Smyrna times., 1883-07-25
Smyrna and Vicinity

III Iuc DAY
A APAPER-weight is used to make the
paper wait.
ALWAYS have an opinion, even if it
is not original.
ROBERT SMITH, carpenter, has moved
to Philadelphia.
On Friday the makers at the Mustard
basket factory made ZOO baskets.
IT is good to be an able weather.
prophet, whether profitable or not.
LEONARD REvIs, of Duck Creek, had
the first tomatoesin market, in quantity.
SAID the farmer to the thresher,-
ave shall meet in this wheat by and
bye"
ABEL S. RIGGS commenced burning,
yesterday, his third kiln of bricks
100000.
WIN. WELLS was the first in market
with watermelons, fine large ones, on
Monday.
TOMATOES are high, seventy-fve
cents a peck, but they're good-in a
measure.
BLACK BIRDS are beginning to flock
and sportsmen are getting ready to
bag them.
THE Maid of Kent will hereafter leave
Leipsic at o'clock instead of IL o'clock
as heretofore.
THE world may owe you a living,
but you step around lively and collect
your own bills.
BETHESDA Sunday School of Clayton
circuit will picnic at Woodland Beach,
next Wednesday.
FISHING parties are now the rage.
The fish may not bite, but the fisher is
certain to be bitten.
The stone masons after a week IS rest
have resumed work on the walls of the
Presbyterian Church.
THE blackberry and huckleberry
season will soon be over. A word from
the preserving kettle.
THE base ball match on Saturday
was the first that has been played in
this town for several years.
The Central Cornet Band, of this
town, has employed Prof. F. Rausher
Of Philadelphia, as instructor.
GIRL, displaying to her backward
escort her patriotism: "Give me soda
water or give me orange icew
The Smyrna school bonds bought BY
Elliott, johnson & Co., of Wilmington
were not on the market week.
THE season at the sea shore is at it
height. 1t generally goes up like ;
rocket and comes down like a stick.
ONE of the Smyrna House boarder
inDocently asked the other day wha
part of the calf the veal came out of.
THERE has been a change in tn
time table of the Delaware Railroad
but we have received no official notice
THE Transportation Company ar
going to put on a daily line of boat
for the peach season. See time table
YES, this is the excursion season
and the editor kindly notes the fact
NhU AAOPo hio OAOW WIN CuC OlOOllu
paper.
WIN. II. CARR scld more ice creaT
by the plate on Monday than any ON
day not n public day, since he has bee
in business.
WIN. Polk CUMMINs sent home thi
morning two wagon loads of his Mary
land berry pickers, showing the seaso
is nearly over.
THE excursion to-day from Chester
town to Cape May was the largest {
the season. Nearly 100 persons frol
this town joined it.
POsTMAsTERs are now required t
keep letters seven days, instead {
thirty days, before sending them to tn
Dead Letter Office.
: OUR shops seem to be full of worl
: Two of our harness makers say the
have work enough ahead to take the
time for two months.
TsCHUDY & Cats have erected
large open shed in the rear of the
yard to protect their piles of baske
) from the falling weather.
VIM. B. COLLINS, who gives mis- Sun
mers to the peach trade, has gone [
New York where he will be associate
with A. F. Young 4 Co.
5 WN. r. MORRIS, of Dover, Is SUPPL,
ing the Diamond State Picking Con
pany with cucumbers from an acre
planting, the first to deliver.
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WE were treated last evening to IL
, best rain since the Spring, that went
the roots of vegetation as none of IL
+, preceding showers have done.
Umbrellas were first made as SUI
f.; shades. In these hot, sunshiny days
S will be wise to put them to their orig
\ nal use when you walk abroad.
= ORCHILLA GUASO is new candida
! for public favor among our farmer
It's merits are fully set forth in an a
Vertisement in another column.
REV ]. T. UMsTED filed the NJ.
. pulpit on both morning and eVepiI
D Sunday, preaching to good eongFeg
D tions, especially in the morning.
TIE water pitcher is a good wealth
indicator. 1t differs from the the
o mometer, however, for the higher Il
: temperature the lower the water.
. July put the "ball in motion " b
!, August is the month of the "merry
= round, ,"-Eyeryhody is in search
/ pleasure, the peach picker excepted.
, The citizens in the vicinity of Mark
't street find great convenience in I
II green grocery of VIM. Wells who kee
II in supply Of all the vegetables of 4
season. sf
l. JOHN PYLE, commission merchal
= Second aud Orange streets, Wilmir
!. ton, gives notice to our farmers that
= is ready to receive oil kinds of count
Ie produce.
e THE Smyrna Base Ball Club are .
:, :. pairing to purchase uniform suits a
III will have them by Saturday. I
n uniform will consist of white shii
ge white pants with blue stripes, bl
= hose, blue belt and blue and white C
= They expect to play the return ga
IN at suddleTsgilse tesmorrow we
b. August 2nds Issues 81