Smyrna times., 1881-09-07
Smyrna and Vicinity.

" Smyrna and Vicinity.
TOMORROW night is the closing night at
Collins Beach.
THE Kent County Md. Fair will COM
mence at WOrton Station next Tuesday.
EPHRAIM JEFFERSON of MOorton has
moved to the Banta farm near Milford,
recently purchased.
THE Smyrna Library has received 800
worth of new books, which will be on
the shelves and ready for distribution on
Friday
THE hoped for relief in the advent of
Autumn has not come. 1t has been the
hottest and in many places the dryest of
the year. -.
A WATER MELON, which came from E.
G. Reese, of Harrington, to this town,
measured 90 inches long 81 round and
weighed AZ tbs, ...i-e
JOS! H. PRIMROSE, OF Wilmington, has
rented the shoe store of r, NJ, johnson,
who, with his brothers, will give their en-
tire attention to manufacturing
A LAD of our town on Friday, with two
other boys that knew better, slipped a
horse and carriage of Jas. Mcdowell and
rode around the town and country all the
afternoon and evening. ...-.. .at s..
A FARM belonging to Mrs, Rachel Will
son deceased, near this town, 200 acres of
upland, 50 acres of marsh, was sold at
Trustees sale last week for $5,505. DIR.
VIM. Daniel purchaser.
SAMUEL PARKER, who has beep a hostler
in this town and Dover for the past
several wears, has deserted bis wife and
| children residing here. He has not been
heard from for the past ten weeks. .-..
| JAS. C.. POWELL has, he says, q Miller's
| New Model Thresher with which he
threshed recently in one hour 100 bushels,
half day, 500 and one, day $50 bushels OF
wheat. Oats 200 bushels In an hour.
ONE of the important changes in the
Pennsylvania system is that in relation
to the collection of freight bills. Here.
after all charges on freight must be paid
before 1t Is removed from the depot. By
the old system; freight bills were collected
weekly. .-ssh s1rt 9i n.ales es ll.t5.
The smoky weather of last week wal
so great as to somewhat obstruct vision
Persons coming down the river could no
see the shore on either side, and on Frida.
night the Iygert had TO drop her aneho
for several hours.
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The new church to take the place o
z the old one at Downs Chapel, which wa
nearly completed last Summer and dis
continued because the funds were ex
hausted, is now again in the hands of tn
woFkmep and will be completed ant
ready for dedication in the esFlg part
ri October.
THERE has been no abatement In tn
hot weather and in most places, especial
on the Peninsula, the scorching drough
still continues This vicinity and the cit
of Wilmington had each a adashing Shove
on Saturday, but We do not hear tbs
l other places on the Peninsula were like
wise visited
ENTRY books for exhibits at the Eight
> Annual Fair of the Peninsular Agricu
e tural and Pathological Association, begii
ming at HiddletoWn on Tuesday, Sep
20th, are now open, $1,000 In ppemipn
I are offered. This association always pa,
its premiums promptly. Exhibits are o
licited from Maryland, Delaware, vi
. ginia, Pennsylvania, or elsewhere.
: HoRsESHoT. On Wednesday last jam
!, Allfree, residing ON " Gettysburg" farm
r Thorougbfare Heck had a valuable your
/ four year old horse shot b. D neighbo
q Frank Jones, from the effects Qf which
/ died on Friday. The two men liye on o
~ joining fayres and ON the most friend
y terms, the offence Of the colt being that
i had jumped into Mr., I, ~ eqsB field.
- examination after death showed THAI d
shot. which had entered through it's II
'e flank, had peF1btYtel It's iptestiness ~
a. asinai fage evidence sf bearg 4 Ape roa
Efister and was valued at $500 q. s@,.s