Smyrna times., 1878-07-03

THE PIERREPONT.-This steamer will |
make an excursion tomorrow to Salem of
colored people, thereby losing trip. She
will resume her regular trips on Friday.
The time table is now so arranged that for
the next three months passengers will be
landed in Philadelphia by or before bed
time. The proprietors have also decided.
in consequence of the low price of grain,
to freigth wheat and corn hereafter at
cts per bushels and furnish the bags to
convey it in.
THE COST OF THE GLORIOUS FoURTH-One
of our leading citizens, who IS fearful of the
casualties incident to this day, hands us the
following item from New York paper
1t has been estimated that thus far the an
nual celebration of the Fourth of July has
cost more in life and property than the war
of the Revolution. Only year ago the
value of the property burned in less than
5000 towns by firework accidents amounted
to more than q quarter of million dollars
In l75 cities and towns 81 persons were
killed and 500 seriously injured. This is
paying little too much for our patriotic
whistle, and it is certainly time to apply a
remedy. If any one is 50 patriotic that he
must burn gunpowder in memory of rs,
there is abundant room for him to do so
outside of the cities and towns. But in
the centres of population dangerous eX-
! plosives ought not to be placed in the hands
of ignorant and careless persons
Town TALK.-The Rev. Mr.. Haynes and
family went on visit to Milford on Mon.
day and were guests in an excursion of the
two NJ. f. Sunday Schools of Milford, also
Laws Chapel, Milton, Lincoln and George
town to Rehoboth on Tuesday. Mr.. II. ex-
poets to return to-day......H young men
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they act, they will be far less liable to fall
into some mistake which may embitter
their whole after life. 1t does no harm to
think before acting in every case, and it
may save one from immeasurable annoy
ance and sorrow. The same will apply to
young ladies, only they are not supposed to
act rashly......Joh ohm Ii. Bewley on Saturday
cultivated field of corn thirty eight acres
stiff land, being nearly five acres to each
man and horse. We spoke last week of
another farmer running six cultivators at
time, but Mr.. b. scores two ahead. Now,
who'll take him down.......We think it was
Holmes who said there are takers who
have what may be called jerky minds
| Their thoughts do not run in the natural
order Of sequence. They aim to say funny
things on all possible subjects, but their
zigzags rack you to pain. After .olting
half hour with one of those jcrky com
panions, talking with a dull friend affords
great relief.......'' Ole Prob" has dedicated
a few fine days to the farmers 50 that the
crops may be well gathered, and large
quantities of hay have been garnered.
Stacking and threshing wheat is now the
order of the day......The festive potato
bug has not been as numerous or SO
ravenous this season as heretofore, and
fewer complaints have been entered against
him. You occasionally see signs in the
garden patch where he has been and made
a good dinner, but the damage done has
not been serious enough to arouse the ire
of the husbandman and cause him to wage
war OF determination against the whole
bug family.......At this time of the yeal
especially, when every hour of sun light il
, claimed by the farmers, our Saturday night!
are especially full and late, some of our busi
, ness places being kept open until nearly
Sunday morning, and many who expect t.
turn Sunday mainly into a day of sleep
are Indifferent when the business hours
, close. A more rigid rule in regard t,
closing would cause less dilatory move
- ment with those night birds and rura
q owls......." We can sell plenty Of goods, bu
1t Is hard to collect" continues to be tn
complaint of our tradesmen. Its certainly
+ a bad sign when people stand ready to bu,
j what they are unable to pay for....... Every
y body is at work. Those who can fin,
r nothing else to do are busy attending It
e somebody else's business. The harvest
J. past and now our farmers are wonderin
;. what is to be the price of wheat from nov
IS until October......Thos ]. Lambdin of ou
d town has a Beatrice peach tree in health
y condition which is ripening its fruit and
r. in sufficient quantity would be fit t
a market Unfortunately, however, the
l. are specking like the Hale's early. This
e two or three weeks ahead of the usual tim
y of ripening.. 1.-The NJ E. Sunday schoc
IS of our town intends having picnic, an
d on Sunday appointed the committee t
G. make all necessary preparations as to time
!. place, &C., viz: o. B. Voshell, HERNIA
e Roe, VIM. ?. Legg, JAS C. Lassell Bentol
" Weldon, Thos. N. Rawlins and Walter {
r Benson......It is noticed as one effect of tn
70 adjournment of Congress that the subscriI
le tions to the 4 per cents are steadily il
1t creasing All business ought to improv
e. now, as our national disturbers have gon
e. home to keep the peace.......A piece {
t, chalk in the hands of Herman Roe can /
a made do handsome artistic things on th
"a blackboard, ,as was evidencedby the quarterl
g. Sunday School review lesson on Sunda,
is on the principal street there, every hous
N with single exception, has young bah
d, in it, one, more extravagant than the other
lie having two. The exception is occupied /
IN persons seventy years old. Who knows bu
e. that Clayton may yet realize the dreams
a. its former exponent the Herald and becon
I'd city.......The refreshing east breeze whic
e. sprung up after the three or four days
ID sultry weather was gratefully received, bl
ee we cannot say so much for the flock
IN mosquitoes which came along on the win
ne of the wind.......The corn fields, 50 lor
e. held almost stationary by the low temper
ne ture are now going it with rush. Neve
1t. theless, the general opinion is that IL
to yield will be below the average.......S.
OF Kahn rejoices in a cactus which for tv
to years old plant is unusually rich in i
1T bright flowers Several of the papers ha,
&C. announced that Smyrna is to have a chez
n factory. We will investigate it when
'h comes.......Jacob Lienburger has the fine
n. lot of corn in our town limits..... .Whi
in unloading a calf at the steamboat last wee
it belonging to John A. Cavender, it was {"
RS, much" for the person getting it out, an
of falling between the wheels, ran under IL
'e- horse, which so frightened the latter as
er cause big run away, but fortunately wit
ne out any serious casualty. This frightenC
another that put the driver for the time
We great jeopardy. the exception
mt the Gazette, which gave good condensC
ne item of our celebration here tomorrow, IL
re other State, and especially our coun
ne papers, have nearly or quite ignored
~. altogether. Nevertheless, our young fol-
he are going in for good time. ..Samu
CO Wllds, OF this town, has gone to Ocei
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