Smyrna times., 1883-08-22

Tomorrow will be farmers day"
at Collins Beach, and Mr.. Campbell
expects to have a set out that will
make every farmer happy.
JOHN III. BISHOP is building ON his
farm between Bishops Corner and
Moorton, fine residence that will be
a credit to the neighborhOod.
Mrs. ELLEN CUMMINs has sold her
farm, at Morris Station, Kent County,
Maryland, containing 177 acres, to her
son, Wm. A. Cummins, for $4,000.
HARRY d. BOYER, formerly in the
livery business in this town has taken
the store vacated by John Gundermann
on Main street, and will open grocery
store.
EVERY business man is wishing for
September to come, for then business
would stop all this Summer extrava-
gance and bring in some dollars to pay
the bills.
The Cooper Brothers, of MOorton,
sank three artesian wells in the woods
at the Penrose camp which furnished
them with plentiful supply of water
on Sunday.
CONTRARY to expectation, the rain
of last week was not sufficient for turn
ing fallow in many fields. In this re-
spect it was like all its predecessors of
the Summer.
The Diamond State Pickling Com
pany are receiving large quantities of
cucumbers from our farmers for
pickles, for which they are paying %
cents a basket.
THE colOred peoples picnic at
Woodland Beach, in the grove on Sat
urday, was largely attended and good
order prevailed. Two bands of music
were in attendance.
PERSONS interested in the new white
grape, NiGgGrG-which is sold by con-
tract Only-can see the fruit on the
vines in ]. w. Anthony's vineyard any
time before August 31st.
PRUDENT lovers will wait for the
two-cent postage stamp in October
before indulging in extensive CORES
pondence, but they should never re-
sort to the open postal card.
w. FRANK JEFFERSON, it is reported,
has bought the Railroad Hotel, so called
at Clayton, opposite the station, but
just what he intends doing with it has
not transpired but any one can guess.
r. M. COOPER, at Moorton, has been
sending his best peaches in crates hold
ing 12 gallon baskets which brought
him $14 per crate. Fine prices have
been obtained by number of shippers.
GEO. w. GORDON received on Satur-
day 200 large watermelons that sold
from 25 to 80 cents each. With climate
and soil adapted why can't such pro.
ducts be raised in sufficient quantities
at home.
THE Milford Chronicle, which re.
Gently put in a new power press, came
to us last week enlarged and in quartz
form and looks greatly improved
Four pages appear under the head Of
the DeLdUare Farmer.
5UNalER, which got in the fashion
this season like the rest but thu
"Cant-get-away Club, and made {
trip to the Polar regions, has localized
its rays to give US in the last two week.
the aggregate August heat.
JOHN GUNDERAlANN, who has beer
making aud selling shoes opposite tn,
Delaware House for the past yea
and a-half, has moved to Philadelphia
, and Mrs. Herrick, of Spruance City
moves tomorrow to Chester, Pa.
THE new postal notes, for transmits
sion through the mails in sums les
than five dollars, will be ready Septem
Der first. They will cost three cent
and will be found very convenient fo
: the purpose for which they are design
: ed.
7 THE child of Elijah Benson, west {
f Kenton, which we noticed last week a
G having wandered off, was found o
Wednesday morning In @ straw STAG
near the house, with no damage eXceE
some bFiar scratches on the arms an
It neck.
# THE peach growers who sold the
i peaches early in the season for 80
Y so cents per basket, in view of the hig
y prices which have since been obtaine
: for them in the city markets by I'll
y purchasers might be called "premi
v lures"
,r THE train that has been leaving tn
= I town on Wednesdays for Woodlan
n Beach at Z and returning at IL O'oioC
If has been discontinued, but the Oh
A. which goes at 5 and returns at z O'cloC
Of is still continued, giving persons &
le opportunity for bath and supper.
le THE wires are being run into Il
r new railroad Office at Clayton for Il
er dispatcher's use, and Mr., Mackey e
T. poets to occupy that department {
e Thursday. Mr. Murphey, train mastt
20 will probably move in the same da
n' The other rooms are not so far adva
n ced.
~ The PhiiadelphiS Press suggests
to Delawareans that as a means of Fiddi
We themselves of the tramps that they
ne put to breaking stone. About the on
p kind Of stones they would find he
70 will be peach stones, Evidently t
o1 editor Of the Press has never been
a. Delaware.
'se The bank that w. +. G. Colt is &C
ce @ nected with, is the indianapolis Natiol
tn Bank, and not the First National Ba
be that had some trouble week or t
y ago, The indianapolis National
- presided over by Theo. P. Haugh,
also formerly Of this town, and
recognized as one of the best hanki
houses in Indiana.
lF' RoBT. L. CUMMINs attempted ris
thing on Saturday with runni
"a horse. 1t was coming down NJ
street at full speed and when oppos
him he jumped and caught 1t by
ch rein. He stopped the animal but
nd jerked him off his feet and gave
such shaking up that he will not
no likely to repeat it again.
ug JOHN II. HoEPEcKER has bought
peach crop of John G. Blades, ljv
on on the farm of Mrs. NJ. A. Culbreti
,ea this town, near Sudlersville, Md,
= 81, 400, The crop is estimated at
tween 1000 and 5000 baskets, Mr..
no to furnish the baskets. The peac
The will be shipped from sudlersville
this town for evaporating and canni
fy IT is stated of two of our citizens [
'O' somstime ago they argued the quest
for q week whether "a person could
nee a hole" or not, and we believe t