Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
Smyrna and Vicinity.
PEACHES and cream.


PEACHES and cream.
CORN fields are growing finely.
KEEP out ofthe way Ofthe politicians.
MANY of the farmers spent last week
turning fallow.
THIS season has not been a good one
for Bay parties.
SwEETPoTAToEs are late, but prom
Use to yield well.
THE season for vacation excursions
will soon be over.
MORE than half of Hales Early was
lost by its tendency to rot.
In two weeks more the schools, and,
oysters, will commence business.
THE mosquitoes this week are COM
ing in for more abuse than the tramps.
A NUMBER of our colored people
went to a camp at Marydel ON Sun
day.
THE farmers have had splendid
weather this season for putting in their
turnip crop.
SUN-FLoWERS were never so abund-
ant. So much for the influence of the
aesthetic Wilde.
PERSONS in want of a store house
and dwelling will not overlook the
advertisement of S. L. Culleny.
THE evenings are growing too cool
and damp to sit long on the door steps.
Danger of counting September chills.
WE were presented on Monday with
an excellent bunch of grapes of the Tele-
graph variety, by Geo. NJ. Stevenson
SEVERAL of the evaporator proprie.
tors have insured their establishments
through the agency of A. P. Griffith, al
% per cent.
THE demand the past week fol
evapOrator checks has been equal t
that for strawberries in the picking
season. Each check represents bask
ct of pared fruit.
JOHN SLYHOFF serving as a policeman
for the post several years resigned las
week to take a position on one of tn
boats of the Messrs. Tygert. He i
succeeded by VIM. B. Grant.
REV. WILLIAM FAIRIES of this tow
will fill the pulpits of Bethel and Sever
sons next Sunday, for Rev. J. T. Van
Burkalow, who will be absent tempo
rarily, visiting friends in New Jersey.
ATTENTION is called to the time
, table of the Delaware and Chesapeak
Railway. The travel since the ne'
management has had it in hand
r both more convenient and expedition
The young ladies and gents referre
to last week, had a supplemental law
party at the residence of Thos.
Oakley, Oakdale," on Thursday ever
ing, and enjoyed themselYesimmensel
THREE of our boys went out to Rec
track last Friday evening and had
bicycle race. Time for each was {
r follows: Elmer Taylor one mile
o Az minutes; Chas. Raughley in Al
! Thos. Mccoy, Jr., 5.
g A PETITION with twenty or thirt
. signatures has been forwarded askiT
for an additional mail to be sent on Il
q train that reaches here at 2.45 p. !
g The demand is made in the interest
8 the heavy fruit shipments.
of BREgFcRD.-Sixc car loads of peach
4 were shipped from Bronford ON Mo
: day. Isaac Baker has sold his crop
peaches for 81 200. Jas. G. Farson b
" his two evaporators running and
n otherwise dealing in fruit.
Il The summer is nearing its end al
Iy Jos. III. Primrose offers his remainil
n stock of boots, shoes, hats, trunks &
! bought for the Summer sales at 90
y siderable reduction. His purpose is
" commence the Fall sales with Gle
of stock,
" The farmers whose wheat b
n spFonted ip the shock took adyantq
lie OF the several days Of good Weath
last week and got 1t in the stack, t
70 loss it il said not being 80 great
ng anticipated. They say they win
wider awake next time.