Smyrna times., 1880-07-14
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
"MY! But it's hautp
ICE.CREAM is cold comfort.

ICE-CREAM is cold comfort.
IT takes sense to write nonsense.
One of our fishermen the other day caught |
the capital of Arkansas
THE farmers who sold their wheat last
week now wish they hadn't.
AMONG the accidents of the 4th was
the drowning of a colored man at Leipsic.
SUNDAY was a hard day on church con,
gregations. At night it was utterly dis
couraging
Mr.. CUMMIMs' Maryland berry pickers
returned home yesterday, indicating that
the berry crop is about over.
JOHN B. COOPER had new corn grown from
his own lot in market on July 3D., and Jas
Ii. Hall new tomatoes on the same day.
"CAp1rAL" and "ca5Jagc'' come from the
same latin root,-caput,-a head. 1t GER
tainly looks so in Washington sometimes.
THE Baptist Sunday School of Dover ex-
pect to make an excursion to Bombay
to-day, and the Methodist School of Galena
tomorrow.
PRESIDING ELDER MARTINDALE is we'll
spoken of for his cleverness and adapta.
bility to the Office assigned him by the late
conference,
Four car loads of peaches were shipped
| from Clayton on Monday, |! cars loaded
there, the remainder coming up on the
| D. & c. railroad.
ABOUT 200 people took dinner at Collins
Beach last Sunday. The iceberg they
went in quest of hadn't arrived when our
informant returned.
The Board of Directors Of the "Frut
| Growers" National Bank have declared a
dividend of three per cent. on the profits
of the past six months.
THE capacity of " Woodland" Beach will
be tested to-day, the different excursions
to meet there aggregating it is expected,
between 1000 and 1000 persons.
REV. P. II. RAwLINs was in town this
day week on his return from Middleford
Sussex county, whittier he had gone to at
tend the funeral of his eldest brother.
YOUNG ladies visiting the watering places
near our town when going in bathing in
the morning should not remain in ovel
night. Several are feeling the effects o.
excessive bathing.
REV. J. II. BENEDICT has been transferred
from the New York Conference to "Moun
Friendship" Circuit, near Kenton, and Rev
Willis Bowen, the former pastor takes hi
place insthe New York Conference.
A LADY of our town has canary birC
that enjoys not only the freedom of tn
r house but the trees outside. 1t comes a
the call, and performs such pleasant littl
offices as kissing its mistress, when bid.
| We acknowledge the receipt from tn
Secretary, w. Scott Way, of the Catalogu
of the Peuinsnlar, Agricultural and Pomc
logical Association which exhibits at Mic
. dletown from Sept. 2lst to oath inclusive
The St. Michaels Comet of Saturday re
: marks: For the first time this century W
Q received the Smyrna TINES this week O
4 Wednesday, the day of publication. Th
is as it ought to be. The TINES is a goo
paper and cannot come too soon."
The travel from the country to tn
{ beaches at the bayside on Sundays hi
j. very much the appearance of people goin
d to a campmeetipg-th larger part carryin
a their provender and eatables with then
>. They 60 for distance of ten and fiftee
70 miles.
THE NJ. E. Sunday School has been qui
70 successful in its late financiering, liquid
e ting all its debts and having about $40
O. the treasury. 1t proposes to increase th
10 sum ia the next few months with view
purchasing a new library, an item of
needs that should have special attention.
. MARKETs.-The following are the Ia
y market reports: New York, peaches IS
or 81 per basket and from 81 to $l.5O p
rs crate; apples, rs cts. to $l.25 per crat
re- blackberries, 10 cts. per quart. In Bost,
- blackberries are bringing IA cts. Our loC
~ ~ market for grain is, wheat $l.O5, corn As C
: ShoULDER BLADE DIsLooArEp. Satl
. day evening Mrs. Ann gpruance in wal
In ing through dark entry stumbled and {
~ over little grand child and disiooated b
"a shoulder blade. Such shocks are We
.. severe for one of her age, 81 years, to
y ceive. We are glad to report she is dol
1g well.
- PERsoNAL.-Rey. VIM. B. Gorden a
Ia wife left this merning for Ocean Beach,
at T.; Col. Goo. II. Raymond is SUMMER
he at the White Mountains; Wilson 4. @
80 ender is at the Sulpher Springs, va; M
a' Annie Doughton has gone to spend I
1T days at Chester, Pa. Herman Roe is OF
BY visit to Milford and Rehoboth.