Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-06-01
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
THE first day of Summer.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
THE first day of Summer.
the public schools of this town will picnic
in Blackbird woods on Friday week June 10th.
WOODLAND Beach Hotel, Geo. A. Milling |
ton proprietor, will open on the 2lst. of this
month.
THE street sprinkler is to make its appear
ance to-day under the management of John
Emory.
THE berry quotations of to-day are as fol-
lows Boston, thirteen. New York, 8 to TO-
fancy, II to 16. Philadelphia, 8 to 10.
THE firm of Cloak &Clifton, druggists, has
dissolved, DIR. Cloak continuing in the business
and Dr. Clifton resuming his practice.
CLERK of the Peace Raughley will be in
town to issue licenses to merchants and
manufacturers on the 18th and 10th insts.
THE strawberry shipments over the Della
ware Railroad number from 70 to 85 cars per
day. Over 400 cars have thus early been sent.
THE mosquitoes are so bad along the marsh
es that with two fans going man cannot pre-
vent the importunate presentation OF a hum
dred bills
JOHN B. COOPER had for sale, yesterday.
strawberries of the Cumberland Triumph vari.
ETY., raised by Capt. Scout, that measures Al
inches around them.
Mrs. ELIZABETH SPRUANCE, widow of the
late Enoch Spruance, has purchased of Is
| chudy & Cats a dwelling on South ST., ad-
joining the residence of Mrs. Chatham, for
5000.
| THE Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion will meet at the residence of Mrs. DR..
Cummins on Tuesday afternoon next, It'll inst,
at 8 o'clock P. NJ. All are cordially invited to
attend.
SILAs j. Belts, of Baltimore HID. brought
up the road last week one of the best droves
of cattle that has passed through this sea-
son. They seem to have been selected with
| unusual care
STRAWBERRY picking commenced Monday
in force. The extremely hot weather has
made it severe on the pickers and hard on the
berries, which will run small in a few days il
we do not have rain.
DECORATION Day" is blank in our Cal
endar But one grave was decorated, and thai
| Nv lp1in
The death rate among our volunteers seems t.
have been very limited
: Do not forget the Strawberry Festival OIL
Friday and Saturday evenings in the grove a
: No. 5 School. Abundance of good thing
: have been provided. Music will be furnishe,
a by the Harmony Cornet Band.
6. SITTER, ofthe American Legion of Hon
or" who organized Council here that burs
: up in q week, wrote long letter to the Mid
e dletown Transcript explaining the cause of il
|. brief existence, but the editor declined to pub
a lish it.
WHILE Mrs. George Thomas was passin
: through the town this morning in q carriag
;, with three little children, one of them learne
over the front so far as to lose its balance an
fall, the wheels passing over it and doing it
) feared, considerable injury.
} BISHOP WARREN in leaving here on MOI
= day morning, in company with Rev. NJ
" Rigg took ride up to Odessa to visit Bisho
lr Scott who was found very feeble. There a.
y grave doubts about the Bishops recover,
Or After short stay Bishop Warren left f
Of Tennessee.
II On Sunday evening little child Of WI
10 Numbers pulled the covering from the tab
n on which sat burning lamp. The burnir
q oil, which surrounded the child SO frighten,
N the mother that she tainted, but fortunate
N q neighbor, who was passing BY, ran in al
:. rescued It from its perilOus condition.
y COLLINS BEACH.-We call attention to Il
Ut advertisement elsewhere of this old and fave
y. resort The proprietor advertises improv
OF accommodations and lays emphasis on L
ne new feature, which is in tho interest Of Sund
ss Schools and Religious Societies, that no spir
a uous liquors will be sold on the premises.
IN ACCORDING to the specimens of wheat COL
ed ing into the different Phosphate Offices, t
he prospective wheat crop will be fine OF
lat The samples last week which measured e
- feet and over were thought good enough, b
IN this week we have one which measures 6 #
ar inches, but we suspect it the product Of a We
"a small spot
No. In speaking last week of the increased p
= duction of two Of our Phosphate Factories
III did not name the third, that of Alexander
iu Cummins, for want Of information. We hs
IN since learned from him that the sales
,uC Maize Oleine' too has considerably m,
me than doubled this spring the sales Of q
)us former season.
nd
in The extension of Commerce st. by the s
. ting back of the house opposite the Depot ,
red decided on unanimously at the last meeting
ish the Town Commissioners and the follow
on, gentlemen have been appointed commits
Mr.. to assess the damages viz; John Mustard,
ner w. Tschudy, John Cosden John c. Bailey
an John M. Voshell.
net
, a TRoTTING CoURsE.-Several of our owr
lay OF last horses nave ieasea heio VI AhohaS
The Reese on the Middle Alley" road, adjoin
cen the School-house three miles from this to
car and are having half mile tract laid off o
o,er and graded for training purposes The We
b. 1t is expected, viii be completed within
"a days This track is being made the same
&c and shape (elipticaD of that at the Dover
Grounds.
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