Smyrna times., 1882-09-13

JACOB LIENBURGER got down by the
cars on Monday, IL fine steers which
he has put in his lots to pasture, and
will butcher as he needs them. This
looks like business.
REV. J. J. KELLEY, the Indian
will give lecture this even
ing at Bethel A. M. +. Church in
costume in which he will describe the
peculiar characteristics of the race.
The price of admission will be 10 cents.
THE cannery of Levin near Leipsic
and the evapOrating establishment in
the town have been running since the
commencement of the peach season, |
but like other places have been curtail- |
ed in their operations for the want of
adequate labor.
SwEETPOTATOEs are coming in more
freely, but not in usual supply for this
time of the year. We should have had
q very large crop, but for the unusual
rotting of the tubers in the hot-beds
last Spring, thus largely reducing the
number of plants.
THE Governor met the applicants
for the office of Clerk of the Peace,
with their friends yesterday in Dover,
and number went from this section
in the interest of Messrs. Wilds and
Register. The appointment will be
made Saturday.
On MONDAY Constable Weldon car
ried a wagon load of darkies" before
Squire Colt for having difficulty with
their neighbors, all living on Parsons
branch on the farm of A. l.. Hudson.
Susan Murray was fined for assault, and
she and the others put under bail.
Ell. COLT as executor of the estate of
the late Henry Eubanks sold oil Thurs
day last, subject to widows dover, the
property ON Union street, lot and two
dwellings to VIM. w. Tschudy for
1925. Also lot in West Smyrna
containing nearly a quarter of an acre
to w. Frank Jefferson for $25.
A. p. GRIFFITH, real estate broker,
sold dwelling house and lot on Com
merce street, this town, belonging to
John B. Cooper, to Mrs. Rebecca f.
Hough, for 81 $50; also a dwelling
house and lot at Duck Creek, belong
ing to Rev. w. r. McFarlane to VIM.
Wells for between $400 and $500.
THE storm of rain and high wind
which commenced on Sunday night
and ended on Tuesday morning, was
rather heavy on the peach orchards
breaking them considerably and whip
ping the fruit off From the trees that
| L. TO fxVro hoE rofe
went to the ground and were mostly
lost.
THE lightning rod agent has escaped
the MiddletOWn Transcript man and hi
grave yard which he had prepared fol
planting them in on their first call, ant
is roaming around down here in Kent
Our farmers had made no such sanguin
| airy preparations, and are seriously re
r GREETING that visit was not made T.
. that office first.
!, LAST Wednesday an engine attached
G to a peach train on the Delaware
o Chesapeake railroad jumped the trac
: near GoldsborOugh and rolled over o
Z its side. The fireman, Frank O'Nei
I, son of the engineer of the Smyrn
G Branch road, was caught under tn
Il wreck and received numerous injurit
together with an ugly wound on h
leg.
THE Church Campmeeting at Beth,
II A. NJ. E. church was largely attende
q from town and country and i'll additiO
E. an excursion train from ChestertoW
70 of five car loads. There was muC
q promenading through the town Fl
observation presumably by the excu
ol siOniStS.
y, Next Sunday Church Campmeetil
TO will be held at the Centennial Chur,
no which will doubtless be likewise W,
- attended.
~, The annual meeting of the Du
= Greek Hundred Bible Society was he
oe according TO appointment, ut the Off
It's of A. p. Griffith. The present Office
yo and executive committee were re-elC
Of ted. The following persons were a
pointed delegates to attend the Ke
III County Bible Society to be held
ng Magnolia, tomorrow, the l4th ins
ses DIR. VIM. Cummins, Thomas Jam
m DIR. J. G.. Swinney, w. p. Smithers a
10 DIR. VIM. T. Collins.
,ht THE Shipment of peaches for I
no past three days from our depot
~ been as follows: Saturday, 13 ca
ry- Monday, (raining), 8: yesterday,
to Peaches yesterday sold in New YC
at from 60 cents to 81. Have not he;
from there to-day. In Boston IL
sold yesterday at 81 to $3.50 and t
morning (Only six cars of the cightt
I'M at 1925 to $1.75. The cars fir
eSV the Peninsula yesterday numbered
Total amount to this date 5,172.
mas THE tramps or peach plucks like
nh' song-birds, are taking their depart
,ve but in an opposite direction, some
,eir the cars while a larger number foo
up the railroad track These men
largely persons of other but not sett
ion occupations who came down here f
at change, just as those of better circl
veil stances go from the cities to the mo
tains and seaside. Our peach {
could not have been picked with
ing them. There were enough of pro
this sional tramns to rive them all n
ally name.
The following from the New Y
the Sun of Friday, ought to indicate
inly some people why they did not
mes better prices for their fruit:
"Just look how the peaches
pouring into the markets of this C
liant Yet, at thousands of places through
uch the city where peaches are sold,
the hard it is to get good peach! v
heaps upon heaps of unripe or
IL rotten peaches are offered for s
nelt de How luscious and delicious, how b
III = ~ tiful and wholesome, is perfectpet
'i"i Out with these green, decaying, de
dealing peachesW
the r,,r, cn..o,, C,os,,,o rho :,
gely o,ro,uars r,a ora ,,o,,, on tboir Loot WOW;
Ln;r Snis except q few Salway and Heath,
iioiA this week will about wind them
Some finished last week. The Sc
OF of has not been a very profitable on
vo IN the grower. The early part of
,xbi. Summer was dry, and kept the
.idav from ripening early. Then the !
came, and all the varieties rip
together and made too much of q
our on the market for the growers to
urers ! iZe n fair nrice for their fruit