Smyrna times., 1883-05-09

1hNy al - W hdNC AC.Ab lttA hCoNg Oub blCH {
had better wait until the crops are |
gathered
OUR wheat and grass fields are most
ly i'll a luXuriaRt condition and the |
crops of both wheat and hay are at this
time very promising.
The Diamond State Pickling Compa-
ny are making contracts with our
farmers for growing cucumbers. They
expect to have the product of so acres.
THE sittings for the concert on Fri
day evening will not be so crowded
together as at the late Mcclure lecture,
and will therefore be more comfortable.
THE Presbyterians have decided to
build their new church of Serpentine
stone from Chester county Pa, and the
first cargo is expected to arrive this
week.
JOHN p. COLLINS, of Thorcughfare
Neck, who planted corn on the 10Th
nit. when several other of our farmers
planted, says his corn is coming up
nicely.
THE weather the past two days has
been intensely warm for the season,
the murcury rising to 860 and causing
much discomfort from the sudden
change.
Quito a number of the members of |
Morning Star Lodge, will accompany |
B. V. Weldon, Deputy Grand Master, |
to Camden, this evening, to install the
officers of Amity Lodge.
AT A meeting of the vestry of St.
! Peters Church on Monday, Wilson L.
| Cavender was chosen to fill the office
of Junior Warden in the place of Dr.
VIM. Cummins deceased.
THE first load of sea trout came to
town last night. They will form an
important article of diet for the resi-
dents contiguous to the Delaware Bay
shore for the next several weeks.
S. S. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
partially made for the M. E. Sunday
School to have an excursion to Tolches-
ter. The matter will be submitted to
the Association at its first meeting.
HERMAN S. TYGERT has graded and
seeded the large yard surrounding his
new dwelling and enclosed it with an
iron fence. The front is to be still
further improved by wide pavement.
JOHN H. BEwLEY last week remov-
ed gate posts at the gates of his stable
yard, to substitute new ones, that he
placed there on purchasing the prop
erty 33 years ago. They were white
oak
THERE will be a total eclipse of the
sun on the 10th inst, but it will not be
visible in this latitude. A partial
eclipse of the moon will take place
October 10th, which will be visible
here.
THE genial weather of the past week
has caused stir of the women among
: the flower beds, urns and window
f boxes. The love for, and companion
ship of flowers is continually on the
! increase.
: JOHN L. PHILLIPS who has hereto
a fore been dealing only in gentlemen's
furnishing goods has made a new
departure by adding thereto a good
c stock of ready made clothing for Sum
IS mer wear.
/ ATTENTION is called to the adver-
II tisements of J. Y. Stewart, of Dover
d Browning of Philadelphia, and o
e Hardcastle & Jones, j. f. Phillips anC
E. NJ. Fowler, the latter to a new stocl
of Summer hats.
% Miss KATE SPRUANCE has been ae
cepted out of number Of applicants
. in response to the advertisement las
C. week for Teacher at "Sunny Side
v school, near town, and commenced oil
rs her duties Monday.
u Do NOT forget the concert On Frida
Sc night: we are promised most enter
Id tanning evening, and then the proceed
~ are for the benefit of the Sunday SchoC
treasury, which should never be allow
50 ed to get SO low rs it is.
70 Col. II. G.. DOUGLASS will have h
office as Commissioner of Insurance q
the Office of John c. Stockly on Mai
street. The duties of the new offiC
of are not intended in anyway to interfel
" with his regular business at Clayton.
We THE funeral sermon of colore
child who died in this town over
year ago from small pox was n
lte preached until last Sunday. If Il
rs event was deferred because Of possib
l-Se' contagiOn, they were certainly on Il
r ru- safe side.
ort THE sheep-shearing season has q
nd rived, and is important to the farmer
nit the first product and bringing in Il
ed. first money of the season. The priC
the as offered for the fleece as it com
est. from the sleeps back starts at % cer
on per pound.
sct-
,al. WE see by the advertising colum
ite. of our exchanges that the war betwe
ng. the agents of the Twine Binders
ost about to commence, which Isl the fl
,or. sniff after the Spring frosts of the co
not ing harvest, that ought to be here
nu- six or seven weeks.
. .no Now is the time to whiteYash yc
tbn premises and purify them. Moth
Va. va improves the looks Of outbHildings a
yoi fences more than o good coat of lin
&c and beside it tends greatly TO tn
o,t @ sanitary condition; it Is cheap, q
,eso should be used freely.
tur- THE unusual event of good Sund
De called out the church goers on Sund
morniEg, especially at the M.
are church. La tslis church in addition
'un- the usual services OF interest the Past
hid Rev. Mr.. Rigg, received into memt
Lers, ship by certificate from distant plat
tam TAN eight persons.
it's
coal JERRY GoLDsBoRoUGH has five W,
but animals whose united ages are
hel years. This is reached by guessing
gar age of one of the mules, that was c
ltry. sideFed q patriarch when the late
cess began, but nevertheless did some pc
hers otto service for its country before It
stom mustered ont,
after
ont THE best run corn rows on
q at Kenton road-straight and long
the on the farm of DIR. James Temple !
raoes Kenton. The farm of III. p. Masse
toe yjgor of his berry and wheat c.
- and the good farming aspect geReri
is perhaps RDS eKcelled by any o
V. riana IN tho rna1