Smyrna times., 1882-05-31
Smyrna and Vicinity.
SMYRNA has no Decoration day.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
SMYRNA has no Decoration day.
Now, we want some corn weather.
LET Us HAVE PEAS "a little cheaper.
The comet can now be seen by the vigi-
liant with the naked eye.
TaE Basket Factory will be in readiness
10 commence work next week.
THE amount of money in our two banks
subject to check is Sl94, 4,609.3S.
WINTERS backbone begins to bend
i'll the middle of the day, but stiffens up at
night.
TOMORROW begins the first day of Sum
men and is the beginning of the month
ofr0scs.
AN "old inhabitant" says that the
Spring of '54 is the only parallel remem-
bered to the Spring Of 80.
BENJAMIN DoNoHo who moved from
our town to Leipsic in March has opened
q flour feed and grocery store.
THIS is the last of May, but the season
for May parties has just come. June
promises to be moro propitious.
THE I. S steamer Bradley, with a crew
Of about twenty men is making a survey
of the Delaware Bay, now opposite Collins
Beach.
4 COMPANY has just been formed at
Clayton for the purpose OF erecting
drying house with Il capacity for 600 or
700 baskets per day.
THE school of Miss Janvier and Mrs.
Raimond will hold their closing exercises
preparatory to the Summer vacation on
next Monday evening.
TnEcolored school, II. f. Owens teacher,
will give an entertainment at Bethel, A.
II. T. Church on Friday evening. A good
programme has been prepared.
WIN. WooD. near town sheared from one
Of his Lcestershire sheep, brought frem
Canada a fleece weighing 15f pounds, the
wool measuring Is inches in length Mr..
Wood is ahead
THE Picrrcpoat goes mp to-day IN the
/ place Of the John J.. GyGen which has been
in Philadelphia since sLOnday. for painting
and repairs, and viii resume her dew'a
ward trips on Friday
The price for peach baskets at the fac
tories mas been seven cents, but i'll seasons
of full crops they usually advance. In
anticipatiOn Of his. large sales have
been made. The peach trees now inGi
safe that an unusual large supply will be
needed.
TIE strawberry, the earliest aud in
= - !. e T,,ry4 = L.
n marie at this date. bui 4 week must
cIaPsg yet before they will be ripe in
sufficient quantities 20 Gather. The crop
promises 10 he abundant. and berries large
and cheap.
GEORGIA Is a75aUt six eebs ahead Of us
in getting peaches into market The
RichmOnd States Of Saturday. q copy of
which was forwarded US from that city by
John :. Hoflecker, says that they sold
readily the day before at the rate of so
per bushel
ONE Of our boys, iii reading 4 compost
tion in school the other day having for his
subject Education. said no person could
educate another that every scholar must
do his own pushing" He had the right
idea, if not clothed in the same dictiOn
that more experienced writer would
have written it.
SERVICES were held both Monday and
yesterday morning in ST. Peters Church,
III c0mme:aoration of - w Whitsuntide"-the
seventh week after Easter-sO called,
because in the primitive church those who
had been newly baptized appeared at
church between Easter and Pentacost in
white garments
j.. '. COOPER is giving his brick store
occupied by John B. Cooper a painting
somewhat on the order of lemon yellow. !
with bronze green trimmings that will be
attractive when finished The residences
OF j. Ii. BeWley and J. c. Lassell have
also been greatly improved in appearance
by attractive dressings Of paint
MONDAY was big day at AIilIington (
with the colOred people in the observation |
OF whit-MOnday. Whitsuntide" was one !
81 the great holidays in slave days, and it |
u generally commemorated throughout !
that State. The Independent Cornet !
band OF this town went over 70 make |
music for them, accompanied by several |
other hack loads.
THE Band Of Hope " to the number of |
about 50 boys and girls made an excur- .
slonary march to Belmont Grove. on Fri .
day afternoon, occupying about tive hours, /
and returning Joyous and happy. They
were accompanied with their superintend-
ent, hiss Allie Smith, and several ladies
and gentlemen who had provided for
their repast in the or,--- Toyntiful sun
ply o. cake.
The fashionable summer attire has
MADE ITS 2ppelduse auH 11+ described
by an exchange -.. .-.....5 hat - NOW
made in the shape Of a sugar-loaf. The !
next pattern will be in the form of bee |
hive, and in a few seasons more there will .
be bonnets fashioned after the molasses
ho9shead, while the plume will be cOlored .
like candy. Need we explain the origin /
Of this evolution from saccharine?"
ADTERTIsERs.-W. Geo. HILL dealer in
grain. frait, &c, at Clayton, in a double .
column advertisement talks to the fruit |
growers and farmers on shipping peaches,
baskets, &c. Read il.
Geo. w. Cummins, Jr gives notice that |
ne has for sale 100000 staVe peach baskets. |
John Winter advertises the opening of |
his ice cream saloon for the season.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, accommodations
Tor transient or permanent boarders.
Lewis Mccoy, tin roofing and spOuting.
HYMENEAL-The marriage of Miss
Lizzie Massey and Joseph E. Carter at the
residence of the brides father, Henry p. |
Massey on Friday evening last was largely