Smyrna times., 1888-08-29

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held at Dover, September "a to %, is
advertised in this issue. The exhibi-
bitiOn promises to be the finest ever
held on this Peninsula.
ONE of our business men who gath
cred some of the money scattered as
the result of the election, says he
would like to see an election about
every three weeks if they are all so
prolific of spOils as the one on Satur-
day.
The editor of the Record has the
names of those persons who were at |
the drinking and pool room at late |
hour and engaged in the tramp brutal |
ity of Saturday night week, and prom
ises to publish them, if like disturb |
ance occurs again, that this is an
Order-loving community, and disturb |
ers of the peace will be punished.
The Record sums up the cash cost of
an average game of base ball to our
community at $50 and pertinently asks,
q" is the game worth the candle ?"
Leaving out the question the dissipa-
ting effects on the minds of the young,
this is a matter of consideration to
those who believe in spending money
where it will do the most good.
THREE young ladies and gentlemen
hastily gathered up team last evening
for a ride out in the country. Inround-
ing Smyrna Landing the horse unbe-
knOwnst" to the occupants of the car
riage, turned into Scouts blackberry
patch, and before they got out became
entangled in a barbed wire fence. They
eventually got home however without
killing the horse.
IN late speech which General Har-
/ risOn delivered, in referring to the
safeguard of law that should be
thrown around the ballot-box, he said
" Find me the party that sets the gate
of election frauds open and I will show
| you the party that expects to drive
cattle that way" There was an i'm
mense amount of cattle driving in Kent
county on Saturday.
SPRUANCE CITY" has a pomolog-
ical curiosity in the shape of a dead
apple tree bearing apples. 1t is near
tie residence of Sol Smith, and Mr..
Smith tells us that the tree has been
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years, the bark being off the trunk and
bearing no leaves. Yet he says it
blOssomed this spring and has grown
this summer a dozen or more apples.
Two opposite factionists were dis
cussing the situation warmly on Sun
day, when one used an offensive ex-
preston that caused the other with fire
flashing from his eye, to reach around
to his hip pocket. The party of the
first part didn't care to 60 that far in
discussing the subject, and intimated il
there was anything beyond a war ol
words please count him out, for that
wasn't his style.
A. S. REEDER, over Casperson's mill
has been more fortunate with his grapes
this year than most growers, losing
} only part by the rot, while others los
nearly their entire crop. He has beer
shipping between 200 and 300 pound:
/, of MOOre's Early a day, which were
l allowed to get we'll ripe, his returns
yesterday being 13 cents a pound. Hi
Champions, which did not show up 81
well, brought 6 and cents a pound.
MIR. VANDERsLICE, of Camden, n
j., who has been on a visit to hi
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Kennedy, in thi:
}, town for the past two or three weeks
$ died very suddenly this morning abou
breakfast time from heart trouble, pro
ceeding from fatty degeneration of thr
heart. He was large man and look
: ed to be in robust health. He wa
Y about yesterday as usual, but com
planned an hour or two before hi
decease of an oppression about tn
e chest. A doctor was sent for who ad
: ministed to his relief, but had not 90
e home before he was called again, an,
i found the man dying. He was z
; years of age.
d WESLEY WEBB of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society was in Smyrn
on Saturday in the interest of that as
e sOciation and made the TIMES Office
IS call. The Society very much desire
to make the first annual exhibitio
- which commences in Wilmington
grand success, but to do so they mus
have the cooperation of our frui
i growers. A great deal has been ser
them which is placed in large refrig
orator and kept until the time to plaC
y on exhibition. Our farmers who hav
choice grapes, peaches, ounces, apples
n vegetables, &c, would confer fave
to forward at once to Chas. S. HorI
Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. WENRICK the proprietor
/ bay View" the recently develope
place on the Lighthouse road, Bomba
Hook, is giving some attention to bee
d and their work. There is a species
plant that grows on the marshy lane
of the island very prolific of blossom
u and thus affOrding a large pasturag
for the industrious hive workers. H
,5 has hives of bees that will make
d. says ten pounds of honey in day
- marvellous industry any one will sa,
- considering it all has to be sucked frol
the tiny blossoms scattered over man
acres. He however furnishes the
r. with patent comb which he places
es the caps, leaving them only the hone
to gather and deposit therein.
., ID- WE have on our books a number
subscriptions in arrears to whom bill
have at different periods been ser
a. Though needing the money, we have n
es pressed payment because ofthe bad retur
for fruit and other farm products in d
It. past two or more years, and thus the ite
I'd has been enlarging to the detriment Of bot
This is a fruitful year-a year that max
70 excuses for such minor bills any longer u
re- necessary We hope persons thus indel
OF ed to US will promptly liquidate &
amount without having to have bill pr
no sented again otherwise, we shall have L
re trouble and necessity Of presenting o
to claim with more earnestness than we ha
done.
as BROOKS FOSTER who came he
er some months ago from Wilmington
OF an upholsterer, left last week for par
unknown. He got his furniture o
l. on Thursday evening while the atte
~ ~ ton of the people was called to tl
~ ~ fire in another part Of the town, al
"' walked up to Green Spring the ne
morning to take the train. He hi
ge every opportunity here to do well, b
"a the most Of the money he could NAL
on or borrow went to the saloon, yet
in was seldom seen drunk. He was loi
and iank, and It is said pouring liqu
down his throat was like pouring
his down a rat hole. He wouldn't tu