Smyrna times., 1898-03-09

melodies.
The. first herrings were in market
this morling.
But cut in prices at DeFords. See
Strawberry ice cream made from
the natural fruit at Stevenson's this
evening.
w. P. Pratt, at Clayton, has Just re-
ceived fine lot of buggies. which he
has on sale.
The Stars and Stripes Council will
have initiation and confer degrees TO-
morrow night
Easter hats and other fixinos will
soon be the rage with those who have
the money to buy.
Rev. G. I. Stengle will be in Leipsic
NJ. E. Church morning and night and
RaymOnd's 2.3O P. NJ. Sunday next
All orders from SMYRNA will receive
prompt attention dy dropping a postal
Del.
j. L. Thompson, of Brooklyn, n. Y.
has moved to the Cornell farm" be-
tween Blackiston's Cross Roads and
KentOn.
The officials of the NJ. E. Church
viii hold a meeting tomorrow even
ing to look after the closing of tbe
years business.
James W. Spruance, has erected a
saw mill at Spruance City. He has a
number OF logs in the yard, from his
farm in ThorOughfare Neck.
The first strawberries of the season
were IN town this morning, got by Mr..
Geo. NJ. Stevenson for making ice
cream, which will be on sale tonight.
Keiffers, 10000 left of the finest trees
and lowest prices in Delaware. Free
from all disease and San Jose Scale.
Call or write to c. W. Lord. Camden,
Del.
w. L. Jones, who conducted the
farming operations at Font Hill'' last
year, has, with his sOn-in-law. rented
a farm half way on the road from
Dover to Leipsic, and moved there.
The Missionary Anniversary of the
NJ. E. Sunday School will take the
place of the regular service in the
church next Sunday evening. These
are always interesting and entertaining
occasions.
The Sons of Veterans had three
new recruits at their meeting last
week. The idea is that when the vet
Grams of the late war die out, as soon
they must, their children will show
their love for liberty and the old flag.
Strawberry plants, cheap, dug fresh,
and true to name. ST. per thousand.
Lucretia Dewberry $500 per NJ, Mil
Ter Red Raspberry, $500 per NJ. A
discount will be allowed on large
orders. DAVID w. MosLEY, Dover,
Del. "a
Business meeting of the NJ. E.
Christian Endeavor Society immed-
lately after prayer meeting this even
ing. This was to have been last We'd
nesday evening but was postponed. A
full attendance requested; officers to
be elected.
Prof. G. H. LeFevre wishes us to
state that under the new system of
grading just adopted in the Public
Schools, parents will not have to wait
until April the first, but all juveniles
over six years of age and living in our
school district, will be admitted on
Monday next to enter the primary
grade.
| desire to inform the public that l
will be at my place of business con
stantly from now on and will give all
kinds OF fine watch, jewelry and clock
repairing my personal attention, and
Will make a speciality of all kinds of
eye work. L. o. WALLER.
Work is actively being pushed on
the batteries at Fort Mott and Fort
Delaware. Five of the eight big guns
that were recently brought to Fort
Mott had been mounted on travelling
carriages, and the other three will be
mounted this week. Four of the five
guns mounted are 12-inch rife bar
relied and the other four are 5-inch
and S-inch barrels. These guns will
shoot 10 miles on the level, disappear
after firing, and each weighs So tons.
All of the operations are being con-
Quoted with the greatest secrecy.
We acknowledge the receipt from
Sec. Wesley Webb, of the "Transac-
tlons of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society held in Snow Hill, Md, the |
second week in January. 1t is a neat
book OF over 160 pages, and replete
with information and experiences that |
are OF vital interest to the progressive
farmer. The time has come when |
farmers must be up with the develop |
ment Of the day on their special line,
and those who do not must expect to |
get left. In others words, the best |
farmers will always get the best farms.
The statement published last week |
by the Town Commissioners over the
secretary, as published, without an ex-
planatlOn or parenthetical remark, |
were calculated to give those who did |
not know, wrong idea of bills against
the town. The first 90 bills amounting
to S1SOS.37, belonged to last year and
were so published but not paid, be-
cause of a depleted treasury. These
bills were paid the past year and so ap-
pear IN the list, but give the casual
reader the impression that the indlvid-
1al or firm had two bills against the
town when there was in reality only
One-the last named.
The Smyrna Landing fishermen,
with a river equipment of yacht and
four or five shad boats, have their nets
ready and waiting for the warm days
that are at hand. There was a good
run of shad last year on the 18th of
March. When the fishing season is on
they go down to the Delaware
the first of the week, returning to
smyrna Landing on Saturday to spend
Sunday. In the meantime while wait
no for shad some fshinO is dona for