Smyrna times., 1885-07-15

paratory exercises being held on Sat
urday afternoon.
PHILADELPHIA & Smyrna Transpor-
tation Co. have just received LARGE
suppl y of coal, hard and soft, for
threshing engines. +
GOOD trout fishing is found at the
old pier on Bombay Hook. VIM. M
Bell caught some that weighed between
three and four pounds.
AND now the hot weather has put in
an appearance-tO stay. June cOduet-
ted with genial rays and cool waves,
but July means business.
The breezes that came up forciblv
from the ocean on Sunday, damp and
cool, were very refreshing after the
several days of tOrrid weather.
OUR neighbOrs from over the line re-
port good showers of rain last week
while we were sweltering, aud are re-
Jolclng over fine prospective corn crops.
GREEN corn was in market on Sat
urday, Adams Early, we presume. 1t
will be some days yet before the gen
ulne, toOthsOme sugar corn comes
along.
HERETOFORE love letters could not
carry more than half an ounce without
the sender having to pay double post
age, but now they can send Il whole
ounce of it for two cents.
To THOSE of our readers who are in
favor of greater security against fire
in our town, and who have not already
deposited their ballot for water works
when this paper is received. we earn
estly urge to do so at once, before the
polls close.
SMYRNA is preeminently the place to
buy watches. Twill paw YOU to come
from all parts of the Peninsula
Smlth's-splendid stock and more to
come. Prices surprisingly low. We
are working for a big trade this Fall.
Come now. r
The ladies keep the "Old man Mooren
as they call him, on the trOt from early
morn till dewey eve, and unanimously
vote him the best summer institution
that has yet come along. On Saturday
ne served ~ dozen of worked biscuits,
rolls and rusk.
A PERIPATETIC painter--an artist i'm
lettering on glass and wire screens
was in town on Saturday and did some
fancy painting for serveral of our busi
ness men. One or two competitors
from wilmington, also engaged in
WINDOW decorations this morning.
NATHANIEL FARsON, of Duck Creek
mas had ripe tomatoes from his garden
in market and we were the recipients
from him yesterday of berry box full
OF very fine ones. Mr.. F. leads all the
others in this fruit as he has the whole
season in being the first in the market
with every garden product.
L. E. ANTHONY made his first shin
ment of blackberries on Monday. The
canes in his patch have a very vigor-
Gus, healthy look and are fuller of fruit
than ever before. If the season con-
tlnues favorable he will have a Weld of
from 10000 to $4,000 quarts. Tbev
were somewhat cut by the recent hail
storm.
The very early peaches, Amsden.
June, Alexander, &c, have rotted this
year so as to be of no value. A few
baskets have been shipped however by
n. w. Lapham, Jas. w. Anthony.
Robt. Hill and B. +. Middleton
The first named had some in this mar
ket, which sold ut cents a quart in
strawberry boxes.
TIRE Fruit Growers National Rank
gives notice that they have declared a
semi-annual dividend of four per cent |
out of the profits of the past six
months. This bank, as per the report
published IN our last issue, has a sur
plus fund of $4,000. This is one per
cent higher than any former dividend.
showing the continued growth and |
prosperity of the institution.
THE Misses FAIRIES, daughters of the
late Mary FAIRIES, have placed a low.
open fence on their front that admits |
OF view to the passerby of their beau
tiful flower yard. There are other
properties in town that would be |
greatly improved by something of this |
kind in the place Of their high. tipbt |
fences. The house has also been re-
paired and otherwise made ATTRACTIVE |
by a coat of paint.
Now, IF ever, is the time when !
mems thoughts turn to the seashore or |
mountains, or by preference to q we'll |
filled bath-tub or ice-cooler. Now |
everyone can appreciate the feelings Of |
men who work in the engine room of a |
steamer, before the furnace of n ROLLING |
mill, in printing Office or basket mill. |
for now the rays of the sun are felt in |
all their ferceness. Happy is the man
VINO can escape from them
The Grangers' Reunion will be held
at RehobOth on July 22nd, 23rd and
oath. All wishing to attend can avail |
themselves Ofthe two days seaside ex-
curslon rate extended to three davs.
winch will be half regular fare on the |
delaware Railroad and special rates on
tho d., M. u Y. Railroad. Board and |
lodging at the Bright and douglass
Houses, Sl.5O per day. Good lectures
iintersPersed with good music. All are
invited to attend.
THE cyclone which visited this vi
cinity last week the freaks of which
were faithfully recorded in the TIMES.
seems TO have been greatly magnified
the farther it got from home, as the fol-
lowing item clipped from a Jersey
paper will show: "Great destruction
was caused in the vicinity of SMYRNA
Del, on Tuesday, by the passage of a
tornado. which carried away houses,
barns, fences and fowls and ruined
thousands of peach trees. No lives