Smyrna times., 1879-09-03
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY. N
Mr.. 1. D. JOHNSON has taken the public
school at Leipsic. Ill
THOMAS EVANS has our thanks for several
punches of the Perkins grape. Ell
THE select school of Miss Janvier and
Mrs. Raimond will open next Monday, 8thE3
inst. n
THE Teachers Institute at Rehoboth wasB
Intended by Prof. Groves and Mr.. and Mrs. If
VIM. II. Baggs of this town. E
Corn blades have been badly injured by
the rains and winds, and there will not bel
much good fodder in this section this year.
GRAPES were never so abundant andE
cheap in our market, cents per fb. and
v. b. Cooper has some of second gradess
aror 25 cts. the peach basket.
Our informant who stated that the ball
sloon spoken of last week as descending onE
4 the farm of Mr.. Reese, was labelled Mill
/ 4'ord, should have Sid Millington.
ii THOMAS Z. CARTY has sold out his hotelh
Establishment at Clayton to Stocklyk
dDaniels for $780, and moved into SMYRNA /
HE purposes engaging in the bottling busi 4
laness.
a SEVERAL days the past week our youths !
shave been regaled by music from theI
ssItalians big harp and viol. They play but
"a few hours, collect the spare pennies andI
Apass on.
81 We are indebted to Evan Reese, theE
%great melon grower of Harrington, forI
Asome large and fine water melons. HisI
samelons are popular and sell largely in ourI
samarket.
II THE month with an ''r' in it has come
'Sand so has Mr.. n. Moore the austere- man, i,
szand now we shall have the delicious
iabivalves in abundance. Mr.. M. has been
Erusticating at Colby Smiths basket factory.
81 Miss NJ. ANNA OFFLEY, who taught a
kslarge class of Elocution so successfully
Nhere last winter and spring, is back again
to resume a course of similar instruction in
Nabout two weeks.
B FODDER SAvIxG.-The principal work OF
,EsSeptember on the farm, aside from the
Agathering of peaches by those who have
'Hthem, is the saving of fodder. Some farm
Sers commenced last week, especially in the
$5vicinity of Kenton, and this week the work
Twill generally commence.
'M FRESH FIsH.-We have scarcely beer
tEdwithout fish week, and frequently two o.
iEathree times a week, since the departure o
the shad and herring. Sea trout have beer
with us all summer, some good ones il
'R9market last week, and with these have beer
4 1.-THE founder and black fish, and lastly tn,
n kHcrocus, than which there is no better PAL
. Hfsh.
81 We find the following item in our ex
S Exchanges: "William Given, a Middletowl
; mason, laid $500 bricks in nine hours, on
] @day last week. The laying of 1900 brick
lin day is considered good work" Chas
AH. Henderson, last week, in working Of
}. Mr.. Johnson's building in which the TINE
e office is located, laid 1000 bricks in
r. hours.
!# DIR. LEMUEL j. DRAPER, of the U. S. Navy
dE%who was on visit to this town in July,
i l%guest of DR.. w. T. Collins, and in eompan
q with him spent weak at Rehoboth, die
Nat st. Louis suddenly on Saturday. He ha
just been sent thither for the examinatio
is 81 of boys for the navy. DR.. Draper was
e e|native of Milford in this State and in tn
+. .Sprime of life.
q THE SCHooLs.-The public schools of th
is8town opened on Monday morning with flu
Al @snumbers. The commissioners of No. 5 mt
: with the teachers at the morning sessio
land the school was felicitously addresse
Hoy Col. Raymond. Superintendent Grow
to visited both schools, and, in addition
te #words of good cheer, offered prizes as q
Hncentive to best scholarship.
MERCANTILE CHANGEs-William A.
asH Hardcastle and E. Thomas Clayton, yeste
ld#day bought out A. II. Hobbs, merchant
sol q" Cummins' Corner" and took immedia
;, ,Mpossession. They intend to replenish Il
VI stock next week with a new line of good
Ill Mr.. Hobbs, we believe, has not yet decide
es ION his future course.
sb% III VIM. Denny Hazel left here on Mondi
;. Hfor Cscilton, Nd, having bought out NJ
Beaston, merchant of that place.
er' % ATTACKED BY TRAMPs.-On Friday NOR
ling between one and two o'clock as Dav
;fo s# Streets, Andrew J. Smithers and Edwa
Streets were returning from Millingt
nu Camp, when near Banker" n party
Ia 8several tramps attacked them and tried
arrest the horse by seizing it by the rel
lat t@ Ia vigorous application of the whip "
FUSED and the horse thus forced throu
n0 them, the tramps firing several shots at t
'ry Bacarriage as they sped down the road.
nd IA
7 al HEARD FROM.-William Sharp, one
no four old citizens, has two sons, Richard Al
Joseph, who have been residents
: Memphis, the fever stricken city for
aE wnumber of years. He could get no ansW
Ito repeated letters as to their health
ofM (psrhaps from the strict quarentine) /
res Mfnally they were reached by telegrs
ing EHthrough the Howard Association. 7
the Hanswer was that Joseph had been do
so with the Yellow fever for seven wee
eed Essuffering in the time from two relaps
, toM but had finally mastered the fearful disea
ny N THE REED BIRD SRAsoN.-The chirp
1.-THE reed bird is now daily and nigh
nor heard as it pursues its aerial course. L
no1 Monday the season for shooting both
'HH Sand reed birds opened in this and neighb
ling States. Hunters on the river, howey
heEhave been at it for a week in violation
ter the game-laws. All the club houses q
alEshooting boxes along the Delaware ri
,oedHwers formally opened on Monday a
oss Hundreds of the little birds will be sau
Mtered. Squirrel shooting is now in or
also. but the partridge season does
Our1tXonpna nr, all Novapnbar