Smyrna times., 1888-08-22

rooted during Une nigh WIND last even
ing, filling up the street. In relaying
the pavement several days ago too
many of the supporting roots were cut
away.
The heavy rains that have visited
this section since Saturday did not fall
everywhere with the same force. Up
till yesterday morning they hadn't
enough rain at Taylor's Bridge, in
ThOrOughfare Neck, to turn fallow;
this was their heaviest rain, while it
was our lightest. In the mean time |
the farmers who have peaches are
more than satisfied with the amount.
THE Sunday School of Bethel A. NJ.
h. Church pic-niced at Woodland |
Beach on Saturday. They were
under the immediate management |
of their superintendent, VIM. T. Hill, |
who guarded them against any impro- !
prieties, and they returned without |
an unpleasant occurrence. In this re-
spect they differed from the large col |
Ored excursion of the previous Satur |
day.
J. V. SMITH received a letter this
morning from Rev. J. D. Rigg, Still
Pond, Md, stating that the dwelling
of Mr.. Willis, next door to the parsOn-
age was destroyed by the cyclone yes
terday and Mr.. Willis was so badly
crushed by a beam as to leave little
hope of his recovery. Mrs. Willis who
is a sister of Mr.. Smith escaped un-
hurt. Mr.. Smith and wife will leave
on the next train for the scene of dis
aster.
THE tramps who have found en-
plOyment in the vicinity in picking
peaches were in town on Saturday
night in force, spending probably their
first money made in this way. In an
alley connected with the johnson
building there was nearly wheelbar-
row load of old shoes laying the next
morning which they had cast away in
in the first convenient spot after pur-
chasing a new pair. Other grades of
clothing were perhaps likewise pur-
chased, but the typical tramp reserves
the larger part of his cash for the
saloon.
WILLARD G. PIERCE resigned his
Office Of Secretary and Treasurer of the
Peninsular Bone Fertilizer Co. having
sold out his interest in both it and the
Philadelphia Company to J. E. ssTygert
Co., and at a meeting of the directors
on Thursday, David Stewart was cleo
ted in his place. Mr.. p. has been in
the building in which the office is,
eighteen years, over five years in the
store of Geo. W. Cummins, stepping
across the passage way at the end of
that time to the Office of the Messrs.
Tygert with whom he has been con-
nected in business for thirteen years.
He proposes taking a brief rest before
engaging in any other business.
WE have on our books a number Of
subscriptions in arrears, to whom bills
have at different periods been sent
Though needing the money, we have not
pressed payment because ofthe bad returns
for fruit and other farm products in the
past two or more years, and thus the item
has been enlarging to the detriment of both
This is a fruitful year,-a year that makes
excuses for such minor bills any longer un-
necessary. We hope persons thus indebt-
ed to us will promptly liquidate the
amount without having to have a bill pre-
sented again: otherwise, we shall have the
trouble and necessity of presenting our
claim with more earnestness than we have
| done
THE question of the creamery man
agement was definitely settled on Sat-
urday by decision to buy out A. p.
| Crockett, and several farmers united in
an obligation to him for the amount
agreed on. They purpose, as we un-
derstand, to make it joint stock con-
cern, in which they will get the CO.
| operation of as many farmers as posi-
BILE. No milk was brought in on Mon
! day and Tuesday so as to give an op-
| pOrtunity to make some needed i'm
| provements in the establishment. J.
l.. Graham, who has had charge of the
creamery for some weeks past, will
continue under the new management.
They will continue in the present place
this year, when they expect to change
to different location and erect a new
building.
REV. WIN. S. ROBINSON, preached on
Sunday morning on the passage of
scripture in Paul's epistle to the Cor
rinthians referring to the "thOrn in
/
the attention of commentators from
that day until the present without ar
irving at a satisfactory conclusion.
Using the expression "the thorn
in the flesh" in the generic sense
as a representative of the various
aflictiOns, besetments and trials that
so often darken the christian life, it was
presented in a way that opened a large
field of thought, striking both for its
beauty and vigor, and bringing to
those who had thoughtful compre-
hension of the subject that consolation
and comfort that comes of meekness
and looking through the unerring eve
of simple faith. One of his hearers,
not connected with the church, said he
did not know that he had ever heard a
sermon that he was more interested in.
THE contest between the two Demo
cratic factions since the announcement
of the decision of the Central Commit
tee to have State and county primaries
both on the 25th, next Saturday, has
been unusually animated. Some of
the party who don't know anything
but straight ticket, and havn't all
their lives, are considerably perplexed
to have their old friends pulling them in
opposite directions. This is a Hun
dred in which there is more than usual
significance in the expression, "The
longest pole knocks the persimmons.' y
Which will have the longest pole on
Saturday is a matter of shrewed guess
ing. The Salisbury men claim it with
a great deal of assurance, and the VOL
colt men offer to bet on their success.
The first named expect to come up
with almost solid delegations from
the "Necks" while the friends ofthe Sec
Ond expect their greatest strength from
Smyrna, Clayton and its vicinity. In
the mean time the peaches are ripen-
ing, and if the weather is fair and the
prices good, the country will be happy
Peach Notes.
The weather until this morning
since Saturday has been very much
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