Smyrna times., 1883-08-15

A HAUL was made ON the tramps at
Clayton, and between that place and
this town on Tuesday, and twenty
lodged in Jail at Dover, three escaping
while the cars were in motion. 1t is
stated that a demand was made to
know why they were arrested, the re-
ply being, "vagrancy, no visible means
of support" The man asking the
question forthwith pulled out wallet
containing about 800, pointing to /
which he asked if that was not q visible
means of support? He had the point |
of law on his side and the officer let |
him go at once. They have largely |
cleaned up since and but little begging |
has been done in this town this week. |
SMALL PoX.-The people of the
lower part of Thoroughfare Neck are
disturbed by case of small pOx, at the
residence of Henry WoOdkeeper. The
subject is thirteen year old boy who
came there from Philadelphia, on a
visit with his mother some ten days
before he was taken sick. There was
great surprise when DIR. EnOs, of
Townsend, pronounced it small pox,
and every possible arrangement has
been made to isolate the case. The
boys mother and aunt are nursing him
and the neighboring farmers have
made arrangements to pick the peach
crop so that none of Mr.. Wookeeper's
family will have anything to do with it.
REV. d. F. WADDELL, pastor of APP
poquinimink Circuit by invitation fill
ed the M. E. pulpit, of this town, on
Sunday. His text in the morning was
from End Corinthians, 5th chapter, 18th
verse: Therefore, if any man be in
Christ he is a new creature; old things
are passed away, behold all things are
become new" His premises in eluci-
dating his subject were securely laid,
and the contrast in defining the lives of
the old and new creature Enthusiastically
drawn. The discourse at night was
on the "plan of redemption" The
Reverend Gentleman in method, man
ner, tone and voice showed himselftO be
a typical, earnest. Methodist preacher,
who is prompted always to practical
results.
FARM WAGEs.-In the pressure of
work on the farms this season and
scarcity of help, the day labOrers have
, "bulled" the market, running the
: wages up to 81 % and board for most
all kinds of work. The farmers paid
it under protest because they could not
help themselves, but with the tramps
have come a number of good wOrkmeI
and as the peach crop is light in the
most of orchards and the supply o.
s laborers lifts them out of the position
: of dependents" they have, at leas
9 in some neighborhoods, decided on u
J. cents and board as the pay for day.
l work. The prices of labor have beer
: out of proportion to the prices of grain
: In former years the price of day
labor was rated with that of the value
of Il bushel of corn.
l. WE do not know that the promise O
y a rich musical treat had anything to d.
n with the large number on the Cap
II May excursion on Wednesday 9TH
n music promised of itself to be worth tn
5 cost of the trip or whether the resul
n of conjunction of circumstances, bU
y one thing is certain, the music was tn
% least, the "wee bit" of the Who'll
affair. A passenger who had laid him
"A self out for something exhilarating, di
~ ~ not hear a vocal strain from any men
- ber of the Association" nor did tn
tS band pipe note, not even "Whoi
70 Emma" their favorite tune. But ft
~ some music that the Clyde provides fC
- - it's daily trips, those thirsting for ii
ppt "strains divine" would have felt the
" had been fed on husks where riC
IN banquet had been promised.