Smyrna times., 1881-07-27
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

SMYRNA and Vicinity.
WATERMELoNs and cantaloupes we're in
town on Saturday.
THE Kenton Sunday School will picnic |
at Collins Beach tomorrow.
PROF. GROVES will hold an examina- |
ton for teachers certificates next Satur-
day.
THE wheat market, which was excited
last week, fell on Monday from 120 to
S1.1j.
Il. \. DAVIS, at the BlaCkbird Camp,
furnishes meals all hours on the European
plan.
Miss SALLIE STEPHENSON, near town,
has turkey hen which has laid over 100
eggs and is still laying.
THE Chester skating club will be at
Collins Beach tomorrow night, when q
large crowd is expected.
THos. E. BAILEY, at Seven HickOris,"
reports over 100 bushels Of wheat from
AZ acres, over "a per acre.
The official Board of the NJ. f. Church
has granted Rev. ]. ID. Rigg, the pastor, a
months vacation after next Sunday.
JAS. T. TRUAX, on one of Geo. w. Cum
minis farms in the Neck" gathered IS
large wagon loads of hay off of % acres.
JAS. w. ANTHONY and the Messrs. Lap
ham expect to commence shipping Hart
! ford Prolific Grapes the first of next week.
/ THE colOred camp in Burris' woods was
largely attended on Sunday. Dust and
good order prevailed through the day. II
will hold oyer next Sunday,
REV. W. j. ID. LUCAS, of this town
pastor of Clayton Circuit has been granted
a three weeks vacation commencing with
the first of next week He will be absent
two Sunday.
FIRE wood is rather reluctant article
in the Summer time The woodmen seen
to forget that town people are grea
deal more partial to its use in the Summe
than the winter.
THE advertisements of the Phosphat
men should engage attention about thi
time. The wheat seeding is likely to b
, earlier this year for various reasons thai
for several autumns past
REV. GEO. III. WATERS, in response to
large petition of members of the Center
= nial Church and others, has been returne
, by the conference which was held at Sno'
: Hill last week, for the third year.
=. VENUS, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn ma
now be seen in apparently close proximit
to each other in the eastern part of th
heavens in the early morning Mars an
Jupiter have been almost in conjunction
' WM, w. TscHUDY has sold the buildin
+ lot opposite his residence corner Sout
D. and Union streets, to =, Harry Beck f
$500. 1t is Mr.. Beclx's intention we b
;, lieve to commence at once the erection
. q dwelling.
A, p. GRIFFITH has laid new paw
ment at the street front of his new DIVE
: ling from fence to curb, covering a spa
- 100 by 9 feet, The bricks were laid
:, :, Messrs. Numbers and Bell in little ov
= I, two hours.
~ WOODLAND BEACH makes heavy df:
IN on our chicken coops every day or two
~ feed those hungry city excursionists.
n extensive is the raid that our people Fl
w it difficult often without putting on sp'
IL tacles, to discover o chicken In marx
is large enough to eat, i4.aa aj
rd Our phosphate agents, for Smyrna
IN the phosphate centre you know--must
N on the honey path in advance of the
nd flowers, for the Middletown Transcr
on Gays: Phosphate agents are as active
ed a family of humble bees when they 4
eyl go to housekeeping" ita'i''' 4 Z
re- ffl uo asif
int JOHN II. HoFFEcKER has sold bis
to naming stock of canned peaches, 4,
ice dozen, to a Philadelphia house for o.
Da- per dozen. He has also the past W.
be- purchased a 5o-horse power boiler to /.
icy the place OF the one now in use, whicl
to too small. The canning OF tomatoes ,
commence in few weeks ed.