Smyrna times., 1886-06-02
Smyrna and Vicinity.

wedding and incidents relating thereto.
Smyrna and Vicinity.
SPRING lamb and peas.
EGGS are as scarce as Strawberries
are abundant.
SEE B. B. ALIENS advertisement of
harvesting machinery.
JOSEPH KENNEDY takes the lead in
having the first peas in market.
ALL kinds of Sewing Machine Need
les for sale by William A. Devnish. T
On Monday, Hardcastle & Jones
shipped about eight tons of wool per
steamer Iygert.
WE are indebted to JOS L. Cavender
for box of Sharpless strawberries
They were beauties
HE blackberry vines are unusually
tull of blossoms, promising a good
yield of this excellent fruit.
The afternoon train going south
which has been leaving here at 1892
NJ, has been changed to POI p. NJ.
PROF. Roe and his school had n
pleasant ramble on Friday afternoon
Tor Dotanlzing and gathering flowers.
1856 CARS of perishable freight mainly
berries, passed over the Delaware
Division on Monday, and l73 yesterday.
Gro. J. UNDERWOOD, has boupbttbe
farm Of Jonathan Hodgson. near Mas
sey's, Kent county, Md. CONTAINING 23s
acres, for $9,5OO
IHE steamer Iggert took up on Mon
day more strawberries than She hoe
probably carried at any one time i'm
previous seasons.
Mr.. McCONAUGHY, is improving his
store house in Clayton, occupied bv
George BrOckson, by adding to lis
length, and putting a grocery room in
the rear.
THE sale of shares of the Clavton
Savings and Loan Association will not
DC continued at par value after newt
tuesday. After that date thew will
sell at the accrued value.
HE continued damp weather is rs
prollhc Of immense mosquito croDs as
1t Is OF grass and wheat, and the little
blood suckers are said to be havino,
things their own way down the Neck,
A LITTLE boy named James Gaba-
gan, living with VIM. Walker. fell
from the doorstep on Sunday evening
ana broke his arm just above the
elbow. DIR. Clifton reduced the frac-
ture. ii"o-
A SACRED concert and exhibition
Will be held by the Blackiston's SIM
ing Glass ID. J. Quimby, teacher with
Miss Maria Hutton, organist. at RIacI--
lston's Church, tomorrow tThursdovl |
evening.
HERE are number of fine straw
perry patches in this vicinity but none
perhaps surpass those of James w
Anthony and Henry P. Massey for
quality Of vine. and berry, as Well as
extent of acres. 80
The cold, wet weather, while il has
tended to make the strawberries large
mas not added to their sweetness. Dr.
CLOAK plants glucose with his vines
ana as a consequence can eat his her
rles without any further sweetening.
The Presbyterian choir is to be on.
larged and improved we understand bv
the addition of new voices. made nm cf
the singing talent of the Sunday school
This will be useful and beneficial n
1ne participants while it will give an
attraction to the church.
The habit of gathering washed so,ur
from the roads mile or two from tho
town Is strongly condemned bv per-
sons using these roads, as it will uIti-
mately damage them very much. The
cartIng IS generally done on the sIv
"hen no one is likely to see them.
JAMES T. WHITE claims the best rad
I5he5 that have been in market Tbav
r. white IN color and measure two
inches across them. lie got the seed
from DR.. Goodwin, of KentOn. and tbov
nave proved the most satisfactory or
any variety or crop that ne has ever
raised. W.
STRAWBERRIES were in market
pretty freely on Saturday. SELLING nastI
ly mt 10 cents per quart. The General
picking commenced Monday. and The
common grade have got down In tbo
glut price, four for quarter A Grs'-
class berry will always sell for a-third
to a-half more.
JOHNSON WILLARD has moved from
his farm TO Clayton for the burmese of
taking up his former trade. masonor,
piastering, &c. He has Just compIeted
the masonary of the Church Brancb
bridge and has been engaged to do the .
work for the bridge at Casnersonie
Mill aud Farson's Hill.
PHE Woman's Christian Temperonca
Union asks through our columns for I
donation OF furniture, books, papers
&c, for the Public ReadinG {
Room, spoken of in the last issue of the
TINES. Ihey have the room carpefed ,
ana would thankfully receive donations :
d cnairs and other furniture. !
a SPECIAL meeting of all Interested
n the temperance work is called for c
1y the Woman's Christian Temner- c
lnce Union Immediately after PRAYER L
service IN the nj. r. Church. Thursdav a
June 3rd, to arrange for final openinG t
# fthetemperance headquarters which, Y
yill take place Tuesday evening June Y
ith. = @''0 a
A CALL is out announcing a meeting i
# the voters Of Duck Creek Hundred 4
It the Town Hall, on Saturday, June e
9th, to choose five Delegates and five /
Alternates to represent this Hundred II
q the State Temperance Convention s
0 meet in Dover, on Tuesday, June Ii
2nd. The call is addressed ito those \
oters favoring progress and reforma. .
on in the enactment of laws securing o
, the people Temperance by Local a
'ption or Prohibition, and advocating
be ballot as the most potent instru- b
lent for effecting the desired reform t