Smyrna times., 1886-06-23
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
Go AND hear Blind Tom tomorrow
night.
H. D. BOYER is moving his iron
fence back to make room for Il wider
pavement.
Miss M. NJ. SMITH calls the attention
of our ladies to her closing out stock of
Millinery. sc.
THE Clayton n. P. Sunday School
had an excursion by rail to Woodland
Beach to-day.
PROF. J. G. ROBINSON, of Salem,
will conduct the orchestra at Wood
land Beach this season.
GEO. w. s. S, TAYLOR are adding
new features to their cnltivators which
will add TO their efficiency.
GEORGE REED LoFLAND's corn field
takes the lead of the others it is said,
in the vicinity Of BrenfOrd.
The services at the NJ. E. Church
next Sunday morning will be devoted
to the quarterly sacramental service.
B. F. G. RoTaWELL is having a
large hay barracks built He has a
large crop of hay this year-lOO acres.
ALEX. H. WILSON has given Il new
coat of paint to his dwelling and also
the meat and harness shops adjoining.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society.
will meet at Mrs. J: B. COoper's on
Tuesday evening, June 29th, at 7.3O
o'clock.
The graduating class of the High
school have sent out nicely engraved
cards Of invitation for the commence
ment exercises.
B. b. ALLEN has sold the Kirkley
farm in Blackbird Hundred, containing
Ill acres, to James G.. Green, Of
McDonOugh, for $2,5OO.
The present is the coolest June
since 1878. Themercury fell on Satur-
day and Sunday night within ten de-
grees of the frost point.
ROBERT GAss, residing near town,
owns a turkey that has laid seventy
eggs since about the middle of March.
One day it laid two eggs.
THE Sunday School of St. Peters
Church will have an exhibition on Fri
day night They also contemplate pic
nicing at Woodland Beach at an early
day.
The Smyrna Record on Saturday
again reiterated its emphatic endorse
ment of the principle of Local Option,
in dealing with the temperance ques-
ton.
VIM. i. COLLINS is said to have the
best field of corn in Thoroughfare
Neck, A. Ennis the best field of oats.
and D. w. Stats the best field of
wheat.
" UNCLE Joe .Burchenal and ].
Frank Wilds, of the County House.
Dover, were in town Saturday, pre-
sumably looking after the Administra-
ton fences.
THE completion of the new bridge
near Duck Creek, substantial and
broad, marks a now era in this county
which Kent happily has borrowed from
New Castle
THERE will be a meeting of the
ladies of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society at the NJ. E. Parsonage.
on Friday evening next, June 25th, at
|.5O o'clock. SEC'Y.
Miss REBECCA BAILEY, of Kenton.
sold the farm known as the "John
w. Downs farm" near Templeville.
Md, Yesterday, to DR.. Knots, of Tenn
pleyille, for $500.
PARTIES in want of engraved we'd
ding cards or other fine work will save
money by giving their orders through
this Office, rather than sending direct
to the city themselves.
IT is no use to show pretty foot
unless you have pretty slipper on it
and the place to buy a pretty simmer
for pretty foot is out of the pretty lot
kept by VIM. H. BAggs.
PETER HARDcAsrLE's field of corn
leads all others in the vicinity of Moor
ton. In fact this farm of nearly 700
acres takes leading place among the
farms of this part Of the county.
FARMER in want of man. and he
must be healthy and strong, Il sun.
pose you enjoy good health do YOU ?"
Colored man from the Eastern Sho'
" You bet l does, boss, when has it p'
Mr.. MOORE, the biscuit man has cot
tired Of Juggling his baskets aro,inJ
and on Monday he appeared with a
nice little spring wagon with capacity
lor three baskets, one for biscuits and
two for cakes. ''''
IHE HEquantlty of strawberries shipped
from here this year by Adams Ex-
press was about double that of farmer
years, eight days Of the time amount
ing to car load day. They went
to Boston town.
Read Johnson Brothers solid adver-
tisement about boots and shoes Thev
express great satisfaction at the GOOD !
sales OF the past several weeks and
call the attention ofpurchasers to their |
large stock Of goods.
A. b. NUDGE commenced outtipo
wheat on Saturday, being ahead Of the |
most OF our farmers several davs.
The general harvest commenoing
to-day or tomorrow. The crop of
straw and wheat will be unusually |
heavy.
THERE is quite tussel going on be-
tween the farmers and the weeds in
Ihe corn fields. During the showery
weather the weeds came to the scratch
ss,erenely every time, but we will bet on
sne Duck Creek hundred farmer for
having the best wind in the last round.
The superior knowledge Of our
eity cousins always develops with the
summer. A little girl from the city
was on her first visit to the country.
Whlle riding near a marshy spot she
saw a lot Of cats tails along the road.
: Oh auntie, she exclaimed, never
sticks !"