Smyrna times., 1880-08-18

THE season for peach baskets, the de.
nand for which has been active, IS near its
,lose and prices reduced, Messrs. ]. B.
Evans & Co. having them for 81 cts. per
basket.
THE SPECK OF AUTUMN of Monday sue
ceeding the warm weather of the several
days previous was much less decided than
further North. The thermometer fell to
$50 on that morning. In Delaware county,
N. Y, there was heavy white frost and
sheet ice, the temperature at A. NJ. was 80
degrees, and the growing crops were some
what damaged. There was frost also in the
interior of several of the Hudson river
counties and other points in New York,
the mercury ranging from 40 to so degrees.
Many of the Catskill Mountain boarding
houses had fires for the comfort of their
guests. Much tender vegetation was killed
and corn and buckwheat were injured. A
stage-driver reports that light snow fell
in Storey Glove, Ulster county, N. Y, Sun
day night.
DECEAsED.-Miss Ann Patterson, one of
our most respected citizens, died at her res
idence in this town on Friday last at the
advanced age of so years. She had several
attacks of paralasis, the last being fatal.
Miss Patterson was born here when this
place was cross roads village and before
the town had received its present name,
and thus, connected with its early history,
her father being wealthy and one of the
most prominent citizens of that period
socially. Robert Patterson had a son and
three daughters. The son died when a
young man and the three daughters have
resided together continuously until the
present break, the deceased being the
middle one. Her early education was
liberal and her society associates the most
prominent of the day. She became con
nected with the NJ. f. Church at a time
when there was no other organization here
| and continued in its communion until hel
death, period of SO years.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. BENZ. A. HAZEL, after {
| pleasant summer vacation with us, left yes
| terday for an extended commercial tou
| West and South. In our temporary disabilit,
and absence from home in July he kindl.
took the editorial chair and did his par
efficiently. We shall miss his genial pres
| ence.
VIM. w. Nelson left on Saturday to spent
several days at the Brandywine Sunni
|
pleased with the camp in every way, ant
especially the sermon of Rev. John A
Roche. J. L. Williams also was in atten
dance on Sunday.
DR.. VIM. r. Collins left on Monday for
few days relief and recreation at Oceal
Grove.
The following are also on visit to Occa
Grove, Miss Mary V. Spearman, Rev. I.
Ill
wife and Mrs. VIM. B. Collins; and Mis-
Evelyn Taylor to Atlantic city.
Rev. Mr.. Umsted was unable from indi
position to fill his pulpit last Sabbath, bu
is now better.
RUNNING A RIsK.-We do not kno
whether the managers of the steamer Tito
Glide are desirous of an exciting event {
not, but the indications on Saturday wei
that they were in fair way to have on
On reaching Collins Beach the very 10
tide or something prevented the boat frol
squaring up to the proper place to run OF
the gangplank and it was thrown out to
high corner of the wharf and q sing
, plank, little over two feet wide, resting
an angle of 45o was the means of exit
GOO or 700 people. 1t took half hour
, this single file procedure for them to lar
! and in this steep ascent, landing with
: spring, a single slip or misstep would ha
a landed any one of them in the river.
viewed by those watching the dangero
and exciting event, it was a wonder, if tn
could not have been landed from the upp
i deck or a double gang,plank could n
Y have been run out, why guards could II
y have been at least placed at tho sides
y prevent possible accident. 1t looked Ill
Il trifing with life, but fortunately all W
ventured were pulled over.
h VIs1ToRs.-The visitors for the past we
a are as follows: Mrs. DIR. Holt and Chi
IS Hillsboro, Md; +. f. Bogia and wife, Wat
10 ton, D. c.; Mrs. James Stubbs, GlassC
n Durbyshire, England; Jas. E. Black a
j. r. Fairbanks, wife and child, New Yor
Stephen Humphreys, Robt. S. Wilds, W
c. and children, VIM. Powell, wife and cl
m dren, Miss Mary Kennedy, Miss Cli
n Walker, Geo. Valentine, James Stubbs,
te Winner, Miss Ella Adams, Mrs. Edwa
y Bowman and child, Mrs. j. w. Start a
Or children, Mrs. Agnes Gellespie, Miss Jenl
Milliken, Miss Mary Mullholand, j.
Stevenson, Mrs. Charles Butler and chi
a Edward Evans, Charles S. Katz, ESQ.,, 10
10 Burbage, j. al Bradley, Philadelphia; NJ
TO Addie Hoffeoker, Geo. S. Hoffecker, N
10 Charlie Smith, Wilmington; Mrs. Mary
y, Osborn, Baltimore, Md; Benjamin Pott
Princeton, N. J.. Miss Ellen j. Pickc
Norway, N. j.; Misses Rebecca and NJ
Gorham, New Haven, Conn. Rev. W
as as B. Gregg, Claymont; VIM. D. HAZEL, "
a. and child, Cecilton, Md; Miss Walk
~ IN Holmesburg, Pa; VIM. NJ Beck and n
r. ElmatMorgan, Suddlersville, Md. Jose
IL Day, Kennedyville, II. C. Eliason, wife q
a. child, Middletown, Misses Sallie @. &
Lizzie Stevenson, Dover; Charles G. TEN
and VIM. Dunn, Camden, Del. AL. Mo
uo and wife and Miss Jarman, Greensborou
l,e ne Md; Miss Mary Pennell, Chester, Pa.
ry PEACHEs.-The demoralized condition
ls, the peach market, which we spoke o
nd existing in the cities, continued all
by week, but few selling the whole week
profit of more than from 10 to 20 cts,
basket to the grower and in many cases
u, sales bringing the shipper in debt sew
en- cents per basket. The following fgr
ois from one of our farmers who shipped g
'uuU average fruit will illustrate the pc
W ."' market in its relation to the grower:
1c shipments to Boston and New York amc
"a ted to 1149 baskets, 79S going to
~ ~ farmer and 351 to the latter city. The
-: gregate sales amounted to SOL. Of
INV $436.86 went to pay the freight charge
those cities, SOLO to pay the commis
od men for disposing of it and the bala
~ ~ $l9407 came to him. Out of this he
us ut had the cost of picking and marketin
~ ~ pay, to say nothing of the cost of till
~ ~ interest or investment, &C., more t
,nS ,oS three quarters going into the pocket
,ui u,, other parties. The shipments, howe
~ which had been running about $50 cars
oSS %, day through the week, were reduced
- - Saturday to 100 cars and the market
00' pecially in Boston opened buoyant, pI