Smyrna times., 1883-07-25

looks as if there would be no "I4ambs"
to shear.
IT has been said that peaches will
not grow along the canal, but the full
est orchard which ID. ]. Cummins has
is on his farm near st. Georges, along
the canal.
A correspondent of Kenton asks us
the number of Banks in Delaware.
We answer, there are 15 National and
A State-19; and IL banks on the East
ern Shore of Maryland.
HARRY L. EVANS, formerly telegraph
operator in this town, now with Elliott,
Johnson & Co., of Wilmington, operates
the private wire of the Morning NelCs
each night from II to 2 o'clock.
THE National Bank building with its
rich coat of olive, hooded doors, bright
cherry windows and entrance way, has
quite distingue look ih company with
its straight angled companion buildings.
UNDER the influence of the hot
weather one of our citizens purchased
ON Monday, the first pair of shoes he
has had in fifty years. He has been
wearing boots all this while, the year
round.
VIM. A. FAIRIES & Bro, undertakers
of this town are using successfully the
embalming process in place of ice in
preserving dead bodies. 1t has an ad-
vantage in being both cheaper and
cleaner.
HARVEY SMITH, night telegraph
operator of tie Delaware Railroad, d.
III. Mackey, train dispatcher and his
assistant, E. ]. Rollins, removed their
offices from Wilmington to Clayton on
Saturday.
JOHN =. HUDSON had horse which
he recently purchased severely lacerat-
ed in both fOrelegs by running into a
barbed wire on Sunday evening. DIR.
Lambdin dressed the wounds, having to
use the needle.
BETWEEN 40 and 80 car loads of fruit,
vegetables, &c, pass daily over the
railroad now, and they will increase
from this time on to the height of the
peach season. The shipment of peaches
by car loads has now begun.
TsCHUDY & CATS are sending slaves
to party i'll Pennington, n. j., at the
rate of a cent for the requisite number
to make basket. The hoops, bottoms,
&C., are made there, but they haven't
the gum logs i'll that State necessary
for cutting the slaves.
GRAPE raisers and fruit growers will
be interested in the advertisement Of
Jas. G. Farson, of Brenford. His grape
basket is q speciality. Capt. Scout
knows a good thing when he sees it
and he has already purchased a large
stock from Mr.. FarsOn.
THERE is evidently too much shade
about some of the houses in this town
At points the shade presents a malaria
appearance, and it is to be feared exert
a malarial influence. Open the way
for sun and air to reach your homes
Other homes need more shade.
ONE day last week the counter O
one of our stores was lined with row
of colored customers. 1t looked as
the merchants drawer was to have
clever addition to its pile, but the clerl
while he had seven purchasers. the,
were each of just one yard of muslin
The TIMES Office was the recipien
one day last week, from VIM. Poll
Cummins, of two boxes of magnificen
blackberries that piled up almost lik
walnuts. These are the berries tina
have been bringing such fine prices il
Boston. He has 45 acres in this fruit
The Tenth Annual Catalogue of tn
Wilmington Conference Academy is o.
our table. This school registered on
hundred and forty-six pupils last yeal
and seems to be growing in publ
favor. For catalogue address, Pro
r. III. Skinner, Dover, Del.
JOSEPH L. LAVENDER while at wor
on the new school house on SATURDAY.
by the turning of joist was precipita
ted into the cellar distance of eigt
or nine feet and considerably bruise
in the fall, but fortunately no bone
broken. He has been disabled since {
work.
IT seems that Sapp, Holden an
Moore, the basket makers of George
town, won't come to time after throw
ing out challenge to Start, Keys an
Conner, of this town. The latter ure
them to test of speed, and the cha
lenge is open to any other three maker
in the State. --
JOSEPH r. JEFFERSON, whose bar
and last years crops of wheat and cor
were burned few weeks since, is ge
; ting lumber together to rebuild
Mr.. ]. had the further misfortune [
severely sprain his ankle at the tim
of the fire and he is still unable to O,
about only on crutches.
f STANDING at the depot recently. an
looking at the little grove of large tire,
directly opposite, we thought what
beautiful little triangular park it woul
, make with a neat fence, some gree
sod, and few plants and flowers. TT
cost would be small and the beaut
would more than compensate for it.
PEARs.-The Peninsula does N
Y promise more than half crop of pear
r but the orchard of Col. Robt. Hill.
the "Big Oak" occupied by Geo. ]
Lohand, is perhaps the finest in Due
r Creek Hundred, and it is doubtf
: whether the County can beat it. III
prospective yield is estimated at full
1900 baskets. ."
OUR readers visiting Cape May Poi
= or Ocean Grove should not forget tn
there are Smyrnians in each plaC
ready to give them hearty welcome
: Miss Lizzie Savin at the former al
: Jos. E, Williams at the latter. o.
s citizens who have been at either pla
bring good reports as to the table al
other comforts,
q Col. GEO. w. CUMMINs has sold h
o crop of Reeves Favorite" at "Woo
lawn" to his brother ID. J. Cummins,
$1.00 per basket, the latter to furnii
i the baskets for shipping. The Reeve
t ('rawford's and Susquehanna's.
+ yellow fruit, usually shy bearers, a
estimated this year at only about o.
o quarter of crop.
). CAPT. A. ScoUT & Son are preparil
l. for grape picking, the season for whi
commences in less than month. TIL
, got by rail on Saturday 1000 baskt
:. made especially for marketing grapes
3 oblong, with handle and cover. Th
' are the largest and most SUGGEST
grape culturists in the section, havi
II about 1000 vines. J.
r Mr.. TRUAx lwhose observations a
e given elsewhere) regards the you
orchard of Col. Geo. w. Cummins.