Smyrna times., 1885-06-10

THE ladies of the w. G. T. U. desire
to express their most heartfelt thanks
for the very liberal response to their
call for donations of fruit and flowers.
Also to J. II. Marvil, of Laurel, Del,
for the gift of four dozen pretty little
baskets. In these the fruit and
flowers were neatly arranged, each one
bearing a scriptural motto. These by
the ladies were distributed among the
sick and aged of our town and Spru-
ance City, and in every instance were
received with kindly expressions of
gratitude for the little token of re-
membrance.
THOs. w. ELIAsON, JR., of Chester
town, Md, was in town on Saturday.
He expresses great satisfaction with
the WaterWOrks recently introduced
there-the cheapness of the manage
ment as well as the convenience the
water supply aifords-and says that
the citizens made a mistake in not
doing it themselves instead of letting a
company put in the works. Thus, we
do not hear of a town where the people
are not more than pleased with the
possession of WaterwOrks after they
are constructed and in use. So doubt
less it would be with Smyrna.
WE have been told recently by two
practical farmers, one of whom has
tested it for three successive years, of
the value of wheat straw spread over
potato patches, between the time of
planting and their coming up. The
chief advantage is that they will not
be disturbed by the potato bugs, the
eggs being deposited on the straw,
where the young bugs die on Matching
out because there is nothing to feed
upon, and the second is that the crop
will be better and the tubers finer, while
no cultivation at all is required. The
most of our farmers have an abundance
of wheat straw and can very easily
test the virture of this method.
J. HENRY JEFFERSON brought home
with him on Monday from the vicinity
of CeciltOn, Md, whittier he had been
on visit, some specimens of the sew
enteen-year locusts or cicada. In rid
ing along the road he could hear
them the most Of the way from Van
dykes Station, to CeciltOn. While i'm
the latter town, he could hear them
distinctly in the woods a-half or three
quarters Of mile distant A farmer
of the neighborhood who was working
in new ground last week was so an
noyed by their numbers as to cause
him to quit work for the day They
seem to be confined to the woods. and
where they have come forth the ground
is perforated with innumerable holes
six and eight inches deep. We have
not heard OF any yet appearing in this
vicinity.
WE referred last week to n. c.
Moore, our well-knoWn oyster dealer.
having engaged in business in VIII
mingtOn for the Summer. Ills daugh-
ter, several months after the shutting
down Of the factory in which her hus-
band was engaged, commenced the
making of worked, or Maryland bis
cults, the latter agreeing to do the car
rying around and selling in lieu of any
other vocation. They were successful
in making Il good quality and in find
ing a ready sale, in fact, the business
soon grew beyond their ability to meet
the demand. More capital was needed
and Mr.. Moore thus Joined with them
in utilizing the Summer season for
their and his benefit. His daughter,
with the aid of two women, keeps two
stoves running day and night in baking
biscuit and ginger cakes, and a strong
man with a heavy Lgaum rite mallct
pounds dough into a lightened state
from morning until night, while Mr..
Moore and his son-in-law fill and re-
ceive orders, the demands on them
sometimes being several days ahead.
What was ut first doubtful expert
ment has proved decided success, and
three or four barrels Of flour are thus
weekly converted into worked biscuit
and ginger cakes.