Smyrna times., 1882-06-21


THIS season has been not only one of
he most productive of strawberries
out the prices in the main have ruled
we'll and the growers feel they have
been rewarded.
THE wind and dust storm that visited
us on Monday, at Middletown, Kirk
wood, &c, was n good rain shower
accompanied by hail, one man estimat-
ed his loss in wheat and peaches at
$1,000, but it was not of wide extent.
DIR. MCCLELLAN, or as he is more
familiarlv known as Diamond Dick"
made his advent into our town on
Saturday last. In the evening he en-
tertained the crowd for a considerable
time with the "Science of Health and
the merits of his medicines.
THAT "cOrn weather" so continuous
lv asked for during the past two
months came last week, but along with |
it came also the army worm, and with
a large number of the farmers the time
that could have been profitably en-
ployed in tilling the former was wasted
in ditching the other out.
The peach, like some people IS
bound to be talked about any way.
The papers have tired of the stale cry
of "failure of the CROP" and turned
the but of fun i'll another direction.
They now say that peaches Will be
high this season on account OF the
extra expense of props to hold up the
overburdened limbs.
ON Tuesday evening June 14th,
company of twenty or twenty-five
gathered. at the residence of Mr.. Henry
| WOodkeeper, near Collins Beach, to
witness the marriage of his daughter
Miss Emma to Samuel A. David. The
The affair passed off very pleasantly {;
! ice cream and other refreshments were
served in abundance. The ceremony
was performed by r. X. Stephenson.
In SOME parts of KentOn hundred,
1--WE have not heard of it elsewhere
though it may have been, the farmers
being absorbed by the ravages of the
army worm) the heads of wheat were
filed by little green insect similar to
that found on rosebushes and other
flowers. that seemed to find a sustenance
on the green chaff. Whether they did
anv damage is not known, but since
MANY of them have taken wings and
flown away.
A WHALE off Bombay Hook is one o.
the sensations the city papers is trying
to work up. 1t was first seen neal
Flogoer Shoals, it is said, blowing like
a water spout. and the whale estimated
to measure fully fifty feet in length
The fishermen about the Hook have
had their nets badly torn by what they
! called great devil fish. If it is
whale it is said to be the third time on
has appeared in the Delaware, but Tn
a story is discredited.
> BLACKIsToN's CHURCH-The worl
of repairing Blackstone Church wa
V completed last week. The improve
If ments were much needed, and adde
to its beauty and comfort. 1t will b
reopened next Sabbath morning b
e special religious services. Miss Ann
8 Blackiston of Millington, has donate
p ample ground for hitching purposes
the trustees of the church. The gift
=. appreciated by the whole church an
- furnishes needful convenience.
y THE second Quarterly Meeting f'
the station and circuit will be held ne,
of Saturday and Sunday. Presiding Ed
h Martindale will preach in this town
xt the morning and Rev. ]. V. Smith
the evening. Rev. Mr.. Rigg w
preach at Central on the circuit, Re
tie Mr.. VanBurkalow filling his regul
rs appointment at SeversOn's in the aft(
ly noon. Mr.. NIartindale will also prea
at Union Church near Blackbird i'll
afternoon aud at Sassafras at night.
- - ONE evening last week two gent
~ men from Maryland drove up in
horse and carriage to the Bayard Hot
on in Dover, and alighting ordered tn
so horse and carriage put up for the nigl
is while waiting for the hOstler to arri'
an intoxicated person loafing abe
the hotel by the name of Joseph SIN
on Jumped into the carriage and drove
is at full speed. Chase was immediate
pit made after him, and he was not Ov
taken until about half way betwC
Dover and Smyrna, and the horse 9
III carriage restored to the owners.
ire,
ht' THAT JUNE SHEDDING.-We e are n
:. on the last half of June and {
on shedding" of the peach of which
no much has been said, is not apparC
the Some of the smaller ones have dropI
'ra but the most of them are as firmly
hxedly set on the trees as If there
been no frost or curculiO to disio
of them. The limbs are already bend
IDS with the weight OF the young II
are and II considerable portlon IS not
;ual some means dislodged, the trees n
suffer greatly from breakage.
half the number would make in eS
res way q more satisfactory crop.
,een
are MAKING EsTIMATEs.-There
the sureP feeling now in making estim
on the peach crop, and H. II. Apple
a large and experienced grower
'nu- been making estimates for the 10
, lne part of New Castle county cOntigl
@helr @ to us. Those grown in Blackbird
lehs dred and shipped from Clayton
estimates at $4,000 and from G.
.;etv Spring station $4,000 baskets. Byw
- e from the section between Appoq
faw mink and Blackbird creeks, 115,
. 'om in from Thoroughfare Neck $4,000
kets; by rail from Townsend, 50
and from Blackbird 10000.
ugh would make the yield for the
bout hundreds $50, 600 baskets.
d to
has EXAMINATIONS IN OUR PU
-hich SCHOOLs.-In our Public Schools,
week, beginning Monday, Juue
will be- devoted to examinations.
vest. motions depend upon this examina
( has Parents and all friends of educ
fields are invited to be present. On Mo
reek. the High School will be examined
will Tuesday the First and Second Prin
on Wednesday the Second Int
date; on Thursday the First Int
"a OF date and on Friday the Graz
1sllg School. All Of the examinations
late- be conducted in the High S
9lrlhs apartment, which is in the school
oGeh cen that formerly belonged to distric
i''' RpdF7.
over The ARMY WoRM.-Our fa
= The have never had such pest b
dew, Two years ago they appeared in {
pssion two localities, but this year the
nee il almost teverywhere. Some farmer
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