Smyrna times., 1888-06-13

STRAWBERRY festivals will be held
at Clayton M. P. Church tonight and
tomorrow night, also at Union Church
near Blackbird
REV. J. w. NORRIS, who has been |
the efficient pastor of Bethel A. M. E. |
Church the past two years, has been |
delphia, and will be succeeded by
man named Miller.
THE contract for building the new
bridge over Silver Lake on the SMYRNA
road near Dover, was awarded to r. J.
Black, of Dover, his bid being $5,281.
Work is to be commenced at once and
the bridge is to be completed by Sep
tember 20. 1t is to be 80 feet long with
80 foot roadway. The work is to be
KINNEY, of Wilmington.
AN exchange gives the following as
a sure protection against the attack of
bugs and worms on vegetable vines:
Boil cedar twigs and make a strong
tea, drench the young plants when the
bugs or worms make their appearance"
J. D. Scout gives whale oil soap as an
effectual remedy. john J. Jones saved
his goOseberries from the ravages of
the currant worm by application of air
Stacked lime. Truckers also say that
-four of sulphur will also drive the in
sects away.
The rosebugs which have been so
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| farmers some, but not so bad as last
year. Jas. w. Anthony reports them
much less than last year, but like the
other grape growers, picks them from
the blossoms once or twice a day and
destroys them. F. M. Burrows, near
Kenton, says they have injured his
blackberry blossoms more than any
thing else. There seems to be some
thing now to destroy every crop. Capt.
Scout says that to realize anything
from a crop now, a man has to
stand over it with q chunk from the
time it is planted until it is gathered.
The teachers of our public school
complain of the dropping off ofschOlars
the past few weeks. At first it was
the result of measles, the scholars from
a family where this disease existed not
being allowed to go to school, and
since the first of June the berry
patches have called a number away
In some of the rooms not more than
half of the children on the roll were
present-a discOuraging fact to the
teachers, who like to see their pupils
advancing, as they cannot do, by such
irregular attendance. This is matter
which should engage the attention o.
parents who wish to see their children
promoted.
THE property belonging to the heirs
of the late John Mayberry, of this
town, was sold by Geo. P. Fisher, ESQ
Trustee, on Saturday last, The hous,
that stands in Delaware street extend
ed, formally Church Lane) the lane
of which was condemned for the use O
the town, was bought by the Towl
Commissioners for $3.50. Some eigh
Z or nine building lots in that vicinity
r were bought by +. H. Beck, one b.
} John c. Bailey and pasture lot of 81
5 acres near Duck Greek by RObt. L
Cummins for $73 an acre. The aggre
| CRATE Of the sale was 1925. This i
: / COuoluCfduty lCSS LildA luo Sdltl6 prop
J erty brought last fall at similar sale
+ a second sale being necessary becaus,
! the former purchaser did not comply
JOSEPH r. JEFFERSON residing be
v tween this town and Brenford is cred
s tied by his neighbors with having tn
. best field of wheat in the neighbol
:. hood. ]. H. Donovan on the farm {
}. S. G. Wilds takes the lead in corn, a
seen from the road, while E. Lowe
and Geo. d. Wright are vieing wit
= each other as to which shall have th
d best titled and eleanest peach orchard
n n In addition to fine wheat and gra.
y y fields and thrifty peach orchards, tn
- neighborhoOd excells in handsomel
cared for lawns conspicuous anon
a which might be named those of FL
p gene Grow, E. Lower, J. P. Dickson
e G. r. Loaand and John SeVersOn.
l. we were tOinclude the base line of th
n quadrangle on the State road, BE
mont, the home of Mrs. Peterson
WOodlawn, the home of Col. Geo.
y Cummins, and the farms of S. B. DrigI
y y aud d. W. Trumpeller near the "b
~ oak might also be named.