Smyrna times., 1881-06-08

racket, all IaVOrlJe berries OF Ine Iducy
,r improved varieties. Capt. Scout thinks '
he Cumberland the best for field culture
md the Sharpless for the garden.
BERRY QUOTATIoNs.-The following is
he telegraphic news received at noon to-
lay Philadelphia market glutted, selling
rom 3 to 6 cts. The New York market is
selling from to Z, and fancy
10 to 16 cts. Jerseys are coming in freely
now. The Boston berry train will not ar
rive till noon to-day, 6 hours late.
AT the first excursion to Bombay Hook
OH Wednesday, which was from Union
Church, Wilmington, Miss Thompson
fell from a swing striking a stump in her
descent and breaking her left leg above
the knee. DIR. Enos of Odessa, who hap
pened to be visiting Bombay Hook, at
tended to the fracture as well as the limi-
ted facilities at hand would permit.
A COMMITTEE of the Levy Court Com
missionors met the interested property
owners of Bombay Hook yesterday to eX-
anime the condition of the road at the
"washout," now swept by the tides and
they concluded, we understand, to appro-
pirate sum not exceeding 800, the esti
mated one third cost, the property owners
of the island to furnish the remainder.
10000 quarts of Strawberries, two cars,
were sent from our shipping station, Clay |
ton, on Monday. That meant $40O for the
pickers alone of that day, mostly women
and children, whether the growers realized
anything or not. The cars for the whole
road numbered S5 which brought in gross
sales, not less perhaps than $4,000, to be
divided between the railroad and the
growers.
WE learn without any notification as to
date and circumstances that Mrs. David
]. Murphy died at their residence at New
ark week before last. Mrs. Murphy was
we'll known here, having spent the larger
part of her life in this vicinity, Alley Mills.
She was lady of quiet and gentle
temperament, and III her circle of rel
atives and friends enjoyed their warmest
affections.
LAST Saturday Isaac Truax came to
town and hitched his horse and carriage
i'll the Smyrna Hotel yard. When ready
| to 90 home about o'clock he found some
one had cut the hitch rein and made off
with his team. The horse and team were
found next morning at his brother Sam
uel's near town, the horse looking Is if it
had been driven nearly all night and the
vehickle was broken.
JOHN BROPHY came in from the country
on Saturday and took in enough ''tangle
foot to make him both stupid and con-
trary. He was asked by one of the "HO-
tel proprietors to move along to give more
room. He said he wouldn't do it and he
| couldn't make him. An officer was called
and Brophy proceeded on the same line
with him, when he was carried to the
Lookup and left until Monday morning
to get regulated.
SATURDAY, from the rain, as had been
the case the two preceding days, was a
poor shipping day and consequently a
great many more berries came into town
than would have been the case otherwise.
The exact statistics would be interesting
if they could be had, but this was demon
strated, that Smyrnians have the capacity
to save great many berries from spelling
on the hands of the growers, when the
prices suit.
THE tact in selecting and effect in sing
ing an appropriate tune was well presented
on Sunday morning last. Rev. Mr.. Rigg in
1
directed the choir with view to short
ening the exercises to sing only four
stanzas, but the inspiration which fell upon
the choir and the audience impelled them
to sing the hymn through, the audience
joining with unusual fervOr. On Tuesday
evening at the close of the prayer meeting
in some brief experiences the effect of the
hymn was referred to by several members
ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.-The June moon
fulls on the 18th, and gives us the rare
treat of total lunar eclipse. No celes
tial phenomena is easier to understand
The earth passes between the sun anC
moon and Gbscures its light. 1t can only
occur at the time OF full moon, and there
would be a total eclipse of themoOn every
month if the suns path and the moon
path were on the same plane or level
The eclipse begins-that is, the darl
shadow enters upon the moon-at 26 min
utes after midnight. The total phase com
mences ut ] hour 20 minutes, and ends a
2 hours 81 minutes.
| SENATORIAL COMPLIMENTs.-Sena
e Salisbury calls all his constituency iron
Duck Creek Hd,, who dare to question hin
about the Creek appropriations, Bill,
4 MahOnes." How is that for compliment
: ary? But, Senator, these "Billy Mahones
< think while you are passing around com
t pliments that you might cOndescend t
s answer q civil question, viz: How
$1,000 appropriation to improve the naVi
cation of Smyrna Creek would be uncon
e stitutional while it would be constitutions
), for st. Jones' Creek? This is not polite
e you know but law, and the plain peopl
a do not attempt to fathom the depths {
e the law.
KENTON.-The NJ. f. congregation 8
/ KentOn is reported as perceptibly increa!
: ing all the time since the erection of the
y new church. Additions are frequentl
n made to the society, Herbert Shaw, vii
r and SOP joining by certificate on Sunda
d last. Mr.. shay is scientific florist livin
within one mile of the Seven Hickories
and contemplates erecting extensive gree
houses for the prosecuting Of his busines
d The Sunday School is in fourishing col
N ditiOn. Ernest Roop, an energetic yOun
n man, was elected Superintendent tn
IS Spring with Mrs. Samuel Hutchinson
= lady Superintendent. A Missionary S,
ciety was organized in the Sunday Scho,
two weeks ago.
v FEsTEyAL.-The Moonlight Festival i
q the umbrageons grove" was more in til
g fancy than in the fact, foF the Clerk of til
e weather threw a wet blanket oyer aIl sue
Is realizations and sent the managers an
patrons to the closer quarters of the Tow
Hall where both Saturday and Monda
l. evenings they really had most pleasaI
h times. The tables with their gplendi
n floral display were decidedly handsom