Smyrna times., 1882-08-09

GOlnyTud, OONCI1 OObh NUNS |
borough and Holmes struck every bird
but each failed to break two of them.
WHEN Belmont Park was generously
opened several years since to our citi-
Zens, who wished to promenade through
its beautiful walks, it was granted as a
privilege that propriety would not
abuse, but certain class have treated
it so much as public property in their
wantOness and abuse of proprieties, |
that it became necessary by printed |
notices to forbid their use as heretofore. |
This does not apply of course to per-
sons known to the owner.
On Tuesday morning about six
o'clock as Mr.. Albert B. Smith. a
butcher from Leipsic, was selling meat
in this town, his horse became un-
manageable, and as Mr. Smith was
trying to control him, he received a
kick which caused a compound fracture
of the leg between the knee and ankle.
The bones were set by DIR. Ashcraft,
and the injured man was taken home
in a comparatively comfortable cOndi-
ton. Through the kindness of Mr..
Jacob Leinberger, one of our butchers,
his meat was taken care of and sold
out.
AMONG the many tramps who visited
| here last week, there was one who was
raised in Milford, and when a boy, he
came to this town, served term of
six years with one of our most prOmi-
nent merchants, and left here to fill
situation as bookkeeper for a wealthy
firm in Brooklyn, n. Y. Since then,
nothing was heard of him, until last
summer, when he came to this town as
a tramp, and made himself known but
to two persons. After tramping the
town for two days, he disappeared and
was not seen any more until his reap
pearance here last week.
HALEs EARLY is singularly unfor-
tunate in regards to the weather, and
a variety of the peach not to be relied
on. Just as it was getting ready for the
market, the wet weather set in and of
course it specked and rotted. A few
baskets of the very early picking got
off all right but the rest, true to its
instinct, broke down before the rainy
weather. Those picked Saturday and
sold Monday morning brought the
shippers in debt. The other varieties
are not so susceptible and now the
weather is again fair, they are all the
better for the rainy season.
THE residence ofCapt. John Mustard,
on Methodist street, was entered by q
thief or thieves sometime during Mon
day night. Entrance was made through
a parlor window and the burglarious
work was confined to the lower story,
the thieves fastening the stair door to
prevent anyone from coming down on
them. All the silver of the family was
taken, consisting of a large number of
tablespoons, teaspoons, new butter
dish and castor, also a gold watch
and a meerschaum pipe belonging to
Mr.. Mustard. A coat was taken, and
q pocket-boOk in the pocket was ex-
r amined, but as it contained nothing
desirable, was left. 1t was evident
: that the thieves employed a burglars
7 jimmy, &C., in opening closets, desks
and drawers. There is no positive clue
-. as to who the robbers are. The hall
, door was found in the morning stand
! ing wide open.
SPOILED WHEAT.-The drought, end.
/ ing as it did with a week of easterly
wind rain and muggy weather, was
anything but comfortable to the farm.
=, ers who had let the month pass with
2 out threshing or stacking their wheat
4 There were not many, but they will
= hardly run the risk again. The whea
: at the beginning of this week wa
" beginning to sprout and grow in many
of the shocks, and all wheat so affected
}. will only do for hog food. One of ou
h citizens had nearly 1000 bushels in tn
v fields, and the damaged of this is esti
# mated at between 200 and 300 bushels
v The wheat of the farmers who hav
d been caught, has remained out, becaus
IT it was considered cheaper to thresl
from the field than to take the troubl
to stack it, and were awaiting, ant
J., had expected the steam threshers
n week or two. Had this week of mugg
TO weather come two weeks sooner,
o. considerable number of our crop
lr would have been caught.
re OUR BRIDGEs.-One day last wee
as one of our young men was crossin
a bridge opposite the young peac
h, orchard of Col. Geo. w. Cumnlins, th
ch horse that was attached to the bugg
v. in which he was seated, suddenly wen
n down through hole in the plank as
xt in a desperate effort to stand on il
lg head. In his frantic effort to get loo:
ma the shafts were broken, the harne
i'd had to be cut and the struggling an
NAL rescued fortunately without
broken leg. Col. Cummins has take
ng q pride in keeping up the road, incluC
MS ing the stone reservoir, in front
he "WoOdlawn" at his own expense for
I'm number of years, thus relieving Il
M county of any appropriation for TIL
to much of the road. Whether this u
To derstanding with the road overseer i
to cludes the bridge in question, we
not know, as it is at the extreme lin
of his line. There is another bridge
of the same road a few miles further
ng that is equally or more dangeror
DIS, The county through the overseer is I
an spOnsible for the safe condition of
mt public highways. The county deman
ad of the citizen a tax for this purpo:
gy. agreeing as its part of the compact
bed keep them in safe repair, and if it dc
not, must be responsible for the da
ages. There is an evident carelessnC
APP in this regard with those who have t
en- charge of our public roads.
has
'ge, PERsONAL.-WilIiam A. FAIRIES a
ace DIR. y. T. Smithers and daughter !
ev. here Monday morning for Atlantic q
ted where they expect to remain abe
on one week.
in Peter s. Collins and wife are Oh
visit to relatives in Leesburg, n. J.
Harry i. Douglass left Mond
car morning for Boston, Mass, to takt
ing position with commission house
, of that place during the fruit season.
] in Mrs. Rev. J. T. Umsted and 6
sha. Chalmers, left on Monday for visit
file two or three weeks near Port Pc
Mr.. Mr.. Umsted will be absent during
'uld month of August.
the Miss Irene Roberts, Joseph III. Pr
rose, are sojurning at Rehoboth.
The following are the visitors of
lent week:
this Miss Mary Cropper, James r. B
)een net, Miss Katie Parker, Miss Ii;
cent Norris, Walter Rash, Miss Maggie {
leet- yell, Miss Emma Kennedy, Miss LII;
thus Powell, Howard Sisco, Misses Ella