Smyrna times., 1888-09-26

MISSES MINNIE CLEMENT, K. L.
Storm, Emma HOugh, Emma Hudson,
Susie Hudson, Laura FAIRIES and Bertha
HOfecker, of this town, have articles
on exhibition in the art or fancy de-
partment at the Dover Fair.
THE Wilmington Fair which comes
off from October 9th to 18th inclusive
OvertOps all the others in the
premiums offered, $4,000. The
management are using every effort to
make it a great success.
IT is gratifying to know that dozen
or more of our young people are avail
ing themselves of Mr.. Roe's night
school. The time could not be better
employed, and the knowledge gained
may be very valuable to them in after
life.
THE Record wants "a road scraper
and an intelligent man to use it." to
have the hills and hummocks of our
streets scraped into the holes. That's
it; now let us have it by all means,
before the winter creeps along with its
mud deposits.
BASE BALL has been turned to some
practical account at last, a Western
town, Cairo, using it to raise funds for
the Jacksonville Yellow Fever suffer.
ers, the Mayor and leading citizens tax
ing part in it. Here is a chance for
some of our local teams to aid the suf-
fering.
THE busiest time in the year to our
bank officers has been that between the
middle of August and the middle of
September-receiving peach deposits.
Some of them will no doubt, now that
it is over, take a deserved vacation. If
however they do not, they have this to
console them, Thanksgiving day is a
legal holiday.
LAST year the farmers felt doleful
and talked doleful there was no busi-
ness so unremunerative and yet so full
of toll as theirs. If it was ebb tide last
year, and it seemed to be all the season,
it is flood tide this year all the way
through-gOod crops of everything,
and fair prices. The farmer has his
old seat on the top rail of the fence.
JAS. f. BAKER, who has been con-
nected with our agricultural dealers
here for several years, has connected
himself with w. H. Jones, dealer in
farming implements, seed, &c, 2O45
Market street Philadelphia While
wishing Mr.. Baker well, we regret
necessity calls so many of our young
men to the cities for the opportunities
of life.
WE have a sample in our Office of the
Fulcaster wheat grown by Nathan
Moore the past summer with so much
satisfaction. 1t is a beautiful wheat,
! but its chief recommendation to the
farmer is its prOductiveness, the yield
it is claimed, being several bushels
more per acre than the ordinary kind.
Mr.. Moore has sold nearly all his crop
for seeding purposes at advanced
prices.
THERE ought to be no animosities
in political contest like the one now
going on. All parties profess thai
they are working for the best interests
of the majority, and they appear tC
be honest in their profession. Per,
sOnal abuse and belittling candidates
will not do. 1t is not men the elec
tors are voting for this time, bu
principles, and the party that presents
the best argument for American inter
ests in the clearest manner will wiz
in November next.
A GENTLEMAN who has been dowI
to the Mallalieu Mills, reports that in
certain direction from that place, il
Queen Anne's county there are eigh
farms in succession each blessed will
the visitation of a new baby. 1t woulC
seem that there is an epidemic there il
this direction, equalling if not over
topping Smyrna. By the way, between
the marriages and births bequeathe,
to our community this autumn season
the vocation of the habitual gossips i
more than usually full.
THE total number of peach car
shipped over the Delaware road j
placed at 5,951, which allowing al
average of 800 baskets to the car Woul
be 8, 100000 baskets. Allowing 1.6OO.
600 to be shipped by water and 1000,
600 to be used by the evaporators an
Gamers would bring the total crop t
about 100000 The Morning NeaU
places the net profit at As cents a bas
ket, $2,7O0,00O, but this is probably te
r cents a basket too high. The numbe
. of cars shipped in 1875 was 5000, bu
the cars did not hold as much then a
now.
OUR attention has been called to
formation in the distant tree tops
the woods in a west or northwest out
g look from the town that when the i'm
: agination is called into play present
in quite a clear outline an eagle wit
spread wings and a man behind dresse
in helmet and spear in hand as if j
: the act Of piercing it. 1t is suggeste
D that it would make a special object
g interest and observation to our voun
- people in taking a sentimental wall
= To detect it in the distant foliac
O would be pleasant pastime while
i would call out the higher qualities
imagination that belongs 70 the paintC
and the poet.
A SOCIEgY of Christian EndeavC
was organized last evening at the \
o r. church with J. Ed. DeFOrd. Pres
dent Miss Laura Bell, Vice-presiden
Miss Carrie Budd, Secretary and T. ]
g Mason, Treasurer. Several other of
SSA9 VIII DC tApJOlAJCu db u SuDbeQubl
d meeting. Seventeen members iOine
the society at the first meeting. Re,
Mr.. Robinson could hardly be engage
# in better work than setting on a goc
footing the Chautauqua Circle an
Society of Christian Endeavor. III
y latter, which ought to be made grow
a strong, vigorous association, has b,
II fore it an immense field for usefulnes
q and can be made a power for good
n the church and community.
WE would again call the attentic
- especially Of the young men and womt
: to the formation of the Chautauor
Literary and Scientific Circle viii,
will be organized on Saturday evenir
in the lecture room of the M.
d Church at a quarter 70 eight o'cloc
Ie It is not intended for any particul.
,r denomination but any one who wan
W to read helpful and instructive boo
and to stimulate in themselves as W,
as others a love of the higher purpos
D, Of life, are invited to join the circ
n No one can participate in the litera
Sc exercises of this circle without dev,
Us opment Of mind and a training for
larger sphere Of enjoyment and usefl
~ ness. It has steadily grown, and me
~ 1 than R0 0O0lparcona ora now nurcrf