Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-09-19

MARRow-BoNE phosphate manufac-
tured by Alexander G. Cummins, has
been going off at the rate of two vessel
loads day at Brick Store Landing.
THE Cecil County Agricultural Socie-
ty will hold their Fourth Annual Fair
at Elkton, Md, Oh Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, October
End, 3rd, 18th and 9Th, 1883. By refer
ence to our advertising columns the
programme may be seen, which is full
and complete.
Col. GEO. III. RAYMOND, who return
ed from trip to Milwaukee on Mon
day, says that the corn crops and past
ure over the whole route gave evidence
of great damage from the drought.
He thinks we have less cause to com
plain here than any place he saw. The
rain we had last week did not reach
there.
PROF. GROVES and Miss Elva Carrow
have organized their classes in vocal
music, and secured the lower room of
the Odd Fellows Hall for the place of
meeting. We hope for the good of the
rising generation that all who can will
avail themselves of this Opportune
movement to assist in vocal culture.
See their advertisement.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Morning
NeiUs writing from Cambridge, Md,
says they have no tramps there because
liquor is not sold. The same CORES
pondent says: 81 have noticed also
that Delaware towns are much troubled
with Saturday night drunkenness
among the negroes. We have none of
it here, because we have no whiskey."
ROBERT SMITH, the larger part Of his
life a resident of this town, died at his
residence in Camden, n. j., yesterday
morning, whittier he moved about two
years ago. Mr.. Smith was carpenter
by trade, good workman, industrious,
but from the effect of stroke of palsy
some ten years since, he had been only
partially able to pursue his business as
he desired. His remains will be inter
red in New Jersey.
FOUR candidates for matrimony at
an early date were among the visitors
to the TIMES office the past week, and
two others who were necessary to com
plete the coupling were not along
They may wonder how we know sc
much about what is going on that con
Germs themselves only, but no matter
the TIMES expects to record what The
minister has done for them before swift
footed Time introduces us to 1884.
The residence of Mrs. Mary Goote,
and sister, Miss Julia Collins, corner o
Market and Methodist streets is under
going q thorough renovation making
practically a new home. The insid
has all been torn out, the floor lower
ed nearly Il foot, large two story ba
window put in on the south side, neI
and end, and the inside cOnstructio
up stairs and down will be entirely di
ferent, including large hallway run
ming from the front to the rear door.
ONE would have thought that aite
the rain fall of Tuesday and Wedne
day last, that fallOw fields anywhel
: were sufficiently wet to turn, hi
? farmers of the "Necks" where what
l called "white-Oak soil predominant
tell us that the plows put in afterwarc
h turned up dry dirt. 1t takes a GOO
= OSdl Vi water 10 wei lldL SOIL (WHICH
/, excellent for wheat when it becom
+ thoroughly dry, and when once soal
ed, as in the Spring, it takes a goo
=, deal of sunshine to put it in plowir
y condition. One farmer tells that uni
. last week his corn had not been wet
= the roots since it was planted.
OUR neighbor, the DeIdwdredn col
plains of the constant receipt of posts
II FROM parties in other States, asking f
e a sample copy" of the paper. T
- same is our experience, as we presur
= it is of most of the old establish
papers, as the MiddletOwn Transcri
IS some months ago Noted the same thir
of The papers are wanted we think
Of find out the names of individuals
lie the community from the advertise
columns for the purpose Of sending c
:; culars-lottery, nOstrums, &C., as MOI
- ing is ever heard of from the part
81 afterwards, and for several years
q q our Office, they have found a recepta
10 in the waste basket.