Smyrna times., 1879-05-07
A SPEAR of wheat pulled from Col. Doug.

OUR policemen do not think 1t clever
after they have run the risks of shooting
irons and had their heads mauled by black
jacks while arresting criminals, that the
latter are let 60 "scott free " without the
party in whose interest this was done even
appearing against them.
GOOD audience assembled at the NJ. Z. !
church last evening to hear an address from |
the Rev. j. II. Wiley of Townsend in the
interest of the Ladies Foreign Missionary |
Society, but he was unable to go to the |
church from a sudden and severe attack of |
sickness short time before the hour of
meeting. The meeting was adjourned to
this evening. Mr.. Wiley is Il very engaging
speaker, and does not fail to interest an
audience.
THE TEMPERANCE MEETING at the Town
Hall on Sunday afternoon was materially
interferred with by the falling rain. but
there was a fair audience Notwithstanding.
After reading of the scriptures by j. V.
Smith and an earnest and decisive prayer
by o. B. Voshell, the Rev. DR.. Hayward was
introduced, who entertained the audience
in his usual direct way of speaking. He
commenced 10y examining their ground
was there anything unlawful, anything
sinful, anything wrong, hurtful, injurious,
their prosperity in the support and prac
tice Of the temperance principles. In not
finding any evils to society on this side,
he then turned the other side of
the picture and showed what might and
did follow in the lives and surroundings Of
those who advocated and indulgod in the
use of intoXicants
A Rich SEcTIoN.-One of the finest agri-
L.,
contiguous to, and lying between the villa
| ges OF COwgill'S Corner and Little Greek
| Landing. The same may be SAID for much
of the property on the roads leading from
| these places to Leipsic and Dover. The
soil is naturally of great strength ana
| fertility, as evinced by the immense pOplars,
walnut ami other trees which it produces,
and to this has been added intelligent anl
enterprising husbaniry. The first impress
! sion that strikes Il traveller through this
section is that of MriN The farrns are
mostly large with substantial brick dwell
lings approached by long shaded lanes.
with out-buldinCs, lawns and other
things TO match-the whole suggestive
of the "arist0cracy' of a past genera
| ton. The old families are still largely
represented, the C3wgill's. the W
sons, the Pleasanton'S, the IIamm's. 81.
In the midst of this thrifty section stands
the old brick OctagOn school house around
which many memories cluster and for forty
years back has stood almost without peer
rs superior country school. The expan-
sive fields on all side evince careful farming
and promise rich results. The grass and
wheat fields look most luxuriaut, the two
best of the latter being on the farms oi
George Paris, with those of Thos. w. vii
son very little inferior.
AN EyENTFUL LlFG-Gcn Chas. Everett
died at the residence of his son Chas. d
Everett near this town on Saturday last 81
inst. in the G8 year of his age. lie hal
neen living in this community not cutie
year, and being in infrm health was moi
personally known to n great many of oul
citizens. His decease ends the career o
a most eventful life. His public life com
menced in tie Mormon war at Nauvoo, III.
nearly forty years ago. and was severely
wounded in that strife by the discharge o
several buck shot in his breast lie ast
took an active part in the war between TIL
country and Mexico few years later
When the late civil war broke out he WI
living in Washington, d. G. He entered
the Federal army as captain, and cam,
out a BrigadlerGeneral by BrcYet. II,
fought under Generals Baker, Williams an.
Butler and was severely wounded at th,
battle OF Port Hudson, receiving two shot
IN his leg, one Of them breaking it. Aftt
recovering, he went back in the army an,
remained two years, or until the volunteer
were mustered out After the close of tn
war he received the appointment Of Chic
Examiner in the Patent Otnce, which pos
ton he held for seYcn years and until di,l
hlpH bN' an nttaoty Oc E,,,
, terminated his life. He came to this vicnit
with his family from Camden, n. j.. las
summer. His remains were inferred We.
terday at st. Peters P. f. Cemetery, nsa
=. this town.
The WEATHER AND THE PEACH.-Th
weather OF last week was not according t
the liking Of our peach growers. Tn
thermometer fell nearly to the freezin
a point, and, it is said, ice was made on tw
nights. The weather was dry however, an
there was little frost, besides, the youn
germ was well protected by the blAss n
hull. An examination Of his orchard TIN
r morning by Col. Geo w Cummins wa
anything but satisfactory to him As to tn
q effect of this weather. He cut branche
from several varieties and brought to tn
office and these evidenced a serious bligh
but perhaps the higher and more vgorou
G limbs on these same trees would have mad
: q better showing.
:, Mr.. John a. CAvender went out to hi
S orchard and cut branches from the follow
ing varieties: Troth's Early. Crawford
a Early, Reeves Late, Elrly York, Old Mixor
u Harker's Seeding, Crawford's Late an
I Temples Lite White, and laid them o
our table and an improvised peach conver
tlon on small scale called to sit on ther
comprised of the following members, viz
;, Col. Douglass, John II. Hotfe 'ker, J. Var
Gasken, DR.. j. "A. Goodwin, of Kenton, D.
Johnson and Mr.. CAvender, and the opinio
!, Of all was that the trees have twice as man
y live germs on them as can be matured.
1 is not questioned but that the trees hav
: been touched by the frost, but then the
y have ten times as many blossoms as tn
y trees can mature good peaches.
If PEACHES IN THE SoUTH AND WEsT-Mr.
e G. Sears, leading and reliable Fruit Con
G mission Merchant, of Chicago, who r
It ceived considerable sconsiRnmenis Of peach'
Is from this section IN 1875, and which sol
y for good prices in that market, wrote
s. Col. II. G. Douglass, of this town, undo
rt date of April 30th. as follows:
e "There is a small prospect for some ear
10 peaches in Tennessee and Mississippi, bl
2, not half the usual quantity, and all
e which will come to market before IL
le middle of July. The crop in this Sta
d (Illinois) is an entire failure from sevel
1f winter and late frosts. Michigan has su
N fered from 'Yellows' each year, advan
ii ing towards the north, until only narrO