Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
A LOT of land buyers are on from
the North.

basket, New York so to 60 and Boston (
S1.00
JIM. HOWARD the comedian of fPhila-
delphia will be at Collins Beach to-
night for the entertainment of
the visitors.
Robert Hill the peach orchard at the
" Big Oak" Al acres, for So, 900, reser-
wing the fruit on the trees.
JOSEPH H. PRIMROSE who is dealing
largely in the Chicago singer sewing
machine shipped lot to Oxford, Md,
and went thither yesterday to place
them.
MEssRs. EVANS & Co., are growing
as an experiment the gerkin or West
India cucumber for the purpose of
picking. They are likely to prove a
success. They have commenced salt
ing cucumbers and expect to have
about 800 barrels.
The individual of whom we spoke
last week as having clerked in this
town several years and for sometime
past living the life of q tramp, has en-
gagged with Hardcastle & Jones for
steady work at their evapOrating estab-
lishment. He says he intends to
redeem himself.
Miss FLORENCE DICKSON, youngest
daughter of J. p. Dickson, at Brenford,
died on Saturday after a lingering ill
ness of consumption. Her life was
blighted ere she had bloomed into
young womanhood, and she could do
little else for several years than receive
the sympathies of her friends.
SHELL LIME.-The attention cf
farmers and others is called to the
advertisement of this well known ferti-
lizer in another column. 1t is just the
thing to use on clover sod and other
vegetable matter at this season of the
year and an application is also very
beneficial to peach orchards. Send
orders in early. Col. II. G. Douglass
Agent for Clayton.
SALE OF FRALAND-L. p. Campbell
has sold about half of his property at
Fraland," Bombay Hook, (the part
between the public road and the bay,
to Charles Warner & Co., of Whining
ton, for $4,000. The principle object of
the purchase we understand is the
building sand that the beach affords
Mr.. Campbell paid $4,000 several years
since for the whole property.
THE evaporating firm heretofore
announced in our columns as Tygert,
Hutton & Wright, failed at the last to
consummate the partnership and Mr..
Tygert runs it alone Mr.. Hutton has
fallen back on his original intention of
procuring three of the American dryers
and is nearly fitted up for business.
Mr.. Wright has taken charge of the
machines of ]. H. Hoffecker.
REV. w. C. BOWEN, President of the
. Female College, Bordentown, N. j.,
filled the pulpit of the NJ. f. Church,
of this town on Sunday last morning
and evening. The discourses were
; both far reaching in thought and pre-
sented with the vigor of a master mind
Though didactic and deliberate in lay
ing his premises, his conclusions were
presented with rare force and power
Rev. L. c. McNichol will preach mex
Sunday.
THE people of Moorton and vicinity
are glad to know that Herman Ander
!. son railroad agent at that place and J
Perkins Jefferson, of the firm of Bogg
g. Jefferson who are both held in higl
esteem, are convalescent, after seriou
G sickness, and it is hoped that they vii
soon be able to resume their respectiv
vocations. David Smith, of Clayton
/ is acting as agent at Morton, for tht
railroad, while Mr.. Anderson is detain
ed at his home from sickness.
THE timidity of the Canary is we
known and fully exemplifed in tn
Is case of one belonging to Mrs. Georg
Hall, of this town a few days ago.
! screech owl during the e'evening, befol
- the bird was taken down seeing it
the cage, pounced suddenly down 0
4 the window shutter beside it, which 5
s. terrified the little thing that it die
from fright before it could be got
lie the house. OF course there were moi
n eyes at the sudden termination of IL
long years of attachment.
id AN invading host of mosquito
'ir reached us Saturday from the marsh
along the Bayside, and they are sti
! abiding with us. People down ii
~ Neck" say they have not seen the
A0 so bad for twenty years. Stock suffe
terribly, and farm labOrers find it diff
SO cult to fight the mosquitoes and {
he their work. They are the result of Il
week of Easterly winds the first of Il
month which drove the tide up al
'Ol left pools of stagnant water all ov
llxv, ! l.,
course in a week or ten days.
tn OUT OF THE LOCKUP.-The tram
le- that were arrested for disorderly CO
IN. duct Saturday, were given a heari
Sunday morning and fined 80 cer
le- and costs. Those arrested for beggi
lts were released under the assurance tn
aI they would leave, having engagemer
for work this week.
ror John johnson, negro, arrested
70 Saturday for profane and improI
No, language in the streets, was held un
sE9 Tuesday morning, and no one comi
to his relief, was released by the Aid
man on promise to pay the fine q
AN costs.
'ho SEVEN DowNs.-Two tramps, W
IL had been working for farmer in {
country came to town Saturday to spe
their money. After drinking togetl
wn for sometime, their friendship warn
err into quarrel and then fight.
an was big and muscular; the otl
DO though much smaller was the m
!. beligerent and he actually walked il
the other seven times to be knock
ne down each time. The police were
axe about as usual and the bystand
Iew seeing the little fellow was getting
,,,n is severely punished separated them.
''o9' arrests.
red
.wn THE papers of the Peninsula fir
G. Middletown up and Dover down sp'
en- of the heavy thunder showers
ely. Tuesday afternoon of last week,
90, some towns the water standing
Ses inches deep in the streets. We
but passing shower in lower \
40 Castle and upper Kent counties,
aa this town not enough to run in
II gutter. We have not had this sea
a severe clap of thunder fact apl
irtG ciated by the nervous and timid,
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