Smyrna times., 1883-06-27
Smyrna and Vicinity.
SEERsUcKHR dresses are blooming.
JUST one week to the glorious Fourth

HURRAHl school is over! let's go
fishing boys.
OUR drug stores are playing their
soda fountains lively.
WHO'LL father the next pic mic?
There are "dog-days" at hand.
WOODLAND BEACH" has it's formal
opening next Wednesday evening.
THE amount of money in our banks
ON deposit subject to check is 1924, ,030.41.
The Clyde and other boats are MAX
ing regular excursions on the Delaware.
EDWARD START made $50 peach
baskets, and Walter Conner 325 in one
day.
NEW potatoes, cabbage and string
beans are in market, of home produc-
ton.
OUR pastures have kept green and
stock has Jared well notwithstanding the
little rain fall.
JOHN E. GRIFFITH, of Raymond's
Neck, had his right hand severely cut
Monday by a moving machine.
JOHN BEDWELL, one of the reliable
farmers of ThorOughfa Neck, died on
Saturday after painful illness and
was buried yesterday.
THE 4th of July will be observed at
Collins Beach by a celebration of the
day, music especially for the day and
fire works in the evening.
No army worm has been reported so
far this season. Our farmers will not
soon forget the labor they caused them
last year, Sunday and Monday.
THE "Band of Hope extend through
this medium their obligation to the
"Young Peoples Christian Benevolent
Society" for a generous contribution.
JOHN B. COOPER is having corrugated
metallic awning erected in front of his
store, the distance for the north and
west fronts covering a space of rs or so
feet.
A SMALL tenant house on the farm of
Henry Truax below the "Big Oak" in
the occupancy of o eOloFed man, burn
ed down on Sunday in the absence Of
the family.
The bridge across the washout at
Collins Beach was completed ON Sat-
urday and the road and premises are
being made ready for the opening on
the 28th inst.
JOSEPH III. PRIMROSE is in the city
buying new supplies of boots and shoes.
He says his business is better than last
year and demands frequent trips to
replenish stock.
WE have two bands of music, the
very best beginning possible for a
! National patriotic celebration, and
orators! why we can jump them up
from every bush,
"PENNsY's" regulation white cap
worn by the conductors and brakemen
on the Delaware Division present quite
neat and cool appearance. They all
have them Oh now.
THE members of Smyrna Conclave,
No. 45, l. o. H., are requested to be
present at the lodge room this evening
at 8 O'Clock, it being the night for the
election Of officers.
GEORGE T. THOMPSON near the MRie
Oak" has the finest field of corn, it ID
said, on the road. Mrs. Rebecca Viii.
liams near the Landing has also field
of very thrifty corn.
WHILE we have been suffering from
a prOtracted drought here in many
parts of the Western country they
have been having fearful floods includ
ing among other things the loss O.
10000 acres of wheat.
, A, ?, GRIFFITH, real estate broker
has sold the timber contained on n
acres of land, belonging to William
Skaggs, near Townsend, to RuFlqgh 4
Bro, of n. Y, for 5000.
AT the session of the Delaware Con
ference just closed Rev. ID. A. Rideou
was sent to the pastorate of the Cen
tenial Church, of this town, the Rev. C
, Wing the late pastor going to Crump
ton, Nd,
r. L, CUMNINs has been appointe,
insurance agent for this locality of tn
: Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
! ! pany, of New Castle County, in tb
= place of his father, DR.. VIM. Cummini
lately deceased.
! The weather last week was splendi
i for the cutting and curing of hay an
I: those who had grass mostly took advan
S tage of it. While the crop is of excel
!, lent quality the yield is light, tn
poorer fields ranging about ton t
the acre,
The first article In the New YorI
' Worlds new platform Is "Tax Luxu
/ ries." We suggest our Town Commi
sioners adopt the same motto and lev
q good round tax on every ehicke
paised in the town-for the benefit
= the school fund.
# A LITTLE giF Of Main street has
dog cart in which favorite dog pul
g her about the street to the amuseinei
OF the people. Sometimes the dog fo
gets his new calling and scampers @
d at the sight of other dogs, spilling h,
out on the street.
q D. HARRY CRAMER, formerly of tn
town, who married Miss Anr
70 Mcdowell and weHt West some yea
1t ago, is proprietor Df y cheese boy man
h factory at Itasca, ILL.,, doing Gpe bgi
Al ness and running q force of son
!. seventy-fve men.
# A CARD in the window of John
Phillips having drawn on it an acc
- rately defined belt indicating in o
1T English script that he is champion
c. gents furnishing goods, shows ].
te Scott to be q skillfal designer al
h champion" in chifography.
a The family of Joseph steyenso
q near Green Spring, has been sore
&c afflicted the past week oP two wi
I'd measles losing son, young man,
Ae others being down with the diseal
he one GP two of them seriously, wb
o. three othePs were recovering. II
- sickness has been a segious matter
y, Mr.. >. especially the loss OF bis 8
] who was to him valuable help In {
.ss labor of the farm of nearly 400 acr
y Several other families have likew
been Suffering from this severe type