Smyrna times., 1886-07-28


ers, much Of whose grain is yet in the
field and could not be threshed be.
cause of frequent rains keeping it wet
ISAAC GIBBS, of Sassafras. Nd.
raised this year 1910 bushels of red
wheat on 46 acres of ground, or say 81
bushels per acre. He used 275tbs. Oi
phosphate per acre, thus getting 254
bushels of wheat from the use of one
ton of Planet Phosphate. This is so.
THE P. w. & B. Railroad will issue
excursion tickets to the Camden
Union Camp Meeting at a rate of two
! ~ cents a mile which is one-third less
than their usual charge, good from
Tuesday, August Sd, to Saturday.
August 14th, inclusive. They will be
on sale at Philadelphia depot, also at
Wilmington and all stations south of
Wilmington. There are now 10 tents
erected and the prospect is there will
be 12O.
A COMPANY of Wilmington CAPITA
lists are making an effort to purchase
the marsh property at Collins Beach
that has been for the past several years
subject to the overflow of the tide
water since the breaks in the dyke at
that place. This tract, which includes
cedar swamp, comprises nearly 1000
acres and is owned by about a dozen
parties. These gentlemen want at
least majority Of the land, and up to
/ saturday had secured over 900 acres at
Sl.OO per acre, and perhaps by this
time have the requisite amount to give
them the control of its management.
Their object is, as we understand. to
thoroughly embank and reclaim if.
BY this means it can be doubtless made
valuable land.
VERY bad reports are coming in from
our vineyards of this vicinity. The
rot made its appearance to limited
extent three or four weeks ago but it
was thought that a cessation of the wet
weather would soon come with no ma
terial lost to the grapes. This expecta-
ton has not been realized in fact it
has been worse instead of better. and
the damage Is now very manifest.
some varieties have been hurt worse
than others, with some of them falling
OIL until they will not be worth pick
ing and shipping. The vineyards of
Messrs. Scout, Denney, Jones and
others are all suffering from the blight,
put +. Lower, near Brenford, thinks
his crop IS utterly ruined for market
ing. His vineyard is large and in ex-
cellent condition and at fair estimate
in comparison with other seasons was
worth 81 900 or more.
SEE here, said South street ora
n n oil =
many marriageable women there are
on our street between Main and Della
ware p
No; never gave it a thought"
Why, twenty-eight. And now. do
you know how many marriageable
men?"
"No."
Only four"
Just seven apiece.
Exactly; and then we have eleven
widows, tool"
May their shadows never grow
less"
And tWenty-seyen small children.
All crying at once. Good Lord
preserve u.s." and he squirmed about
as though he had swallowed live cat.
No wonder South street is such a ia
vorite promenade for widowers and
bachelors is it. Good day" QUILP.
JULY generally inaugurates the
campmeeting season and next month
they will be in full blast. not so MANY
as in the times of the past, but more
than last year. As serving the double
purpose Of recreation and religious
quickening, they have, when carried
out according to the ideas of their pro.
genltors, had important local bearings
and influence. They are admirable
things in their way. Nothing affords
a better admixture of religion and rest
prayer and feastirg, holiday and heav-
en-. 10 thousands of people who
haven't the means of going to the
mountains or seaside, the camp meet
ing offers opportunities for recreation
impossible elsewhere. The atmosphere
OF the spot accOrds with their tastes.
their associates are determined by
special intnities, and there is an unan-
unity of preference that can be found
nowhere else. The one curious thing
Is that the sOber-minded and some-
what over-quiet Presbyterians should
nave introduced the camp meeting and
then handed 1t over so completely to
their more emotional brethren. For
all who, within the next month shall
be worshipping in this great out-of-
doors Temple, we wish all profit and
pleasure.
The Gazette is not published for the
fun of the thing, but as a business con-
Quoted on true business principles.
Yesterday gentleman handed us what
he termed AN item of news" 1t was
a notice for a church entertainment
with two twenty-five cent tickets en-
closed. The item would take up at
least three dollars worth of space in
our columns. 1t would be lust as rea-
sonable for us to 90 into this gentle
mems store and after recitipg to him
Dlt OF information Of no special interest
10 him ask him to throw in a pair of
shoes, bag of flour, calico dress. or
any OF the many things he might have
for sale. We are heartily tired of these |
efforts to get something for nothing out
of the press. There is no other bust
ness or profession that does so much
gratuitously for the public as the press
and 1t IS high time that all publishers
OF newspapers of any character shut
down upon the pernicious Practice
Yonkers Gazette.
We do not see what our cotempor-
aTy has SO much to complain about.
He got two tickets that was a good
deal. If he was publishing a news
paper in some towns the editor would |
get no tickets but be expected to give
half dozen locals" and patronize |
literally because he was the editor.