Smyrna times., 1882-07-12


he markets said "New Southern red
,ame forward more freely, and met
with fair inquiry from millers. Sales
lf 1000 bushels new Delaware red,
prime, on track, at $1.32; 800 bushels
Of the same, on dock, at 1882. In this
market English factors are willing to
pay more for September and October
shipments of wheat than for August.
Exporters were free buyers of cash
wheat. Heavy purchases of futures
by exporters against sales of future
shipments was the cause of the advance
in distant options yesterday. AT Paris
wheat shows Il rise of Cd. Some 10000
bushels new crop oats have reached |
here from Galveston. Large receipts |
of oats at CharlestOwn, Savannah, Nor |
folk, and Richmond have depressed |
prices in those markets. A good many
of these oats will find their way to this
market if prices are kept up. The Oat
crop in Virginia is said to be the
heaviest ever grown.
AN APPROPRIATION WITH A MORAL.
There is nothing like having friend
at court. This is proved by the action
Ex-senator Salisbury. st. Jones' creek,
a stream that worms its way up through
the country a distance of thirty or
forty miles, dwindling to mill stream
at Dover, according to news from
Washington, has had an appropriation
of $4,000 to be expended on it. This
was not in the list of appropriations as
recommended by the committee, but
secured by the persistency of our Sena-
tor when before the Senate. The U. 5.
Surveyors say it will cost the govern
ment about $4,000 to put that stream
in navigable condition to Dover, and
did not recommend it. They did how
ever recOmend Smyrna or Duck Creek
that now floats commercial traffic of
over So, 100000 for an appropriation to
remove certain shoals that would cost
only few thousand dollars, but our
three congressman have never been
able to get Il cent for this purpose. All
that has ever been obtained has been
two small appropriations, the one this
year being the paltry sum Of $4,000 to
| be expended at its mouth in the inter
! est of general commerce for harbOr pur-
| poses, Government expenditures for
local benefit being considered uncOnstj-
tuti0n0l 1Uhen not done at hOmc st
Jones' creek gets an appropriation
because it has friend at court; Duck
Creek is not thus situated and gets
nothing. The moral points itself. The
complaint is not that in the general
grab in the Treasury bag, the stream
above named should get share, but
that the Senator of a State should
empty the whole handful down at the
back door of his own residence.
FROM THE BIG OAK TO BRENFORD.-
There are very few stretches of country
presenting better evidences of improve
ment than that between the Big Oak
and Brenford. This tree named as the
starting point, which has been lani
mark since the days of the first settlers
and the reclamation of the first tillablt
land from the Indians, we are sorry t.
say is giving evidence of rapid decay
though it may possibly Out-live tho
present generation. The first farm
which came into the possession 0
Robert Hill, of this town, some siXteel
months ago, previously owned by d
w. Trumpeller, now i'll Jacksonville
: Florida, and before him by J. X. Johns
I has this year good crops of both whea
and Early Richmond cherries and ha
the best paying pear orchard, perhaps
,, in this section. Peter Truax, tn
tenant, is giving evidences of careful
, farming.
The next farm is that known as tn
. "BOyer" farm, sold nearly three yeaI
a ago to f. Lower, of Cleaveland, OhiC
! No farm in this vicinity in tn
!, past two years has made u mOr
? rapid development than this. TIL
n crops have been more than doubled
:, the house by the aid of the painter an
carpenter, has been given an attractiV
Z appearance and is approached by
: large lawn laid of in drives, and plan
:, ed with evergreens and other trees.
y The opposite farm that belonged I
the "Spruance tract" was purchase
d last year by John Wright, of Claytol
n the occupant VIM. Baker, remainin
# Mr.. B. has the reputation of eXtractil
V good crops even out of poor land, al
d with cooperating landlord we sha
Ii expect this farm to keep pace with
,e neighbors. A good stable and lar
d porch to the house front has alrcaC
IT been erected for the tenants comfort.
5. The next farm is that of John SeVC
le son, who succeeded his father more tn;
rs aquarter century ago and in this respe
,e stands alone in having property
n continuously remain from one gener
,e tiOn to another in the same famil
n The house that so long gave shelter
of the father and mother, under the gna
1t ing tooth of time had to give way to
I'd new and comfortable modern struetu
which was erected two years al
When the ground in front, which
been properly laid off, is adorned wi
Id sufficient shade, it will present 60
Vo appearance.
nd The road terminates with the Die
son farm at Brenford, which with
tie large shade trees and well kept Law
1T has presented an air of comfort Oh
IS occasionally equalled or exceedt
The farm was purchased by John
;e- Dickson, nearly 40 years ago, thou
mt for number of years it has been /
n der the management of his son 6.
only child, J. p Dickson, who Il
en- brought it to high state of cultivate
The elder Dickson and wife are $
rs. spared to enjoy the comforts of tn
DIS home, though for some months he
Iss been in very feeble health and is n
as, in his S4th year. The wheat yield [
OF year will be / 800 to 400 bushels.
]. OUR CHANGED SABBATH While
habits Of the people have grown mi
steady, there has been II marked char
i'd. in the Sunday observance of pers
otherwise every way crcditable. Fl
iss years ago the good were very good 9
G. the bad all that the word implies. Z
nd first named went regularly to chur
and many of the latter likewise,
of respect to the day for its sac
= character. There has been mari
lar change in this regard In one of
ars best agricultural sections mile or
lor South of this town, it is stated that
ork one quarter of the people habitu,
'nt attend church, and there is nearly
1t same indifference of their children
raj the Sabbath school. This Is an unlo
lily ed for state of affairs where chu
Ign privileges are so accessible. II
hen much the change in business ha
ley may have to do with this we do
) as know. In the old days. it was
are custom to take a considerable part
S is all of Saturday afternoon to make
YES nrena ratiOna for Suudov ond tho