Smyrna times., 1879-07-09
SMYRNA AND vTCINTTv-

JoHN T. Collins has the best field Of corn :,
| Thoroughiare Neck "a '''" Il
iii diIE Pres6ylerian Sunday School of this town vii
| PIC nc at fTaland Grove Beach, this day week
ALI eyer the country our exchanges are repeating
'he caution not to drink too much ice water.
THERE are two trains daily now over the Junction
bTeaH"ater Il. r., to Lewes and Rehoboth See time
TIE first Presbyterian church of Wilmington to the
number n OF 4O0 persons made an excursion To Collins
! Beach yesterday
REv. WM b. GORDON rector of St Petor's p T
ShuTch Will preach Il sermon on Temperance next
TIE market for berries in the cities Yesterday was
Hatred rasrberries selling at from to r and black
berries at 10 to Il cts. per quart.
THE first roasting car corn brouct 70 market ,yoe
6y jas j. Turner last Thursday the 3d instNiust GO
| Gays from the time OF planting
THE men of Smyrna Circuit last winter paid NIL the
Outstanding debt on the parsonage, and now the
aues OF the same are having it nicely repaintod and
! THoS i. BAILEY at the "Scvcn Hickorics" near
heIton has harvested 1918 bushels OF wheat from 50
acres. lie had IL acres which yielded 100 bushels,
nearly 81 per acre.
| JOHN H. IEoTFEcKEE, trustee, has sold to Joseph Il
Jefferson, son of Ehu the property ON the road
leading from Belmont" to Breniord, in tenure of
James Boydes, 100 acres for $1,000.
THE trains on the Delaware & ChcsApcakc Railway
nave made change in the time table as follows:
leaving EaStOn at O'Clock A. ~ and y 20 p NJ Re.
'urlng' leaves Clayton at 1855 \. NJ and SIS p N.
TIE Odd Fellows Of Chcstcrtown advertise in ,ris
paper that they will give another Of their pleasant
cuTSionS to Cape May on the 10Th of July The fare
iio4N toh' smyrna ana bombay lIookwill beS1U0.
The JohR Sg'reSicr on account of the high wind on
aionday turned about when opposite Fortescue. The
passengers across to the railroad for the cars 10 ewes
Tut was too late to make the time.
I IiE J0ha E. IygeH has taken the place Of the P71-
PoH between Rothwclls Landing and Philadelphia
Is intended to start later in the day for the accom-
mediation of passengers and freight The Pll7TD00fis
now busy with freight exclusively.
TIE C2gdc had larger passenger list on the 9Th
than the 4th-leaving Philadelphia with about 1000
persons with an equal amount at Chester awaiting
her The pl0nks were pulled in after about 200 had
got aboard, leaving some 500 on the wharf
COMPANY AZ" First Regiment Infantry. y. q Pa
Capt. ThoS. f. huntington formerly of this town
commanding will encamp at Atlantic City for Il week
commencing on Friday. They will have a full dress
military Hop at the Onj!ed states Hotel on Saturday
:, 4 UNIoN PIc-yIc Of Clayton, Downs Chapel and
bethesda N. +. Churches VIII be held in the grove
near Downs Chapel Thursday July 18th. The follow
ing ministers are expected to be present c. ] Smith
3l L:cipstc j. A. Weigand Of Kennedyville VIM ".
White OF Crumpton +. a. King of Georgetown d q
attend. -
THE first crate of peaches shipped to the city was
from the Maryland and CheSapcak Il. r. via CLAYTON
on Tuesday week. They were the Beatricc variety
,,d.,; Inc next was from Demar on Friday. Several
parties shipped from Wyoming and other towns on
the road on saturday and Monday and i'm a few DAYS
lively. ''''''
THE black cap shipment of rasT berries is about
over. The red are still in their prime, Mr. Cummins
prices keeping low account Of the large 0uanti
tleS OF Northern strawberries in the market which
telS 10 3tlen lhe market for both our TaSpbcrres
M tlu 9lacNherrleS The latter are commencing to go
IN this week pretty lively.
ALL the thrcshcrs both steam and HORSEPOWER arc
IN active rcqnisiton, anG the farmers are getting their
wheat to market spcadily as poSsl e AZ prices FROM
HIcen to twenty cents ICr buShcl higher than This
TO the yield and price is the weight We hear Of il
gong as high as 81 rs to the bu,hcl and none bcln
the standard 60 lbs per bushcl
JoHT r. BoYD, aged Is died at the residence Of his
son John VI. Boyd in this town on Saturday last ITp
au nech resident OF the town only the past year
me most OF his life having been spent in New Castle
County at BOyds Corner between Odessa and 81,
Georges, where he had valuable property lie will
Church of which he was for many years a member.
ONE OF our honest yeOmanry who has never been
afflicted with sentimental pictism hut who nevcrtSn
less has grateful heart, thinks the farmers have
cause for set day of thanksgiving and praise for the
blessing v0uChSated to them in abundant barvcsts
prospective crops and freedom from disasters of the
elements That man certainly stands in higher scale
han the hog that never looks up to froIa whence
The acOrns fall
FROM the extreme dryness of the ground last fall
l4nDer qr OF heidS tailed to germinac much Of the
wheat sown One farmer tells us Of his field which ala
not he thinks sprout more than peek 10 the acre OF
ne wheat soWn. and which he came near blowing IN
ms spring because il stood thin has yel led Rim
ne hnds on threshing it, Il busLei, To the acre |
Another who had field in a similar condition and |
which he idnot think would Weld but lit,le over a
bushels, has turned ont 900 bushels