Smyrna times., 1882-08-02
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
THE song of the locust indicates sui
try dog days.
J. p. STAATs thrashed for Henry p.
Massey last Saturday, in 10 hours, S22
bushels of wheat.
NATHANIEL FARsON is ahead on to-
matoes, some brought to this Office
being much the finest we have seen.
JOHN r. WILSON gathered last week
$50 baskets of potatoes from one-third
of an acre. They were of the Magnum
BOnum variety, large and fine.
THIS is likely to prove a good year
for nurserymen; so many duplicates
will be needed to replace those which
have succumbed to- the drought of this
Summer.
A NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS belong
ing to Mrs. DIR. w. Il. Collins, which
opened on Monday evening, attracted
q large number of persons to see this
rare plant.
A. p. GRIFFITH, real estate broker,
has sold the farm of r. F. Blair, near
Walkers school house, containing 46
acres, for 81, 100, to Michael Blendt, of
New Castle county.
THE ninth annual catalogue of the
Wilmington Conference Academy, has
just been received and is a beautifully
printed pamphlet, giving full informa-
ton in regard to this institution.
WILLIAM E. WILSON, who was wan
dering about Dover for several days
last week in q demented state, was
taken to the Almshouse on Friday and
placed in the Insane Department.
A TRAMP on Monday tried to entice
little girl off by an offer of a small
coin and was on the outer edge of the
town when discovered by two men
who knew the little girl and brought
her back.
| A YOUNG tramp while attempting to
jump on a freight train at Clayton on
| Thursday, had his leg badly lacerated.
DR.. Chas. ID. Green, who was present,
dressed the wound and he was sent to
the Aims House.
A NUMBER of our town and country
people rode down to Collins Beach on
Thursday evening, who with the COM
pany of visitors from Philadelphia
Chester and other places, had a gay
and festive evening.
THE scarcest thing now is the genus
homo, he of tender and susceptible years
to do the agreeable with the young
ladies. This is not only so in social
events and happenings, but a wal
comes up from the seaside resorts.
CURTIS & Co., of Boston, sold JULY
2Sth, for l. S. Lapham, of Clayton
one fOrty-eight quart crate of peaches
for $12 per crate; also for Mrs. C. E
Speakman, yesterday, crates of peache!
containing gallon baskets at $l.25 pei
gallon.
THE statement in the Gazette anC
DeLawarean that Eugene Crow on tn,
farm of n. +. Wilds raised 900 bushels
of wheat from 16 acres, 373 bushels pc
acre, was only guess work, the whea
at the time being in the stack. Thes
figures were only an estimate.
THE Cape May excursion came t.
: grief again to-day, the Maryland trail
with some thirty or forty passenger
stopping at this town, not even proceed
: ing to the beach. None were so brav
as to venture on a days pleasure in tn
face Of driving easterly storm.
: LAST week Deputy Internal Revenu
Collector Isaac l.. Adkins seized
package of brandy at Bombay Hool
which had been removed in violatio
D of law. James B. Hopkins, of Dove
: was held responsible for the remoya
D and was arrested last Tuesday b
. Marshal MCMullen.
$ EGG festivals are the latest social il
: vention. Each lady brings an eg,
with her name written on it. The ege
4 are deposited in a basket, and befoi
y supper they are passed around an
g each gentleman takes one, and tn
Il lady whose name he draws is his par
ner at supper. So says the Salem Sui
beam.
p A number of our young people roc
down to the Camden camp on Sunda,
= and likewise yesterday a goodly nun
n ber of older persons, to hear the speal
Is ing of DIR. B0ole and others. The az
dresses in the morning were by Re
. VIM. w. w. Wilson of Frederick, al
u J. b. Quigg, of Laurel. The Children
meeting wasaddressed by Revs. Atkin
re Chase, Warren and Prof. Robinson.
The rain which commenced in Il
ie night and continued steadily since h
~ brought joy and thankfulness in
rs every household in both town al
= country, for all were feeling the pine
= jngs of the drought. The corn al
W vegetable crops especially that look
al drying up, viii be revived into a nc
al life,
D. PIGEON SHOOTING. AN accept
er challenge of 500 a side between Jer
no Goldsborough and VIM. b. Grant, of Il
81 place aud II. ID. Glow and r. Helm
r. of Dover, was tested yesterday
pc Kenton by shooting at clay pigeol
Bi- The match resulted in victory
OR Dover by three pigeons. The folio
=, ing Is the score; Holmes 81, Glow,
~ 10: Goldsborough 20, Grant IT,,
ne They will shoot again in this town Il
k afternoon