Smyrna times., 1885-06-03

: IT wOuld be difficult for the whea
crop to improve more in prospect thar
" it has during the past two weeks.
WIN. FAIRIES is timing for Rober
,e Derrickson, near TaylOr's Bridge, the
10 roof of house that is $50 years old.
= ANY lady desiring a pretty white
dress can find it at S. B. Collins. 4
D GILBERT B. REED, son of f. G. Reed
A of this town has been changed from
Il Clayton to Bridgeville as night opera
tor.
DECIDED bargains have been pur-
chased the past week or two in the dry
goods department of J. B. COoper's
: store.
i. IRVING HANDY will deliver the
? address to the graduates of Lewes
Union School at the commencement
to-day.
THE members of Blackiston's NJ. E.
Church will hold an ice cream and
strawberry festival, next Wednesday,
June 10th.
J. HENRY JEFFERSON has sold to
Harry Johnson a building lot on East
street, 25 feet front and running back
ll5 feet, for $135.
N. MOORE, a familiar figure in the
oyster and fish season has gone to Will
mington with the expectation of spend
ing the Summer there.
! b. f. G. ROTHwELL reports his wheat
crop, l3O acres, headed out, and near
ly as high as his head, in fact, the most
promising crop he has ever raised.
THE Drum Corps has disbanded: in
Its stead lot Of youngsters have or
ganzed " KOozo" corps that made
its first parade on Monday evening.
HARRY L. COLLINS has accepted an
engagement to have charge Of the tele-
graphing at the Douglass House. Re
hoboth, during the Watering season.
JAMES MCCoUsLAND, of Philadel-
phia, has charge of J. w. Dennev's
drug store during his absence at Allan
health.
OUR mechanics are all on the stretch
IN business "a wide difference between
them and the condition Of their fellow |
workmen in Wilmington. where a large
per cent are out of work.
JOHN II. BEwLEY has in the rear of |
his stables half acre lot which was
sown in clover and timothy seed four
weeks ago last Saturday that is a mar |
vel in its luXuriance Of growth.
NEXT Tuesday will be observed bv |
tne ladies' or the w. c. II. U. as |
Flower day" in the visiting and dis
trlhuilng among the sick and needy of |
our town Of flowers, fruits, &c.
MANY of cur ladies who visit Cot
Ton store lind they can get their
wants supplied in the way Of special
goods and IN some cases more reason
onahIy than in many of the city stores.
MEssRs. TsCHUDY & CATS have
erected at the side Of the basket factory.
on line with the second story floor.
platform for drying the baskets as thev
feet. " : . nan '''' 'oAlo
REV. JOHN FRvNCE occupied the NJ
y. pulpit on Sunday evening in the de-
livery Of an earnest and wpll-appliod
sermon on the onnipotcnce of faith. |
Dased on the Scriptural narrative of the
Syro-PhGnician woman.
GEO. SAvIN commenced his initio-
tory serving of the New York S,,Ddo,, |
Ir6Une on Sunday with 30 paners
He got them from Clayton al 7 O'clock
Ihu !, uellVered them to some Of the sub
Scrloers before they We're out OF bed.
= The Dover and Smyrna Good
Z :. ellplar Lodges are paying each other !
frequent visits, having quite social /,
aspect IN their lodge entertainments. :
WIN literary exercises and music
.hrOWn IN as seasoning The last visit
was from Dover to this town.
A. F. FOWLER who was visiting near a
ON Sunday, reports the peach
,!ees loaded with peaches, in some =
asses already having to prop up the 9
liIloS. The farmers are wishing half
u them would drop. The estimated :
;rop Tor Sassatras Neck is l25. 500 bas-
lets. 0'''- e
IHE contest for the postonice of this e
own has narrowed down IN two {
.ohn II. Bewley and Benz. r Allan (,
,ney nave both visited Washington o
ecentIy, each having strong endorse. b
leht' 1t IS not thought that anv ii
mango VIII be made in the office he | "
ore July, if so soon as that. il
SEVERAL children have recently died "a
u Lelpsic with diphtheria. a number 4,
lore, two or three dozen, are I'M with u
ne disease, which really amounts To
n epidemic. The school has baen az
losed and the usual remedies aDnIiad u
Ut the disease, which is of maliGnont IL
ype, seems difficult to arrest.
UAMALIEL GARRISON and J. ! Jones
II l, the Dover road are vieing with each
cher as to which has the prittiest fieiJ 10
corn, the opinion of spectators he
e divided while Geo. Il. Tbomneon
following close on their heels Wm
=. Hoiiecker in the Galley. =" has a field
rye enough to thin which was dono
esterday. "''' U0"0
JOHN r. PHILLIPS blooms ont with
ie roses with an elegant and varied
ock oi clothing, hats, caps, gents fur
snihS goods, underwear, &c. He has
ached the pink of perfection in tb
me CI tne styles for fancy wear and ~,
om TINS he grades down to the tastes itll
thoSe who delight in sombre hines t,'y
'ad his advertisement. Yu'
The Little Diamond" " cultivato,. :. no
owing one of the most popular imnle- Th
eh'S the Messrs. Taylor have ever sol
II on the market. They have al. sh,
ady more orders than they can fiji Wi
IN additional ones from a wide scona ha
country ,I coming in every dav. sam the
Iaylor is exhibiting this valuable Tn
Plement at the ElktOn Fair. ha,
iEo. J. UNDERWOOD shipped two anl
'teS OF strawberries from Kenton On 0gl gu
1nday. They were of the "Cres- M hr
lt variety. The usual varieties lor
beginning to ripen and some small Glo
pments may be made from tbis 10
unity this week. but unless warmer son
aIher prevails the active pickino
son Will not set in until next Mon.
'iRs. MARGARET LEE has bouobt or tri,
liehry Jefferson, the southeast cor On,
lou OF Delaware and South streots CaI
ieet front, running back 100 feet ana Da,
IN =. Bailey has contracted to bniiJ Son
'hcc house of modern dcsiun fortLo ami
upancy Of Mrs. Lee and donThton ,,n,
3 Laura Temple. now rnsiIi1', "c ''.