Smyrna times., 1888-07-18

ONE of the wants of the town, as per
the talk of the people, is steady and |
industrious plumber.
THE Americas Club, of Wilmington,
will play the Smyrna Club, on the
grounds of the latter, here tomorrow.
They went down to Seaford to-day to
play the club there, and will stop over
here on their way home for friendly
game. Day and McCaffrey will be the
battery for the visitors. Fifteen cents
admission will be charged.
A AFARMER in the ALLEY" very prop
erly gave his son a square of ground
to raise potatoes for himself, viz: that
he could till and sell as his own. They
grew and promised well, and for some
reason were free from bugs, while his
fathers larger patch was considerably
troubled. One day the father noticed
his son bring some bugs from his patch
and put on his own, and questioned
him why he did it. "Why, father"
said the boy, " don't you have to have
bugs on the vines to make potatoes ?"
The fathers potatoes evidently had
not been kept as free from bugs as
they might have been, or the son
would not have thought them neces-
sary for maturing a crop.
IT was feared the two days of rain
last week would affect the early vari-
eties of peaches and give them the rot,
as they have proved to be particularly
susceptible to wet weather, but they
have not, the clear, cool atmosphere
since being just what they wanted.
The very fact that this was feared has
caused them to be almost universally
shipped too green, not fit for an alliga-
tor to eat. Yet city people who do not
know the difference between a good
peach and bad one buy them at from
$1.OO to $l.50 per crate. There are
eleven of these early varieties, viz
Alexander, Amsden June, Briggs Red
May, Waterloo, Cumberland, Shoe
maker, Beatrice, Wilder, Saunders
Musser and Cleveland.
THE question of the Methodist Sun.
day School, where shall we spend g
day in pic-nicing," has been decided il
favor of Woodland Beach-Friday Of
this week, Goth inst. AS there is nc
railroad now to this bayside resort
viz: safe to ride upon, it will have tC
be reached by wagons and carriages
Conveyance will be furnished for al
the scholars of the school who will
no doubt find the day at our baysdt
one of delight. The difficulty of OBJ
tanning cars and cost that might il
. certain events leave the Sunday schoo
with a heavy debt, on it, has mad
; the going to any distant place practi
, cally impossible. The children VIII
: want a treat of ice cream will do wei
> to provide themselves with a sauce
! and spoon.
G. H. B. DAY and B. Watson, Esqs
I had high old time in the Prothono
/. tary's Office yesterday at Dover
Strong words passed and languag
o was used that not infrequently result
in blows, but fortunately it did not i
. this case. The difficulty was owe
what is called the Fishbury Deal,
viz: an agreement between the Saul.
: bury faction and the Republicans 6
/ the election two years ago to vote th
e same ticket, Day denying and Watso
a affirming the deal" the latter dt
u claring that he was to deliver the tick
Il cts. Mr.. Day was very wroth at tn
II editor of the Record for making th
exposure, and said he would not com
n to Smyrna to shoot the young mai
q but if he caught him in Dover,
a could do it, and do it with a gun thu
q had shot in it.
N THE creamery serves the farmers IL
y purpose of daily Exchange-viz: a
z exchange of talk over the develOpmel
of work, farm incidents, neighborhoC
,f gossip, &c. They begin to arrive, tt
+ earliest, between five and six o'cloC
10 and by or before seven o'clock the
% are five or six wagons awaiting the
10 turn to have their milk unloade
q During this time they are usually
q. animated conversation, presumab
over the growing, tilling, saving of tt
crops, not of course forgetting that I'll
es versal topic, the weather. There
>, more real fraternal feeling and brOtbe
re hood among the farmers than any 9th
Id profession, and their familiar bearil
ey the one to the other, is really refres
ay ing. This daily morning exchan
er has knocked the usual Saturday aftC
Is. noon business of coming to town
or talk neighbOrhoOd matters over in t
"a head, for Saturday afternoons ha
ds lately become but little different frc
Ist other afternoons. Saturday night tn
4 all come.