Smyrna times., 1895-03-06
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

Eggs have dropped from 30 cents in
the blizzard weather to Is cents per
dozen.
THE Smyrna Grange will discuss at
their meeting on Saturday afternoon,
the culture of Strawberries.
THE bright sun of Sunday together
with the improved temperature,
brought out The spring music of the
frogs in the swamps.
Mr.. A. MALCoM of Brenford has de-
cided to sell his entire stock of groceries
aud take a trip for his health which is
failing him very fast.
John H. Farrell, who has taken a
store near the centre of the town, is
fully equipped for business. Read his |
announcement of stock, prices etc.
Attention is called to the Shoomkoff |
Lecture to be delivered in the Opera |
House referred to in a previous issue.
the date-Friday evening.
Mrs. William Still died Monday after
a weeks illness, of spasms and uncOn-
about 80 years of age. The
interment will be this afternoon in
GlenwOod cemetery.
THE missionary contribution of the
NJ. E. Sunday School amounts thus far
to $246. 1t will take S36 yet to bring
it up to last year, which they hope to
raise before Conference.
A meeting of the Farmers Institute
will be held in Cheswold on Wednes-
day March 13, at 1.30 P. NJ. Mr..
Charles Wright of Seaford will talk
upon small fruit culture all are cordially
invited to attend.
I have Just received carloads of
Western clover seed, seed oats, and
timothy seed, direct from the Vest,
thus giving farmers the opportunity to
obtain the choicest unmixed new seeds
at lowest possible prices. w. G. HILL.
THE NJ. f. Sunday School will hold
a Missionary Anniversary on Sunday
evening taking the place of the usual
church service. An interesting pro-
gram will be arranged Ofmusic, recitat-
ions etc. The occasion will be no
doubt an interesting one.
We give in another place the "homes"
or rather stopping places of the
preachers during Conference, two
weeks hence. We might publish some
thing that would interest few people
more, but nothing that will so interest
everybody in the community.
The high temperature on Friday
between co. and 7Oo-took the frost
out of the ground and where not
nnxyCraH hxr vaa1O
for teams in moving. The rain the
next day settled the roads and travel
ling in everyway is much improved.
THE Kings Daughters Circle wishes
to thank through these columns the
Athletic Association, the Christian
EndeayOr Society, the Smyrna Trans
pOrtatiOn Company and private indi-
vIduals, for help given US recently,
thus enabling US to work where help
is needed. SECRETARY.
THE following were elected the
officers of the Christian Endeavor
Society of the NJ. E. Church for the
ensuing six months: President, Miss
Lizzie Turner: Vice President, Miss
Bett Smithers; Secretary, Miss Laura
A. Bell; Treasurer, Mrs. VIM. F.
Brown.
THIS Conference promises to be a
remarkably full one. In addition to
the clergy and laity, arrangements
have been made for the wives of about
go ministers. Some of these however
come as bOaPders. The number as
as guests of friends In town that week,
EUiI don hf lago kn. j
above.
The steamer Ella which had been
closed in by ice at Smyrna Landing
since January, commenced on her
schedule trips Monday, making the
time from the mouth of Smyrna River
to Philadelphia in five hours. The ice
was fortunately blown to the JERSEY
side. She is carrying heavy loads each
way.
WANTED.-InfOrmation leading to
the finding of SOrrell Horse and car
riage, which broke loose Tuesday
evening. from the shed of the Stoeekl le
House, Clayton. The finder will be
given a suitable reward. Address: J.
=. Spear or r. ". Comegys, Millington,
Md.
The temperature record makes the
| February which we have lust passed
/ through the cOldest in twenty-four
/ years with the exception of 1885. the
mean temperature that year being 24o
while the past month was 250. The
mean temperature of this month for
24years, is 34'. Total snowfall 11.4
inches. The accumulated deficiency
Of temperature since Jan. 1st has been
3O2'.
SAMUEL B. RICHARDSON, proprietor
OF Stock Farm near Masseys, Md, is
frequent visitor to Smyrna, and was
| here on Saturday, driving up his
double team. He has been coming
here thus he says for tWenty-three
years, but never found such difficult
travelling before, and said he would
rather walK down the railroad track Ia
MasseYs if he hadn't his team than un-
dertske to drive home with It. This
was more than three weeks since the
snow was thus banked up in the roads,
There was none in the fields. Old
people do not remember its equal
since the "big snow' of 1881.
THg real estate Of the late Samue
Cats, in this State, which has gone un
divided for about 80 years, was sold or
Saturday, on the petition to the Cour
of Miss Eva Cats to have her interes
set off to her. The property sold was
as follows: the Worden house, Sou Il
street, $4,57O, the ''old home" on Mair
street, 81, 400; the dwelling on the op
posite side of the street, 81 400; th,
'Nelson" farm, west Of Brenford, 81, ,275
10 acres from the "Smith" farm adjoin
ing the above. 1920: the old post Office
Commerce street, 1896; lot back Of Lhi
| 1927; 6 acre lot, $3.50. The above wa
all bought by S. Cats foF the rest o
the heirs. The property known as thi
"oid home" was bought by John H
Ho6ecker last summer for s2, $50, sub
ject to making the necessary it'll
papers, as can now be done. Th,
sale of property Saturday amounted 4
SIS, ,752.
o. w. o. Hardman, Sheriff Of Tyler Co
w. Va, appreciates a geod thing and doe
| not hesitate to say so. He was almost pros
trated with cold when he procured bot
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