Smyrna times., 1880-04-28


light and deep green as produced by the
wind, which chase each other like flying
Shadows remind one of the sea waves, only
they come and 60 more like the move
ments of sprite.
PROF. GROVES had full day of it on Sat
urday, the examination comprising II
persons, mostly females. Several were from
Chester CO., Pa, where the profession is
crowded, seeking places in this State. One
of the incidents of the day was the faint
ing of one of the young ladies during the
examination. The case of hysteria was so
severe that there were fears at one time of
her restoration.
A GRAIN dealer in town recently wrote |
to leading broker in Philadelphia, asking |
his opinion as to the future price of wheat,
and received the following reply: "They |
have now aloat 100000 bushels of wheat |
bound for England and the Continents and |
our stock in sight is not less than 22,000,000 |
bushels, while the growing crop, not only
here, but abroad, locks promising. These
are facts worthy of consideration"
The agricultural machinery-selfbind
reapers. threshers, engines, &C., of J. B.
Evans & Co., have been objects of interest
to our agriculturist, especially the latter on
Saturday. 1t was fired up and being its
own propeller, took several excursions
through the streets and out of town with
out the aid of horses as formerly. This
! ability to plant itself where>it pleases will
be quite desideratum in thrashing time.
The entertainment Of the "Whte Rose"
, Minstrels at the Town Hall on Wednesday
evening last was we'll attended and the eX-
ercises highly enjoyed. Several of the
pieces were striking for their naturalness,
originality and cleaver acting. There was
/ some complaint of too much personal ailu-
sion to individuals in the audience by one
of the "end men" in the burlesques, Which,
however, would have been entirely in place
: if the witicisms had been pointed to any of
+ their own number. The proceeds were for
the benefit of the "Harmony Band" They
have already in hand about $3.50 of the
u $3.50 necessary to purchase the instruments,
d and desire if possible to secure them by the
r first of next week.
A CLAYTON JoKE.-On Monday last one
r. of the prominent citizens of Clayton in
g walking about in an aimless way sauntersd
- into an empty car that was standing abreast
o of the freight platform. The situation was
% teo tempting to the wags who were present
b and saw an opportunity to have a joke at
! his expense, and before the subject was
aware of what was going on, the door was
q slid to and he securely fastened in. In a
e. few moments the shifting engine Whitfield
n him up the road apiece and then back,
keeping up the shifting scene for some
time until the car was finally deposited on
side track and forgotten. The long rest
was moro monot0nous than the shifting,
* and completely narrowed up his feelings
Finally there was prospective relief from
-. the imprisonment in a passing boy who was
y" called to, and asked to 60 after " Charley
The boy locked UP and down: there was
ks nothing in sight but the solitary closed cal
and began backing off until he had reached
ha the opposite side OF the road evidently
M under the impression that the sepulchra
voice from within the car was from sole
scratch" Finally, after two or three hour
he the door was magnanimeusly opened bu
his by that time he was so mad he wouldn'
come out-until he had further time t
. cool off.
dr. A NOTED THIEF CAUGHT.-This morning
little before four o'clock, the farmers gel
,oc ting up time, the dog of Mr. John j. Jones
no near town, made noise as if somethln
e more than usual was up. Mr.. J. called t
his colored hand, who was already astir,
of move at once with the gun, which he die
er' MIR. Jones following in few minutes. II
had been sitting up gun in hand for tn
b;s three preceding nights, and suspecte
;s rightly that game was at hand. The do
shot past the corn crib (the point Of iRte
est) a hundred yards or two, and th0T
eet crouehed down behind straw stack wa
OK, Mary Polk, noted night prowlsr with
bag full Of corn and another full, huRdrs
yards further down the fence. Mr.. JonG
~ took the gun and told her to walk to tn
60 house which she refused to do and onl
consented when feeling in danger Of r.
ggs ceving some hot shot. Joseph c. Gold
Ved borough, a neighbor, on whom she had ais
leir made deprsdations, soon came over an
together they marched her in town to th
,o;r Office Of Alderman Budd, making her carr
aw. the bag Of corn on her back at live
for gait After hearing she was committe
to Jail, but as the Grand Jury will like
get through to-day her case will not prob
eral bly, came up before the Fall term. In ii
s in autumns hor depredations in the surreun
lers ing country have been mainly in poultr
;on- but in the winter and Spring, anything 81
could get her hands upon, but mainly cor
tive She would pry off the crib Stats, taking
tbo bag or two at a time, and Mr.. Jones thinl
80 that she has thus taken from him sin
on January about 60 bushels She was We
adroit, as muscular as a man, and the tsrr
of the vicinity for years. She has be-
tors in Jail several times but no sooner rsleas,
E. than she resumed her old vocation. H
anne home, Pete Downham's, has been frequent
the searched but "Petersvills'' is a sly sett
ment and hard to catch, as they u
Idle. deuotediy nave out posts where they
sral post Inelr Piunoer' MT Jones desesV
s Of the thanks OF the community Tor his 81
orn- ceseiui caPtuIci anu Ine cothmuhlCy owes
ems 10 itself to say that she nor the Jackso
of the same guild shall ever reside in Il
section again.
opu.
on A. L. HUHsoN's FARM.-The local g
tiled tor has had his say about several of c
'oors suburban farmers, and though on this fa
}. N. several times, never before with pencil a
note of inquiry. 1t has been from [
early settlement of this place always one
M LNoe prominence among agriculturjsts. 1t '
srass purchased by Mr.. Hudson some fiftG
rneu years ago of Francis S. McWhorter, "
over some ten years before had purchased il
uiJ John r. Reese, prominent and popu
agriculturist of the elden time. In locat
nong the Delaware railroad deep cut was ms
ago. directly through his farm, the innovat
@ ex. together with the inadequate comper
ng is ton causing determination to leave
auoh old and handsome homestead which he {
Lh by removing to the vicinity of Newark. WI
Mr.. RS loss was greatly regretted it vii
.,. seen that the farm has fully kept prog
',ou. ,o' with the times in the new system of a
ray culture. There are 270 acres in the II
f.:I~ all arabic except about 20 acres, ter
a aSi1s e which is meadow, the remaining half, sr
~ ,uS of hill sides the whole being devoted
20 u psrmansnt'pasture. This meadow has
only cranberry patch to our knowledg'
rot at this vicinity. Ip former years, in the t
y get OF Mr.. Reese and before, they were pic
cs in as people would 90 gathering huckle
atten. ries and brought to market For
atoms time the cranberries from this bog were
nfrac. believe, the only ones brought to
grow market Like many other changes
ID the have followed the innovation" this
IL all passed among the things that were.
p. p. water supply has been cut off, the ca
.lnvax, | hava eaten IL of and trannnled IL down