Smyrna times., 1881-07-27

fearfllly on the pastures, young clover
and corn fields.
JOHN H. HoFFEcKER has sold the lot
and stable on Union street, adjoining the
residence of Willard F. Weldon, which he
purchased two weeks ago at Sheriff sale,
to the latter. This will give Mr.. Weldon
a good lot for the enlargement of his
dwelling, (which he designs doing in the
near future.
THE Sudlersville excursion seems to
have been particularly unfortunate. A
lady, one of the party, fell from a swing
and was CARED home insensible, and
another lady, we are told, was in almost
as bad condition, caused by the conduct
of her husband, who has been reformed
man for years, honored and respected,
yielding to the temptation and getting
almost Economically drunk.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.--The real es-
tate of DIR. B. F. Gootee of this town was
sold at administrators sale on Thursday
last as follows:
1st.-Farm on the Middle Alley" road
near Kenton, 1872 acres, to J. f. Tygert &
Co. for $31 per acre-$5O22.
2nd.-The late residence of deceased
corner of Market and Methodist streets
to the widow, Mrs. Mary F. GOotee, fol
$31225O.
The Suddlersville Sunday School Elk
cursion to Woodland Beach was a little
too ''previo1s" on Monday morning
About twenty of our citizens, who wanted
to join them, arrayed themselves in hOli
day attire and went to the Depot shortly
before nine o'clock, expecting the train
along about that hour, but found to thei
surprise that the excursion train had pas
sed an hour before. They had not givel
our Maryland neighbors the credit of be
ing such early risers.
| PRINCIPAL SELECTED.-The dead-lOcl
| in the Board of School Directors wa
broken on Monday evening by the cleo
| ton of R. NJ. Rosin as Principal of tn
Consolidated Schools, receiving the unar
! imous vote. Mr.. Rosin has been primo
| pal of District No. 5, for the past four q
five years, and his grade of scholarship
said to show thorough fitness for the re
sponsible task. Mr.. Rosin is a gradual
of the Millersville Normal School wheI
they are especially prepared for teachin!
DO."-We sometimes have an eXhib
ton of female bravery that will put time
men to the blush. Such case occurred fe
days ago. J. Frank Denney has pair
Kentucky mules just put to work the pa
few months. The other day in his absenc
one of them by some means got a vel
severe cash in the neck. Mrs. Dennt
seeing it was u case that needed prom
attention and no responsible one about
do it, took needle and thread, sewed I
and dressed the wound, leaving Mr.. d. {
coming home nothing to do but look a
provingly on a well executed piece
feminine surgery.
THE "back counties" had not be-
heard from at the time of our last repC
; of the wheat crops. "White Hall Neck
, always the last to be heard from, is comi
to the front as it invariably does. 7
largest grower is Henry Slaughter,
a acres, one of his fields averaging 25 BUSH
a per acre. DIR. Stout has an equal numI
of acres, but his yield is not so heavy.
Frank Denny sowed variety of whC
+ he got from Sussex called the "Delawi
D Champion" which yielded 25 bushel |
;. acre, and showed such an advantage ON
the common variety along side of it, Il
his whole crop was sold before il "
ready for market and more desired.
LURAY CAvE.-William II. ThOmps
. perhaps the first of our citizens who
- - visited this new celebrity made a v
" last week to the Luray Cave i'll the S
nandoah Valley, Va. Mr.. T. is enthusi
n tic in his admiration of this new cave 9
d its natural wonders, and is so pleased t
II he is planning for an excursion thitf
ot if the proper number can be had, Fl
Middletown, Smyrna and Dover. 1t t.
Mr.. 7. three hours to pass through
lie cave, walking a distance of five mi
m Several tourists have pronounced itsuI
at ior in the formations of natural wonG
er to the Mammoth or any other knC
cave. Among the formations by sta
tites and stalagmites are the Fish n
tie ket," "Giants Hail." Ballroom" g
his tania's Veil" Frozen Fountain" I" Isl
he tre," and dozens of other wonderful
an jects of natures marvellous works.
BIRD VIsIToRs.-Birds have their
} centricities as well as men. The la
n occasionally plunge into the wilds oi
ed unknown continent or push beyond ci
)w zation ON our Western frontiers for
only and simple reason apparently,
they want to. Birds act in the same '
ay as two cases in our town will exemp
lty The Flicker, or Yellow-hammer, is KIN
ne to be one of our widest forest birds.
ho of them took a notion to set up no
On. keeping and in their delight seemed t
seized with that sentiment which Sc
s R times bewilders young people of ''lov
..n s~ a cottage" happiness anywhere so
10 can be together. Their freak seei
~ however, to be just the opposite
sought very busy centre of civi
ton. One day in the first part of
No. leaving their forest home and win
ral- their way to this town land how lil
aoo they fewD they found on Comm