Smyrna times., 1885-05-13

IL. II. BOYER mas greatly improved
the appearance of his residence by the
erection of a neat iron fence around
his yard and flower garden.
JERMAN & CosGR1FF have shipped
several car loads of drain tile to points
on the Peninsula this week. They
have also filled an order from Savan-
nah, Ga.
w. F. CLEMENT received on Satur-
day between fifty and hundred BUSH
els of the potatoes known as the
Beauty of Hebron" a favorite tuber
in the Northern States. They are a
beautiful large potato and our farmers
will do we'll to give them a trial.
THE announcement made in the
TIMES last Wednesday that persons
who paid their school taxes between
that time and Saturday would have a
reduction of per cent, kept Collector
Weldon busy receiving money and
writing receipts, the result being that
the bulk of the taxes were paid in by
Saturday night, leaving him a slim per
cent on the remaining stragglers.
WE are indebted to S. P. Truax.
Trustee of the Poor for this hundred.
for a copy of the Annual Report of the
Trustees for Kent County. 1t gives
the full particulars of the affairs of
that institution, the essential figures of
which we have heretofore given. The
inmates from Duck Greek hundred for
the past year have been 18; Kenton
hundred, 8, and Little Greek hundred.
6.
REV. SETH d. w. SMITH, pastor of
Bethel A. NJ. Z Church, of this town. left
to-day to attend the Annual Confer
ence of that church, which convenes in
Wilmington tomorrow morning. It
comprises the State of Delaware, city
Of Philadelphia and all of Pennsylva-
mia east Of Harrisburg. There are
about seventy members of the confer
ence, who will be present, beside visi-
tors from other conferences.
AMONG the appointments announced
from Washington yesterday, was that
of Prof. James II. Groves of this town
by the Secretary of the Interior,
special agent in the Bureau of Labor.
His duties will be confined to Delaware
and New Jersey salary four dollars a
day. The TINES, as is the case with the
rest OF our citizens, cOngratulates him
ON his early realization of place that
1t IS hoped will prove cOngenial. We
hope that he will find it convenient to
still continue his residence in this town.
Two BOYS who are given to the cruel
propensity of rObbing birds nests and
throwing sticks and stones at them.
like to have had serious venture to
at least one of them on Friday evening |
oy falling from a tree on upper Com
merce street while trying to reach a
robins nest. His escape with only |
bruises instead of broken bones should |
have been a lesson not to again be en-
gagged in the wicked pursuit of break /
ing up the nests of the innocent robins.
but they were at it again, it is said, the
next day.
On Friday afternoon the horse of w
w. Tschudy, while standing to
wagon which was being loaded in the
yard of the basket mill, became sud
denly frightened by the clatter Of
loose horse running down the street
when 1t dashed across the street with
the impetuOsity to throw itself sprawl
ing over The curb on the opposite side.
the driver fortunately catching and
holding its head down until it could be
detached. A school Girl. who
came near being run over. received
such a nervous shock as to be pros
trate the rest of the day.
AT the regular monthly meeting of
the clayton Savings and Loan Associ-
alton yesterday, the number of shares
PAID IN were 29l, being an increase of
03 shares over April. Five hundred
dollars was loaned and the prospects of
The new association are good. CLAYTON
IS steadily improving, twelve new
houses have been erected within the
past year and several more are now in
course OF erection. This association
furnishes chance for good investment
Tor the people of the section. Infor-
nation, &c, can be had on application
70 John A. HOffecker, Secretary.
THERE has been a marked improve
nent in the appearance and prospec-
ave yield of our wheat fields but the
department reports from the Winter
wheat crop continue unfavorable. and it
would not be surprising if the first esti.
mates OF shrinkage of twenty per
cent, on last years crops should prove
90 small. The rains of the last dav
)r two, however, will do something to-
ward repairing the damage, and at the
worst there is certain to be more wheat
nan viii be demanded for home con
sumption, saying nothing about the
arge surplus that will be carried over ,
rom last years crop. 1t is several
Iears since there has been really n
light crop of American wheat. and the J
peculatOrs will make as much capitaI
IS possible out of the present prospect
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