Smyrna times., 1896-03-11

carriage, Dover will be the centre for a
number of visitors next week from this
vicinity.
The fifth lecture of Prof. Smyth of
the University Extension course on
Monday evening, was well-attended.
johnson, Dryden, Pope, Gray, Gold
smith, Shelley, COwper, Byron, Cob
ridge, WadswOrth, and especially
Buns, came under review, with an
analysis of their respective virtues.
The formation of the Lake School of
Literature was interestingly told. The
next and last lecture of the course will
embrace the period between the time
of the writers above named and the
present time-Tennyson, Browning,
Austin, &c.
The following homes have been pro-
vided for the Smyrna delegation to the
NJ. E. Conference, at Dover: Rev.
Adam Stengle, with his son, Rev. G. /.
Stengle, at ArmOry parsonage; Rev.
W. r. MOwbray, with H. G. Taylor.
Rev. j. L. Prouse, of Kenton, with
John W. Clark; Rev. j. w. FOgle, of
Cheswold, with w. G.. POstles; John
H. Hoffecker, with J. w. Casson; Jo-
seph Smithers, with Mrs. n. B. Smith
ers; R. NJ. Cooper. Cheswold, with J.
d. Boggs; d. S. Clark, Kenton, with
W. G. Postles; Rev T. H. Haynes,
with Miss NJ. E. Salisbury.
We have received letter from Isaac
Berry correcting or rather giving his
side of the difficulty with Isaac Senix,
as given in our issue of last week.
Even if properly constructed, the letter
is too circumstantial to go into print.
We had no disposition to do Mr.. Berry
an injustice: his act of violence was an
infractiOn of law, and we thus dealt
with it from the statements developed
before the Justice. 1t seems however
we did not locate Mr. Berry properly
in his new home, which should have
been q miles northwest of Stanton
and miles west of Wilmington, in
stead of near Summit Bridge.
The commissioners recently elected
to the KentOn town council are: ThOs.
Attix, president; J. NJ. Arthurs, secre-
tary; John Taylor, Samuel Taylor and
Thomas E. Bailey The only change
from last years council is the election
of Thomas E. Bailey over Eben Walker.
There has been considerable trouble
the past year in reference to paving
sidewalks which the council had or
dered done, but the new beard antici-
pate no trouble in this direction in the
future, though as the board is a live
one there will, in all probability, be
several needed improvements before
the close of the year. The condition
of the finances of the town is reported
to be in good shape.
At the Sheriff sale of the property of
J. Henry jefferson last Thursday
afternoon, the entire amount was
bought by his wife, Mrs. Rachel JEFF
fersOn. The following is the sale: No.
1, lot on Delaware street, 1891 feet,
800; No. 2, lot on South street, 1O,-
1694 feet, $3.50; No. 3, lot on East
street, 60, 800 feet, $195; No. 4, lot cor
ner of East and Chestnut streets, 49,
300 feet, $50; No. 5, lot corner Fisher
and Chestnut streets, %, 79O feet, 5000;
No. 6, lot corner MOnrOvia avenue and
East street, acres, $500; No. Z, frame
dwelling, stable, carriage house, &c,
50, 800; No. 8, three-story brick store
house, $1,91O. The aggregate amount
of the sale was $685..
The Levy Court of Kent county
make visit to-day in body to Bonn
bay Hook Island, to pass judgment on
the road to Woodland Beach and its
needs. During the summer months
this is one of the most extensively
travelled roads in the county, and the
one which most of the islanders have
to pass over in going to this town or
elsewhere. 1t is an expensive road,
and Levy Courtman Truax wishes the
decision of the other members of the
court rather than his own as to the
needs and expenditures. By invitation
of L. P. Campbell, of the Woodland
Beach hotel, the members of the Levy
Court will dine with him.
N. B.-The above was the program,
but the storm this morning may pre-
vent its being carried out.
It is something for Americans to
boast of, that they have country ex-
tended enough to embrace all kinds Of
climates. Last week the thermometer
here registered below the freezing
point most Of the time. A Smyrnaian
who arrived in Jacksonville, Florida,
in writing at noon, Of that day . pri-
vate note, says: "It is very hot here
to-day, the thermometer registering sG
degrees in the shade. feel the
weather very much in my winter cloth.
ing. The peach trees and rose bushes
are in full bloom, which makes it seem
very queer to me. ~ e am sit.
ting in my roomggen to Mmeio windows
up, in my shirtAs, who hadAd the flies
are buzzing aroundfny head" In this
latitude it will take us some weeks YET
to reach the summer conditions indl
Gated above.
One of our young men welcg s'eel
the other day and dreamed tt Re ~a'
in a city governed by gQ1ock ST. W.
scrupulously clean, and 81 toward n
around, he saw three nj a.