Delta chief., 1885-04-08
specials from smith. Fork country.


To the Editor of THE CHIEF:
CRAWFORD, March 80, 1SS5.-The farmers
of this vicinity are busily engaged in putting
in their crops, and are intending to make q
big show the coming season.
]. L. Preston is making quite a number of
Improvements on his ranch, and has about
one hundred hot-beds laid out and planted.
j. r. Foster, who is located about mile
and half below Mr.. Preston's, has con-
structed bridge across Smiths Fork at his
place, which will make it much handler for
those living below in the Canon to get out
during the high water. Mr.. Foster is also
contemplating the building of a new house
this summer, and although new conner bids
fair to show the old-timers what farming is.
]. w. Stewart, one of the early settlers, is
bound to keep up the reputation of the coun.
try, and has some splendid plants for this
time of the year, among which are tomatoes,
cabbages and cauliiower averaging about
twelve inches in height.
Although we are busily engaged in tilling
the soil, we have not forgot to cultivate the
mind, which the performance of last Satur-
day, the 2Sth, will show. The Smiths Fork
Literary association held grand entertain
ment in aid of the library fund on Saturday
night last, at which the following programme
was gone through with, to the credit of all,
more especially those who took part in the
darkie part of it: Prelude, troupe; Grafton,
Liberty of the Press" A. Mcneil; reading
H. D. Fluke; dialogue, by request, "Cardi-
nal Virtues" Miss Lizzie Stewart as "Chari
ty," Miss Mary Sewell as Faith" Miss Ora
Sewell as Love-" Miss Annie Sewell as
'Hope," Master Samnel Stratton as Honor"
Miss Nellie Sewell as Truth !" song, Ethi-
opean, Joe Tambourine; essay. Literary So
cieties," H. McNiel stump speeches, Ethi-
opean, Big Two; song in character, cold
Uncle Neb;" song, Brother Bones; reading,
Harry Grant; the ghost scene, by the Niger
troupe; reading, B. F. Woodring; jamboree.
by the Niger troupe; song, "Ellsworth's
Avengers" Mr.. and Mrs. II. Grant; reading,
George Young; "Fun in the New York Gus.
tom House," troupe; reading H. d. Fluke;
song, "Old Black Joe," in character; music
on the violin, Fluke Brothers; song, "Sail-
or" Mr.. Plummith; song, Ethiopian, Susan
O'Horrow; debate-Resolved that the pump.
kin belongs to the party on whose land it
grows. The negative side of the question
carried. The Musicians Ethiopian, troupe;
song by the darkies.
After the above programme was finished,
there was an original scene entitled "The
Contract" which took the whole house by
surprise, and that was the solemnieation of
the marriage ceremony by Harry Grant, the
justice for this precinct, the contracting par
ties being Henry d. Fluke, of Smiths FORK,
and Mrs. N. J. Lennon, of Clear Fork. AT.
ter the twain had been made one flesh the
meeting was brought to close and the hap.
py couple received the congratulations of
their friends. They invited all to accompany
them to their home on Clear Fork, where a
pleasant time was spent, and all left perfect
ly satisfied tina. their visit was not in vain.
and wishing that Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. Fluke
may have long and prosperous voyage
through life. 8. F. L. A.