Smyrna times., 1881-10-05

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Who ever saw its like?
WE read of some sections where the
fallow Is still largely unturned. Our.
farmers have been more fortunate. but.
many have drilled their wheat with,
much hesitancy because of the heat and
drough while others are still holding off.
JOSEPH III. PRIMROSE has returned to
our town again and opened a complete
stock of boots and shoes in the johnson
building. 1t was the largest invoice of
goods that has come to the town for a
long time. He makes a speciality of ladies
wear.
A. p. GRIFFITH, real estate agent, has
sold the farm of w. r. Allen, in Black
bird Hundred, containing 90 Acres for
$2400 to ]. B. Little of Wilmington. He
also sold the farm of John Allston, near
Blackbird, 200 acres, for $4,000, to Donald
Ruth of Canada.
THREE straw stacks belonging to DIR.
Cloak were burned in his lot on Saturday
afternoon near the Depot, making consid-
cradle smoke in the upper part of the
town. They were ignited it was thought
by a little colored child playing with
matches. Loss about $15.
THE fifteen minutes of rain last Thurs
day which so completely laid the dust and
freshened up the grass and flowers seems
to have been circumscribed to this town
and a mile or so around it. Such conduct
of the clouds was thought very queer by
those living just outside the circle.
CHANGE OF TIME.-On and after Thurs
day Oct 9th, the steamer Maid of Kent
will leave Leipsic for Philadelphia on
Mondays and Wednesdays at IL o'clock
A. NJ. Returning leave Philadelphia, pier
II South Wharves (above Race ST.. on
Thursdays and Fridays at IL o'clock, A. NJ.
J. SIPPLE NOVEL; has had the pleasure
if so it may be called, of reading his own
obituary, an opportunity not vouchsafed
to many. The State Sentinel gives the
cause, pyemia, and circumstances of his
death last Wednesday, but Mr.. Novel;,
we are happy to state, is better. He has
been a great sufferer.
REV. VIM. H. THOMAS will deliver a
lecture tomorrow, Thursday evening, at
Centennial Church. His subject will be
g Uncrowned Kings among Black Men,"
Admission 15 cts. The quarterly meeting
for this Church will be held next Sunday,
preaching morning, afternoon and evening
by the Presiding Elder Rev. J. E.Webb.
The case of VIM. Neal has been again
postponed till next term of court. Two
of our doctors were summoned to Will
mingtOn three or four days at consider
able loss to themselves, as their services
are in hourly requisition, as well as an
noyance to their patients. The way this
case has been managed, the costs to the
state are likely to be piled up into the
thousands.
THE canning establishment of John H.
HOfecker last week completed its con-
tract with Philadelphia house for forty
eight thousand cans of tomatoes. The
factory is still running, but the supply of
fruit is running short. But for the drought
nearly treble the amount would have
been canned. At the time the contract
was made they were 95 cts. per dozen, but
they are now $1.30 to 81 AS per dozen.
Mrs. PRESLEY SPRUANCE leads the list
with premiums at the Fairs, numbering
twenty at Middletown and thirty-two at
Dover. Of these, fifty-two, all were first
premiums but twelve. Quite number of
our ladies carried off a clever list of prizes
and this is well, for nothing sets Young
lady up so substantially on the line of in
dependence as a good lot of 'pin money! -
They do not haye to explain its use you
know.
DOUBLE EGG.-James Cummins, near
Brenford, found among his hen eggs last
week one nearly the size of turkey egg.
On breaking it fer cooking purposes, it
was found to contain perfect egg inside
about the size of partridge egg. The
latter was probably the yolk around which
she'll had formed, as the remaining part
consisted entirely of the albumen or
white. Mr.. C. brought the egg to the
store of ]. W. Jones.
OLIVER c., son of Thomas r. Taylor.
died at the residence of his brother-in-
law near Slaughter's Station very sud-
denly on Wednesday morning last. He
had been to the Fair the day before and
ate heartily as he did that morning. Feel
ing a strange sensation coming over him
be sat down in a chair but directly fell
over and expired before help could be
rendered. The cause was supposed to be
heart disease. He was % years of age
FARM BUILDINGS BURNT.-On Wednes-
day evening last the stack yard on the
premises of John A. Savin, near the
Seven Hickories," was discovered to be
on fire, and soon enveloped the whole oi
the out buildings including granary and
corn cribs, stables, barracks, 1000 sheaves
of blades, 20 bushels of wheat, wheat
drill and other farming implements. II
was with difficulty the dwelling was
saved. Mr.. Savin puts his loss at $500
on which there was an insurance of 5000
IN the Kent County Insurance Company
The past month shows that the people
are not afraid either of heat or dust when
they want to go to Fair or Horse race
The attendance at Dover Fair was good
from the start, but on the last day, Friday
the people swarmeG, numbering it is sale
10000. How did you like the Fair p
was asked of man on his return the
other evening "Well, to tell YOU the
truth" he said, II didn't see ANYTHING but
the racing. 1t was little late when
got there, and, seeing it had commenced
l bought ticket and went up on tn,
grand stand and didn't come down unit
night. But" said he, 81 never saw any
thing to equal that PAGER" He was
type of the thousands
OUR MANUFACrURERs.-In the mids
of the clash and clatter of phosphat,
agents land our farmers know how i'm
Fortunate they have been) it IL gratifying
TO know that Smyrna still holds aloit OF
its banner that it is the " Phosphate cen
tre." Messrs. J. +. TygeFt e Co, ou
Oldest manufactures have been seIlin,
over 100 tons each day for the past seyera
weeks; A. Lee Cummins the next in orde
has sOld loo tons and will i'm a ,veel