them that have been idle, will be oc
cupied,
TwENTY-FoUR horses, knocked Out
OF work by the trolley, came down or
the steamer Ella yesterday from Phila.
delphia looking for homes in the coun
try. How much such importation,
may interfere with thcsscc Of the same
class which are required to change resi-
, dences by reason of vendues, remains
to be seen. About $50 head have thu
reached us by this route.
The meteor which lighted up tn,
heavens about eight O'Clock on Sun
: day night week, was seen over a larg,
extent of country and created alarm
, with the ignorant classes as an OmeI
of evil. A cOlOred man at Dover VIII,
had been in the late war, thought /
surely pOrtended another, and went, i
is said and Furnished up his old gun.
AT last have succeeded in arrang
ing for prices on gold filled watche
3 that knock out all competition. 1 ge
them direct from the manufacturer
A Duber 20-year case, with Elgir
Waltham or Hampden movement, TO
D SIS. l challenge competition. Don
g be deceived by inferior cases who's
r manufacturers are not reliable. Z
ft L. D. Waller.
/, SEVERAL young lads were out Mon
day evening giving moonlight sernade
under the windows of their respectiv
o sweetAearts. The soothing strains {
Y acol- ,o4ed voices would often bring
q bright light or familiar clap from th
honOred ones, save it might have hee
the cook. after the bawl was over.
the lads disbanded, and gave up th
Q night TO Morpheus, the god of sleep.
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