Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

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SPRING chickens and tomatoes are
coming down among things attainable
WM. II. CLARK, at Clayton. has
opened barber shop and is doing d
fair business.
THE statistical report shows the pres
ent July to be the lowest in average
temperature since 1887.
THE camp-meeting at Pearson's
| Corner, in West Dover hundred, will
begin on Friday Of this week
THE weather this week does not
average hot, though there is nobody
freezing but the ice-cream men.
CAPT. JOHN r. JACKSON has taken
charge Of the Leipsic boat as captain
and pilot, and John V. Weldon goes on
as chief clerk.
PEACHES thus far have not ruled as
high in the city markets as usual,
probably because Of their tendency to
speck and rot.
WILLIAM DUKER has opened barber
shop on the corner of Methodist and
East streets for the accommodation OF
the cOlOred people.
THE Middletown TraaxcriDi has
been presented with a grindstone: il
ought to get off some sharp things now
and some pointed jokes.
THE local Board of Health will issue
circular tomorrow in regard to the
care of hog-pens, cess-pOols, slaughter
| houses, cutters and so on.
MISS LIZZIE, daughter of +. c.
FAIRIES, has a nest of five bright young
canaries. This is the second brood bV
the same bird this season.
WE have in communication on our
first page sketch Of experience in
frontier life by a DelaWarean, son OF
VIM. 5. Jones, near Kenton.
THE KentOn, Downs Chapel, Black
istOn's and Bethesda Sunday Schools
have united to-day and are enioving
picnic at Woodland Beach.
HERMAN Roe has in his garden d
sunilower stalk eleven feet high, with
leaves eighteen inches across : the
blossom promises to be a monster.
The examination of candidates for
teachers certificates at Smyrna and
Dover will be held by the Superin-
tendents, Wednesday, August 9th.
a CITY lady visiting in the country
saw a lot of berry crates and remarked
impulsively, ooh look there at the
lot OF bee hives, and all new, too.n
POWELL JOINS, who has been teach
ing the school near Severson's Church,
has been engaged to take charge of
the Clayton school the following year.
TIE rain on Sunday last was so
copiOus as to fill the mill-ponds in this
section to overfOwing, and in some
instances the waste gates had to be
hOisted.
THE easterly rain that fell In such
cOpiOus showers from eight to halfpast
twelve on Sunday was highly appre-
ciated by the people for it was much
needed.
THE church congregations last Sun
day morning were very small, people
didn't want to get their umbrellas wet.
The services in the evening were well
attended.
LEWIS & PRICE, phosphate manufac-
turePS, are busily engaged in dis
tributing circulars, receiving material
and manufacturing for the approaching
wheat-seeding.
CHARLES HILL, near town, who de-
hvered yesterday some very fine tOma-
toes at j. B. FAIRIES store, had one in
his hand Of the Perfection variety
which weighed seventeen ounces.
}. IL. JEFFERSON went with his fami-
ly one day last week down in "White
Hall Neck" grabbing, and caught in n
short time y coffee sack kfull-seventeen
dozen. They found it day of rare
sport.
THE young man Amos Walker. who
was seriously injured by vicious
horse on David J. Cummins' " Liston ("
farm, last Wednesday, is reported as
improving, and likely to recover en-
tirely.
SUNDAY was day OF rest to man
and beast to a much larger degree than
usual because Of the falling showers.
70 a large number of people this is the
day of social visiting and pleasure
seeking,
a HUNDRED or m0rc persons from
this town took passage on the train
this morning for Woodland Beach. and
number joined the excursion to Cane
May. The train was loaded to over
flowing.
JAMES F. DAVIS, former resident
of smyrna, lost by fire on Wednesday
last his saw and planning mill i'm Cam
den, N. J. The total loss was S.. 700
only a small part Of which was covered
by insurance.
JAMES MCCLUsKEY and his gang of
men have been at work on Market
street with good effect, causing that
thOrOughfare to assume more the look
OF an avenue and less the appearance
Of pasture field.
On Monday afternoon as the up
freight on the Delaware e Cbesapeake
Railroad was lying at KentOn "a brake
man named Sydney Cooper had
three fingers of his left hand badly
crushed in coupling cars.
On Friday morning last Geo. NJ.
Stevenson, Of this Office, while using a
hatchet, had the misfortune to strike
the thumb Of his left hand, taking a
slice from the side of it, causing him to
suspend work for a few days.
CATCHING trout by hook and line is
now enjoyed by the spOrtsmen living
on tb6 line Of the Delaware bay, and
some remarkable catches are reported.
A party from Milford caught. last
week G12, Of these gamey fish in four
hours.
LAST Thursday afternoon, during a
shower, lightning struck and destroyed
a fifty-ioOt flag pole in the yard of
Geo. 9. ROthWell, in Blackbird hum
dred. The electric fash also demol-
ished a window in Mr.. RothwelPs
room, scattering glass about promiscu-
ously.
W.. Polk CuMMINs who has the
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