Smyrna times., 1878-03-27

They expect to sell from sevents.five to one
hundred of these machines this season.
SHERIFF SALEs.-The following properties
are advertised at sheriff sale: Chas. II.
Jefferson, admr. of Ephram Jefferson, dec.
26 acres, April 1lth.
John s. Collins & Co., Canning. drvino
and packing house at Lebanon, 9th Of
April.
Edward Holland, town property of Dover,
April 9th
James Boggs, admr. of Joseph Boggs,
deceased, 100 acres, land in East Dover
Hundred, 9th April.
William V. Skellenger, town property
OF Kenton, llth day of April.
TAYLOR WAGON.-Our enterprisinc man.
utacturers, g. w. & S. Taylor, finished
last week two wagons of q new and hand
some finish, and which, it strikes us, are the
torerunners OF what may eventuate in a
large production from their shops. We
nave seen nothing like them manufactured
on TINS Peninsula. While neat and at.
tractlve in appearance, they are strong and
durable, nicely lroned, springs under the
beds, also spring seats, box and ton box
with wheels from to q inches while the
wheels OF the western wagon, which thev
resemble, are only II inches wide. The
spring used is the Guyer spring, guaranteed
to bear 5000 pounds, but set put on
Iygert's big wagon has carried 1000. We
are told that loaded spring wagon has a
draft of from 800 to 500 TBS. less than the
ordinary wagon.
SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PEACH Chop
lhere Is no question but that the peach
prospect has been seriously damaged by
the polar wave that swept over US on
Sunday evening last We have talked
with number of farmers, and the testi
mony OF all is that the most of the buds
are killed. There are more live buds found
among the Hale and Beatrice varieties.
whlle the Crawtords and other late varieties
| scarcely show any alive. The destruction is
greater IN some orchards than others
many believe they are all gone, while
others think they will have from Quarter
to half a crop, should there be no other
disaster. The buds only in few instances
were open, but the cold was SO intense as
TO freeze the sap in the unopened bud. Der
sons who cut them open next norninr
found them icy. If nine out of every ten
ouds were Killed, there would still be q
idlr prospect, but it is every where conceded
10 be much worse than this Down rs far
as Newtown the thermometer registered
- degrees while here it was 20 and Mr.
Denney at Duck Creek Mills SAYS his stood
at 10 degrees very early in the morning.
Ihere was but one week the whole winter
IN which the weather was colder than
Monday morning last. We have some
twlgs brought in this morning bv Col. Geo.
W. Cummins from different varieties on
which there Is not live bud except on the
Hale. lie gives it as his opinion, in which
he Is Joined by DR.. Ridgely of Dover, that
there Is not one vital bud in a thousand.
Town TALK.-Sam Townsend, in response
to correspondent of the Philadelphla
Times, who called him the old war horse of
Appoqulnlmlnk, says " am no war horse.
ana not so old but what | can tell the
writing OF Jackass squirt" He calls the
Phlla. paper, 1.-THE Benedict Arnold Times.
Inc best antidote for lit of 'bues is, to
read one OF the old war horses letters.
The butterflies are on the wing but the
flowers Tor them to sip from are scarce.
The days and nights are of equal lonptb
about these times, and q gollon of oil lasts
much longer now than it did three months
ago.......Ihls Is the season of the year when
the transition from his present state to the
more sportlVe tadpOIe prepares for the great
advanced and elevated condition of the
musical bovine trog......Pure lard ought
never to sputter i'll the pan. So the cooks
s"y"''',' he papers are sneering at "Dela-
ware Justice" II they want to know
what Delaware moose" is, let them come
INTO the State and violate one of our
Virtuous laws, and Gov. Cochran will show
them as he ought to.......Our nurserymen
have sold out, and are unable to fill further
orders for peach trees before the fall. The
demand Tor peach trees Is much larger than
last spring.......The scarlet Japonicas are
IN full bloom and those at " Woodlawn"
especially, are worth a miles walk TO look
at' And by the way, the birds find this a
very attractive place if we may Judge by
Ihe CHATTER they keep up.......An ex.
change says sit takes fly to find ont goo,l
gravy" We did not know before That
flies were SO discriminating between cooks.
......Our streams heading up from the
creeks have number of fish, especially the
bay-horse," ascending them that tho
boys with bow-nets are scooping up..... .Our
merchants are laying in large stocks of
goods which shows they expect a lively
spring trade. The live merchant lets the !
people know what he is about and of course
seeks the medium through which the |
people look Tor the latest developements-
the columns of the TIMEs..,.. Our hotel
Keepers refuse to sell liquor to persons who |
come In state of intoxication. .Our
biggest merchant will furnish you all the
silver quarters you want for twelve and thir. |
teen cents apiece......The Junior b. B. Club. |
OF this town, challenge any club in the
State whose players are under Is years of
age, for the championship. Among the
observable items on the way TO the depot the |
past week have been tie new tin roof ON
the factory Of j. B. Evans & Co., and a
bright coat of paint on the residence of
Col. G ii. The Temperance
Iramps" have not molested Snyrna.....
Fifteen shad fishermen came down to
Bombay Hook last week. They are catch.
ing some fine fish, though in limited ouan. |
titles, which they sell at 80 cts. each. |
Fishermen are scattered at different places |
along the river from this point up to IChes.
r.......Morning Star Lodge is having a
new and more attractive coat of paint put |
on its front.....,.The Sunday afternoon
temperance meeting at the Town Hall was
addressed by Rev. j. V. Smith. IL is
hardly probable that these meetings will be
continued every Sunday......We hear of
some house plants that were killed by the
cold OF Sunday night, the owners after so
ID