Smyrna times., 1881-07-20
even if he should fail to have his position
sustained when he submits his acts to the
test of the law, as he proposes to do.
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

JOHN II. HoFFsCKER has a large pear
tree of ripe pears.
THE oats in J. Frank Denney's field
averaged 3! feet in height.
A NUMBER OF corn fields hereabouts
show very vigorous growth.
THE street sprinkler seems to have gone
where the Woodbine twineth," for the
season.
POTATOES are very abundant in market
and selling at the low price of % cents per
basket.
THE shower of this night week revived |
vegetation, but more rain would be very |
desirable.
DIR. f. NJ. CLOAK calls attention to
full stock of pure drugs, chemicals, toilet |
articles, &c.
AN effort is being made to re-establish |
the train t0 the Clyde on the Bombay |
Hook Railroad.
ONE of the most abundant farm pro-
ducts i'll market are apples, selling at Is
cents per basket
THE Sudlersville excursion that was to
pass here to-day for 9 Woodland Beach
has been postponed until next Monday
because of inability to get cars.
BY advertisement in another column it
will be seen that another excursion will
be made to Cape May next Wednesday by
rail and steamer Clyde.
THE Bethel NJ. f. Sunday School will
picnic at Collins Beach on "Wednesday,
9th inst They extend Il cordial invita-
ton to friends outside the school.
Two of our spOrtsmen went out day
or two ago and bagged fourteen Wood
cock. They report the shooting not good
on account of the prevailing dry weather
GRAIN merchants are now paying Sly
per bushel for wheat millers two or three
cents more. Wheat is remarkably plump
and heavy, weighing rs high as 63 and 64
TBS. per bushel.
IN abundant seasons of the blackberry
they usually drop downt to cents per quart
in the full gathering OF the crop, but they
have maintained their price steadily this
year at and 10 cents.
THE following health bulletin was re-
coived this morning from Washington
! $3.50 A. NJ. The Presidents recovery
continues uninterruptedly. He has pas
sed quiet night; pulse So
B.F. THOMPSON, proprietor, will give
trials of speed on the Poplar Green
Park" Middle Alley road, Saturday at ,
o'clock. Glasses 300, $3.50 and free for ALL
A number of horses have entered.
n. F. WILDS has the champion Sun
flower. 1t looks like a small yard tree, IL
stalk some three inches thick and leaves
from twelve to fifteen inches across them.
The flower and seed buds are Just form
ing.
JAS. w. SPRUANCE's drove of Texas
ponies are now i'll Georgetown and all
sold but about twenty. He expects to
get rid of these very soon when he will
return to the "LOne Star State" fol-
another supply.
n. MOORE will have fish for sale on the
-four corners" every Wednesday and Sat
urday mornings from five to seven o'clock
After those hours he will peddle then
around the street. The fish will consis
of Fresh Mackerel CrOcus, Blue anC
Black fish.
WIN. S. JONES. near Kenton, takes tn,
lead in wheat as far as we have heard
within fraction of % bushels per acre
5 Tilghman FOXwell, John II. HOffecke
and Thomas A. Reese in the Alley" fel
, slightly below 20 bushels per acre. G. II
, Griffith, on J. H. Bewley's farm will aver
age between Is and 19 off of so acres
: The crop of John VanGasken turned ou
about 20 bushels per acre. Jas. Startling
on James p. Hofiecker's farm, about
bushels.
, THE comet has disappeared and wi
not be back again for five hundred an
seventy-ive years, according to the calcu
), latiOns of the astronomers. We shall nc
t wait up for it.-MiddietOWn Transcript.
n What is the matter with our neighbO
that our distinguished visitor has cut il
acquaintance so quick? The comet sti
d gives US nightly greetings as n familia
It friend and promises to tarry yet Will
# longer for the diversion of young prone
: naders.
ii THE following are the visitors for tn
Is week; Miss May Wallace, Dover; Mis-
p Carrie Eliason, Middletown; Miss Indol
Fluharty Preston, Md. Jackson Jont
l and wife, Wilmington J. G. Streets, n
Y d., Bridgeton, n. j.; Miss Gertrude Bov
N en-, Camden, N. j.; T. l.. Carrow, Ne
r York Mrs. DIR. +. Dawson, Frederics
Mrs. Emma Myers, Philadelphia; Mrs.
A. Baynard, Oxford, Md; Miss May Lill
gore and Miss Clara Parker, Philadelphia
n Miss Winnie Lynch, Mt. Pleasant
M WHEAT BURNT.-Yesterday in prepa
ct ing to thresh the wheat crop of Pet
-, Loose on the "Gerker farm" near Ke
ton, a spark from the engine caught in
IN stack of wheat, ending in the destructiC
of of all his wheat on the yard, about z
10 bushels. The barn also caught and W
as saved only by great exertiOn He h;
about 500 bushels in the field which
IN course escaped. The accident occurr
st. from the location of the portable engir
he very near the wheat stacks, which W
nt also near the barn. The attendant of Il
-. machine wanted to place it elsewhere, b
VI Mr.. Loose insisted it should 20 just thel
ok saying he would take the risk.
ms THE excursion of the Centennial Chur
- on the Tygert to Sea Breeze on Saturd
''O was one which seemed to delight all &C
Vn cerned. There was not the slightest
les order or any disturbing incident throut
ICE out the trip. The proprietor of the 1
Breeze House opened the parlors to thu
and Rev. Waters sat down to the pia
and with his choir got off such music
ost attracted the attention of other exc
rat sionists and caused the inquiry to
~ around HwheFe are they from?" At
,Vo request of the passengers of the John
me Warner they sang several Jubilee Eonj
ice at their departure, and left amid hurri
of and waving of handkerchiefs.