Smyrna times., 1880-06-30

THE Bombay Hook car route to Phila
1elphia is a model of enterprise 1T is
run altogether on hearsay.
The Harmony" Band at their festival
on Friday and Saturday evenings realized
q sufficient sum topurchase the two new in
desired and now have set of thir.
teen new instruments and are entirely out
of debt. They received valuable aid from
a number of our young ladies and wish
through these columns to extend to them
their thanks, and also offer thanks to all
who assisted them in making the effort an
entire success.
TAN ON DoGs-The town authorities
have at last come to a conclusion about the
dogs and passed an ordinance which will |
be found entire in another column. 1t |
will be seen that dogs are taxed 81 each,
females 50 and those so taxed are required |
to wear stamp or they will be liable to |
suffer at the hands of the executioner who |
gets so cents for every one killed not
having the badge of ownership. The Act
goes into effect in 80 days from the 23d of
June.
THE WAY TO WORK HoT DAY.-A
mechanic employed in one of our work
shops concluded on Saturday that it was
| too hot to work and so he would go down
to the Hook" to take bath. In getting
ready (the time being somewhat limited)
he was considerably impeded by finding
his stockings, shirt &C., turned inside out.
Finally he got them Strengthened and hur-
ried off to the cars but was just two min
utes too late. The bath was the thing in
his mind to cool off with such a hot day,
and he was determined not to be cheated
out of it. With hot sun broiling down
on him he started for the Beach and
walked the whole way-a distance of nine
miles. 1t is to be hoped he enjoyed his
bath.
In THoRoUGuFARE NECK it is considered
that Geo. r. Donovan, on the farm Of Robt.
| Denney, has the best crop of wheat per
acre, John p. Collins the best field of corn,
and Jacob Boyles, on DR.. Kitchens farm,
the best crop of oats. The peach crop,
which was partial failure in this section
last year, promises we'll in most every
orchard. Last year the shipments from
Collins Pier was about 5000 baskets; this
year it will be more than double this
amount. The largest crop will be from the
farm Of Robert Denney, propab!y G,OOO
baskets. Further up the Neck the ship
ments are from Fleming's Landing via. the
Tngen and Ptnrcpom and will be consider
ably more than those shipped from Col
Inns Pier.
EARLY PEACHEs.-Mr John Anthony ship.
ped on Wednesday last one crate Of peach
es-holdng - baskets, quarts to the
basket, which sold for $ll. They were of
the Amsden June variety. These were the
first that went to market from the PENN
| l. rl,; Ero
? more of the same variety, which were
$ partly specled on arriving and sold for ST
> per crate. Eighteen crates more of the
same variety have since been sent but not
heard from. John G. Bailey has also the
t Amsden June variety which he says will
o yield him about two baskets to the tree
and are a sweet delicious peach. lie will
q have about 100 crates. Isaac S. Laphan
has been shipping the "Alexander," and
N. T. Underwood, D. James Price and A
). ?. Griffith the Beatrice. Peaches shipped
on the 23d of June! 1t may be a score O.
years before it happens again.
The HoT WAyE.-During part of las
week and thus far in this hot wave ha
II been passing over us, the heat intensifyin!
as it progresses eastward. In New YORK
=. the death rate rose and the cases Of sun
SIFOk0 were numerous anu lAldl. INT
summer thus promises to be one of sever,
p and prolonged heat. The absence of rain
p amounting nearly to a drouth, adds to tn
natural heat-the earth giving back tn
10 suns rays in place of absorbing them
IS This high heat is gradually withering grass
flowers and vegetables, and may, if contin
ued, have its influence on the grain crop
- The wheat and oat crops in this section
u have been hastened to perfection, and
while earlier than usual, the oats are not a
ii we'll filled or as abundant as had there bee
IN more rain. The grain in the West an
Northwest is still growing, and is deper
dent on the character of the weather.
y rains fall in fair quantity and the intens
IL heat is modified, we will have an immens
crop of wheat. The acreage is largo an
le the prospects good, but drouth and intens
Of heat will limit the product
EvAPORAToRs.-An eyaporator "boom
has struck Smyrna, so long dead to tn
le important branch of fruit culture. w
10 noted the fact a week or two ago thu
I'd Messrs. Barker and Gilman, of Milford
had rented building at Clayton for tn
of purpose of running three evaporator
n. Yesterday Harrison L. Paige rented th
,is building on Market st., this town, belon,
ing to Mrs. NJ. j. Davis, for the purpose
placing in it three evaporators that wi
is require force of some 90 hands He wi
st commence the first of next week to put
er, in readiness. John NJ. Veshell and Jeshu
T. Jerman also expect to erect two evap
.w rators that will cure from 400 to 500 basl
of cts per day. Horace Spruance is havir
To two made at the shops of the Messrs. Ia,
lor for use on his farm, and sever
others are talking of contracting for m
m chimes. |. S. Lapham is putting up an a.
as ditional dryer to which he will attach Vi
m derwood's Boswell Heater. Mr.. Unde
m wood has contracts for eight or ten dryer
mostly in Maryland. VIM. r. Phillips,
,ol Milford, intends to take his two machin
n to Masseys' Cross Roads.
y The WHEAT MAREET.-The farmers a
lis now on the stretch in getting out the
wheat and putting it in market. II
as threshing is now done mainly by stea
ed threshers and the question is who shall
m. served first. There are two causes for thi
nd to have the advantages of an early harve!
ais and, to have it out of the way of the pea,
crop soon to follow. John c. Bailey finish,
- cutting his crop Of 62 acres on Frid
~ and by the next Friday the 1850 bushC
~ had been threshed, marketed and retur
o. o. received, $l.l4l and $l.l5 per bushel II
100 100 did not include the second rakings. Jol
II. Hoffecker put his crop, though SMALL
through in about the same time, realiz
ere % bushels per acre from stalk ground o.
on getting $l.l44 per bushel. The cost
he freight and commission, reduces the +
Lch receipts down to $l.07 or $l.0S per bush
'es' The most of grain which went to mark
'ne last week was by the farmers themsel,
Al