Smyrna times., 1883-08-15
Smyrna and Vicinity.

CAN'T Smyrna have an electric light?
BLACKsMIrHs' motto-Strike while |
the iron is hot.
ABOUT five car loads of peaches are
shipped daily from KentOn depot.
THERE should be no elopements
now,-this is the cant-elope season.
"YAs, boss, de price of eggs and de
telegraph message am bof subject to
de lay"
QUITE q good number of persons
went again to-day on the Cape May
excursion.
WITH the exception of cabbages our
truck in market is slimly supplied and
prices high.
WHEAT threshing throughout this
section is pretty well through with and
the crops largely sold.
Four of the last funerals attended by
FAIRIES Dc Bro, updertakeFs, were caus-
ed by bilious dysentery.
REV. WIN. FAIRIES filed the appoint
ments of Rev. Mr.. Waddell at Friend
ship and Union on Sunday.
A YOUNG couple becoming engaged,
what unripe vegetable are you remind
ed of?-A-greein' to-mate-o,
A MAN may not believe in secret
societies, but when he gets sleepy in
church he becomes nod fellow.
REy. /. =. BARRETT, of Still Pond,
Md, is expected to fill the pulpit of the
M, E, Church, this town, next Sunday
ITlOOks this morning as if the drought
which has been telling seriously on
grain, vegetables and fruit, was com
ing to an end.
FROM two to four car loads o.
peaches, Mountain Rose, York's anC
CrawfoFd's Early, are being shipped
daily from BrenfoFd,
1T is not often that an animal re
covers from the lock-jaw, but DR.
Lambdin has brought out fine younj
horse for VIM. Hudson.
THE camp neaP Persons Corner
which commences on Saturday ha
! twenty-five or thirty tents and expect
a competent ministrial supply,
PHILLIPS, the clothier, had for Gus
toner this week man raised nea
! Delany's, "a years old, who has onl
q been in Smyrna twice in his life.
WIN. d. HoFFEcKER, on A. P. Gri
/ fith's farm in the "Alley," shippe
a Reeds Golden Yellow peaches las
\ week, % of which filed a gallon baske
j CAPT. A. SCOUT & Sons largest shi,
8 ment of grapes, mostly Lady and Har
d ford, thus far has been in one day
n baskets. A basket weighs 80 pound
n THE crop of cloverseed, the secor
Il growth, is unusually good this yea
4 Our vicinity shows some very fiji
a fields, Some have commenced cuttir
. it.
REV. ID. A. RIpoUT, pastor of Ce
tepDial NJ. +. Church, will lecture I
IS morrow eyepipg at the church. Su
,s ject, Woman in three differe
spheres"
,r WE have a second letter from A..
Griffith which will appear in our ne
u" issue. On our first page w. o. H
D. feeker gives us his impressions of Lur
" Cave aad Virginia.
IS Two new brick kilns have be
ge started in KentOR Hundred; one
ly Mr.. Remley on the road from
a. derwoods Corner to BIaAco," and
~ John T. Poore, at Kenton.
"' TIE eolored people of this tov
is. under the supervision of the Indep,
ial dent Cornet Band, assisted by ba
w. from Wilmington, will go on a pic
to Woodland Beach on Saturday.
res The congregation of Bethel A, M,
nd Church will hold their annual yilli
20. camp at the church, beginning Sat
nd day evening, September LIST, coptinu
me over two Sabbaths, Rev. joins g, Bro
,he pastor. 2m4E 6Ee af
of THE several eyaporating firms
,al- commencing this week ON peacl
the They are not entering into 1t this y
gin with the same zest as last year beca
OF of the extremes in prices of the +
ere from the orchard and that in mar
on after IL As cared, The canning fact
ally of J. Ii. HoffeckeP viii not CONNIE
rest until Crawford's Early are ripe,