Smyrna times., 1880-05-26
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
ONLY 90o in the shade.

"TRIAL by Jury" tonight.
THE cherry crop is larger this than for
several years.
THE hot, July-like weather we are having
here in the month Of May, is the subject Of
general remark.
WANTED, two copies of the SMYRNA TIMES
dated May 2lst. and 2Sth, 1879, for which
10 cts. each will be paid.
GEORGE WHrLocK, at Clayton, will make
public sale of his personal property on
Saturday afternoon next.
THE Benevolent Society will meet to.
morrow Thursday evening, at 73 o'clock,
at the residence of Mrs. ]. w. Denney,
EARLY potatoes that came almost to
halt during the dry weather seemingly as
If waiting for the bugs to eat them up are
moving off now with fine prospects.
STRAWBERRIES that went up on the j. Z.
IAgen arrived there in good condition and
sold yesterday morning Cor from II to %
cts. per quart, but mainly at II cts.
RIGHT Rev. Alfred Lee, Bishop of the
Diocese Of Delaware will preach and ad
minister the rite of Confirmation on Sun.
day morning next at St. Peters Church.
this town.
TIE following excursions stop at Collins
Beach in June: Calvary Sunday School,
Wilmington, on the llth; St. Paul's Sunday
School tho Sth, and one on the Goth by the
IHOs. Clyde.
YOUNG man who left here for Colorado
in quest of business, found 5000 people
walking the streets o! Denven With moth.
ing to do. Wisdom after all is generally
learned by experience.
The Trustees of the NJ. L. Church have
purchased of Mrs. g. Wilcox the house and
lot adjoining Glenwood Cemetery for $500.
The object is to have it after the present
year the residence of the sexton.
QUITE number of visitors, guests of our
citizens have been on visit to this town
the past week, and the flight of the city
deniZens to see their country cousins can
hardly be said to have commenced.
THEODORE w. LAVENDER went through
the tewn yesterday afternoon with q load of
peach baSkets-nearly 1000 that were cut
from the log, fitted and nailed after the
morning hour Of work. That looks like
dispatching business.
Mr.. F. W. GRIFFITH has at his store
something that will delight the children
a seHpropelling swing that is worked by a
rope and not subject to the dangers of other
swings. 1t can be set up anywhere and is
really desirable thing.
THE ,"baby" excursion to-day on tbs
1Jgcrt, viz: the mothers and children who
want to visit the 200" garden or other
places in Philadelphia, from indications
this morning is likely to be we'll patroni.
zed.
BAyARD BRIsTOR has brought the finest
strawberries TO town that have been pro-
duced this season. His plan of planning
was to open furrow, fill it with branch
mud, cover this with the ordinary soil and
plant. His berries are large, highly color
ed and stand thick in the rows.
REAL ESTATE SALE.-A. ?. Griffith. our
real estate broker, has sold the dwelling
House on Delaware ST., belonging to VIM.
j. Phillips to Mr.. "A. Ii. Smith for $3.50.
de also sold the house and lot on South at
belonging to the estate of w. C. Eliasen to
Mrs. VIM. J. Phillips for $3.50.
DELEGATES.-At the meeting on Saturday
to select delegates to the Democratic State
Convention the following gentlemen were
chosen: Robt. Hill, Horace Mustard. Ed.
ward Harrison and j. w. Jones from this
town; John Farrell, VIM. C. Mitchell. ir
John j. Jones and Robert Denney from The
country.
STRAWBERRIES in our local market have
Deen double the price this year of that for
several years past. Heretofore after the
llrst several days they have fallen to 6 and
cents, but they sold all last week at 10 to
IL and we have known of none this week
below Sets. The revived vines may change
the market from this date.
CORRESPONDENT writes Berry season is
upon us and the urchins of our town have
exchanged the slate and book for the
berry basket which undoubtedly is a very
agreeable change TO them. If a boy has a
plenty Of sunshine and pure air, free access
to a strawberry patch, and is earning n
little pocket money what more does he
want in this world?
THB bud and cut worms which 6ourish
most in dry weather and csol nights. have
been quite destructive the previous two
weeks in many corn fields. Mr.. James
Truax tells us that in an experience of
forty years in farming he has never before
had TO entirely reprepare his ground and
plant anew. The rain and succeeding hot
sun will greatly correct this trouble to the
agriculturist. a. =.
The BASKET Factory Of Messrs. Tschudy
Cats was set ia motion week ago in
getting things ready for the Summers
work and the basket making properly com.
menced yesterday. AS the peach crop in
TINS vicinity, including the corresponding
latitude across the Eastern Shore promises
20 oe large, we presume the mill will be
run to its full capacity, which means from
1000 to 1000 baskets per day. The pro.
Prietors have engaged Benj H. Smith to
S1perintend' the work. The inoFeased cost
OF material will necessitate an advance az
ABOUT . cent over the price Of last year.