Smyrna times., 1885-06-24

his steps.
THE popularity of the wheat crop
this year is that while not so thick the
heads are unusually large and bend
over with their weight.
The pavements in front of the bust
ness places of Alex. H. Wilson, DIR.
Moore and Geo. w. & S. Taylor have
been relaid the past week.
THE Pennsylvania road and its con-
Meeting lines will sell excursion tickets
at greatly reduced rates on the 3rd and
4th OfJuly, good till the 9th.
w. SMITH last week placed two
galvanized wire chairs in his lot at the
cemetery-Odd Fel!ows-for use when
visiting the spot.
IN the large variety and complete
stock of ladies' wear one can find in
Cotton's store a place where most
every want of their line can be sup
piled.
THERE are now two morning and
two evening stars. Saturn and Mars
are morning stars and will continue so
until Christmas Venus aud Jupiter
are evening stars.
| Z. +. LIPPINCOTT has in store a lot
Of the Royal RefrigeratOrs and water
coolers of different sizes for the accom-
mediation OF persons wanting these
Summer comforts.
Miss NJ. NJ. SMITH. milliner and
mantua-maker, has made a cOnsidera-
| bic reduction in her stock of best hats
and bOnnets. This is a matter that
concerns the ladies.
REV. HERMAN ROE in officiating
for DIR. Umsted at the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday in his absence, had
| good and attentive audiences and the
day thus passed pleasantly all round.
THE interest manifested in the
Domestic evapOratOr, manufactured by
/ ii. r. Mustard q Co., by our fruit
| growers, indicates that this valuable
machine will have popular demand
! this Summer.
ONE of the favOrite diversions of the
boys is gathering pond lilies. There is
nothing that perhaps appeals to the
sentiment of girls and young ladies as
bunch Of pond lilies, and the boys
do not remain pOssessOrs but Il little
while after they get in town.
QUITE number of the Masonic fra
ternity of this town will attend the
dedication of the Union Lodge Masonic
| Hall, ut Dover, this afternoon on the
4.42 and returning on the Norfolk mid
! night train, will be met at CLAYTON on
. rhcir return by the Smyrna train.
-NorHEB ed wave followed the
asl south wines of the two previous
days un Monday nioht. sending the
. t1ermo4-n down ro-ior!.,. corning |
u stelN 81" az. exception Of tnu r. !
three usya our people -4i.a9l complain
thus far this SumrJ u nnrrces;v, I
weather.
The dread of harvest Tor want ot /
help in house and field, is no more If [.
you have done as 1 have, bought a /
Buckeye Binder last year. l now look |
forward with pleasure to the coming |
harvest and if my friends want to be |
happy and without worriment through |
harvest, so at once to B. b. Allen and |
get Buckeye Binder. Il
The following officers of Harmony |
Lodge No. Is, A. f. A. NJ, were in
stalled last evening: w. NJ, VIM. A.
FAIRIES; 5. W., DR.. VIM. Ashcraft
J. W., Chas. E. Moore: Secretary
Richard NJ. Johnson Treasurer. Thos
Is. Megear; S. d., N. f. Wilds: J. d. |
l. II. FAIRIES Stewards, Geo. NJ. Stew
ensOn and +. G. FAIRIES.
The corner stone of Hawkins NJ. r.
Church at Hartley, will be laid. D. v.
next Saturday. Rev. VIM. r. McFar-
lane, OF ROXanna, Del, and Rev. r. O.
Ayres, of Denton, Md, will be present.
1he old church was built in 1910 bv A.
Smlthers, now postmaster of Dover.
Del. The new building will be raised
on Thursday.
The field Of wheat of VIM. F. Rioos
Jr., near Severson's Church is 9T9' 5To'
nounced by those who have Knocked
about considerably to be the best and
most handsome field of wheat in Kent
county. The especial cause Of its de-
ciued success IS attributed to early
piowlng, the field being turned directly
after harvest last Summer.
FRANK COLLINS, from near Collins,
Beach, takes the lead this year as he
mas Tor several years in growing biz
strawberries. Those in box we were
favored with on Saturday were three
Emes as large as those formerly called
large berries. They were of the
Sharpless variety. His crop was only
about half picked on Saturday.
A CONTRIBUTOR hands us the follow
ing; The Delaware river ends ex-
actly at the junction of the Pennsvlva-
ma and Delaware State lines. Below
thls the Bay-ard begins, chiefly because
a little Lore down the water GETS Sails
bury soon, and the Big-g Grav-caps
from the ocean rolling in, to stav
whether the fishermen Hall their seinSs |
or stand Stock. still waiting for Ab-bet
70 be made about which Paynter has
the right to the channel.
A MINISTER who was called into the
pulpit on Sunday morning to make the
opening prayer, towards the close of a
well directed supplication prayed earn.
estly for our rulers, State and National
ended with asking the blessing of the
Lord on our Chief Magistrate and that
ne might continue the administration ,
OF the Government as he had beoun it
IN righteousness. While on the wav
out aJ the close of the service a noliti-
ci'tn VINO mad been present referred to
the prayer with the question. what I
Office IS that gentleman after under this
MOSES PRICE caught one dav last i
week while fishing in the b9v off p,
Ship John Lighthouse for drum fish q
a rare specimen of fish called the !
Orange File, SO designated from It's /
color and the peculiar roughness of
lts skin. 1t is not often seen, and then =
IN the ocean, and is therefore a curl
oslty both from its bright color and i
variety. 1t is about Il foot long and :
somewhat the shape of a doInder +
The fishermen here know of but 4
one other case of one being cauobt s
about year ago by John F. GOldsbor. r
ough' which was sent by VIM. N. Bell. i,
TO the Smithsonian Institute. v
The Quarterly Conference for the Y
circuit will he held on Saturday at Cen c
5ral Church at 10 O'Clock. On Sunday S
,oXe .,, least at 2 o'clock in the afternoon T.
by a sermon from PRESIDING e
Elder Caldwell, at o'clock. g
Next Sunday will also be the second II
quarterly visitation of DIR. Caldwell to s.
Inc M. %. Church, of this town. Love g
least will be held at 8 o'clock. followed a
lt l03 o'clock by a sermon from m p