Smyrna times., 1884-06-18
Smyrna and Vicinity.
Hot weather is again on deck.
"I'M damned, says the mill pond.
WHAT a luxury the street sprinkler


WHAT a luxury the street sprinkler
| is.
NEW mown hay is now the popular
OdOr
Now is the time to test your cherry
gauge.
TOMATOES are down to fifteen cents
a small quart.
The schoolmaster will hang up the
switch next week.
A TON of good beef at retail prices
costs $3GO-bOnes included.
Keep cool, but don't drink too much
ice water in accomplishing the task.
OUR farmers this week are generally
into their hay harvest, the crop being
only an average one.
IN the Delaware Fruit Exchange.
which is located at Wyoming, 48 seats
have already been sold.
You can now drive down the state
road without going around by Bombay
Hook to get over the pond
HYNsON BROTHERS, of Milford. have
purchased of Hopkins & Davis their
three evaporators at Leipsic.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. J. b. COOper's, Tuesday
evening, June oath, at o'clock.
Col. GEO. w. CUNiMINs' new build
ing on Market street progresses rapid
ly under the supervision OF Mr.. Peekv.
J. V. SMITH, of this town, preached
n very excellent sermon on Sunday
afternoon last at BlackistOn's Cross
Roads.
WHEN does our street committee
propose to have the whale-wallows
that abound on every hand in our
streets filled up?
THE first excursion of the season to
woodland Beach was made on We'd
nesday last by Scott NJ. +. Sunday
School of Wilmington.
On Thursday afternoon last Wood
land Beach was again patronized by
party of our young ladies and gentle
men on pic-nicing expedition.
REV. T. L. ToMKINsoN will preach a
pictorial sermon at Blackiston's NJ. q.
Church, on Sunday next, June 22nd.
at 2.3OP. NJ. All are cordially invited
to attend.
THE city fathers" are having the
woodwork of the exterior of the Town
Hall painted, need that has long been
apparent. The successful bidder for
this contract was John Wilkinson. Jr.
The vessel load of stone which we
noted last week as being on the bottom
Of the creek for the fish to toy with
have since been removed bv the owner
OF the quarry from which they were
taken.
If the oft quoted sentiment, misery
loves company" be true, any of our
citlzens having a severe attack of the
blues will find cOngenial company on
Commerce street q few doors above the
post Office.
SMYRNA COnclave, No. 45. |. o. II.
will meet this evening at S O'Clock
During the months of July and August
the meeting nights will be the first and
third Wednesdays of the month. the
hour as above.
a. p. GRIFFITH has one of, if not the
handsomest yards in town, and has
further added to its beauty bv placing
on each side of the entrance leading to
his porch a beautiful urn filled with
growing plants.
REV. J. B. QUIGG, of the NJ. E.
church, announced on Sunday last
that for number of succeeding Sab
bath evenings the subject of each dis
course will be one of the Evil Charac-
ters of the Bible.
UNCLE SAM has decided that all
lighthouse keepers shall be uniformed
and Mr.. Benson, the popular officer of
the bombay Hook light, says he re-
celVed his suit Of "blue and brass but
tons on Monday last.
THE school of district No. 81. Miss
Mary NJ. ROthwelI teacher, is picnic
ing to-day in John NJ. Collins woods
The Smyrna COrnet Band is furnishing
music, and Prof. J. II. Groves delivers
an address to the young people.
On Tuesday next there will be a
town picnic at Woodland Beach. The
Episcopal Sunday School as a BODY
Will JOIN this excursion. We have not
learned Of any action having been
taken by other schools of the town.
WILLIAM SHARP is remodeling his
house On upper Commerce street. in
creasing its size, putting on new roof
new weather boarding, mOdernizing
the windows and making other altera-
tions that are decided improvements.
JNo. p. COLLINS, whose "big" oxen
we noted two weeks ago, informs us
That they weighed several pounds
more in Philadelphia than they did
here. He says he can only account
Tor this by the variance Of the scales.
HoLDENs NJ. +. Church is UNDERGO
ing extensive repairs and is being very
much enlarged and when completed Il
Will be pleasant and inviting edilice
The congregation is large and the
tion.
ABEL RIGGS has workman at his
brick yard that expects to make 30 OOO
bricks this week. To do this he will
have to make 5000 per day or 81 Der
minute, working ten hours per dav.
900 is considered an average days
work.
The Thomas Clyde IL is stated will
not stop at Collins Beach this season
Ihis will necessitate the farmers Of
tnat vicinity patronizing the John =.
1ggert. Their nearest point to haul to
Bridge.
On Monday last at Goldsborougb
Nd, George Cole, had his fine driving
horse, bay mare, killed by the engine
on the Delaware & Chesapeake Rail-
road. This mare was a fine animal
and the loss will fall heavily on Mr..
Cole.
FRABK GREENwELL, JR., Of Kenton.
on his return from the West some |
months ago brought with him six Cali !
tornia qnail, five Of which, two males !
aud three females, are living and doing |
well, the females, all laying at present. |
They are said to be beautiful birds. !
particularly the males, which are very
handsome. He keeps them confined IN |
a pen l2x12 feet.