Smyrna times., 1880-06-02

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ton at once If the tree is denuded this
year it will also destroy the crop for the
next. The slug can be destroyed by scat
tering on the leaves lime, plaster, dust
from the feld-anything that will stick to
lis viscous body. Sprinkling with whale
oil soap is a remedy that has been tried
successfully.
THE sonorous bell of the M. E. Church
rung in the hundreth year of Sunday
Schools at o'clock on Sunday morning in
commemoration of the Robert Raikes Cen
tennial. heresultwas striking. One lady
Jumped out of bed and dressed hurriedly,
supposing it was a fire. Another, thinking
it was the usual 9 o'clock Sunday-sehool
bell leisurly prepared her toilet to fnd on
descending the stairs that she was three
hours ahead of her usual Sunday time and |
was mad the rest of the day because she |
had been cheated out of her Sunday morning |
nap. These are types of others whose |
mistakes were quite as ludicrous. To the |
many, the glad peals sent a thrill of de- |
light and thankfulness that it was ever put
into the heart of Robt. Raikes to institute |
q measure that should be so beneficial to
the rising generations and the good OF
mankind.
memorated at the Asbury and Centennial
Churches in this town on Sunday, the first
partially and the latter fully as per the
Sunday y-school union programme. At the
first named church the Rev. Mr.. Haynes
made an appropriate address in lieu of
sermon in the morning directed to parents,
teachers and older scholars. At the Sun
day School in the afternoon the regular
lesson was dispensed with and commemora-
tive exercises substituted consisting of short
addresses by Jas. G. Lassell, the Superin.
tendent, and by Mr.. Herman Roe. Miss
Jennie Smithers read a selection, Miss
Lille Archer sang solo, Mrs. +. smlthers
and Walter 0. IIoffecker duett and the
School several fine choral pieces. At the
Centennial Church they followed a
printed programme commencing at -
o'clock in the morning, the different servi-
ces through the day for the first time, per-
haps, commencing on the precise time.
Rev. Mr.. Brindle preached the evening
sermon.
"PINAFoREr had the misfortune of the
hottest night of the season-a night that
required considerable courage for the peo-
pie to exchange their comfortable porches
for the uncomfortable benches and heat of
a public hall. Though somewhat tardy a
good audience assembled and SO far as we
know were universally pleased. 1t was one
of the best troupes that has ever exhibited
in the Hall, and Miss Emma r. Stein
er, herself an accomplished musician de-
serves credit for getting together such a
talanted combination. Miss Amy Rogers
(,JosepLinc) and Harry f. Passapae (RalpA
Rakestrat0), the two leading characters, both
showed vocal attainments of a superior
I hn
with the naturalness of genuine lovers.
Mr.. Meyer as Sir Joseph Mr.. Carlberg as
) Capt. CarcOran and Z. E. Goodwin as Deadeye,
not to speak Of the Misses Maddox as But
tercup and Hebe were all characters well
taken, In this and the "Trial by Jury, "
which followed, the choral singing was
7 very fine.
). WIRE FENCEs.-ln our agricultural col
umn is an article on the wire age, which
is suggestive that the wood age, from sheer
= destruction of the forests, is passing away
4 4 This destruction of our woods on so many
= farms may from more causes than one be re
gretted in the future, but such is the fashion
now and it will doubtless be adhered Il
s until the destruction of our wood lands are
o well nigh completed. For the last two de
q cades the question of a suitable and cheaI
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S the attention of our agriculturists. Ever
SO far back as forty and fifty years ago tn
n. Black and Virginia thorn were considera
70 bly, in vogue, but from difficulty in propaga
Il tion, especially with the latter, they vance
!, in public favor and are now nearly eX
10 tinct. The Usage Orange was found to b
so much cheaper and easier TO propagat
that it was very easy thing for it to sur
n plant the thorn. While soon forming
es strong and beautiful hedge the great objeC
le tion to it is its profuse growth. 1t can onl
'g be kept in good and slightly order by a
re least three trimmings during the summer
This labor comes just when the farme
al needs all his force in his corn or harveS
,e fields and is all thrown away, the labc
re bringing no return as is the case with tha
av bestowed on other crops. The new c
ey "wire" age promises a different order
es things. We were on the farm of one
n our leading farmers q few weeks since an
pointing to a line of the Burnells low
Barbed Wire Fence advertised in our CO
" umns and for sale by VIM. B. Collins)
Io' said, "there is a fence that will stand fC
20 twenty years with nothing to do toit." Hel
~ was the story in a nut shell. Once esta
~ lished, and tho cost is not so much mo-
no than the hedge, there is not that annu
're waste of time and labor that SO detrac
as from the otherwise desirable hedge. III
latter may still "hold its own" as rot
ny, fence, but in new lines yet to be made ar
IN, especially for division fences, we shall e
M pect to see the wire take the lead in pop
m larity.
ly.
on THE ARMY WoRM.-The army worm MAJ
ng its appearance suddenly last week and
nd certain sections has caused considerat
nd apprehension as to the amount Of DANA
they were capable of doing They a
lay most voracious feeders and destroy eve
he leaf in their onward march. Their eve
m. energy seems bent on destruction. Th
ing seem to be the worst in the "Necks" ne
ool the bay side, and have eaten every blade al
ga. beard from many wheat fields and these ia
lrn ing to supply the appetite, many of t
ak. tenderer stalks have been cut off and I
md wheat, now in the milky state, lost. It
stated that in the fields Of Andrew Spe
-, Samuel Truax, j. F. Denney, Henry Slaul
'n e ter, John Farrell and others, IN "Wh
'e " Hall" Neck, they covered the ground, a
1Sr it is feared each will be injured seve
1Ae hundred bushels. The fight is to Ike
enU U them from the corn fields. To do this [
'oio farmers have had to dig bitches with p
"a pendicular sides around their fields. ST
ios. day was a day of toll, it is said, throughC
@ nol the " "Necks" in battling with these vo
'e1, cious pests. Wesley Jones went out
but I,;a -, GA FL ,n;th soi;J IT, -. e.
and "a - s;da M odvonood a. fan a,"e - -
. nar third row destroying every green vest
Ie ,in. before them. There was only one thing
igsi dos stop their course or lose his crop.
Az geared his horses to the pillow and ran
furrow directly across the Geld and de
eler, sned il with spades. Though they
lent climb wheat stalks they cannot, II see
reak climp perpendicular earth banks and
nit. eventually destroyed by the sun or stai
our tion. They have utterly destroyed
,ere- acres of corn for Alex. Pleasenton, five
,ans. Samuel Truax and several others have b
his sufferers. The complaint comes mo
well from lew and rich lands. Raymond's, III
Iings Creek, st. Jones' and Slaughter's Neck
r. n. low Milford all have the same experiel