Smyrna times., 1888-06-20

THERE is no desire on the part of
anyone for any change in our board of
efficient teachers, and if the action of
the Board of Directors in relation to
the salaries prompted solely from the
condition Of the finances) were res
cinde1, it would meet with general ap- |
proval we think. Another year may
make better showing in the exche-
quer
BY advertisement elsewhere it will
be seen that John B. Lewis has taken
charge of the Alley Touring mills
Mr.. Lewis comes to this we'll known
stand with an enlarged experience both
as millwright and practical miller,
and will at once command the conf
dence of the patrons of the mill. Mr..
Murphy has during the past month
carried the mill through important re-
pairs, for efficient work.
THE thunder storm, or rather the
succession of thunder storms that oc-
Cured on Saturday afternoon between
three o'clock (the appointed hour and
six o'clock considerably interfered with
the arrangements of the ice cream
treat at the creamery. A. p. Crockett,
the proprietor, furnished the ice cream
and the strawberries and cake came
from the country. There were some
seventy-five participants-the farmers,
their wives and children.
CALEB BoGGs, of Cheswold, has had
a decided success with his Buback
strawberries. He has been getting 20
cents per quart for them right along,
which has been from third to a half
more than that obtained for other
varieties. They are firm berry, and
differ from the Sharpless, in that they
color all over just the same. Some of
them turned off nearly quart to the
hill. Mr.. BOggs thinks they will
drive the other varieties out of the
market.
GEO. T. THOMPSON near town has a
young peach Orchard-twO years old
that attracts attention for its healthful-
ness. 1t is two years, vigorous, with a
good sprinkling of peaches and HASN'T
tree in it with any sign of yellOws.
About the same can be said of similar
orchards of Geo. w. Cummins and
: Henry S. Anthony near town, and
John H. Bishop at Cheswold. The
same can be said of but few of our
T young orchards, nor is it attributable
, entirely to the nursery stock. The
trees of Mr.. Bishop were obtained
through r. NJ. Cooper from a New
Jersey nursery: trees obtained fol
5 other parties at the same place and
time have the yellOws among them
while his from the nature of the soil
, fertilizing or something, is free.
( AND now a grumble-base ballers
l seem to be chronic grumblers-come!
:, from Camden about a game that was t.
t have come off in this town but didn't
We quote "Quade," the Camden scrib
Ter for the DeLdUdredn "Our base
I ball club, one of the best in the State
went to Smyrna on Decoration Day tC
> play Smyrna's best nine. We are sor
a ry to say the boys were treated very
: shabby, and they will not be anxiou
: to visit that town again sOOn." We dt
q not know just what they are disgrun
tied about. We do know that i
threatened rain all the afternoon an,
If did finanly give us the most solid hou
e OF down pour we have had this year
} That must be charged to the clerk c
2 the weather and not the Smyrn
1t nine, and if there was lacking in tn
e etiquette that belongs to the guild, un
r der the wet circumstances of the da,
IS that must be set down to the fact tha
we had no bass ball organization or OF
4 fcers and consequently no one to as
4 sumo responsibilities.