Smyrna times., 1883-10-24
Smyrna and Vicinity.

after all, the need of bread and butter.
SOME of the naples, so beautiful one
short week ago, have now put on their
Winter rig.
ABEL S. RIGGS is burning his fourth
and last brick kiln of the season of over
1000 bricks.
A Mr.. KING from New Jersey, has
been engaged to teach the school at
Downs Chapel.
THE several days of high east wind
has made very high tides all along the
Delaware side of the bay.
THE cotillion party and oyster supper
at Collins Beach, tomorrow evening,
will not be forgotten by our young
folks.
GEORGE SCATTERGooD and DR.. II.
w. LObb, two of Philadelphia's well
known horse fanciers, were in town
Monday.
THE turnip crop promises to be a
large one this Fall, under the very
favorable weather for the growth of
this crop.
THE Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet Tuesday evening, October Both.
at u o'clock, at the residence of Mrs.
Edward Beck.
JESSE VANE, in the Neck, has put a
two story and half addition to his
dwelling that will greatly add to its
comfort as a home.
Parties at Blackbird say there was
few minutes fall of snow on Sunday
evening, and hail we are told fell dur
ing the storm yesterday.
The weather prophets say that this
is to be mild Winter because the pre-
vailing wind was from the South when
the sun crossed the line.
THOs. B. JOHNS, formerly teacher of
our public schools, is on the Democratic
ticket of Caroline County, Md. for the
office of County Surveyor.
THE Bethel A. M. f. Church, of this
town, has raised during the past nine
months nearly 5000, relieving their
church entirely of debt.
WITH the quantity of water that fell
yesterday it would seem that the mill
ponds that have been depleted for six
months could cry, hold, enough!
THE late potato crop, the farmers
tell us, is better than it has been for
four or five years. Many of the tubers
will equal those of California growth
SMALL shipments of corn on the col
are being made to Philadelphia ON the
1ggert A considerable quantity Of
stock is also going to the city market
A POTATO is on exhibition at the
Office of J. E. Tygert & Co., of the Bur
bank variety, raised by +. E. Postles
one of theiragents, that weighs 2pound'
and Is ounces.
If the warm weather the second
week of this month had been dry a.
we'll as warm, the farmers would hav,
been very apprehensive of damage
from the Hessian fly.
Mrs. GEORGE CAREY, on the OILS
Windle property, on the Bombay Hool
road, is remOdeling her dwelling an(
putting an addition in the rear. Jos
Evans is doing the work.
A GENTLEMAN in an adjoining Stat
renewing his subscription says that @
a number of papers that come to hi
house none is more highly priced b.
his family than the SMYRNA TIMES.
A FRIEND of the masses expresse
the fear that our public schools at pres
ent teach everything except what lead
, to work, and that our whole scheme {
education tends to make clerks, nc
men.
| THE Philadelphia and Smyrna Tran!
, pOrtation Company have made arrange
ments to unload a boat load of coal 6
Fleming's Landing, for the accommC
dation of their many patrons in ths
y section.
WE are indebted to Rev. DIR. J.
Roche, of Brooklyn, for interestin
= pamphlet article he has written in fave
: of removing the time limit in the al
a pointment of Ministers of the M.
If Church.
: A COMMUNICATIONS in the Morni1
VI NelOs from Kenton says that the Peep
n of that town or a number of them hay
sent to the Courta remonstrance again
e, renewing the license of the hotel keI
10 by Mr.. Guessford.
n THE opinion is expressed and with
al great deal of plausability that as soc
); as the Smyrna creek can be made nav
in gable for steamboats, to Smyrna LandiI
ID factories and other industries w
J. spring up at once.
~ JOSEPH HUM, who had been wi
III Gus Wick four years as his tonsori
n helper before leaving few weeks a,
ID for the city, has returned again.
" and the people of Smyrna seem W,
T. suited to each other.
- WE are nearing the close of Octob
Id and still bean and tomato vines q
BY green. We have had a very slig
ar frost but the cold weather that is pi
Ike vailing at the North will probably DIR
en- down this way in few days.
~ THE lovers of good horsemansl
~ will not forget the Tournament to-m'
~ row at Worton, Md. Visitors hav'
4os chance at two trains: one leaves
Sc 100 and the other at 1910 A. NJ, q
return when the games are over.