Smyrna times., 1884-08-13


Sl-OO wheat is selling at 80 cents.
TODAY is the Farmers Excursion +,
Cape May.
DON'T miss the Grand Musical Elk
cursiOn next Wednesday.
Provisions are already being mad,
for the Winter supply of coal.
For bargains in sharp cash see tn,
advertisement of j. B. Cooper.
BosToN claims to send $4,000 OOC
annually to Delaware for peaches.
Rev. J. T. UMsTED is expected home
the last Of the week to fill his pulpit
next Sunday.
IHE Clyde is carrying large mum.
ber of people daily on her excursions
to Woodland Beach.
The rain gave those farmers whose
wheat and oats were still in the field. a
deal OF anxiety last week.
The National Bank of Smyrna dur
ing the peach season will open its doors
at 8 O'Clock and close at 4.
DIR. J. GOODWIN, of Kenton. raised
i,734 bushels of wheat from 20 acres
nearly 25 bushels to the acre.
The New York papers speak of the
1ree arrival Of Delaware and MARYLAND
Bartlett pears Of good quality.
HAdMOcKs for hot weather use were
never cheaper, the demand for them
being unusually dull this season.
MISS MoLLIE WELLS, who has been
doing business in Delmar the past wear
has sold out and returned to this town
The machinery of the Delmarvia
Phosphate Company started up on
Monday with good force of worEmen.
THE authorities of Dover and Mid
dletown have shut down on the tramDs
which may account for the surplussage
in Smyrna.
DELAWARE street between South
ana traZier-the recently built nm
part-has been nicely graded the past
week or two. F''7'
SMYRNA time. when it is avayaood
and balance struck. is two ,ninTStol
behind that of Clayton. This is wbv
some people get left.
E. HARRY BECK, real estate agent
has sold the farm of Sherman KittJe
IN the Alley, containing 113 acres. to
Joseph Lightcap, for 81, 800
The "Penrose" camp, near Pear
sons Corner, was again largely attend
ea on Sunday. 1t was fairly success
ini and broke up on Monday.
THIS part of the country is fairly
OFerrun by tramps just nov Tbey
swarm INTO town from every direction.
begging and worrying as they go. (
The Smyrna Cornet Band with
through this medium to thank II n .
boyer for large, fine pound cake
sent to their room on Thursday niobt
The arrivals home about keen nm
with the departure for the seaside and
mountains. Between thetHa however
our personal list Is le,. ..u,od
length each week.
-, The colored people picDiced at
woodland Beach on Saturday. and was
largely attended by people Of This town
ana vicinity: The Independent Cornet
Band furnished music. ''''
MRS. MARY HOFFEcKER, until the
past year residing on her farm In
" hlte Hall Neck, has rented the new
aweiling erected by Col. Geo. w. Cun,.
MINIS on Market street.
The Episcopal Sunday School cbar
1efed y car yesterday for Woodland
bedch where they picniced pleasantly
Ior the day: Refreshments were scrv-
sd the scholars on the beach.
ALEX. G.. CUMMINs is bavino bis
new phosphate Office painted i1 an an
'sI 'eIla1etlVe manner in bright, decided
'OlOIs IFon foundation to chimney ton.
green and red predominating up
SINCE Saturday the mureurv has ;
'een lingering at about CO., of mornin0s
.isn = lamp chilly atmosphere quite ,
4 EOfnfnTf
And this IS the first half Of August. !
ONE of our city cousins was heard 70
emark at the dinner table a few dave i
go. Oh! l never eat pOrk.n and s
loWn came a choice piece Of stewed 8
hicten that she was about to devonr {
IHE last excursion to Cape Nav was S
ttended BY clever party of 1eonIe '
rom Dover. They can make nearly S
lose connection With both the morning 7
nd evening trains on tbe Delaware '
Dad. ''' T
JOHN w. VOsHFLL, Of near BLACK I
ird Station, was attacked bv tbgee !
ramps on the evening Of August 4th. Il
Ihile on bis way home from this town, I
ie got out Of his carriage to make 4
ght, when two Of them ran. after =
eing knocked down, but the third one :
TODD his ground when Mr.. Voshell got f
Is head under his arm aud pummelled 4
i'm severely. a