Smyrna times., 1886-06-30
Smyrna and Vicinity.


week has been the rattle of the reaper.
REV. J. B. QUIGG will preach a
Fourth of July sermon next Sunday
morning.
THE railroad will run two freight
trains for perishable freight on Monday
5th of July.
POND lilies are very plentiful this
year and beautiful punches are brought
to town by our boys.
J. +. CARTER received by the last
trip of the 1ygert a very large invoice
of new styles of wall paper.
WE do not hear of any preparations
for celebrating the Fourth of July in
our town of any description.
July Fourth will come and stay
with us over Sunday. The stores it is
presumed will be closed on Monday.
THE tickets for the excursion to
RehObOth on Thursday week are going
like hot cakes. Secure your tickets.
The string band of this town and a
quartette serenaded several parties on
Monday night with some good music.
QUESTION for the young men to de-
eide; which is the prettiest, the "sweet
girl graduate" or the boquets showered
upon her?
WHAT is the prettiest thing in
Spring bonnet? THE girl, of
course" says an exchange with bach
elor editor
CLERK OF THE PEACE c. J. HALL
will be at the Delaware House to-
morrow, from 8 \. NJ, and 4 P. NJ, to
issue licenses.
JOHN WILKINSON, JR., who was en-
ployed to do the painting of the new
dwelling of 1. n. Mills, ut Clayton, fin
ished last week.
BOATING is quite the thing now, and
our young people go down to the mill
pond in scores, or rather hundreds
every evening either as participants or
spectators.
A FIVE and a-half feet cutting wheat
reaper will travel one mile and half
in cutting an acre of wheat, without
allowing for the necessary backings at
the corners.
The Town Commissioners at their
last meeting appointed a committee to
see after and compel the property
owners to repair and grade their gut
ters where it is needed.
Jos. L. LAVENDER was not satisfied
with the position of his farm dwelling
so last week he turned it right about
face and is putting up an addition,
pOrches, &c, to make it more to his
liking.
ANENT the rainy weather we have
been having, Mr. Raymond, whose trip
has been referred to, did not have tO
use his umbrella but once in a travel
of 5000 miles, and that last week when
near home.
ST. PETERS Sunday School enter.
tainment on Friday night was well at:
tended and much enjoyed by the chill
dren. 1t consisted Of a magic lantern
| show and music. Another cOrnet has
been added to the orchestra.
The wet weather last week plaveC
the mischief with the lawmakers ant
put a damper on the wheat hafvesters
There is an end to all things" and SC
there was finally to the long wet spell
which closed on Saturday morning.
DR.. R. S. w. HIRONs had a very fin,
! specimen of Waterloo peach Yesterday
from his Maryland farm which is nearly
ready for market. J. p. Dickson al
BrenfOrd has also an early variety o.
peach that will do for marketing in
few days.
A. l.. HUDSON was elected presiden
of the Fruit Growers Exchange at the
meeting held last week in Dover. Tht
branch exchange which has been or
ganized at Clayton also had certain
concessions granted which had befor,
been denied.
A FARMER who has worn out in hi
time four wheat reapers says he ha
never seen the wheat shocks so thicl
IN any field as in that of Mr.. Cummin
at "WoOdlawn." The field of clover
nay on the opposite side of the road i
equally as heavy.
JOSEPH E. CARTER, Eugene Vande
yer, Joseph II. Wright. and ]. Franl
Pratt are having a shell boat 81 fee
long constructed for rowing in tn
pond. Thus manned, the new boat will
doubtless be able to take the lead of tn
sixteen other boats.
TRIMMING the shade trees has bee,
the order of the past week with on
citizens whose trees needed it, in ODE
dience to an action Of the Town Faith
ers at their last meeting. The lowe
limbs on number of trees obstructe,
the light OF the street lamps.
WHATEVER may be said Of last weel
land it was a miserable week for hav
ing and harvesting) this has been al
that could be desired. clear, cool an,
fresh. The farmers have made goo
use of the time, and the bulk of tn
wheat crop is now in the shock
IOCHILDREN: weare requested to sa
that no children under twelve year
OF age will be admitted at the Tow
Hall tonight This is TO make rooI
for the grown people who are more in
terested and more appreciatiVe, an
? who would otherwise be crowded ou
IT is rarely the case that a musica
entertainment gives such geners
satisfaction as did that of Blind Tor
on Thursday evening last. His plan
touches were those Of exquisite musi,
and for one whose mind acts only i
the line Of memory his attainments ar
very varied.
SCHOOL teachers experience durin
commencement week lwhen the prC
motions are made) something of wha
the editor has to undergo the Who'll
year round. They have a two month
vacation in which time things usrall
"sweeten up''-a vantage ground wa
ahead of the editor.
THE Directors Of the Kent Count
Mutual Insurance Company last wee
? placed in their Office a very handsom
crayon picture Of q. w. Cummins, wh
was for many years president Of tb
Company. The action Of the Director
3 was but paying a well deserved con
pliment to a faithful oiiicer.-D DeIawaj
} can.
IT may be proper TO state that th
article we published In our last issue
J last week about Middl0meE In hant
ling fruit signed, subscriber" was NJ
T one OF the shippers Of Clayton, as ha
been intimated by a writer Of that tow
, 1 ~ the Record, nor do they know wh
Z the author is. We will state howey'
: that be is Q peach grower.