Smyrna times., 1878-06-12

mlOHAEL hlLE11 Will u gang Ol elSuG
hovelers, is putting our streets in complete {
order. s
The HAY HARVEST has been retarded by
the showery weather, but the promise to-
day of better weather will justify tho use
of the mower with more assurance. The
crop will be heavy.
PETTY THEFTs.-On Sunday afternoon
thief entered the house of VIM. F. Casper
son, near Clayton, in his absence, and
distracted an overcoat and other clothing.
On Monday night a thief stole the
harness of a farmer near Leipsic and was
seen carrying them next morning in bag.
The owner was notified, who pursued and
arrested him at the Logan House, but the
fellow escaped before getting him to town.
He was making for boat with his booty.
LARGE FRUIT FARM-The fruit farm Of |
David j. Cummins, "Glenfern," one mile |
from town, under the management of his |
son VIM. Polk Cummins, is notable from |
the largeness with which everything is |
done. The chief feature at this time is the |
expansive stretch of Blackberry vines, Just |
now going out of blossom, covering a space
of 45 acres full of young fruit and showing
the most careful culture. We are certain
this is the largest acreage in the State, and
|
are not aware of it. The entire field is of
the Wilson variety, the most difficult to
propagate. The yield from this field will
probably be 10000 quarts or 1850 bushels,
and will require LIS pickers. A consider
able part of the viaHs are just coming into
bearing or the yield would be considerably
larger. Mr.. Cummins has also apatch of
Brandywine Raspberries, 10 acres, which
for vigor and thickness of stand, has, SO
far as we have seen, no equal. 1t is striking
in contrast with the usual patches seen
throughout the country. But Mr.. C. spares
no expense in fertilizing, or labor in culti-
vation, and being on naturally strong soil
luXuriant growth is natural to expect.
These vines yielded last year 2200 quarts to
the acre and the yield this year is likely to
run up to 25O0 quarts per acre.
The usual yield is about 1000 quarts per
acre, and only occasionally above 1900 1t
will require % picllers for the raspberries,
or l50 altogether. Mr.. C. has given much
attention to peaches and has about 10000
trees which were trimmed with great care
and at an expense of $500 the past autumn
trimming so as to have every limb and
. twig foot apart) but the crop for this year
was destroyed by the April freeze.
, He was the champion strawberry culturist
also, having had as high as 2S acres in
bearing, requiring 200 pickers, but the past
: several years have been Improbable, and
S his acres were this year reduced to 10, and
next year will DO only or 6.
S In addition to his other fruit, he has
acres in grapes that are moderately re
munerative. There is a young pear orchard
e Of 25 acres not yet large enough to bear fol
the market, and a small orchard of cherry
l., trees A part of the farm is under whea
III h,,t l>of, toI -
n mostly devoted to fruit culture. Tht
: pickers are mainly procured from Mary
land, are lodged and fed in two large house
e especially erected for this purpose.
t. RoBBERIEs BY THE WHoLESALE.-On Tues
day night of last week the residence O
D. Noble 7. Jerman was entered through tn
u cellar and 800 taken from his pocket boo
II in his pants pocket in his bed room. Th
:, book was replaced in his pocket and Nj
- Jerman did not know he had been robbie
:, until sometime the next morning on oper
"a ing the book to pay for shave: the b,
~ ~ wildering fact of depletion was manifested
- that is to say, the thieves had taken tn
- last cent. Mr.. j. quietly pocketed his lo'
:; and no one knew of the occurrence until tn
- next morning after a second robbery. Th
IL entrance was made this time by pryin
~ open the back door. Their operations til
~ second night seemed to have been conhne
vi to the lower floor in breaking open bureau
'"' trunk, &c. They took the first nigl
several keys, among them Mr.. J.'s priva
K key, but did not get on the proper scent
w the place to use the latter. They only q
IN this time his silver watch, an old ket
It. sake, a purse of Mrs. J Is containr
rs between one and two dollars, and son
IS eatablcs from the pantry. Their ohje
mt here was apparently only money, as IL
xt trunk especially contained valuable ar
nd cles otherwise, which were scattered arour
but none taken.
lie The same night the Chester House, Cha
yn Smith propritor, was entered getting on
ed some small change amounting to about
to cts, and some spoons and pastry.
of The following night the same parties it
ia, presumed went to Moorton and forced Il
of door of the store house of Boggs & Jefft
IN son, getting about $40 in silver, pist,
re- knives and other goods amounting ali
en- gether to from $50 to 500. An entran
at was also forced in the wheelright shop
ManlOve Palmatary and the depot, gettil
er but few pennies only from the latte
ne The residence of John II. Bishop, &C
in. Meeting with the store was also entered
I'd. turning the key in the lock. Mr.. jeff
ses sons room over the store was bolted, al
oes pair of pants snatched from an adjoini
,ol. room proved to be those of boy containi
ran nothing. In all of these operations narrat
no. above, no one seems to have been arouse
vas They were there in a vehicle Of some kir
nes the prints being very plain the next MOI
ex- ing where they had backed up to the ste
ION door. They also dropped at the latter plo
fol- '.immy," used for prying open doors
the The next night (Friday) the store
was John T. Jakes at Wyoming was also
tered through a back window but the no
at aroused the two clerks sleeping up stai
De- and though each were armed with n
.oe. volver, they concluded to try whistling Fl
ises which was affectual if not so creditable,
nr. the thieves decamped before getting a
ins. booty.
i'm On the first night Of the robbery he
lev. the Hardware store of Lindley & Kemp,
.on. Middletown, was robbed Of pistols a
and knives to the amount of about $50.
Of course such proceedings, coming
such rapid succession, puts the commun
iast in a condition of unpleasant apprehens
ana The work is done with great daring a
on adroitness. Who are the thieves and VIII
api- do they come from? Is frequently ask
out with no satisfactory answer. Alb
ed aigbtaan months a1o tbero yyora al
lelr series of burglaries and one of the part
ling imnlicated caDtured. but escaned in
sea general Jail delivery short time aft
tue wards. 1t is thought by many to be
Ine same gang, ostensibly engaged as oyst
lOle men off Bombay Hook, but really N
'sed night marauders. But Of this there is
tier poof. The remains of fire in woo
Dlts near Morton, indicate that party
\ ~ Al.