Smyrna times., 1883-10-03

LIE HfSG OF october found a fey
remnants of late corn still uncut. bu
the fodder has been mostly saved +
good condition.
PROF. JAS. H. GROVES was electe,
by the Conclave of Heptasophs at thei
last meeting. Financier, vice H. F
Phllleo, removed
n. I. UNDERWOOD dried for Geo
Heinold % baskets of Smock neacbs
that turned out 4! pounds of peeIe,
fruit to the basket
b: B. ALLEN who advertised Parvi
" Blggs phosphate in the TIMES las
week, tells us his sales have been un
expectedly large since.
"SALINE FORESTER" is the name q
large and delicately tinted rose grown
ny Mrs. Isaac Pennewill. One present
ed us measured 81 inches across it.
The Smyrna ladies were compliment.
ed by great many disinterested visit.
ors, at the Fair, as having the finest
displays in the departments Of art and
fancy work.
AN exchange puts it thus: pretty
girls are ike confectionery in more
ways than one. They are sweet; thew
are expensive; and they are conducive
to heartburn.
SEVERAL of our street payements
have been graded and relaid. but a
good many more ought to be before
winter. 1t is time for all water basins
IN the streets to go"
/
lee Centennial Church will hold =
Free WiIL offering next Sunday, nro-
ceeds for the purpose of paying off rent
and Building Loan, and also to Law in a
supply Of Winter coal.
BISMARCK" well known canine of
). w. Denney's household and better
known as IBIS" shook Off this mortal
coil " yesterday, from an accident. hay-
ing reached the honorable age of IS
years.
Sunday was an out-of.doors dav
The churches were well attended and
the amount Of riding and country visit
ms was as persistently prosecuted as
the bees in gathering their stock of
honey.
WILLARD G. PIERCE has bought of
John IL. Hotiocker, managing owner
the schooner Nettie for 81 400. She
VII! continue to run from this creek
under the command of Capt. r. J.
Thomas. -
kOBr. Ii. CUMMINS had his wheat
crop nearly seeded when stopned Inv
the rain storms of Sunday night and
yesterday. VIM. NJ. Bower and VIM
+. Spruance also partly seeded their
crops last week.
THE Elkton Fair, which was inter-
Tered with by the heavy rain yester-
day, the opening day, will probably be
continued SO as to take in Saturday.
IL Will doubtless be attended by a
number of our citizens.
In the list of jurors drawn to attend
me y: =. Circuit Court which meets in
" llmlnSton, October 10th, the follow
ing were drawn for Duck Creek Hum
dred; Geo. II. Raymond, L. NJ. Fowler
and Walter o. Hotfecker.
The services at the NJ. f. Church in
of the lengtheninp even
lngs will hereafter be held at 7 O'Clock |
instead OF half past. Rev. Mr.. Rigg
VIII " preach next Sunday morning, and |
Rev. Mr.. Umsted in the evening.
A. +. GRIFFITH, real estate broker
mas sold the farm, near Blackbird camp
ground, belonging to +. f. Philleo
containing 125 acres, for $4,000 to
William Wood, near Smyrna. who in
tends this farm for home for his son
COME back, come back. is the crv of
smyrna to its mechanics who wander
ed away i'll the dull times succeeding
the panic. The call all the time is for
more carpenters, bricklayers, plasterers.
&C, TO do the pressing work constantly
in demand.
MICHAEL RILEY shipped yesterday
TO Lea q Sons, millers, of Wilmington
SUI baskets of new corn, on the cob
Ii was grown on q lot adjoining the
town, and was planted early and well
cared tor by his father, and thus was
ripe ahead of most other crops.
As THIS is the season for novelties in
farm products, we would be pleased to
note any such in the possession of anv
1t our farmers. Let us see any biz
apples, pears, potatoes, or any other
curious thing upon the farm and we
will tell your neighbors of them.
THE Peninsular Bone Fertilizer Cam
1any tell us the demands for the "Star
Bone " phosphate are larger this than
my proceeding year in its manufac-
'ure and that the orders are ahead of
.helr production. The shipments for
ne last 40 days have averaged 100 tons
Der day. ~ '0'''
The street sprinkler finished its work
IN Saturday, the last dav of Sentem-
yGr' ana went into Winter quarters.
Inc cloud sprinkler could beat it. but {
ne merchants and citizens in tho busi.
less part OF the town found much com 5
Ort IN Its temporizing efforts in LAYING
he dust. '"5
SUNDAY was day of golden sun
nine and balmy breezes and wouId
ave done credit to August in it's Sum
ner aspect rather than the last dav of
A heavy thunder shower
Turing the church hour in the EVENING
vas III Keeping with the Summer aspect
If the day. 80 f'N0'
IL. NJ. JOHNSON has transformed the
ooms that formerly comprised the :
INES office into three neat offices and
he walls that formerly had an intimate
with printers ink now
With the aid of the paper hanger. are
made to resemble flower garden in
N'0' i"
The potato, tomato, and other Fail
roPs have had longer lease of life
nan was expected during the low tenn
erature three weeks ago. We have
inferred on October without anv effects
I frost, while in the Northwestern
tates they have had snowy and freez.
ng weather. ~ - W."
oUPERINTENDENTs Williams and Car
enter, as per notice in another col
NM will hold examinations of cand;.
ates for teachers in End and 3rd Grade v
ertltlcates in Wilmington and Georgia t
own on Saturday next, and also in v
lover on Friday and Saturday 10Th and q
5th inst, for 1st, End, 3rd and life Ger h
ficates. wi b
The tile roof on the new Presbvta- n
ian Church is about completed. II n
'as the intention of the Congregation h
worship in the chapel next S9ndav p
ut from some delay in the workman. L
nip the second coat of nIastar;no r. a