Smyrna times., 1895-05-15


country butter, 15; eggs, 12, chickens,
3 to 10 cents.
THE sale of w. B. Collins hardware
and farming impliments were put up
at auction last Saturday and the prices
in many things were slaughtered.
The stock is being disposed of rapidly.
THE Grand Lodge of Good Templars
of Delaware meets here next Wednes- |
day, the 18th inst. DR.. d. III. Mann, of |
Brooklyn, Right Worthy Grand Chief |
of the world will be present and ofici-
ate.
THE Epworthians, of Kenton, inter
tanned the Epworthians of Cheswold
last Tuesday evening, May IA. An APP
propriate program had been arranged
to be given in the Kenton M. E.
Church.
OWING to the nearness of the close of
the Legislative Session our new town
charter which has created more or less
interest in our municipality, was with
drawn by Representative Mustard and
now it will be two years before it can
be acted upon. In that time perhaps
several changes may take place and
the charter revised. Some however
are sorry the matter could not have
been promptly railroaded through.
THE papers yesterday and to-day
bring us gloomy accounts of damages
by the extreme cold weather since
Sunday. Northern Michigan had the
anomaly of a snow storm that blocked
railroad trains. Vegetables through
out the West, Northwest and Eastern
States have been greatly damaged
The same is said also of Western Penn
sylvania. The Chautauqua grape belt
in New York was ruined, the loss esti-
mated at $150,O00. Two inches of
snow fell at Niagara. The mercury
fell six degrees below the freezing
point, and in Wisconsin ice is reported
an inch thick. The fruit trees and in
some places the wheat fields reported
blackened.
OUR High Constable and assistant
policeman are to be decked out with be-
coming authority. At the last meeting
of the Town Council provision was made
by which they should each be furnished
with a suit complete and a helmet.
With their star on their breasts denot-
ing municipal authority and a brand
new outfit, they will SHOW at least
to the mischievous eye that they mean
business. In all regal authority they
will patrol our streets and maintain
the peace and order of our town. The
small boy with mischieVous pranks had
better beware how he lodges the
cops" 1t wont work every time, they
will be brought up as examples. The
furnishing of suits is a cOmmendable act
on the part of the Town Council.
THE most favorite walk emerging
from the town is that leading over the
Mill-pOnd now beautiful with its YER
dant banks and foliage, on past the
Odd Fellows cemetery, Belmont and
WOodlawn, but it is now marred by
making the meadow opposite the pond
a dumping ground for all manner of
refuse-Old cans, coal ashes, and even
rotten cabbage and potatoes. This re-
fuse is thrown over right at the side
of the path, and is offensive. Com
plant has been made to us of this nuis-
ance time and again, but any remedy
sould only come from the Town COM
missiOners or the owner and we have
waited for them to act in interposiRg
the proper restrictions and fine, but it
seems in vain. We now appeal to
them in behalf of complaining people,
to speedily remedy this nuisance which
is so justly complained of.
JNo. p. Hudson and wife last Sun
day evening drove out to pay friendly
visit with Theo. johnson and family
near Cheswold. They hitched their
hOrse,as he thought securely and went
in to their hospitable home. While
they were enjoying the pleasantries
and social greetings of the evening, Mr..
Hudson's horse became unloosed in
some way, aud started for town. Moth
ing happened at all to the team until
it got in town when some one in the
vicinity of the pond endeavoring to
head off the horse, scared the animal
so badly that it ran into tree tearing
the carriage completely. Mr.. Huds
son was much surprised at the loss of
his favOrite driver, so he and Mr.. John
son started on a search leaving Mrs.
Hudson to spend the night. They
found everything in the condition above
named.
THE tile Eannfactory of Messrs. Cos
griff, Beck & HAZEL, lone OF our most
important industries), is now running
its full capacity, and in addition to
their sole tile they will make large
line of round tile with collars. The
manufacture of porous drain tile was
commenced here in 1865, and the busi-
ness has passed successfully down the
firms of "Alvan Allen ,"4Allen & Bell !"
"William M. Bell" 'Jerman & Cos
griff," "Cummins & COsgriff" and Cos
griff, Beck & HAZEL, the present firm
taking hold of the business April, 1895.
The good quality of the tile has been
their card of cOmmendatiOn, and the
demand, in this regard, is as copspicu-
Gus now as in any of the years of their
existence. Through all the changes in
the firm name, one man-John Cosgriff,
the practical manufacturer-has re-
mained, ard to him Is due the ideas for
any improvement In machinery and the
processes of manufacture, notably in
two instances, the close-fitting joints
and the Impressed durability of the tile,
thereby giving them precedence when
in competition with other factories.
WE publish In another place timely
and very important notice to the boys
Of our community, from the Alderman.
The boys have become 80 bold in their
profanity and vulgarity that the ears
Of DECENT people are being continually
shocked and prophecies outraged.
Our ladies especially, who hear the
bad language Vociferated in the streets
have appealed to the Justice of the
Peace to interpose law, as rebuke and
remOnstrance has failed, and he has
complied on condition that testimony
will accompany complaint against
these young offenders. It Is simply
wonderful that parents would allow
their boys to grOY up with such habits
and that action has pot beep taken be.
fore to stop it. These boys seem tC
be impressed with the idea that there
, is no law TO punish 'cussin" as they
call 1t, evidently thinking 1t looks biz
because they have heard some swae
gering man use the foul language. II
is with these boys utterly without
mitigation.
LAST week seems to have been th,
one selected by the boys for y raid OF
the bird nests. They robbed then
iDdiscriminately without regard {,
whether they were our singing bird
: or rot, and when demonstrated with
gave the answer that is so common
D with rapacious men, "if we don't some
other boys will" The cemeteries seen
to have been fayorite place for theI
I. search, and they searched dilipentl,
: and In Glenwood robbed the nest Of al
: English Mocking bird, now nearly ex
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