Smyrna times., 1883-05-30

own and the only way we know to
ettle it is by the tubers themselves at
ating time. One man has them now
S large as partridge eggs. The vines
f Jos. f. Cole are certainly very Wig
rous. H |
J. III. PRIMROSE, we have been in
Ormed, has since the 1st of January
old nearly one hundred sewing ma
hines without making any special
fort. They were sold principally
through his shoe store, the exceedingly
ow price we presume being the result of
10 many sales.
SOME of our exchanges are giving
of persons coming across the
seventeen year locusts in digging post
holes and in some cases in plowing,
which are not due until the summer of |
S5, two years hence. 1t would indi-
cate that they make their debut by
slow approaches.
THE dry weather prevented the corn
from coming up with its usual regularl-
ty and the cut worms in many fields |
went" for that which did get through,
and the farmer has been wishing for
not only gentle showers but an install
ment of that growing, ethereal weather
the poets write about.
TEE steamer Clyde is to make her
first trip from Philadelphia to Wood
land Beach on Sunday, Oath of June,
and l.. p. Campbell will open the hotel
for the reception of guests the same
week. The hotel since it came into
his hands has gone through thorough
overhauling and refurnishing.
THE Strawberry Festival tonight
will in all probability, be the last en-
tertainment given by the Odd Fellows
for the purpose of raising funds for
their Tower Clock and we hope it will
be we'll patronized. There will be
solid is kr. gold ring and several other
articles to chance. Admission free.
THE authorities of the Delaware
Railroad are building platforms at
Clayton along the side of the track for
greater convenience in shipping fruit.
They have also ordered the erection of
a new side track, at the terminus of
which will be a turn-table and round
house for shifting and sheltering the
engines.
THE finest trout we have seen this
season were caught with a hook by
our amateur fisherman, VIM. H. Carr,
from boat out in the bay. By the
way, we have half dozen or so OF
anglers who go fishing for the sport
and enjoy stolen half day from bust
ness down the creek or bay with inf.
mite Zest.
THE Presbyterians have erected OF
their line in the rear of the site of the
new church a substantial shed for the
protection of horses and carriages o
attendants, about 20 by 10 feet. 1t viii
serve however first as a protection
from the sun and weather of tn,
masons while dressing the stone fo,
the church.
STRAWBERRIES in considerable quan
titles were shipped last week from tn
lower Peninsula by express, commend
ing about the middle and increasing
with each day. The berry train com
menced Monday passing our station
with 64 cars. They are quoted in tn
Philadelphia market at from 10 to l
cents per quart.
) JAMES w. and Henry S. Anthon
: each had crates of strawberries i
5 market yesterday. They sold at ]
cents for pint boxes. Several othC
persons also had berries in market bI
in smaller quantities. They commend
: small and in the absence of rain wi
= soon not be worth marketing. I'll
out look for the crop is not flatterin
The commissioners appointed by a
= of the Legislature to estimate the daI
IS ages on Strengthening and extendir
l. Commerce street to the road frontiI
> Anthony's peach orchard, have fix
the sum at $3.50. 1t has yet to be act
~ on by the Levy Court. The comm
:. sioners were, David s. Reese, Chas.
ar Register and Peter E. Lober; John
a HOffecker, surveyor.
On Friday evening last Harry
h. Ashcraft had an upset of his carria
no containing himself and a young la
no bruises. He had just handed the you
# lady in and got seated himself wh
the horse turned on q short lock thro
IS ing the carriage over as above stat
IN, the animal breaking loose and runni
er away with the shafts.
3np STRAWBERRIES are usually in mar
" by the 25th of May and often bef
this date but we are now verging
ne June and still our patches have wi
a held the tempting berry. The f
ay blossoms were cut off by the frosti
Ir. April and the cool and dry weather
ng May, have done their work at reta
ing the ripening. Berries from the To-
part of the State are this week be
ia shipped to the city markets.
iIn Ihe PERsoNAL.-A. P. Griffith and ,
ON. took q carriage ride to PhiladelI
sbb. last week, the same vehicle serI
them a good purpose in getting al
the city, this.
iah Miss Jennie Lea, of Wilmington,
oy- Miss Eliza Corbit, of Odessa, have |
any visiting the Misses Cummins.
,ers Robt. H. Moore and wife of Phila
EEK. phia are guests of r. B. Megear.
Mrs. Jones, of Baltimore, is visi
her daughter Mrs. b. B. Allen,
oral Miss Eddleman, of Philadelphia
eek visiting Mrs. S. w. RaimOnd.
NJ.
rget FLY.-The prospect at the begin
pre- Of June of the wheat crop is very di
ent this year from last. 1t is hea
out nearly foot shorter than last
and because of the May drought, but
dge, worst intelligence is the appearance
we the Hessian fly, which is quietly
will its work, SO quietly, that many
ract- haps the most of farmers have not
covered its existence. VIM. S. j
.u,. near Kentol, tells us that in his n
me, borhOod the most of the fields ha
! yellow appearance the result he Il
~ W. =. of the ravages of the fly, which wi
" tIS IsS more apparent as harvest approa
G, Une Geo. n. HAZEL, of Cecilton, Md, te
sun that there is like complaint in tina
ton, with the additional appearan
rita, worm in large numbers which i
ceiv- the army worm is something very
any like it, that is also causing some vi
vond | ness.
tates EsTHETICs. As seen from the
iad a window of the TIMEs Office the va