Smyrna times., 1889-09-11
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

THE season at Woodland Beach
closes to-day.
A. n. MCGAW & BRO. are shipping
their tomomatoes as fast as canned bV
the steamer Ella.
A CORRECTED time table of the B. &
Del. Bay road will be found in our ad-
vertising columns.
J. D. CovERDALE has taken the
"Sunnyside" school near Brenford, and
R. Y. Wallen goes to the Alley school.
A NEW siding has been places at
Smyrna Landing for the benefit of
Messrs. Lewes and Price near the
phosphate factory.
A BARGE with $50 tons of coal for the
transportation Company unloaded at
Smyrna Landing on Monday, from
which place our citizens are supplied.
THE smell of new paint was observed
in the Smyrna Branch car last week, it
having been returned from Whining
ton where it had received thorough
overhauling.
THE game of ball between Wood
land Beach and Smyrna here on Satur-
resulted in favor of Smyrna by a score
Of IL to 3. A return game was fixed
for tomorrow.
EXCURSION tickets at low rates will
be sold from all stations on the PENN
sula Railroad System to the State Fair
at Dover next month. The trains will
stOD at the fair orOunds
THE farm of the late Peter L. Wilson
in the Alley containing 160 acres, was
sold at public sale on Thursday last in
this town for $57 per acre or $9,12O,
Chas. II. Dulin being the purchaser.
JOSEPH WRIGHT the carpenter and
}. +. Carter the painter and paper
hanger had the removed and renovated
dwelling of E. NJ. Fowler on Mt. Yer.
non street, ready for his re-occupancy
on Friday last.
WIN. FELL while riding with lady
on Monday evening, when opposite
Sisco's tin store, was run into from
behind by team driven by James
Carrow of Dover, with such force as to
overturn the carriage and throw the
occupants out. Neither, fortunately
were hurt.
THERE will be two grand musicar
concerts every day at the State Fair
The morning concert will commence
Immediately after the arrival of tie
north and south excursion trains. and
the afternoon concert will commence
at one o'clock and continue all the
| afternoon.
DURING the high north. east storms
yesterday the wind whipped the trees
and awnings all day, disloged week
fences and blew down in some cases
from the trees decayed limbs tina
would have been dangerous to pedes
trians if falling on them. Taking il
! during its long course of day and nigh
it was something akin to the blizzard
only the temperature was not cold.
COUNTY fairs have commenced. anC
the trials of speed" attract more peo
pie than the agricultural products, as
they have done in former years. Fair
have pleasant uses, however, as they
enable neighbOrs to become better &C
quainted and create a friendly rivalry
in trying to excel each other in th,
/ products of the farm. It is said tha
the man who makes two blades O
grass grow where only one grew befor,
deserves we'll of his fellows.
The Preachers meeting of Dove
District, (colored) will be held il
Smyrna on Tuesday, Wednesday, anC
Thursday of next week. The address
of Welcome will be delivered by Rev
S. Hammond, pastor of the Centennial
church. Meetings will be held morn
ings, afternoons and evenings, at whicl
different topics will be discussed anC
essays read. The sermon on the frs
evening will be preached by Rev. J. H
Blake. on the second by Rev. NJ. L
McKenney and on the third, devotional
exercises in which Revs. Griffin, Blake
ShOckley, Waters and Accooe will tax,
part.
THE following is the report of at
tendance at the public school last. the
opening week, by classes: