Smyrna times., 1884-05-14

tttAuOu. ne mas ABOUT recovered from
the severe shaking up or iarring it
gave him.
GROWERS needing berry checks
would do well to call before the re-
of the season are upon
them. The TIMES job Office has full
supply of assorted cOlors on hand and
can furnish them in any quantity at
short notice.
This is the season of the year when
many young chicks are lost by gapes.
the following is recommended as a
sure cure: to half peck of corn meal
add pint Of epson or rochelle salts.
Allow the chicks to eat freely of this
and a cure will follow.
E. E. PHILLEO, for some time a
resident of Smyrna. and at one
time one Of the firm of the Dia-
mond State Pickling Co., has estab-
lished himself in the produce commits
sion business in New York. See adj
vertisement in another column.
THERE is much complaint of the
damage done by cut-worms to early
vegetables, though as vet we have
heard little from farmers Of their opera.
tions in the corn field. The very cool
nights we have been having are verv
favorable for the workings Of this pest.
TsCHUDY & oats will start their
basket factory the latter part of this or
hrst OF next week. Mr.. Walker, at
Clayton, will also commence making
baskets the first of next week. With
these "bee hives" in operation our
merchants may look for an increase of
trade.
The demand for drain tile is steadily
increasing. w, NJ. Bell has sold near
ly all that he had made before the
Winter came on, and is now busy with
his full force manufacturing p-epara-
tory to supplying this seasons de-
mands. He has now hisfirst kiln omen
and is making sales from it every dav.
WESLEY START, who recently moved
from Philadelphia to this town. has
entered into partnership with Robert
Carly in the blacksmithing business.
Mr. Start was for eight years EMPLOYED
as shOer for the Union Transfer Com
pany, Of Philadelphia, and will no
doubt give satisfaction to his patrons
here.
FARMERS are now very generally
done corn planting, and in many fields
1t is coming up. The early planted is
sufficiently far advanced for replant-
ing and there are some at it. In a few
days it will become universal. provid-
ed the weather does not get SO cool as
to endanger serious damage from cut
worms.
The distinguished scholars of &" Mid
die Alley school, for the month end
ing May 8, are Lille Donovan. 81 :
Wilson Rees, 96.5; Crawford Stevens
96; Sallie Rees, 95.8; Charles Burton.
95.6; Patty Kittle, 95.5; Anna Rees'
S5.o; David Rees,95; William Dono-
van, SO; Mary Rees, SO. The maxi
mum is 100
]. HARRY DIsCH, son of J. E. Diseh.
Of near Leipsic, who has been taking a
course at Coleman and Palms Business
College, of Newark, N. J., graduated
from that school on Wednesday last.
He has the proud distinction Of stand
ing first in his class. He took a thor
ough course, and is now ready to fiji a
position demanding a knowledge of
any or all the departments taught at
this college.
Two Of our boys, John Barnes and
John Vandegrift, caught very large
German carp, weighing nearly five
pounds, in shallow water at Sbarn,s
mill pond, one day last week. We
presume 1t was one of those that es-
capped from the carp pond, on Mr..
Frazier's farm when he let the water of
last Fall, but as the gates were out at
smyrna pond at that time nearly all
Of them went into the creek.
Miss REBEccA OFFLEY. formerly of
Smyrna, now Of 1912 Spruce Street.
Philadelphia, has opened a Summer
boarding house at Edgewater Park
Station, n. J. This is q delightful To-
cation, overlooking the Delaware river
and surrounding country and is within
thirty-eight minutes ride from the foot
OF Market street, Philadelphia. She
would be glad to see any Of her friends
at this her Summer home.
DOVER boasts Of shad, sold on her
streets last week, that weighed 8
pounds per pair. We have had them
here IN our market several times this
Spring weighing eleven to twelve
pounds per pair. It is a very common
thing for our fish dealers to bring in
shad that will pull down 4 pounds
apiece. Come neighb0r YOU viii have
TO do better than pounds If YOU wish
70 oe considered as doing "big things .
in the ahad line.
ON Wednesday afternoon last John
"a. Boyd, v. s., while returning from
the Kent county almshouse, and when
about two miles this side Of Dover. saw
that his horse was sick. He az once
stopped and l0osoning him from thecar-
rlage be fell expiring almost instantlv
lne doctor thinks the cause was collie
resulting from over feeding. This IS a
very severe loss 70 him needing, as he
-cN'i ~'A-tAHeiJ Ayloo III DfOe en- TO
practice his profession.
SOME evil inclined person on persons
have already begun destroying the
young silver naples, recently set out
along the sidewalk on Duck Creek
Avenue, cutting two Of them on to
within about four feet Of the ground
and one even with The ground. The
guilty person or persons, If apprehen-
deds should be severely dealt with. as
the beautifying effect these trees when
grown, viii have Oh this heretofore sun
ny approach TO our town. cannot be
too highly estimated
MARKET street has had boom "a
the paving business recently, ii is now
one Of. if indeed NOT the best paved
street Ia town. The only poor pave
ments on The street are those ia front
o. the properties Of the two money
kings, but the fever ls CONTAGIOUS and
doubtless these two win soon harmon
ize with the others of the street
Wnefe is the long promised street
laMp 50 An1iously expected on this
etfeebf ifanY enc haa beard Of stray
lamp they Nill confer favor 0p tbs
lamp committee Of the town connoil