Smyrna times., 1885-06-17

GEO. w. GORDON has purchased OF
Mrs. Catherine Douglass a lot on
GlenwOod Avenue, 40x135 feet, for the
sum of $85.
ONE of our oldest practitioners says
he has not known so little sickness IN
this community as at this time for
twenty years.
VIM. F. CLEMENT received by the
Tggert, on Saturday, new potatoes, to-
matoes, cabbage and other Summer
products in abundance.
PROF. RoE's Home School, of this
town, made an excursion to the Zoo
logical Gardens, Philadelphia, last
UiG steamer Iygert.
THE steamer Tygert carried to Phila-
delphia last Monday, eighty passengers,
including about thirty-five pupils and
friends of the Smyrna Home School.
JOHN E. PHILLIPS announcement of
a complete stock of Summer goods was
not without effect, for last week and
on Saturday he did a very
active business.
THE berry shipments from the Dela-
ware Peninsula by rail up to Monday
evening aggregated for the season
I O44 carloads. This is in excess of
any previous year.
THE bridge over the public road
leading from Walkers school house to
Eagle Nest Landing is now undergoing
repairs necessitating the suspension OF
travel for the time.
THE Green Spring School, Miss
McIllvainc teacher, haa a pic mic on
Saturdavaiternoon aud the . 'eisiOn was
very enjoyable one to the large NUM-
ber who participated.
CHARLES DALEY, Of the firm of
DALEY q Son, carpet wcavers of this
town, wove 50 yards in rs hours one
day last week. lie challenges any
weaver in the State for $50 u side.
JOHN c. SToCKLEY's strawberry
patch is pronounced the best in the vi
entity. Curtis & Co., of Boston, yes
terday sold his Shalpless for 80 and
Cumberland for 20 cents per quart.
ANNA MCCLINToCK, a graduate of
the Pennsylvania Institute for the
Blind, gave an entertainment in the
II. e. Church OH Friday evening ON
the method of instructing the blind.
SUMNER did not strike us in earnest
until Sunday, sending the thermometer
up into the nineties where it remained
until last night. The shower and cool
breezes of to-day have been refreshing.
A PARTY comprising 20 of our young
people spent Wednesday afternoon
and evening at Woodland Beach.
They report an elegant supper with
Mr.. Kronenberg, and very enjoyable
hop in the pavilion.
THE school boys and girls who have
been off to various institutions are
passing through the commencement
exercises and will be home for the
long vacation before the close of the
week. Some have already arrived.
o. B. VOsHELL, teller of the National
Bank of Smyrna, rode to Milford with
his family in a carriage on Saturday
intending to return early Monday
morning, but was taken sick on Sun
day and has not yet been able to get back
MoORToN is quite a shipping place
for small fruit. 1t reached D cars o
strawberries last week, taking the leaC
considerably of Clayton. A larg,
quantity of raspberries and blackber.
ries are also grown in the neighbOr
hood.
THOSE persons who are so nervous
about a double track on the Delawar
Railroad, if they will wait patiently
says the State Sentinel, until about /;
year from now they will have evidenc
that something in that line is beinl
done.
B. B. ALLEN calls the attention o
our farmers who are in need Of a har
vesting machine to his Buckeye reape
and binder for which the hlghes
merit is claimed. He has also man,
other farm implements of Importance t,
the farmers.
PROF. RILEY, of the Agriculture
Bureau, Washington, ID. c., eats grass
| hOppers and lOcusts and says they ar
n rare tidbit-rank with frogs leg;
birds nests, shad rOes and white bait
He thinks anybody would relish then
after a trial.
THE Taylor's Bridge school wi
picnic on Saturday next in the wood
of John DerricksOn and not that c
John r. Carpenters as has been error
eOusly published. The time will b
occupied with music, addresses, re
freshments and various diversions.
SAMUEL A. BUCHANAN, of this tow
was one of the sixteen contestants fo
the Alumni prize of $50, on Frida
evening at Delaware College. His sui
ject was "The Ghost" The success
full reader or declaimer will be al
nOunced at the Commencement exel
cises to-day.
AN unusual run of high tides hav
prevailed on our coast during the mos
Of the Spring as a result of a great dei
Of easterly wind. TO this cause. i
making pools on the marshes, is doub
less to be attributed the unusual nun
Der of mosquitoes we have had durin
the past month.
THE gardens and flower yards hay
looked beautiful the past week or tw,
especially in the brightness and del
cacy of the roses. Our ladies who hay
always been fond of flowers have nev,
before exhibited that passionate fon,
ness for rose. culture that has bee
manifest the past Spring.
AT THE meeting of the Board
Health on Monday B. V. Weldon col
stable, was appointed inspector to e.
anime places and premises again
which complaints have been lodged ;
deleterious to health or nuisances. an
who will also execute the decisions
the Board in relation there to
OUR readers visiting Wilmington
wanting a new suit of clothes shOu
read the advertisement of J. r. Null
& Son. This very reliable firm have
most attractive store with goods of Il
latest style ready made or made to Q
der as may be preferred, which as th,
say are sold at the lowest cash price
REV. DIR. J. T. UMsTED will be a
sent from home several days and
Sunday next will preach for Rev.
Collins of JeifersOnville Pa, who h
been unable to supply his pulpit
sometime on account of protract,
illness. Mr.. Roe will supply his pla
next Sunday at the Presbyterii
church.
WILLIAM M. GILPIN, assistant age
and telegraph operator OH the railro.
at Centreville, has been transferred
Clayton. J. Fluharty, who now h
charge of the freight shipping at Cla
ton, is succeeded as baggage agent
John A. Wright, Clarence &. SmithC
being the dispenser of tickets and te
graphic operator.