Smyrna times., 1884-07-16

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Gull the grains of truth.
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Smyrna and Vicinity.
APPLES are of fine size and abuud-
ant.
JULY thus far has been cooler than
usual.
A PEACH car is now sent from Clay
ton daily.
The usual Summer precautions are
at discount this year.
The mosquitoes came all the same
as if the weather was warm.
PEACHES have been in market this
week, selling at ) to s cents per quart.
A GOOD sized pair of Spring chickens
will more than buy a bushel Of wheat.
A RAILROAD excursion will be made
from this town to colored camp near
Chestertown, on Sunday.
THE wheat threshers feel they have
had II special dspensatien in the
weather Of the past two weeks.
JOHN A. HoFFECKER moves this
week into his new dwelling directly Op-
pOsite the Presbyterian Church.
RAsPBERRIEs have been followed by
blackberries, which usually stay until
displaced by the luscious peach.
WHERE did the editor of our patent
outside cOtempOary" get his butter
milk editorial from last week? Any
credit there, eh?
ATTENTION is called 20 the adver-
tlsement of the Conference Academy
at Dover, an institution we'll and faV-
orably known to our readers.
a COPIOUs rain last night relieved
the apprehensions Of drought, but very
small showers having fallen in this see
tlon for the past two or more weeks.
IMMENSE quantities of blackberries
and raspberries have gone into the
markets from the Peninsula this week
and as a consequence prices have ruled
low.
THE Philadelphia & Smyrna Trans
pOrtatiOn Company have made the best
arrangement for the transportation Of
fruit this season than any previous
time.
\ SPECIAL effort was made at Bethel
A. NJ. f. Church, this town, on Sunday
to raise funds for the purpose of fenc-
ing i'll the church and other improve
ments, and the sum OF $l25 was raised.
CHAs. B. D. SENART, Of Chesterville.
Md, will have a sale of rustic flower
baskets on Saturday morning next.
18th inst, i'll this town in front Of the
store of VIM. S. Reynolds. Here is a
chance for our ladies.
ARRANGEMENTS have been effected.
we understand to bring the telegraph
tC the centre of the town again from
the depot, and the expectation was
that it would be done to-day, but at
this writing nothing has been done.
LIGHTNING struck tenant house on
the farm of Robert Denney, near Col
Inns Beach, occupied by a colored man.
Sunday afternoon, knocking one end
out and stunning the man. He was
however able to go to work on Monday
morning.
p GEO. w. GORDON, on Main street.
finds WatermelOns (which are obtained
from the city and Of Southern growth
60 of freely at from 80 to 60 cents
each. He obtained 35 on Friday and
by Saturday night they were nearly
all gone.
JOHN B. COOPER has adopted the
plan of John Wanamaker to get rid of
a stock of goods before il gets old bv
selling it at greatly reduced prices, and
hence he advertises a lot of cheap
goods that must interest our town and
county purchasers.
Mrs. RHODA BUCKMAsTER, of this
town, widow of the late VIM. Buck
master, prominent farmer in the
Alley" died at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Oliver J. Lafierty, near
KentOn, on Monday, aged Gl years,
from a cancer in her breast.
WM. c. MITCHELL, JR., of the firm
of Armstrong & Mitchell, PHILADELPHIA.
is down prospecting for the peach crop.
He thinks the estimates of the crop
are two high and that the Weld will
not exceed that of 1882. He saws the
crop is light below Wyoming.
A. PRICE GRIFFITH, real estate agent
has sold the farm of VIM. f. Rilev
near Townsend, containing 22j acres
to Misses Sarah +. and Margaret Den
ney, for $4,000 This is pronounced a
valuable tract of land, situated at the
beginning of the levels and capable OF
the highest culture.
WE give on our first page the larger
part of an article written by Rev. DR.
John A. Roche for the Peninsula
Methodist on the character and ability
of two men who left deep impress on
our town over fifty years ago. the mar.
ration of which will no doubt greatly
interest at least our older citizens.
A PARTY of brokers of PHILADELPHIA
were down to Woodland Beach on
Friday last looking at the lots that
were to have been offered at public
sale that day. They were not sold,
however, but will be sold at private
sale. They number 164. Several
parties are waiting for a chance to pur-
| chase.
ABOUT % persons went on the Cape
May excursion this morning from this
town. The cars had very few in them
when they arrived here, the rain in
the early morning doubtless deterring
those at the Maryland stations fro m
venturing. Several of our citizens
went to Dover to join the excursion To
RehOboth.
THE visitorS from this town to the
Chicago Convention, named in our last
issue, did not get home until yesterday
They came home by way of Canada
and Niagara Falls, delighted with
everything they saw and full of the
enthusiasm of the Convention. The
occasion will evidently be a green SPOT
in their memories.
THE steamer John Z. Tygert during
| peach season will make daily trims
from Fleming's Landing to PhiIadel.
! phia. The steamer will not be com.
PEELED to tow any barges, and the run
will be made in six hours. The hack
will connect every day with the boat,
This will make very cheap and con.
Venient trip to the citV.