Smyrna times., 1883-08-01


lodged down his throat and there it
stuck in spite of all endeavors to re-
move it. AS a final remedy he be-
thought himself of drink of beer
something he was not used to), 80 off
he came to town for beverage. 1t
did not remove the fish but it gave
him the cholera morbus which did, and
the way he described how that fish was
moved in different directions was forci-
BILE as well as laughable.
BASE BALL.-The Smyrna Base Ball
Club are to visit Suddlersville, Md,
tomorrow, to play the Actives of that
town, a return game. We trust they
will do themselves credit and as they
are TO appear in a new uniform hare
none but their OlUn members aUear it.
The Millington base ball club that has
measured bats with the Actives chal-
lenged our club to play this afternoon
| in this town, and much interest is mani
tested in the game. Our bows have
also received a challenge from the
Dover club and the game will be play
ed next Tuesday in this town.
THE Cooper Bros, of Moorton, in
sinking an artesian well for J. J. Webb
OF the "Garman" farm, near DeXter's
Corner, are 165 feet deep and still bore
ing in sand stone rock. The first So
feet was blue clay, the next 20 feet was
black clay, while the lower part of the
sand rock through which they are now
boreing is a mixture of particles of sea
shells and what appears to be particles
of bone, thus giving an interesting
feature in the geological formation of
the substratum of our Peninsula. The
Messrs. G. think they may have to go
down 200 feet before finding the proper
| spring water.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-Dur the
thunder storm of last night week, the
lightning struck St. POlycarp Catholic
Church, of this town, apparently at the
chimney, running down which its
course was arrested at the point where
the addition in the rear for sacristy and
confessional. Here it scattered the
plaster, ripped of portions of the win
dow and broke the glass. The damage
was not very considerable and the
church made lucky escape from
what usually follows a descending
thunder bolt. There was no occasion
to open the church and the accident
was not known till two or three days
after.
A DAILY LINE.-The Smyrna and
Delaware Bay Railroad and the steam
er Thomas Clyde will run a daily line
between Smyrna and Philadelphia Uia
Woodland Beach, commencing to-day,
August 1st. A train will leave Smyrna
daily at II NJ, connecting at Woodland
Beach with the steamer Thomas Clyde
for Philadelphia. Returning, the Cyde
will leave Arch street wharf, Philadel-
phia, at 8.15 A. NJ, daily. The train
will leave Woodland Beach at l 80 p.
NJ. Fare for the round trip to Philadel-
phia, $l.25, and to Woodland Beach
and return, so cents. Geo. b. Money
deserves the credit of effecting this ar
rangement.
The cOlOred people who have let the
season pass very well thus far, very
much to the qualification of the farmers
who have been under pressure OF
work, are to have Il big picnic at
Hoogie," on Saturday next, August
4th, under the auspices of the Centen-
NAL M. e. Church, and the Indepen-
dent COrnet Band, of this town.
The Mount Friendship A, NJ, L,
Church, near Kenton, will hold an all
days meeting OH Sunday, August 9Th,
Rev. J. NJ. Proctor, pastor.
On the 10Th of August, Mount Zion,
A. Nj. Il. Church, near Severson's will
holda Grand Rally" Rev. John c.
Brock, pastor.
AS evidence Indicating the rapid
changes taking places on the Peninsula
is the purchase of farm lands by i'm
migrants which were formerly occu.
pied by renters. A gentleman having
J farm to rent informs us that he has haC
no fewer than sixteen applicants for it
: Each succeeding year good farms to ht
: rented are becoming more scarce ant
as a result prices advancing, more care
7 full and thorough cultivation and a bet
ter class of tenants. Good farm land,
located near towns or railroad station.
or on water courses are comparatively
5 cheap anywhere on the Peninsula fo
persons desiring home and farmin.
as an occupation.
: NEARLY four years ago Robert Den
ney, at Duck Creek mills, had sette
bird dog that he PRICED highly, it helns
3 at the time between three and fou
$ years old. One day it disappeare,
they knew not where, nor has he sine
y had any tidings of it and the anima
L has long since been given up as "gone.
: On Friday last he reappeared Just a
mysteriously as he went away, comm
/ in with as much of home air ant
|. friendly wag of the tail as if he ha
: been gone only one day. He wen
: around and greeted each member c
+ the family, His ACTIONS indicated i
every way that he had been off on
/ Rip VanWinkle sleep.
}, THE DAILY LINE.-As before an
5, nounced the Philadelphia and Smyrn
e Transportation Company will CON
mence their daily line between thi
O place to Philadelphia next week. Th
Q steamer j. E. 1ygert will start froI
b Flemming's Landing, whittier passer
v gers will be conveyed by stage, an
n fruit and other freight will be convey
: ed from Rothwell's to that place
S. tug and barges. Shippers will bear i
D. mind that after the advertised tim
" for leaving, the doors will be close
n and no more fruit will be received III
til after the boat leaves. The steame
is now making better time than an
Us previous season and Is carrying a nun
% % her of passengers zach trip,
IS A DINNER or CuoUAIBERs,-Th
of was man in town on Saturday fro
es what Is called the Forest" who
q evidently not afraid of the pain an
IS penalties of cholera morbus. Abol
re dinner time he was seen to sit himse
10 down with two huge cucumbers abol
3. the size of an adams EARLY" ear
corn and he went to "chawin" " one
them about as fast as hungry be
e would plump banana. He got throug
~ with his mess safely without furnisl
" ing the undertaken q job, but serious
% to the most OF the people mot eoppe
y lined) it would have been great ris
u The prevalence of cholera morbus Il
10 past two or three weeks has bee
We marked throughout the country
re condition of affairs that is said
y; always proceed visitation of II
~ Asiatie cholera.
sales Of Poison must be RecOr,
ht ed.
ns The law passed by the last Legisl