Smyrna times., 1882-06-07

JAMES STARTLING has field of wheat !
on the back of the farm, fallow ground,
that is beautiful in appearance and
promises a large yield. The fields of
VIM. Polk Cummins and Walter o.
on adjoining farms are also
very fine.
BETHEL Sunday School on the circuit
will observe "Children's Day." next
Sunday with appropriate services con-
sisting of sermon by the Pastor, Rev.
]. T. VanBurkalow at 10 o'clock, sing
ing by the school. The church will be
decorated.
THERE is no necessary misfortune in
the lateness of the season, either to
farmers or to the prOprietOrs ofsummer
resorts. Some of the most productive |
years have been those with a late |
Spring, and the indications are that |
this will be one of that kind.
THE school commissioners are going"
for the boys who disturb the peaceful
relations of the school yards. Now, as
the parents do not, somebody or some
thing ought to "go" for the boys who
hack the young trees and make chalk
lines across the newly painted fences.
THE distinguished scholars of Big
Oak" school, for the month of May. are
as follows:
Sudie Griffin, 96.1; Manfred Lower,
90; Emma Frazier, So; Sallie Griffin,
$685. Emma Short, 95.4; Matthew
Reed, 95; J. Luther Truax, 95. The
maximum is 100.
DIR. HENRY STOUT in white Hall
Neck :" has perhaps the best clover field
! in Duck Creek hundred. 1t is 60 acres
in extent and promises a yield he
thinks of $50 tons of hay. He has pro-
cured a hay litter to gather and house
it with when cured. Hay harvest will
be on in ten days or two weeks.
A SCIENTIFIC Journal says; 'It won't
be long before the thrifty housekeeper
is sending her can to the grocery for q
quart of electricity, just as she does
now for her lamps oil, ," but we think
this scientific journal is altogether too
sanguine. Electricity will never rival
coal oil in popularity, 1t is of no use
for kindling fires.
IN SPEAKING Of IAN accident last week
from fast driving in our street, the
statement that Miss Catharine Wilson
was run into by the same man, John
Z. Wilson. last October and severely
injured, we learn from Mr.. Wilson and
others, is incorrect. He does not wish
to be considered reckless and drives
fast only when in a hurry.
THE "Moonites" will have an i'm.
munity this year; because Of the late
ness of the harvest the crop will ripen
on the light of the moon. Very late
wheat harvests are generally depre
Gated because of possible accidents
that may happen but one expresses
himself glad because it would thu:
throw ripening on the light of th'
moon.
BOARD OF HEALTH.-The TOwl
Commissioners have reconnaissance
the Board of Health and they com
I mence with the Sth inst. on the dutie
of another year. The members cOnsti
: tuting the Board are: DR.. VIM. Ash
9 craft, President; John G. Stockly
Secretary; DIR. VIM. I. Collins, VIM
NJ. Bell, VIVA. H. Baggs, DR.. r. S. W
s Hirons and Robt. d. Hoffecker.
MEssRs. J. f. TYGERT & Co. hav
sold the steamer W. C. Pierrepont t
e o. f. Maltby and others of Norfolk
= Va, for $4,000 and Capt. Thomas lei
Baltimore yesterday with her to delive
to the purchasers. 1t will be used a
/ freight and passenger boat betwee
k Norfolk and Suffolk. The Messr
Tygerts will supply the place of tn
PierrepOnt by another boat in the peac
u and phosphate seasons.
AT A meeting held at the Lodg
Room of Morning Star Lodge, No.
x l. o. o. F., Smyrna, Del, the followin
l. resolution was unanimously adopted
Resolved, that the thanks of tn
M Lodge is due and is hereby rendered
II the Ladies of Smyrna and vicinity fC
their kindness in so literally supplyin
us with cakes and cream, and for the
IS kind service during our festival. w
q also tender our thanks to the citiZel
s. for their liberal patronage.
ID CHILDREN's DAY.-At the NJ.
. Church next Sunday. June 11th, will
lis the regular Annual Children's DaysSe
vice. Rev. w. c. johnson, of the Phil
delphia Conference will preachlmornir
ed and evening. At 2 o'clock p NJ, Il
O. Sunday School Jubilee will be hel
Ill consisting of addresses, reading al
music. A full attendance ofthe scho
. is desired at the morning service,
= ~ we'll as the afternoon. The chur,
- - will be slaborately decorated wi
:" flowers.
~ A MULE belonging to John
y !" Hoffecker, which like some boys tn
rs defy the barriers intended for the
- safety, got out of the field Thursd
and on the Kent county track, and h
a. its two hind legs badly cut and bruis
n by the cOw-catcher. The amin
lie wouldn't scare, and would have be
killed but for the fact that the ira
was just arriving at halt, to give it
he opportunity to escape. A mule usua
zee wants 40 better protection than
Us, heels, but the cOwcatcher was
TX. much for this one.
on SwEETPoTATo plants are very scar
'rs caused by the rotting of the roots
uu D0e n8I-DcuS. w Ieluef ItllS WAS
es- result of the cold weather or defecti
vitality, we do not known, but a
prospective diminution of this ctOp
ice to be regretted. The ground howev
rs rs set aside for them can be very "
MS utilized in another direction. I
hC- canning factory is making larger pre-
rations than usual and will need m,
.ro tomatoes than have been contrac
M for. We wculd suggest to the farm
90 that they substitute tomatoes, for
mi planting of which there is yet time.
VENsoR's CoMING WEATHER.
fact that Vennor, in his weather p
ast dictiOns for the present month, ca
cry nearer accuracy than he usually d.
al considering that by many his fOFeci
s! snd are regarded as mere guess VIC
ner renders his last bulletin of inter
He says:
on. 1.-The general outlook for the weat
in of the summer season in Southern
,wn Southwestern sections is improvi
= owing to the continuance ofvery viii
are weather in Northern and West
tor sections of Canada and the Uni
States Rut tUindv Snrin0 make