Smyrna times., 1879-04-23
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
SUGAR corn for table use is being planted
this week. The general corn nlantinO will
not take place until the lst and 2,l weeI; in
May.
one of the evidences of the near an.
proach OF court. is the disappearance Of
persons likely to be summoned as witnesse,
IN the cases of Illicit liquor selling.
THE marble yard Of David Stevenson in
our town attracted the attention of some
o1 the members Of the Preshytery held
here last week, and he received a good
order from one of them on the spot
The new Phosphate Factory of A. Lee
Cummlns at Clayton is beginning to assume
proportions. The frame is up and the roof
on and 1t will not he long before the en-.
gine Ia in place and work commenced.
The repairs on the pier at Collins Beach
will be completed possibly 10y the first ofnext
week. Mr. Collins the proprietor has been
negotiating with parties for the sale of the
property, which probably has been con.
summated
The NurSery a charming monthly for
little folks, published hy John L. Shorey Of
Boston, and BaJylund equally attractive for
the little folks, also published in Bo<
ton hy ID. LathrOp & Co.. have been re-
celVed for the month Of May.
JUST one month earlier than this last
year the peach blossoms were openinp
Some OF the more advanced are barinnin"
to develop, and in few days the trees will
he in full bloom. The lower Peninsula
papers reported the trees in full bloom last
week.
IHE temperance meeting at the Town
Hall on Sunday afternoon last was ad.
dressed by Rev.T II. HAYNES. tits expecteL
that the Hon. Robt NJ. Foust, who has re
Gently become a citizen Of our town, will.
health permitting, address the meeting
next Sabbath.
WHEAT.-Despite the cold, and rart of
the time, frozen weather of the past two or
three weeks, wheat has made considerable
progress. hut in comparison with last
spring the prospect is not near so hntterinr.
Yet. the farmers see nothing to discourage
the prospects Of fair yield.
ADvERTIsEMENTs.-E. & E. II. Beck & Co.
call especially attention to their ready
made clothing and general stock of goods
+. W. Mcdowell, looking glasses, furni.
ture &c.
Henry Pike. 2O9 Market st.. Wilmington.
Boston one price shoe house.
TARDY SPRIxG.-The old poetic saw
april showers bring forth Nav flowers
has been given to us this year with yarin.
tions. We had them every dny last week
tut almost IA cold as snow. or course no
flower would lift its head to greet such n
chilling bath. Nor was the ice of the two
first mornings Of this week encouraging to
their development. hut the bright sun and
more genial mir of the past few DAYS will no
doubt soon cloth nature in new array of
vernal beauty.
DEcEAsEO.-A. Holmes StOckley, after
several weeks Of deblitatcd health. died at
the residence Of his father, A. StockI.y.
Esq, on Sunday evening last, in the A.
year of his age. Mentally and socially Mr..
II. was endowed by nature much more
largely than is usually the case. for life Of
usefulness and influence. TO great urhanitv
OF manners and genial wit were coupled
generous impulses. that won for him strong
and lasting friendships. His untimely
death can but be a matter of general re,
gret.
IRE two banks at Smyrna show deposits
respectively Of S69.6S0S2 and S5j.635.37
while the Milford Bank has $llO,G32. Both
Of Smvrna have loans to the amount of
$255,247.l7 while Milford has only SIOl..
632. Or in other words SMYRNA has loans
more than double her deposits. Milford has
more deposits than loans. What does this
indicate te?-Peninsular Ne,es.
1t indicates that there is a larger volume
of business here and that our banks are
managing the funds in their hands to
greater profit.
TRANsFERRED.-Rev. Henry s. Thomp
son, who was sent to Camden at the last
session OF the conference from Newport,
where he had spent three years, has been
transferred 10y Bishop Foster to Bristol in
the New Hampshire Conference. Bristol
IL thriving manufacturing town. about 20
miles north of Concord. and contains two
churches OF other denominations, cOngre.
gati0nalist and Baptist, che Methodist the
leading church. Mr.. Thompson and
family have heen in this town the past
week and will leave next week for his new
field Of labor. 1t is not known at this
writing who will take Mr.. rs. place at
Camden, probably a transfer.
PEAcHEs.-It would he n terrible blow for
disaster to yet fall upon the peach crop
Large and necessary hopes are hanging on
it. The permnnency of many a mans Lusi
ness relation is depending upon it. Not
only ara the interests Of thousands on this
Peninsula intimately related to It's SUCCESS
or failure, hut hundreds in the city also are
looking to il with large business prospects.
Then comes the middle men, the carriers.
and the lahorers. men, women and chill.
dren. II enters into every ramiGcalion of
life. The late development Of the bios.
soms.-seldom if ever before 80 late,-has
produced on every side a satisfied assur.
ance of a full crop. The estimates arc
coming in from all quarters as to the
probable yield of this and that place The
aggregate Of the Peninsula is estimated at
from 100000 to 100000 baskets. No
Lody is wishing or wanting half of a crop
as 10 sometimes the case.