Smyrna times., 1878-05-22


THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL for the benefit |
of the Americas Club, on Wednesday even
ing last, was well attended and the amount
realized fully up to their expectations.
The Hall was tastfully decorated with flowers
and evergreens, and the numerous tables,
presided over by our fair ladies, were con-
stantly crowded during the evening. Good
music from an improvised orchestra, fire.
quently, during the evening, enlivened the
festive scene. The club intend to purchase
a Brussels carpet and appropriate furniture,
to furnish their room. The amount realized
clear, was $47.26.
STRAwBERRIEs.-Seven car loads Of straw
berries left the Peninsula yesterday for the
city markets-forty to Jersey City and
thirty to Philadelphia. Three car loads
were shipped from here. This number Of
cars of fruit would be considered good
shipment in the peach season, and the
market can hardly be expected to hold
up with such quantities thrown into it.
The price up to yesterday ranged from II
to Is cts. per quart. The vines are full of
berries, and should the prices justify, the
picking season will most likely continue
for three weeks. The shipment on Mon
/ day was 20 cars, previous shipments l07 or
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A despatch received by Col. Douglass,
states that sales of strawberries ranged this
morning in New York from s to IA for
Wilson's, and 80 cts. for Monarches. The
low priced sales were gritty berries.
The SMYRNA LIBRARY ENTERTAINMENT at
the Town Hall, on Thursday evening last,
was an unparalleled success. No one
speaks of it but in the use of adjectives in
the superlative degree. The evening was
delightful in contrast to the cool, damp
weather of the previous several days, and
the audience was in the best humOr and
the actors in the best trim. The Irma
Quartette were the first on the stage with
Miss Marion Jones at the piano accom-
panying, and we must say for them, they
have never appeared to so good an adj
vantage, nor so warmly applauded. Their
selections were wisely made and "Grand.
fathers Clock" especially, was superbly
rendered. They were on the programme
for three pieces, but could not get off with
less than five. Miss Mary Cannon of
Dover, accompanied by Miss Jennie Wilson
of the Conference Academy, in the aria
"Casta Diva" from Norma" showed a
voice of very superior natural power, and
a training in the high art of cultivated
music rarely equalled by amateurs. "Fary
Waltz" came tripping and dancing along
in notes so beautiful and graceful as to call
as an encore, "Adown the Shady Lane, y
which was rendered with q modulatiOn
equally fine. Miss Joe Cooke excelled
herself-surpassing las was the case with
Miss Bunnell) the entertainment in which
, they both participated few months since
in Dover. Miss "Joe" has voice of re
markable pathos and sweetness, enraptur
,, ing and delighting the senses. She sans
, three pieces, Baby Mine," the tenderness
of which moved the audience to rapturou
, applause giving as an encore, Jamie | an
Calling" Her last piece was entitled " Th'
Storm"-more artistic, perhaps, than the
others and beautifully rendered. Mr.
E James Dever, of Philadelphia, sang
. baritone solo, Margharetta," ard wa
vociferously applauded. But the centra
= figure of the evening was Miss Gerti
. Bunnell whose powers of elocution KEEP
. the audience enrapt from the begin
= ming to the end of each selection. Sh
= was on the programme for six pieces, bu
:. she had to read nearly as many more. Tn
, applause was SO great, she had to respond
y which she did in the best natured manne
. possible, giving them little selection quit
! as striking and showing off her gifts an
= graces" quite as well as the regular selet
/ tions. They took wide range in cha
acter, her personation in every one bein
f. complete. In the "Creeds of the Bells
a. and Gabriel Grubb'' that showed sue
20 artistic power in the command and contrC
of her voice no less than in Tom Pidger
ia Courtship," and uncle Daniels Introdu
d tion to the Mississippi Steamer that mad
10 the Hall ring with peals of laughter, sL
q. was inimitable. Miss Gertie's naturalne.
h and simplicity of manner captures a
10 audience as soon as she comes on the stag
:. and before she is through with her secon
ef piece, they are bound by the ties of IL
in warmest friendship. 1t was eleven o'cloc
n when the last piece on the programme WI
I'd Notwithstanding with an imprompt
" song of farewell by the Irma Quartette !
10 which the names of the reader and SINCE
were interviewer. A party of some twent
as hive persons came up from Dover and Il
# compliment and their company we
n highly appreciated. Their thoughtfulne
re in bringing and presenting to each Of Il
he actors a beautiful boquets, was no smi
N. feature of the evening.
a.. Town TALK.-We have had the pa
week another epidemic of entertainment
as glance at our columns will show. I'll
Ny aboriginal style of a tremendous feast al
he then an indefinite fast, is not SO healt
We for the body corporate as more regul
ed serving of the viands....... One secret
to happiness is in discovering beauty in evel
,p- thing. This explains the discomfort al
re, nervousness of some people whenever tn
les look into a mirror.......A double quartet
cry is now the talk among some of our you
az. men. 1t is not the worst sign to see tale
e a running in this direction. Monday v
ma. "blue Monday" to the strawberry mt
CHI But one good ripening day the latter p
be of last week, Monday thick rain or dl
ms zle all day and early Tuesday morning
the heavy thunder shower was enough to ma
en-. them pity the rich fruit as it lay in tn
IVY patches on the point Of decay. The brie
9TH sun, however, finally showed his face a
my then busy fingers soon had the lusci
the fruit on the way to the delicate palates
soil the city nabobs.......Ther are many fat
uc. that never turn until the frost has toucl
be them. There are as many nuts that ne
age fall from the bough of the tree till the fl
-ith has opened and ripened them. And tn
are many elements of life that never q
sweet and beautiful till sorrow touc
s of them.......A. Price Griffith has the
for cared for, and most regular young os