Smyrna times., 1885-08-26
Smyrna and Vicinity.
SUNDAY was warm.
MONDAY was very warm.

| AOEoDAA was douuudnJly warm.
The mercury dropped like a falling
star.
WHEN shall we see how the waite.
works?
If you want a good time take a triI
with the band boys next Wednesday
PARENTS will note that our public
schools will open ON Tuesday mOrnins
next.
OUR Band will soothe your savage
breast all the way to Cape May mex
week.
The industrious mosquito, who has
been numerous, nearly disappeared
with the storm.
232 CARLOADS of peaches went over
the road on Monday and still larger
number yesterday
The hour for the evening service in
the NJ. E. Church will be 7 80 hereafter
until further notice.
Ir is said that Glenwuod Avenue is
becoming a favOrite promenade for
dyspeptic ~ invalids
CHAs. E. HAZEL has been engaged
to take charge of the store and stock of
). ii. Bewley for while.
PERSONS having egg plants growing
in their gardens find them very much
troubled with potato bugs.
The new residence of Levi Anthony
near town is approaching completion
and will be fine structure.
NEXT week the teachers and teach
eresses will take up the reins. Hunt
up the books, boys and girls.
TABLE corn, though little late, is
coming i'll plentifully now, and is in
quality and flavor better than usual.
SOME of the Phosphate men think
Chemistry is Il humbug, and the State
Chemist is wolf in sleeps clothing.
JOHNSON BROTHERS advertise in
this issue new and large stock of
mems, ladies' and boys shoes for Fall
wear.
Now THAT the water-works are com
ing, how would it do to take one more
step into modernism and number our
houses ?
GORDON. the grocer, had 200
streaked watermelOns last Saturday
afternoon, raised near FELTON,. They
went rapidly.
Mt. FRIENDSHIP A. NJ. f. CHURCH.
near KentOn, will hold a church camp'
commencing September 9th, and con
tinuing two weeks.
HARDCAsTLE & JONES have sold their
yellow peaches, bought mainly in Kent
county, Md, to Richardson & Robbins.
OF Dover, for canning purposes.
Mrs. JOHN B. COOPER has a night
blooming cereus, (Graadifora Noe
turnael blooming in the day time. It
was in full flower this morning.
REV. DIR. CALDWELL and family
have removed to Newark, where the
Doctor will soon enter upon his new
duties as president of Delaware Col
lege.
The officers of the Smyrna Lodge of
GoOd Iemplars request full attend
ance of the members at the meeting to-
night, as there are matters of interest
on hand.
THE Bethel A. NJ. Church. of this
town, will open their annual church
camp meeting September 18th and con-
Ilnue 1t over two Sundays. There will
be meetings every night.
THE Presiding Elder question is in
'tdtu quo. The first of the coming
month or thereabOuts will bring some
settlement of the anxious question as
10 who will be the man.
The drawings and specifications for
,he waterworks are completed and the
advertisements are out for proposals
It Is understood that the bids will be
opened on September 8th.
THE new furniture for the additional
'oom in the public school building ar
'ived on Monday and is being put in
position. The furniture of the other |
'ooms has also undergone IA process of !
up.
SUNDAY, Sept. 9th, will be the repu-
Ar period for the quarterly meeting in |
he NJ. +. Church; which will be duly |
leld and also the Quarterly Conference |
provided Presiding Elder is appoint |
'd by that time.
In our advertising columns we pub-
lsh notice from Edmund b. Frazer.
secretary of the State Board of Health
which will be of interest to physicians,
.oroners, undertakers, clergymen,
magistrates and others.
MISSES BELLE and Eugenia Hof-
ecker und Miss Ella Smithers are to.
lay celebrating their birthday in con-
unctlOn at the residence of the latter
Ihey have received number of hand
ONE presents from their many friends.
A MAN near Clayton brought several
baskets of peaches to town the other dav
o dispose Of but would not sell them
lnless he could get 75 cents a basket
lie finally left three baskets at An nm
own store and realized 25 cents on the
OF. '''0
SOME OF the Northern papers are mt
ing the peach product Of the State of
Delaware for this season seriously at
hirty million baskets. This shows
hat they could estimate the nome
'ranate crop of Syria with just as good
Judgment
THERE is no evapOratOr excitement
his year. The machines are for the
most part idle and will continue so nm
ess some unforeseen cause tumbles
'rices. Hardcastle & JONES put a few
beaches through last Saturday. bnt
ave done nothing in the drying line
ince. ''''0
BLANCHE, iive-year-Old daughter of
'resley Ford, below Severson's fell
rom the back Of the wagon while com.
ng 70 town with her parents on Satur-
.,ay, and was severely bruised about
ne head and face. A physician
lressed the wounds and at last ac-
cunts the child was doing well.
THE Smyrna Cornet Band accom-
'anied by four other brass bands will
o upon an excursion to Cape Nav on
Wednesday next, September 2nd bv
teamer Clyde. This, with plenty Of
i've music and other attractions will be
me of the most enjoyable trips of the
eason. The time and fare will be as
sual.
The following remark was heard
rom Smyrna visitor recently,-"I
ave been in large cities and small
owns, on level lands and in the noun
aims, in the country and at the sea-
lde, but for neat, pretty, quiet, home