Smyrna times., 1879-07-02
SMYRNA AND vTCTNTTv

| SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
, OUR four icecreamaries have brisk trade these
WE are indebted to Hon. f. SALISBURY for a conv of
inc congressional Record of the 45th Congress.
cdaa5 stores and banks and general business will be
| CLOSED on the 4th in this town
= ATTENTION is called to the advertisements Of Wm.
| den. ~ ~ - WIZ
HUcK1EBERRTEs and green apples have made their
/ nearly completed. ~ - nv"
co COL : GEO W. CUMNNS has refused offer of So 900
| mated at 10000 baskets. ' " i
THERE will be noisy explosions of fire crackers on
the 4th by the boys at least the commissioners by
posters tell them not to- "
IN thE ti: quarterly meeting at the BethelA NJ E. Church
IN IN TINS town, will be held next Sunday Preaching
three times during the day.
o,tI The time apprOacheth the happy time, when the
clty cousins and auntS return the country rustcs
winter Visit. Nothing more.
ALL our schools have closed for the summer vaca.
On. When the school teacher is away then comes the
! trying times of the mothers.
POTATOES. which have held their own at rs cts
basket for some months tumbed last week to 40 cts
| basket with full market of the new crop.
LAST week we had two Italian Bands and an organ
grinder and his monkey all the same day. 1t was
enough even for the most curious of youngsters
PETER P. COLLINS by mistep in the dark one
evening last week, fell down hatch-way into the
cellar at the Smyrna Hotel racturing his collar bone
In the descent.
THAT delightful shower on Sunday afternoon was
reiISnlng not only 70 the growing crops, but also
Panang animal life, from the cooling northern
DreezeS that followed.
THE Deld,rGrGdn makes "miration" over five
leaf clover stem. We were shown one some time ago
by Mr.. Robt. H. Cummins which had six leaves and
didn't have to hunt long either.
wM GEO. HILL grain merchant at CLAYTON. Skinned
car load OF new wheat on Monday. There are
eight or nine steam thrashers all busy and farmers
lmpauently waiting to take their turn
:, THE first railroad excursion takes place ON the
Fourth-to Ocean City. The interest manifested in
our new near bayside resorts renders probable that
the scream of the whistle will be heard oftener even
than last year. '0-'
TEN large wagon loads of merchandise in one dav
II our harvest was not over, would look as if the
hercnants were preparing for it, This was only the
t 10 tiS toWn OF one trip of the boat. and did
not ihclude the several loads for other places.
WIN. a. c. HARDcAsrLE has measured the two roads
Dy carriage wheel leading to Collins Beach, viz the
iron bridge at Flemngs Landing and finds there is
not a hundred yards difference between the two.
THE NJ E. Church at Leipsic is having n nov, bo1l.
Try erected on 1t and is receiving handsome new
coat OF Ran5 winch Will greatly improve its appear
anee, The Rev l. n. Foreman is the pastor Of this
ana Kaymonds church and is very popular with his
congregation.
On Friday night last q thief stole the eggs from
under two setting hens Qeaving the latterI of Mrs
Jonathan Stevenson that lacked only one day of
was strange theft, but has happened once or twice
before with Mrs. S. Va '"400
REV. THos H. HAINEs of this town and Rev VIM
l. Baine Of Fairmount. Nd, appointed at the last
session of the Wilmington Conference the VISITING
De6f1son M i Goege attended the annual
James H. Groves of this town was elected trustee
NIL vacancy in the Board.
IT is expected that Miss Murdoch. of Pbiladelnbia
niece OF Murdoch, the celebrated Elocutonist and |
1Iagedlan VIII! read in the Town Hail. on Sunday |
@SteInoon @ IN me interest OF the temperance cause
She Is expected to be in the town several dayS VISITING
able reputation
GEO: A. WELLINGTON. of New Castle well known TO |
our cltlzens as former proprietor of the Delaware
VIM Reybold on Bombay Hook for three wears from |
me tne l3tn inst Workmen are actively engaged in put
opening on the above date.
1T is wonder With some men why it ALWAYS gets |
hot in harvest time. whether It comes soon or ists
me thermometer was threatening to fall to the frost
Pont night after night until the rattle of the reapers
knife was heard, when presto up it jumped into the
nlneties. and the harvester without consultation was
put upon the brOiling hook.
WV. POLK CuMOINS shipped 1900 quarts of red rasp.
berries on Monday These berries have been saiiinpo
IN Phlladelphi9 for from 25 to 40 cts per quart His
Nlson pIack berries have commenced to ripen for
market His probable yield will be about GO 600 quarts
Three fourhorse wagon loads of pickers from Mary-
and passed through this town his place yesterday
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