Smyrna times., 1882-04-19
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DOVER.

DOVER, April II, 1882.
DIX. EDFroR:-ln conversation the other
day with some gentlemen, asked if thew
thought the late cold snap had hurt the
peaches any, and their reply was, that it
hau 10 some extent, but not enough to
cause alarm. They thought it was very
lacky thing for our farmers that the snap
came, Tor If it had not there would in all
PROBABILITY be another crop like that of
1875, but as it is there will be fever
peaches, but better prices.
One night last week two stores were
broken into by parties unknown and goods
to the amount of $3.50 taken out of them.
The victims this time were Messrs. Fl.
hrlshbaum and ii. Newman The former
Keeps tobacco store and the latter a
clothing store. There is every induce
ment for parties 10 steal here. After rob-
berries are committed no effort is made on
the part of thC people 10 lind out who the
thieves are.
The friends of Rev. L. w. Gibson will
be glad 10 learn that hc is impro\iSg and
is now III fair way - receiver.
Mr. Cashell still linarrs between life a.d
death, though he is now considerably
better than he has been at any time since
his accident.
There is n general complaint among our
citizens concerning the high price of beef
Some Of our butchers are selling it at Is
and 20 cents per pound. The cause of the
! tluctuation is owing To the scar ity of beef
cattle. Hazel 4 Bro. our most prominent
! butchers have to buy their begves from
Philadelphia and one of them told me the
other day that, they can hardly get any
/ there. If it were not for fish, don't know
what our people would eat in the way of
! relish
! The Rev. Mr.. Miller, of Philadelphia,
/ preached both morning and evening at
Christ Church yesterday. He put up at
the Capitol Hotel
! These pleasant afternoons and evenings
cause our young men who have teams to
he out with them, and they arc not always
/ alone. On these occasions they can gene
rally get some young lady to drive with
them. As general thing young ladies
are partial 10 young men who snort nice
! teams.
There will be a select dance at Burton's
/ Hall tomorrow evening. The dancing
! parties this last Winter were unusually
! few for Dover
! Wheat in this vicinity is looking un-
usually thrifty. If the army worm does
not invade the fields this Summer. we
may expect large harvest.
Z NOlh pliHtlIAS HIS commenced WIN some
few of our farmers and others are break
ing ground preparatory to sowing the
little grain
This Is the season Of the wear men like
! to be away from home. If there is anv-
thing a man deteSts it is house cleaning
! They like to see the work go on, but some
one else to do it.
Owing TO the increase of pupils to the
/ public schools another school has been
formed, which gives us eight departments,
The plan of the new school house which
will be erected this year will be large
! enough to accommodate all who NAV seek
/ admission
! The circus had the effect of drawing n
large crowd of persons to our town on
Friday last and i'll consequence Of which
our merchants did good business. Con-
sidering the number of persons here there
were comparatively but few drunken ones
among them. TO say there were none. the
assertion would be untrue. for there were
men here who could hardly 90 to their
own funeral without getting intoxicated
A few of this class who imbihed teo freely
became unruly and We're lodged in Jail
One poor fellow was so drunk that had ia
be carried to the Jail in a wheelbarrow.
The circus on the whole. | think. was IN
10 the average.
So faPas politics is concerned, one would.
at this time. consider Dover dead. If any
political intrigue is going on it is kept
very quiet. OF course the politicians are
at work, if they were not it would be
something unusual for the Dover politi
clan. To catch them naPing, would he al
difficult as it is for water to run up a hill
Still as they may appear to be, l am will
ing to aver that they are forming such
plans and making such arrangements thai
will astOund the pOpulace when they are
made known. 1t would be ill-conceit on
the part of either side at this time, to de
! clare their supremacy after the fall cleo
ton. The scales, are too evenly balanced
for any one 10 come to any positive con
clusiOn in that direction.