Smyrna times., 1880-05-19
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
RIPE cherries made their appearance in
market yesterday of the Early Richmond
variety.
PRoF. GROVES gives notice of the places
where teachers of this county will be ex-
amined.
The red moon and ceppery sky, we'll
enough in their way for a season, as sights
are getting monotonous.
PRoF. ScULL gave the Harmony Brass
Band their first lesson on their new instru'
msnts on Monday night
TEE NJ. E. Sunday School of this town
have decided on an excursion to Bombay
Hook by the railway on July 7th.
THE farmers report the potato bugs as
numerous as ever. The mildness of last
winter was favorable to these pests.
The young men wish the young ladies
not to forget at the coming Festival that
this is ''leap year, and act accordingly.
We acknowledge the receipt Of several
pieces of music composed by Miss Emma
r. Steiner, chief of the Pinafore troupe.
JAS. DALEY, agent for VIM. MacAfee, will
sell house and lot at Duck Creek at public
sale at Collins Hotel on Saturday next,
May ODD.
THR big comet of lS43 is coming, and
will probably be free on exhibition some
time during the year. Time not yet def
nitely settled.
Mr.. D w. TRUMPELLER's place of bust
ness will be closed to-morrow-being absent
in the city purchasing new stock Of goods
which will be opened out on Friday morn
ing.
THE painters and wall. paper artists are
! having busy season. Those needing the
services Of such artists have to send their
orders ahead of the date fixed iorthe work
to commence.
THE wheat fields, except for the need oi
! moisture, are doing finely. The heads are
in blossom, and from present prospect
harvest will be upon US at least by the
middle of June.
REV. WIN. B. GORDON rector of St. Peter'l
Church, this town, will preach the Bacca
laureate sermon proceeding the commen
cent exercises at Delaware College, Sunda!
evening June 18th.
HERMAN's JOLLITIEs appeared at the TowI
Hall last Friday evening. The eempan!
is composed of fine performers, and tn,
entertainment passed off amid much ap
plause, and was entirely free from even al
approach to coarseness or vulgarity in eithe
speech or action.
A STRAWBERRY train is now running owe
the Del. R. R. The first shipments frou
the Southern end of the line commence
a week ago. The dry weather will cause
B serious loss not only to the growers bu
.. .. also to the Railroad, the strawberry as
/ freight crop being second only to til
;. peach
!. TEE number of visitors to the store Of ,
|. E. Phillips & Co., especially on Saturda
J. night, shows how well it is appreciated b
\ those desiring clothing or furnishing good
!. of any description. They are now in flu
{. line and can fit man out from the crow
q of his head to the sole of his feet in ar
1l textile fabric.
" LARGE HAUL OF WooL-The Messrs. Ma
!; lalieu of Unicorn Mills, Millington, got
le their agents here yesterday $4,000 fbs Voc
Of This is the largest lot we recollect to ha'
ever been taken from our town at oil
haul. 1t was bought mainly at the pri
II before the decliRe, 40 cts. per pound III
e. dealers are now paying only 30 cts.
a. A FEW stragling strawberries were ri
r. on Sunday and have been increasing dai
:; since. s. B. briggs, near the "Big Oak
. had the first in market yesterday mornin
O. which sold for 20 cts. By the last Of ii
10 week they will be coming in more free
+. The berries are small and do not prom
ia quantity or quality the luxury tn
nsally afford.
n- THOSE noisy, fussy, troublesome, QUAR-
et some, bothersome, loag, lean, lank, cadi
vo erOus ours about town, that have no owRe
=" and some Of the other kind, that ha
owners, had better move across the line,
ry drown themselves, as we are likely soon
nd have dog tax and aslaughter house. 7
nd commissioners are only waiting for
y, n petitions to be handed in.
eei THE young peaches are progressing fin
Of and are now the size of the stones or pits
te' the peach when ripe. The frost danger
passed, and if not too much injured by
u" June shedding, the Curculio or posi-
es' wet weather when ripening, the CT
ify Of peaches for this section will be a gC
in and doubtless profitable one. The m
- Of the orchards are we'll filed.
rty DR0YES from Baltimore hundred
80 beyond are now conveyed to Harrington
"" the cars and driven from there to the r
&C. farm lands in the upper part of the Sta
nat They frequently pass through this to
xe,. and do not fail to kick up dust. Man
=. them are purchased in this section and
u'' the time the droves reach the upper 7
up of New Castle county they are pretty '
om thined out. Once on our rich Hne
ON. pastures they soon fatten into fine bee
Irg. AccIDENTs.-On Saturday last as the
Of riage of Mr.. Frank Collins was coming
town, the house took fright when \
'sr' Bells tile yard and ran until it came in I
ont tact with post in the lower part of
i is town, breaking lose from the carriage
sca damaging the latter very considerably.
Yesterday as Mr.. A. L. Hudson's
riage was coming down Main st. in
any charge of bis daughter Susan the h
Mr.. took fright at load of wool that was b.
of placed on a wagon and ran into d
- born that was standing at Fowler's st
oni turning both over, Miss Hudssn fal
'en' underneath the carriage and was dragg
the distance of twenty feet when the VIII
inlv tree broke releasing the horse and perl
saving her life. She received q SO
shock and some bruises, but fortunatel
hcis boRss we're broken. The carriags, q
York, was considerably broken.