Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-01-18

w. F. Mckee, S. H. Derby and Jacob
Friedel, ST., crates, implements and
fertilizers, A. N. Brown, Thomas Hol-
comb and F. H. Harper; flowers, DIR.
Hargadine, DR.. Ridgely and DIR. Black
vegetables, Paynter Frame, John Hurd
and G. w. Killen protection from in
furious insects, G. w. Price, M. Hayes
and II. W. McColley; apples. J. G.
Brown, A. w. Slaymaker, and M. L.
Blanchard; grapes, j. S. Barnhart, J.
ID. Scout, and ]. H. Myer; exhibition,
J. P. R. Polk, Samuel Bancroft, Jr.,
John S. Barnhart, N. Barnard and J.
Brown.
OFFICES OF THE HORTICULTURAL
SoCIETY.-At the meeting of the Pen
Observation-Disclosures Society held at
Dover last week the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year;
President-J. w. Kerr, Of Denton,
Md.
Vice-president-Dr. Henry Ridgely
of Dover.
Secretary-Professor Wesley Webb
of Dover.
Treasurer-A. i. Hudson of Smyrna.
County Observation-Disclosures
E. r. Cochran, New Castle; w. II.
Burnite, Kent; S. II. Messick, Sussex.
Maryland: G. E. Yarnel, Caroline
George Biddle, Cecil; Samuel T. Earle
| Queen Anne's; Governor E. E. Jack.
son, Wicomico ]. S. B. WOolfOrd, Dor
chester; Samuel Griffin, Accomack
DR.. Brackenbro, Northampton Will
liam M. Peters, Worcester; Hon. E. E
Waters, Somerset.
Executive Committee. w. Kerr
William P. Corsa and A. N. Brown.
Extraordinary efforts are to be made
towards making next falls exhibition
in Wilmington the finest fruit display
the world has ever seen, and if thu
coming season is successful in fruit
and the general opinion of the grower
is that it will bet is held there is n
reason why the exhibition should no
fulfill the expectations Of the mos
sanguine.
DRINKING A GLASS oE Arsenic
The Laurel Gazette gives the follow
ing account of the way they do thing
in that town " An amusing scene OF
CURED at Kenney's drug store a fey
days ago. The clerks of that establish
ment never miss chance to get off
joke on the unsuspecting. A very &c
centric gentleman went in there tn
other day, and seeing a glass of waite
on the counter he drank it. Imm
diately after the clerk came out an
exclaimed, My gracious who emf
tied that CLASP" He was told VIII
had become of it, and then turning
, the gentleman he said, seriously" Goo
| 81 bn1 n, -,
You had better pray or do sOmethiI
= d. quick !" The man became frigh
= ened and his face turned as white
r snow flakes. He wanted to knO
= what he must do. One suggested thi
f he drink warm water to make hi
vomit; another advised him to try tt
stomach pump, but this was not avail
!, BILE, and then the clerk, waiting /
L turn, broke in with Eat a lot of d
-four, quick I" Immediately boy W
II despatched for the flour and he So
Il returned with a pint cup full. I
eccentric gentleman grabbed it a
l. commenced ramming it down
n throat. 1t was a tough job, but
d went down all the same. Then
i, clerk prescribed three raw eggs, a
/. these, too were swallowed. Then
gave him a seidlitz powder, a
- washed all down with dose of sal
q The frightened gentleman had VIII
a. drug store in him, when the clerk
% lieved him of all further apprehC
- sions by informing him that the gil
- of arsenic was found, and what he
w. drank was simply a glass of pure '
tie ter. The erratic gentleman left
he store in disgust, but warned the eli
wv that he had better get his funt
of clothes.
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