Smyrna times., 1876-07-26
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


THE wheat crop is q disappointment to
most OF our farmers. 1t is good, but con-
siderably short of the yield they expected.
THE Public Schools and the Sunday
School of the NJ. L. Church of Leipsic went
to Collins Beach on the steamer Lanokiq
last Wednesday, and spent the day.
J. D. COvERDALE, Justice of the Peace at
Clayton, has gone to St. Louis to live. Mrs.
{. will make public sale of household
goods on Saturday, preparatory to joining
him.
A NUMBER of gentlemen from Lcirsic
and this town went to the "trout stakes .
down the Bay, this morning, for a day S
fishing They took the steamer Lanokin,
at Leipsic, at o'clock.
TIE Kent County Railroad train will
make two excursions to Bombay Hook to.
| morrow--at S in the morning and in
the evening. A goodly number expect to
go from here on the afternoon train.
The Blackbird camp commences to-mor,
row, l27th) under the charge of Rev. j.
Carroll, of Appoquinimink Circuit. There
are 40 tents. There are five from Smyrna,
one of which is to be occupied bv a
company of young ladies.
The steamer Lan,okn will run an excur.
sion Of colored people from Leipsic to
Salem, n. j., on Saturday next, 29th inst,
leaving Leipsic at o'clock A. NJ, return
ing, leave Salem at 4.30 p. NJ. Fare for the
round trip Sl.OO. The Dover colored band
will furnish music for the occasion.
R. NJ. & w. T. JOHNSON, our wei. known
shoe dealers are preparing to build an addi-
ton to the rear Of their store, back of the
TINES office, to accommodate their work
men in their makeup department. Their
business has outgrown their present appart-
ments for this work.
IT SEEMS now that but few parties will 60
from here to Rehoboth this season. No
excursion tickets have been issued, as for
merly, and people do not feel able to stand
the car fare. Excursion tickets have here
totore been issued at $3.50; the full rate is
over s.. We understand that excursion
rates are allowed from Wilmington.
THE packet company of this town have
chartered the steamboat 81. Fields and put
her cn the route between Smyrna (Roth-
well's) and Philadelphia, to make tri.
weekly trips. Captain Hallenger has also
another boat on in place of the wrecked
utIY"1 ~ lIIdI we seem 10 Oe pretty well
fixed up in steam freight lines for the
present.
EX,Cov. GRoOME, as trustee, last week
sold the farm in Sassafras Neck, Cecil co.,
known as "The Grove" and containing
1850 acres, more or less, to Samuel Cats,
of this town, and his brother, Charles w.
Katz, of Philadelphia, for $4,000. This
tract formerly belonged to the late Samuel
Cats, of this town, but was sold a number
OF years ago by the heirs to one Bloomfield
Lore, Of Phila., for $4,000. S2l 900 was
just what it sold for Is years ago.
The steamer Ar;d now makes excursions
every day across the Bay, from Bombay
Hook to Bayside, n. j., leaving Bombay
Hook between ll.30 and noon, and back
again at about ,. The round trip only
costs % cts. \ parlor orchestra has been
added to the other attractions of the boat
Parties can so from either Collins's or Port
Penn for the same price as Bombay Hook
% cts. cheap and most delightful excur.
sion could be run from Smyrna over this
route by chartering the Kent County cars
some day. No liquors are sold on the
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