Smyrna times., 1886-07-21

MISSES EGnel cooper ana Clafa wilson.
The exercises were interspersed with
music from the organ and violins.
Rev. ]. B. Quigg closed with a short
temperance address.
JAMES BUCKsON, who lives in Thor
Oughfare Neck, near Taylor's Bridge,
met with a very serious accident the
first part of last week. While hauling
wheat from the field he was thrown
from load of wheat under the wheels
by his team starting. Both of the
wheels passed over his limbs, fractur-
ing his thigh near the socket. DR.. w.
n. Hamilton, of Odessa, reduced the
fracture. Mr.. Buckson is nearly 60
years of age and it is feared the acci-
dent will go hard with him. There is
much sympathy for him throughout
the Neck.
IT is getting to be the custom with
some of our papers to send out inquir-
les about the crOps-peaches, wheat,
&c. A blank crop report was sent out
by a paper for the farmers to fill out,
and the other day one of them came
back with the following written on the
blank side in pencil: "All we've got
in this neighbOrhoOd is three Widders,
/ two school-ma'ams, patch of wheat,
the hog cholera, too much rain. about
fifty acres of 'taters and a durn fool
who married a crOss-eyed gal because
she owns eighty sheep and a mule,
which the same is me, and no more at
present"
THE hacks running from the Della
ware and Smyrna Houses to the depot
to meet the trains, it is stated are to
be taken off ON Saturday because they
do not pay. The prOprietorship of the
two hotels is the same and hence
there is not the necessity for the same
competition for guests. The hacks
have been a great convenience to our
citizens other than the guests of the
hotels in reaching the depot in
stormy weather, or from being sick or
lnvalids, and necessity, it would seem,
would compel a reliable conveyance
OF some kind for getting to and from
the trains.
ONE of the most snowy and attrac-
tive midsummer flowers that is coming
back into favor again with gardeners is
the hOllyhOck. Our older readers will
easily remember the flower of the same
name with which they were very IA
millar years ago. The strongest re-
semblance between the two flowers is
their name. The earlier flower was
single and without much delicacv of
tint. The later flower is double and
tinted with the most delicate shades
This is another triumph of the garden
er's skill, which has so often demon
strated that nature unadorned is not
adorned the most.
EXTRACT of a letter from q promi-
nent commission house in Ohio
We are going to have a good peach
crop IN Ohio this year, already the
early varieties are coming forward.
We have had thus far five shipments
ranging in price from IS cents to 50 per
basket. Our shippers write us that the
Early Crawford's will be ready to ship
IN about two weeks. We are going to
have more of crop than we at first
anticipated. We do not think, how
ever that the crop will interfere ma
terlally with the sale of Delaware and
Maryland peaches as that fruit usually
IS OF a better grade than ours"
d. w. TRUMPELLER brought home
with him from Florida two live allipa-
tors some three or four feet in length
LOT the amusement of Mr.. McClain
who resides on his farm near the big
Oak" Young alligators are said to be
fond of Spring chickens and will eniov
picnic occasion whenever it NAV suit
Mr.. McClain's pleasure. On the other
hand they can beat DIR. Tanner on a
fast, and should Mr.. McC. get busy
with his crops and forget them, or want
to take an extended trip to the noun
tain or seashOre, they can wait long
while for his return, provided a square
meal, such as will make up for the lost
time is furnished.
A LOCAL paragraph that first started
IN our cotemporary as an incident of
this town, finds its way to the Will
mlngton Home Weekly of last week in
the following shape:
In Kent county town lives a gro
ceryman with a soft spot in his heart
for little children. The little folks
seem to find out by intuition that Mr..
Clements is a friend. Johnny Hynson,
who lives around the corner, has not
yet outgrown his frocxs. johnny has
been in the habit of calling on the gro
ceryman and being supplied with
specked apples from the barrel, which.
although not very salable, are appre-
clated by his boyish appetite. Last
week, his yellow head came up to the
counter, and he inquired; Dot anv
spect applesP No, Johnny; the
apples are all gone DOT anv spect
oranges" No, not to-day His face
was downcast his spirit sad: his
mouth watering. A new idea came
into his little mind, and his face bright
ened as he asked Dot anv sDect
cakes" Youthful genius was prom
erly rewarded. He got his cake.
HENRY BLENDT, a young man resid.
ing in Blackbird' hundred, purchased
last week through the agency of B. b.
Allen, Canton Monitor Engine and
New Model wheat thresher, 80 inch
cylinder, manufactured by G. Aultman
q Co., of Canton, Ohio, which, how
ever, he did not get to use because of
the wet weather until Monday last
at the farm of Andrew Spear, near
town. This engine and thresher.
though entirely new went at the work
like an old Trojan and gave no trouble
from the very start, showing the nice
and accurate workmanship in the con-
structlon Of the machine. 1t requires
two feeders alternating. Yesterday
while the writer was observing its ca
paclty for work, Henry Coff dexter
ously feeding in the wheat pushed to
MIN by two cutters, four half bushels.
or TWO bushels were bagged in several
seconds less than a minute. The pur-
chase OF this machine resulted from
the excellent work Of one purchased
last year by Goldsmith G. Nailor. from
Mr: Allen, which attracted Mr.. Blendtis
nouce. In the hands ofthe enterprising
owners one thousand bushels day
M1ulu eh,l1l oe no work for one Of these ma