Smyrna times., 1898-02-16

For nobby ladies' gents and chill
drens shoes, go to Pixies.
On account of the illness of the su-
perintendent, the Band of Hope enter
tainment will be postponed for week
or ten days.
The Kings Daughters will meet at
the home of Mrs. J. w. Jones, Thurs
day evening, Feb, II, at 7.3O o'clock.
Sec.
The Aid Society of Severson's NJ. E.
Church, will have ''Pie Social at the
home of Mr. Presley Ford, on Friday
evening, Feb. 18th. All are invited to
come.
The public are respectfully invited
to attend the High School Literary |
Exercises to be held in the Smyrna
Opera House, Feb. 18th. Beginning
promptly at 80 P. NJ.
NJ. E. LEFEvRE, Sec.
New CENTURY CLUB.-All ladies
who are interested and wish to be
charter members of the New Century
Club will meet at the Odd Fellows
Hall, Friday afternoon, Feb, 18th at
o'clock.
A recent visitor to our town made
the remark ''that he had seen no town
in the State of Delaware with worse
streets than Smyrna" The next mu-
nicipal administration should give this
their first attention.
Sunday was another of those fine
days that have characterized the Sab
baths of this winter. The temperature
was delightful, calling out those who
from age or infrmity have been shut
in the most of the winter.
James jackson, who a month ago re-
signed his position ON the Str. G. F.
Brady, has again accepted the same
position and has entered upon his du
ties. Captain J. w. Watkins is now
in charge of the boat and will be until
a new captain is appointed.
John B. Cooper sold his first garden
seed on Friday-peas. The ground is
too wet and cold for general planting
yet, but it is suggestive of spring and
means early gardening. L. M. Price
takes the lead in planting his peas last
week.
In a short time the season for plant
ing trees will be around. Jos. B.
FAIRIES in an advertisement elsewhere
gives notice of his readiness to supply
strawberry plants, peach, apple, pear,
cherry and ounce trees.
Farmers in ServersOn's neck are now
absorbed in the all important question
of moving. Many changes will b'
made in this section this spring
There seems to be a scarcity of renta
BILE farms, however, as some farmer
have no location yet.
2 eye Graphophone Man." paid Ba!
S View School a visit last Friday, ant
e gave very instructive entertainment
r An interesting feature was the repro
! duction of songs sung by members o
s the audience. Miss Elizabeth Cole an,
e Mr.. Hugh Mckay sang for the graph
t ophone, which reproduced the son
r very naturally.
= Curled Gale, generally called ''Bru'
> sells Sprouts" was in market last wee
P grown by VIM. Hirons. This mus
q have grown in January for Februar
. up till the middle of last week ha
4 been cold and icy. The advent {
ir "spring greens" is always hailed wit
delight as a release from icy bands.
"Bad roads" was the general con
IS plaint last week. The frost was con
r, ing out of the ground, and the roat
n where the soil is light and dry usl
a, ally, seems to have been ''cut up Il
n most. The heavier soil of the Neck
seems not to have suffered so much
a this regard. By Sunday, however,
1t the absence of rain, the ground hi
IN settled and dried, and but for the rut
a would have furnished good travellin
ed This is perhaps the "break up of Il
er winter, as far as deep freezing got
be An interested party who has tax
n the trouble to look into the matt
o. says there are 315 colored children
,e. school age hereabouts, and not roc
re- for 100 of them in the school houi
mt Some days there is no school becau
IN they havn't money to buy the flu
ot The further statement is made by t
, a same party that he has no knowled
nd of a school house being built for tn,
is. by the State, yet after two years tho
De coming of age will lose their franch
M who cannot read and write.
Some of our business men say th'
is a general Generalization of busin
BIT. because of the tendency to cut rat
red The prices which for some years hi
vas only been self sustaining, if that,
OF all the departments of trade, are Il
gh- seemingly conducted so as to leave
ace profit or per chance a living to
Mr. merchant or workman. When it com
lell as has been stated by way Of illus'
mt, ton, that purchaser if he wants o
lre' three pounds of nails must have an
TO innate from several dealers, it is bri
OF ing business to an utter state OF
ilar moralization.
)os-
ing This is vendue month. Last W
by was busy one with Auctioneer y
ire. don, sale to call nearly every !
ed a and so it will be until the end OF
nral month. The wonder with the mos
use. people is how his throat holds out
'uld such hours of loud talking in the o
any air. But he seems to come up fl
ion. every day. One thing, stock and
In ricultural articles ars selling well,