Smyrna times., 1883-08-29


THE train to Woodland Beach on
Wednesday evenings will continue as
heretofore leaving here at "a o'clock
and returning at IL o'clock.
THE premature peach sellers
have the satisfaction, if there is any
satisfaction in it, of seeing their 40 cent
peaches returning now to the lucky
purchasers 100 per cent.
ONE of our young men says ducks
are so plentiful on the Woodland Beach
road, that you do not need any gun.
You can just drive along the road and
kill more than you want to.
]. S. HUNTINGTON has declined to
take out a conveyancer's license, so
that he can pay more attention to the
duties of the agency of the Kent Coun-
ty Mutual Insurance Company.
WIN. DUHURsT, who died on Sunday,
was one of the charter members of the
Improved Order of Heptasophs estab-
lished in this town year and half
ago, his insurance being for 81 900.
INQUIRY is sometimes made for dirt
by individuals for filling up low places
&c. Those wanting such an article
can find it at the new Presbyterian
Church now in the course of erection.
The yearly meeting at Brynzion
Baptist Church ON Saturday, Sunday
and Monday next will be ministered to
by Elder Grafton of Baltimore County,
Md, and Elder Rittenhouse the pas
tor
THE tramps who were so numerous
at the ripening of Hales Early peach,
largely disappeared when they were
raided upon and asked to take free
ride to Dover Jail and now one is rarely
seen.
A GENTLEMAN who is familiar with
the banking houses of Wilmington and
other parts of the State, says the
National Bank of this town is the
neatest in modern finish of any he has
seen.
OUR two basket mills will perhaps
stop next week. The one at Clayton
shut down sometime ago. They have
given employment to a good many
young persons from home as well as at
home.
COVE S. WILSON, for some years an
attache of the Clerk of the Peace's
office in Dover, has taken the position
of boOkkeeper for Geo. w. & S. Taylor,
Uice Henry G. Spruance who takes the
position of business agent.
PRICE OF PEACHEs.-The following
are the prices quoted to-day by tele-
graph: Philadelphia, primes 80 to so
cents; extras $l.25 to $1.50. Boston,
primes $l.25 to $1.50; extras $1.75 to
$3.50. New York, $1.00 to $3.50.
THIS week furnishes the last oppor-
tunity this season for trout fishing on
the oyster beds,-the Blue Wing having
to watch the oyster dredgers-and we
understand that fishing parties will
leave here tomorrow and Friday.
GEO. T. THOMPSON, near the "Big
Oak" has brood mare with a very
interesting family of colts, grading from
yearling up to four years old, all
pronounced beauties. Mr.. T. takes
great pride in the care of his stock.
THERE never were so many of oul
citizens off pleasuring as this Summer
and yet there are hundreds who never
get beyond the precincts of their owl
home, who would enjoy it more keenly
perhaps if they could, than many wh(
do go.
THE farmer of the Meek" wht
has yield of only about 25 basket
from 1000 Crawford trees cannot bu
feel when he hears of the fair yield
in Kenton Hundred, and the 81 90 pc
basket returns, that the peach is
tickle creature.
Miss IDA FAIRIES, one of our younj
) ladies highly esteemed by her friends
, was married yesterday and left shortl,
afterwards for the home of the groom
Charles Frazier, near State Roads, NeV
Castle County bearing with her abund
ant wishes for happy life.
THE Summer has passed with scarce
/ ly y complaint to the Board of Healt
from any quarter about offensive prem
ises or other disturbing things. Thi
would indicate that there is eithe
, more cleanliness or more long suffer
ing than usual, we think the former.
THE close of the Summer finds th
= visitors at Woodland Beach as great q
at any time during the passing months
q No former season has equalled it esp,
= eially on Wednesdays, and yet we al
told that the amount of liquor sold {
e the bar will hardly equal half of som
v former seasons.
THE betting on the base ball mate
5 Saturday liked to have resulted in
e row between some of our own youn
it men. 1t was promoted by whisk,
! Speaking of betting, it is said the mo-
q persistent betteFs are the darkey spect
J tors. Like many others, they prov
e everything with wager,
y THE third Quarterly Meeting {
ss Smyrna Circuit is to be held at Seve
1t sons NJ. f. Church, ON Saturday al
d Sunday next. Quarterly Conferen
is on Saturday morning, at 10 o'cloc
Love feast on Sabbath afternoon, at
- o'clock, and preaching by Presidir
Elder 7. E. Martindale, at o'cloc
ONE of our city visitors was out ri