Smyrna times., 1884-07-16

THE Philadelphia and SMYRNA
Transportation Company have lust
completed the arrangements to run
two daily lines of boats during the
peach season. One leaving Rothwell's
Landing, the other Flemings each day.
Time table will be out as soon as the
season advances.
THE growers estimate of the quantity
of peaches growing along the line Of
railroads is 4170,591. This does not
include those growing along the water
courses and other localities, which will
swell the number of baskets grown to
about 100000. The number of bas-
kets shipped last year by rail fell short
of two millions.
JOHN, son of Samuel p. Truax, near
town, received a severe confusion of
the head on Monday. One account
says it was done by his falling through
the tressel Of a bridge on the Bombay
Hook railroad, and another that it
came in contact with a wheat reaper.
In either case he got considerably the
worst of the encounter.
The mimOsa tree now in bloom, with
their delicate leaves and downy bios
SONS are quite attractive to those fond
of Horticulture. There are two at least
in town the size of large peach tree
one in the garden of Mrs. Susan Fisler
and the other in the yard of Mrs. Z. J.
Colt which frequently attracts the at
tentiOn Of visitors from our office win
dow
AFTER a great deal of time and ex-
pense the Philadelphia & SMYRNA
Transportation Company have secured
freight boats and a light draft tug
especially adapted to the creek, also a
large tug to tow the boats up from the
mouth of the creek to Philadelphia.
With these two tug boats, one in
the creek, and heavy one outside,
there will be no trouble in making the
earliest market.
THE tile yard Of VIM. NJ. Bell, near
Smyrna Landing, is about exhausted
of the proper clay for making tiles.
having their last now in process. The
works will have to be moved to another
place when choice has been made of
several that have clay of the proper
quality. The popularity of this make
OF tiles has kept them in constant de-
mand, and made them necessity in
our improved system of agriculture.
The Kent Comfy Jubilee Singers" "
from Mt. Friendship Church, Kenton
hundred) who went on u singing tour
some three or four weeks ago through
the lower part of tins State and Mary
land are meeting with good success.
They sang in frankie Sussex coun-
ty, on Tuesday night of last week and
the Town Hall wouldn't comfortably
hold the people, and they had to re-
peat the entertainment the next night.
The rest of the week they were at
Georgetown and Lewes.
The reception of the news OF the
nomination of Cleveland on FRIDAY
was not characterized by the usual en-
thusiasm, especially that of General
Hancock four years ago. The Demo
Gratis of our town had set their hearts
on Mr.. Bayard because they be-
lieved him the best man for the place.
and the disappointment was a verv
natural one. The feelings Of a num-
Der fell flat and in this mood some gave
expressions Of doubt as to the result.
The Republicans seemed better pleased
or 50 expressed themselves, than their
opponents. In the evening, however.
the Smyrna COrnet Band was hired
to make merry the event and aftersev-
eral tunes the nominations were ap-
plauded. By the next morning, how
ever the disappointment had worked
OIL and the expressions towards the
presidential candidate were those of
much more decided approval.