Smyrna times., 1888-08-15

ness there in the Spring.
THE programme of speed contests on
the Maryland and Delaware circuits
was issued on Saturday and the five
towns where races will be held will
give $4,000 in purses, divided as fol-
lows: EastOn, $4,950; Wilmington,
81, 400; Baltimore, $4,000; Elkton,
$4,000; Dover, $3.50.
WE have received a copy of the pre-
MUM list of the Delaware State Fair
to be held at Dover, commencing Sep
tember oath. 1t is, if anything, more
full than ever and should excite a
healthy emulation among our farmers,
stock raisers and fruit growers. Copies
may be obtained by addressing the
secretary.
A LAWN soCIABLE will be given by
the Presbyterian Sunday school on
Tuesday evening 21st NEXT at the
beautiful grounds of r. NJ. Johnson on
South street. Ice cream, peaches and
cream, cake and beautiful boquets will
be dispersed by the children. The
proceeds will be used in the purchase
of a new library for the school. All
are cordially invited.
Few people know the value oflemor
juice. A piece of lemon bound on a
corn will cure it in a few days. A free
use of lemon juice and sugar will al
ways relieve a cough. Most people
feel poorly in the spring, but if they
would eat a lemon before breakfast
every day for a week-with or without
sugar, as they like-they would find it
better than any medicine.
JAMES P. HAZEL, residing west of
KentOn, who was so severely hurt in
harvest time by being caught in the
guards of the wheat reaper, is still con-
fined to the house and under medical
treatment. At the end of eight weeks
he is still unable to use his leg that
was punctured and bruised, or bear
any weight upon it, but it is now
showing more signs of healing.
THE Normal School will close Fri
day. The teachers express themselves
as being very much pleased with the
school. The instructors will follow it
with a short vacation: w. G. Lake to
New Jersey w. J. Shearer returning
to Carlisle; 1. L. Handy accompanied
by his wife repairing to the Bell Cot
tage, RehOboth. After the severe sum-
mers toll, it is a rest they need.
THE Smyrna Home School, Herman
Roe, Principal, will reopen on Mon
day, September Sd, We recommend
this School for careful, correct and
practical instruction. Boys are fitted
for business, young ladies are prepared
for teaching, and the little children are
we'll cared for. Good and safe homes
will be provided for girls.
SOME of our readers seem to expect
to see the State, Maryland news and
everything else on the local page,
thus often missing the most newsy part
of the paper. The worst of it is, they
don't see what is in the paper, and then
wonder why it don't speak of this
and that matter when it is there before
them and they could see it, if they
didn't want to read local newspaper
microscOpically.
The Fatigue of Public Worship" is
a subject now being discussed in the
British medical press. In this country
the fatigue of public worship bothers
no one. The way we get around it is
| when we don't stay at home to find an
easy position for the body, and when
the text is given out let fatigue slide
and go to sleep. And if we have nc
comprehension, it is better than both
ering our brains over the subject, too
J. FRANK DENNEY, of White Hall
Neck, brought % baskets of fine toma.
| toes to the store of J. B. FAIRIES on
Monday, the largest of which weighed
two pounds, two ounces. The next de.
| livery will be to the Leipsic canning
factory, which expects to start up the
last part of this week. Up to a little
over a week ago tomatoes were selling
by the quart, and sold for as much as
they are now selling by the basket
10 to 20 cents.
DIRECTIONS were sent out from
Washington to the post offices to be
closed on Saturday last from ten tc
two o'clock out of respect to Gen
Sheridan who was buried on that day,
! Postmaster Bewley complied with the
order as far as ne could, but Saturday
is the one day with many people fol
getting their mail, many of whom
come some miles for it, and it required
considerable explaining to make them
understand why Gen. Sheridan haC
anything to do with their getting into
the post Office.
SATURDAY was what they cal
Coon day" at Woodland Beach-tbt
big day of the colOred people at the
bayside. The beach was black will
them in the early morning, determined
to get as much out of the day as posi-
BILE, and before the middle of the daN
they numbered between 1000 anc
5000. They were a jolly, hilarious
crowd, in their social freedom will
each other, and in extracting pleasure
out Of such an occasion, are equal Il
the separator in a creamery in gettint
the butter out Of new milk.
THE light rain Of Sunday week anC
Wednesday evenings kept the corr
that was showing evidence of SUFFERING
from the hot, dry weather from burn
ing-in good heart as the farmers cal
it--until the very good rain fall of Sun
day night, which came down for sew
eral hours, not heavily, but in a way
for every drop to go in without pack
ing the ground. Double the quantit,
could have been received, but the EARL
corn is at least doing well, and if thl
later crops are as we'll favored, th,
corn crop must be a good one.
THE heavy wind storm which swep
over a large belt Of the country oi
Wednesday evening last did much in
jury to peaches about TO mature, strew
ing the ground with the fruit TIL,
loss is considerable. Many farmer
also suffered loss by the wreck Of thei
straw stacks. The storm stretched
across Delaware, Maryland and Penn
sylvania, and was much worse in SOM
places than others. II was much wors,
in the lower than the upper part Of tn,
Peninsula, in both lightning and win,
bat as a rule where these were th
worst, they had the best rain.
/ M.