Smyrna times., 1881-07-13
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

"CUT it short" is the demand of the
average Summer church goer.
JEFFERSON & COLLINS new bar and
billiard room has been finished and is now
occupied.
IN the letter signed f. w. in last weeks
issue Banks General Armory should have
been Burk's, &c.
THE Fruit Growers National Bank has
declared dividend of three per cent for
the past six months.
The Smyrna House hack runs every
day to Woodland" Beach to meet the
steamer Clyde See ad.
AN excursion of nine packed cars from
Frederick and FELTON, went down to Wood
land Beach this morning.
New wheat has advanced to $1.15 this
week. The farmers whose yield is not up
to their expectation can take consolation
in this.
The excursion to Cape May this morn
ing was not 50 large as it frequently is.
This may have been the result of slim adj
vertising.
THE Town Commissioners have substi-
tuted gas for oil in ten of the outlying
lamps that have heretofore used the latter
as an illuminator.
A LARGE number of ladies and gentle
men of this town are going to "WOOd
land Beach" this evening to EN- Joy one of
Millinrton's grand summers
THE article ON our first page, "Two
More Prodigal Sons" would be worth
more to some of our young men, if acted
on, than any possible gift that could be
made them.
THE Centennial M. Il. Church will
make an excursion to "Sea Breeze" in
the steamer j. Z. Tygert, on Saturday
The boat will leave the Landing at the
early hour of four o'clock.
WE have had considerable amount of
damp, foggy threatning weather the past
week but not drop of rain. 1t has now
been two and a half weeks since we have
had a rain fall to relieve the parched earth.
THERE are few more handsome summer
plants than the Yucca with its tall spikes
of pendentwhite bell-shaped flowers. Fer
the past two weeks belmont Park" has
been graced by twenty of these beautiful
bloom.
THE excursion of the NJ. +. Sunday
School to Collins Beach on Wednesday
last was very largely attended, and the
day passed off without single thing to
mar the pleasure of those participating i'll
it.
BLACKBERRIEs, Raspbcrries and Huckle-
berries have been abundant the past week,
retailing at eight and ten cts. per quart.
The Raspberries were unusually fine at
first but the absence of rain for the past
two weeks is affecting their size.
The reckless driving and racing of the
Hotel hacks going to and from the Depot,
especially in the upper part of the town,
is likely at any time to lead to some Sc
rious result. A little applied Ordinance
might prove a very effective remedy.
IN some places in our streets the lamps
are darkened by the intervening foliage
for the distance of square. This OBJ
struction can be easily removed by having
the trees trimmed, which if not done very
soon by the owners will be done by the
commissioners.
The Health Bulletins from Washington
notwithstanding, there is hope and faith
in the Presidents recovery are looked for
with absorbing interest This interest is
both personal and National. The tribute
to the Obliging operator in another item is
very timely and proper
LUNA is now beaming upon, us in heI
brightest attire, and if her bright rays will
not burnish up oxidized affection OH the
door step, or in promenade beneath the
dappled shade of the less frequented
thOroughfare, the cOnsummation may well
be set down as about hopeless.
GEO. MCKAY, an agent of the Potter
Publishing House of Philadelphia, has
sold during the past week 35 copies of an
f $18 bible. This is the old authorized edi
) ton of course, and would indicate that
the people did not anticipate its being
supplanted soon by the new revision.
! NEW CARRIAGE SHOP.-JOs. l.. Beck
of this town and Robert H. Mackey O
Dover havO rented the shops recently Oc
, cupied by VIM, II. Mannering on Main st
} for the purpose of manufacturing car
riages. Mr.. Cummins proposes to remode
) the building to make it suitable for thei
7 business. The new firm propose to com
: mence business the first of the year.
AT the suggestion of few, we adOp
this method of expressing the heartfelt
gratitude of all to our very obliging tele
= graph operator III. L. Collins for his kind
1 ness i'll answering our numerous inquiries
1 and giving promptly to the waiting ant
anxious crowd, bulletins from Washington
g regarding the Presidents condition sine
4 his sad misfortune. Harry we thank you
S II.
} SHERIFF SALEs.-Sheriff Lacy sold OF
' Thursday last in this town the followin,
E properties: w. III, Mannering's dwellin,
Y on Main st. to Samuel Cats for $3.50
4 Also, the property of Rich, F. Hasting
G and others. No. !, farm of 12O acres il
|. KentOn HID. to VIM. w. Tschudy fo
e 81, 1000. No. 2, lot on Union st. wit
stable, &C., thereon, to John H. Hoffecke
for $3i3.
b SEVERAL of our leading citizens hay
: given expression to the propriety of
9 public Thanksgiving at the preservation
: of our Presidents life from the hands of tn
4 assassin. Such a recognition of the ID
/ vine hand would indeed show q reyeren
I tial regard for the great Ruler of the des
e TIMES of Nations as well as Individual
s and be a becoming act in both a patriotic an
@ religious aspect. The difficulty Just now
i in fixing proper time, the Doctors healt
e bulletins not having placed the stricke