Smyrna times., 1882-06-28

A WRITER in discussing the recent
hot weather says: "The best way to
keep cool is not to think how hot it is"
He says, "keep your mind steadily ON
othersubiects- work for instance"
There may be more philosophy in this
than is at first apparent.
NoTICE.-The Peach and Fruit Grow
ers of this State and Peninsula are re-
uuested to attend a meeting to be held
at Dover, in the Court House Hall, on
Thursday, July 9Th, at O'Clock P. NJ.
Important business for such meeting
J. ALEX. FULTON, Secretary.
The Sunday conduct at our two
watering places this year is said to be
a great improvement over former sea- !
sons. A gentleman who visited both
Collins and Woodland Beaches on |
Sunday, said that he found the bars at
both places closed and entire decorum
existing.
THERE will by shooting match at
Woodland Beach, Wednesday next, at
fifty clay pigeons each between DIR.
Mcclellan or Diamond Dick" and
Mr.. Clough, of Dover. DIR. Mcclellan
will also give an exhibition of fancy
rifle shooting. Shooting apples off the
head of an assistant in 13 different
positions, using his celebrated 38calibre
Maynard rifle.
| The rain has given us the go-by.
| During the warm weather OF Saturday,
Sunday and Monday, good showers
| fell to the North of us in the States of
PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey, &c. 1t is
all we'll enough for the wheat, and the
corn is not suffering, but the Oat and pO-
tato crops will suffer if rain is not soon
forth coming. We are now on the
fourth week without rain.
AS NO celebration is to be observed
in our town on the 4th of July, next
Tuesday, large number of our citizens
will doubtless Join the excursion under
the auspices Of the Odd Fellows, on
the steamer John E. Tygert, up the
river to Fort Delaware, stopping at
Collins Beach on the return trip in the
evening. These holiday excursions Of
the Tygert have always been seasons of
social pleasure.
THE peach crop is regarded of so
much importance that Wall street
New York broker in his weekly circu-
lar says: can immense fruit crop is
expected in the Maryland and Delaware
Peninsula which will compensate in
part for the partial shortage consequent
upon the cold weather in the early
part of the season at the West" The
, peach yield this season from present
appearances will be phenomenal.
THE INDEPENDENT CoRNET BAND
was made good use of the past week by
Diamond Dick" having them out
nearly every evening. Whether any
! advantage to him or not incidentally
, they certainly have shown their capac-
ity for making good music. This band
has come to the front rank among local
r bands, and astOnishes many with the
V accuracy it dashes off not only the
popular airs, but also Operatic music
Hiram johnson the leader is said to be
u phenomenal in his natural adaptation
T. to music, and has lip that never sur
renders to fatigue. The wonder is how
f. he could bring the others to such goOC
r time. They would make splendid cam
Q paigners,
The PENINSULA PEACH GROWER:
e have called ameeting to be held in Dove
V July 9Th. which has for its object al
r estimate of the number of baskets 0
peaches to be sent to market by railroad
a reduction of freight; appointment o
It a committee to look up new routes anC
e, additional markets for the sale of thei
It fruit. 1t is believed that what is com
monty known as the Shore rail rout
can make better time than the n. y. 4
- n. England railroad, the route nov
- used, and that fruit shipped by tn
. Shore route can be delivered ut Boston
Mass, in time to be distributed through
l. all the New England States by tn
ar morning of the third day after bein
he put into the cars.
The S5th birthday anniversary {
75 our we'll known and venerable FRIEND
at Uncle Sammy Griffin was celebrate
$ on Monday, the 26th, at his residence
Though an occasion of happiness an
good cheer it was not so lively th
+ year as usual, on account of tn
IN absence Ofseyeral Of the children. Blu
III the absent ones were represented b
he many gifts, both useful and ornaments
among which was large and beautifl
:, cake from his grandson, Samuel c
- - Pratt, of Pittsburgh, handsomely .Orn;
M mented and bearing the inscription
- ~, "SAM; LIFE AND PROSPERITY" A
. abundance of cake and ice cream We
on hand and many friends were preseI
at to enjoy the occasion. Uncle Samm
is says it only comes once u year, and /
on never expects to get old
rs WHEAT haTYesterS have been brougl
to wonderful mechanical skill, in IA
ng they seem as near perfection as it
tn possible to arrive. Each has its speci
DIS merit, but the "Deering," for whiC
up Col. Douglass is agent was doir
N splendid work yesterday in the field
Isaac Green at Clayton. 1t binds vii
n cord, gathering every straw, cuts S
w. feet, and needs only two men and be
Ter to do the work after it-picking I
ne and SHOCKING 1t has q capacity
as twenty acres per day One of ol
ed farmers, residing on the State roS
who purchased one of these maohin
-, is so pleased with It that he declaF
mS he intends to run 1t for Congress
~ ~ works with a great deal more sens
hf- hC bAAe'h NANA "'AS WV ~
'I,o there.
TIE ARMY WORM has apparently II
,h- its course in our section and depart
! a for the season, lts coming in su
m. considerable numbers was alaFmin
in as well it might be in the light Of
ore Voracity. 1t was very much scare
but it would have been a positive hi
but for the days of toll in ditchi
ga them out of the corn fields, giving
ON relief not even on Sundays. BY pi
,ly, sistent labor very serious destructi
md has been Ryerted, but quite a numb
of of farmers have lost from five up
rts. twenty-five acres. The damage
wheat and timothy cannot be so W
er's estimated, but it has been somethil
Ton Last week they invaded the town a
ms some of the ladies were in trepedati
De for their flowers. One lady found tht
out making q vigorous attack ON l
; Us geraniums and aIianthus. Anotf