Smyrna times., 1888-06-06

WIN. H. FORD, near severson's
Church, has recently had erected a
large building on his farm for cow
shed, storing hay, &c.
ALARGE, black climber-snalxe. length
about 5 feet % inches was killed on
Pearl street, last evening by Benz. 0.
Jacobs. 1t was discovered by the chill
dren who were playing near it.
JUNE came in beautifully after the
rainy, depressing weather which char
acterized May, but up till yesterday
with so low temperature as to make
fire necessary in dwellings for comfort.
CAPT. SCOUT says that law should
be passed that no one should be al
lowed to join base ball club until he
is 60 years old, and no one should be
allowed to attend game unless he is
worth $4,000.
IT is estimated that the health of a
| section demands that One-fourth to one
third of its area should be in forests or
| woodland. If so, neither the Eastern
Shore, nor Delaware has as a whole,
any lands to clear.
THE season for pic-nics has arrived.
Two were held on Saturday in
Mudge's woods-the children of the
Nelson and " Poplar Grove" Middle
Alley schools. The children of the
new district near BlackistOn's church
will have one on Saturday.
THE graduates at the High School
will not all read their essays on the
night of the commencement entertain
ment. There will be seven graduates,
but Mr.. Lake, the Principal, intends
that only the three highest in their
studies shall be read before the public.
THE members of Harmony Lodge,
No. l3, A. F. and A. NJ, are requested
to be present tomorrow Thursday,
June 7th) evening, at o'clock. Officers
are to be elected and other business of
importance will be transacted.
GEO. M. STEVENSON, Sec'y.
The gray caterpillar has made an
unusually early appearance, and if you
would save your fruit and foliage trees,
destroy the nests at once. The pest
did much harm last year, and will do
much more this year unless effective
measures are adopted to destroy their
nests and contents.
THE man who was appointed over
seer over certain roads in Kenton Hun
dred against whom there were existing
| indictments for keeping "iug tavern"
has left the State. Sol Ford has been
appointed in his place. There is some
interest to see how the latter will per-
form his duties as a public servant.
LAST Sunday was Children's Day at
Union church near Blackbird. The
floral decoration was very fine, and
the occasion one of decided interest in
the neighbOrhOod. The church was
crowded, and about 200 people out
side who could not gain admittance.
Next Sunday will be Children's Day at
Friendship.
MEssRs FAIRIES & ORRELL, propri-
etors of the Fruitland Nurseries be-
tween this town and Brenford, call the
attention of our farmers to their choice
collection of peach, pear and other
trees. They go to considerable ex.
pense to get their peach seed from the
South, of natural fruit so as to have
healthy trees.
The peaches now as large or larger
than cherries are standing as thick on
the trees Of all grades, both old and
| young, as is usual with a full crop of
| plumbs. And, what is more. they look
healthy and very little as if they would
be much thinned by the June drop"
The immensity, if it continues, will be
very much against large realizations.
IT is stated that there were some
young men-we think their number
was limited-whO thought they were
at horse race on Saturday, betting as
they did on the game on the base ball
/ ground, Betting is demoralizing
enough on the quarter stretch at q
horse race where the gamblers are sep
arated from the young people, but on
the baseball ground where all classes
freely mingle together, it is utterly out
/ Of place, and if persisted in, will bring
the game under general condemnation.
FARMERS all over the country have
suffered quite a loss from cut worms
/ which have infested corn fields during
the cold and wet weather this spring.
Many claim that not for many seasons
have so many worms Ofthis description
shown themselves and to such a de-
structlve extent as this spring. Now
that the warm weather is at hand the
| potato bug has revived and is on hand
in army FORCES. They are generally
! present every season, but promise to
make it more than commonly interest
ing for the farmers this year.
THE Newark Ledger has the follow
/ ing phosphate item some time ago
one of the farmers ia this section was
accOsted by a man who represented
himself as phosphate dealer. Every
/ farmer who bought ton of phosphate
was entitled to book of some sort, we
have forgotten what, but at the same
time an agreement had to be signed.
The farmer had read a1d does read the
papers and, smiling quietly he declined
with thanks. The stranger insisted on
the farmer putting his name down Just
as a recommendation, but In this he
failed, and walked off, Farmers can
not be too careful about signing agree
ments. Stick to those you know are
reliable and you will be safe.
JUNE comes with an offer of work
10 lnaC large class OF persons without
steady employment which promises at
this time to be in more than usual ac-
tive demand throughout the summer.
The berry patches, which though not
near so large as ten years ago here.
commencing with Monday morning
made available places fof labor to
nearly all the women and children
wanting work, while the bows in addi-
tiOn, have the basket mills for a full
summers campaign. The one near the
depot has already started up with
partial force, while that at the Tannery
is getting ready with the addition of
some new machines to facilitate opera
tions, to start up the latter part of the
month.
Base Ball Games.
THE game of baseball between the
State Capital Club, of Dover, and the
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