Smyrna times., 1878-07-03
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

We notice the unusually large shipments
of new wheat, both by rail and water, by
VIM. G. Hill, dealer in grain at Clayton.
DRs. SrEARN & WILSON will be at the
Capital Hotel, Dover, from Friday morning
July 5th, until Monday morning July 8th.
THE monthly temperance meeting, to be
held in the Town Hall on next Sunday
afternoon, will be entertained by select
readings from II. c. Conrad, Esq, Of Will
mington, singing, &c.
JOHN B. COOPER gives notice that he is
prepared to supply the new Methodist
Hymnal, which has just been issued by the
Book Concern to take the place of the
hymn book now in use.
A. P. GRIFFITH, our Real Estate Agent,
has sold the farm of Ayres Stockly, Esq,
near Walkers School House, New Castle
CO., containing 46 acres, for $1,000 cash, to
R. F. Blair of Pennsylvania.
THE Sunday Schools of the Peninsula
will meet in convention at Rehoboth two
weeks from this, 10th, 18th and 18th. The
delegates from this place are Herman Roe,
John II. and Robt. D. Hofecker.
THE drawings for tents at the Blackbird
Camp Meeting, to commence on the 25th,
was made on Saturday, and numbered
between thirty and forty. We will publish
the list with the privileges next week.
| ONE of our ladies wishes US to announce
call for a town meeting of the ladies at
the Town Hall on Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock to take into consideration the subject
of women's day wages, which are thought
too high.
PEACHEs.-The shipments Of peaches
over the Delaware r. r., are on the in
crease. In the course of two weeks it is
expected that the shipments will amount
to car loads, and then regular peach trains
will be put on.
BERRIEs.-The crop of Black Cap rasp.
berries is nearly exhausted, but the Brandy
wine is going in freely and, except those
shipped on Saturday for Mondays market,
selling at fair prices They sold to-day in
New York at 10 cts. per quart. The cult
vated black kberries commenced going to
market on Monday and are bringing IA cts.
per quart.
CAPE MAY AGAIN.-By advertisement
elsewhere it will be seen that the Odd Eel.
lows of Chestertown are to give another OF
their excursions by rail and steamer to
Cape May on Wednesday, the 18th of July.
They propose to go to Cape May city in the
steamer, landing ION the ocean side, and
thus avoiding the annoyance of hack
riding and dust.
THE BOSWELL Decentralization is called
to the advertisement of this dryer in our
advertising columns. We have seen some oI
the fruit and vegetables dryed on this
machine and they looked to us as of the
first class. The principal on which the
fruit is dryed, as we'll as the cheapness as
compared with the other machines, should
commend them to all our farmers.
G. w. BRADFORD, our excellent photogra.
pher, sells this afternoon his personal
effects with view to removal-havng had
a very desirable position offered him in
California in the fall. He will spend the
intervening time at Cape May. Mr. Brad
ford is fine photographer and his de.
parture is regretted. He has been a resi-
dent of our town about four years.
WHEAT.-We have heard from several OF
our farmers who have threshed out their
wheat and the yield is not what they ex.
pected. The mistake may have been made
in expecting the yield of grain to be in
proportion to the luxurant growth oI
straw. Nor is the price going to be at all
satisfactory. The very best and dryest new
wheat is bringing in Philadelphia only 95
cts, while the average quality. is selling
for about 80 cts. Our home dealers seem
to hesitate, from the depressed market, Ia
settle on price. But little Of the new
crop is really fit for market.