Smyrna times., 1877-08-29
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

1HE uOby dIy hOtbGhOA 10 NOW Oh10 upper"
most theme for discussion. August has
been hot nearly the whole month through.
ALREADY we hear of some parties who are
pulling blades. This is early, but the dry |
weather will dry out the substance of the |
fodder, many fear.
DAVID REESE, in the Alley, near town,
shipped eight baskets of peaches on Satur-
day that sold in Boston on Monday for S.
per basket. They were Susquehannas.
THE Benevolent Society will meet at
Mrs. Lydia McDowell's, on Friday evening.
A full attendance is requested, as business
of importance will be brought before the
meeting.
II. II. CoLcLAzER, travelling correspondent
of EUery Evening and Commercial was in
town on Monday to interview Prof. Groves
and obtain facts for an article on our Public
School system.
Two oofthe substantial farmers in Thorough
fare Neck, between Smyrna and Collins
Beach, are about completing nice new resi-
dences on their premises, viz Thomas NJ.
Hartup and Alex. Deakyne.
GEORGE BAYNARD, of this town, conductor
on the Nd. & Del. road, got iammed in
between two cars while coupling cars on
Thursday, and was badly bruised, if not
internally injured, in the breast.
SUMNER LoUNGING.-The following citi-
zens of our town have been recreating since
our last issue: John B. Cooper and wife to
Ocean Grove and Long Branch, and John
w. Flick and wife to Cresline, Ohio.
JONATHAN BROWN, of this town, has sold
his farm at Brenford, 81 miles distant, to
John Van Gasken, for $50 per acre-190
acres for $4,000. Mr.. Van. expects to quit
town in the Spring and become tiller of
the soil again.
REV. Thomas II. LAME, of New Jersey
will officiate I'd. v on next Lords day at
st. Peters Church, morning and evening
This young minister is regarded as an able
sermonizer, and this is the second time he
has been invited to the pulpit.
PARTIES in this neighborhood who own
vineyards, Capt. Scout, b. J. and A. G..
Cummins, and others, are now shipping
their grapes. The prices range from 8 cts.
per pound up to s. This is low, but even
at the lowest figure it is said they will pay
better than strawberries.
One of our old residents, Rev. w. r.
McFarlane, now NJ. E. minister at Dagsboro
. | 'JOSSS<A SO't htbo ShG d pIODSlIJ Day
Hundred, Talbot co., Md, for $3.50. The
property comprises one-and-a-half acre OF
ground, on which there is dwelling house
store house and outbuildings.
LAST week we noticed that Jos. Snow
one of our best farmers, in I" the Neck, ,
had been feeced by the circus gang of $l65
He took Dover lawyer and overhaulec
the circus at Harrington last week. We
learn that the side-show tramps refunded
, 1925 to the lawyer, and he handed $50 t.
, Mr.. Snow. We havn't heard whether thu
lawyer is to be overhauled or not
TEMPEEANCE.-Mrs. Holyoke, of Chicago
Corresponding Secretary and State Lecture
for the Woman's Temperance Union o
Illinois, will speak in the NJ. E. Church
D here, tomorrow Thursday evening, at IA
:. o'clock. Mrs. II. has been lecturing il
, Wilmington and all the papers of that cit
: say she is an eloquent speaker. She speak
t in Middletown tonight and Dover O.
It Friday night.
HoME.-The following ex-Smyrnians hav
l been home recreating since our last issue
is Thomas and Harry huntington, Mrs Edwi
9 Sawnton, Mrs. Boxer, (nee Cloak Josep
!, Stephenson, Jos. Kemp and wife (nee Emm
n Boyer and Mrs. Mary Schwitzer, In,
n McAfee) all of Philadelphia; A. T. Ho
1t fecker, Milford; Mrs. Fred. Bogia, In
% Stephenson of Washington Mrs Richar
Mitchell, of fredericksburg, Nd. Willial
II Louderbough, of Princeton, N. j.
- LAST evening large number of IL
;, parishioners of Rev. P. ii. Rawlins,
ID Smyrna Circuit, came into the parsonae
Is in this town, to welcome the return hon
nc of the Pastors family, from their SUNNI
vacation. So much fruit, vegetables, &,
was handed in by the Pastors friends tn
the visit was little short Of donatio
10 though that did not seem to be the obie
OF of the parishioners. Smyrna Circuit has
ri warm side for its minister and his hou:
or hold.
as, PEACHES are running down rapid
N, Our shipments from Clayton last Mond
= was carloads, against Is cars the Mond
al previous. Yesterday only cars we
OO shipped. The varieties yet to ripen W
wo rally the shipments somewhat, but the bu
II of the crop has been sent of-two-thirds
- least, or about 100000 baskets, for t
- whole Peninsula. The Md. & Del. r. R.
en- still shipping immense freights-yesterd
we % carloads. Fruit sold in New York Il
,ot morning at from IS cts. to $3.50 per basI
~ Boston, $1.209$2.25. So says Col. Dol
~ lass's kilograms.
ow
A WHIRLwIND of immense force cross
'Ho the creek back of this town on Mond
MS afternoon. Sam'l Keys was in boat wi
of his two little children, when the cycle
me struck the creek a few feet ahead of hi
r. He says the water was thrown ten or fife
'"0 feet in the air, and the creek was agitat
60 as though some huge animal were struggl
vas to cross it, The cyclone passed on o
un- the meadow, ringing the grass and busl
,vo almost out by the roots, but fortunately
soon spentits force. Mr.. Keys, and especia
'ho the children, were badly frightened at
the sudden disturbing of the elements. I
aw- whirlwind seemed to circle in q small pl
md around in the marsh and did no DANA
xed FATAL ACCIDENT IN THoRoUGHFARE Ne
non On Thursday, the 10th inst, Geo. Jan
aged about so, working for J. A. Derricks
use near Collins Beach, was run over by
this ox-cart and killed. He was hauling
ties and went in between the oxen to pull do
as the poll that secures the load on the c.
al when they started off. He hung on to
'Ho tongue for while but the running of
to oxen broke his hold, and when he fell
the Of the wheels passed over his breast.
inns lived about three hours. Mr.. Jai
I;on formerly lived about Smyrna, we belle
''O" and was an efficient farm hand and q