Smyrna times., 1882-07-12
The amount in our two banks sub
iect to check is $1SS. .507 rs.

ject to check is $1SS,5O7,75.
VIM. r. PHILLIPS, of Milford who
challenged Jas. NJ Sprout the manu-
facturer of the Williams EvaporatOr
for test of their respective machines
came to town to-day, and deposited
the forfeit money in the Fruit Growers
Bank-$100. Mr.. Sprout deposited a
similar sum some time ago.
Col. II. G. DOUGLASS received the
following telegram from A. G. Cattell,
Jr., of Philadelphia, at quarter of -
o'clock to-day:
Flag of truce displayed at Alexan
dria.--July wheat just soldat twenty
six and a-half here, twenty-eight and !
a-half in New York. Corn is II cents |
lower.
GAMALIEL GARRISON finished thresh-
ing his wheat yesterday getting yield |
of 1900 bushels from 49, acres or frac- |
ton over 26 bushels per acre. He did
not sow with an expectation of getting
over 20 bushels per acre. ]. J. Turner
got % bushels where ne expected II.
Horace Spruance has a Yield of 20
bushels per acre, Mrs. Rebecca Will
/ ~
Jones %.
THERE is show of smartness in
many young men in affecting a knOwl-
edge of the Free Thinking or more
properly Infidel opinions of the day
! A disciple of this class hitched on to
one of our Dominies the other day and
wanted to discuss Darwinism," when
the latter politely remarked in reply
that he would rather talk with him ON
a subject that he (the would be
scientist) knew something about.
WIN. Polk CUMMINs' berry pickers,
who come from MillingtOn, Md, need
no herald to announce their coming.
AS novelty their advent is not un-
pleasing, having much the semblance
of wild camp meeting refrain. They
passed through on Thursday evening,
three large wagon loads, containing
about rs pickers. This large force with
additions frorn this section are at
present engaged in picking red rasp-
berries; in week or ten days they
will enter on the blacllberries-a field
of As acres.
IT Is not always that the Sunday
school teacher has the remark set down
to the credit side, but this was emphat-
ically the case last Sunday at the NJ. f.
Church. A visitor, in friendly recOg-
milton by the superintendent, remarked
t that he was there ready for work, if
t there was anything to do, and the
: latter replied there really was not
/ that every teacher was in his or her
/ place. The visitor remarked that in Il
working period of twenty-five years
f that it was the first Sunday that he had
had absolutely nothing to do.
f RAILROAD CHANGEs.-Joseph A.
!, Baynard has been appointed by I. n.
Y Mills Superintendent, his assistant III
4 the uperintending of the Delaware
l. Chesapeake and Smyrna Branch Rail
o roads, office located at Clayton
p Charles Spencer, for several years
switch-tender at Clayton succeeds
Wesley Warren as conductor of the
e branch road, Mr.. w. continuing in tht
II office of mail messenger. The Smyrn;
e Depot which has heretofore been
q part of the Clayton agency is to be in
e dependent and J. Harvey Speakman i
e is stated continued as agent.
Ill OOh w hI-AI NllO ICpOIl
from the new crop of wheat from thos
who have threshed are SO favorable as tt
a almost seem like exaggerations. On
a thing is certain, the yield exceeds al
expectation. Farmers who would haV
m been satisfied with Is bushels per acr
IS are getting 20, and those who eXpecte
Us 20 are getting % per acre. Judgin
Is from the crops already threshed nun
he Der of our best fields will yield 3
bushels and more per acre. The ave-
-, age yield is more generally II bushels
of and considered very good when it is
~ per acre, but this year it is thought
IA will be 20 and certainly not fall belO
70 18 bushels per acre.
MS THE police force of Smyrna will fin
Ill their services in as great demand G
on Sabbath afternoons in the vicinity
the -Four corners" as on Saturda
no evenings, should the commotiOn an
ti Il" disturbances which was last Sabbat
or perpetrated by IL lot of young men |
~, repeated. A physicians office was usC
- for headquarters, and families in TIL
~ neighborhOOd were aroused by yell
81 bangs and slamming of a gate, IL
- chasing of a part of the crowd by othe
''' and general boisterOus conduct. II
Sabbath was not only violated, but
;rs nuisance created-they seemed to
~ nn having a high old time in general, mu,
NC nc to the dissatisfaction of the lovers
re peace and happiness. Police look O.
oh in the future, the notice has been serv
On On and you must do your duty.
IL IL VOTABLE CITIZEN.
get PERsONAL.-Col. Geo. II. Raymol
ing and A. Lee Cummins are on a tN
weeks trip through the Northern al
Eastern States.
ing Bell and Master Ralph Hoffecker Il
lrt. this morning for a week or tw,
me sojOurn at Rehoboth.
lnd B. A. HAZEL was appointed vi,
TN President for Delaware of the rece
'lty Drummer's Convention held at Cinci
ely natti.
~ The following visitors have be
nts visiting friends here the past week:
eek Frank Raymond and family, M
S. i. Kahn and children, r. S. VIII
and family, Miss Anna Mansfield, M
ade Mary Clawson, Mrs. George Thom
rec Miss Ruzby and Harry Shermer,
an Philadelphia.
iSi MISS haIe CnTlSUHlan, CalAuen, "A
tier Miss High, Railway, N. J.
to Miss Jennie Smith, Salisbury, Md
eral Miss Ida Urmy and II. c. Conr
pro- Esq, of Wilmington.
but Misses Ella and Ida Bogie and N
ure. Lutte V. Nourse, of Washington, D.
ter Misses AIDA Hazard, Anna Cox q
s. Alice Mitchell, Of Middletown.
ying A POCKET Book AND PITCH FORK
the Jake" Allen is somewhat of pecu
ton darkey; not so much that he we
e of long wavey hair with face the CO
call of an Indian, but that he loves to w
ocal and after he earns his money hai
the much more idea how to appropriate
ven- than monkey. He will work sev6
Alli- months and save hismoney as carefI
tate as miser, not even spending enoV
to keep himself properly clad. L
there comes a time when the mo
S, burns in his pocket. Such occasion
the 4th of July, Christmas, circus
n, special incentives. Jake's weakness
,r, the whisky bottle, When he les