Smyrna times., 1889-08-14
Smyrna and Vicinity.
DOG days will end on the 10Th.

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DOG days will end on the 10Th.
CARPENTERS complain of a lack of
work.
GERANIUNIs rooted now will bloom
in mid-winter.
DRUMMERs with samples of fall
goods are starting out on the road.
A PHILOSOPHER observes that a
farmer nowadays must be sharp as a
raiser.
GEO. KNIGHT, near TaylOr's Bridge,
came near losing his hand last week
from the bursting of a gun.
The deep washes in the roads in
some places will require the early at
tention of the road supervisors.
JOSEPH EVANS is making some i'm
portant changes in the dwelling and
out buildings of E. Lower near
BrenfOrd.
WHEAT and oats threshing was re-
sumed last week after a long delav
much to the relief of those farmers
who wanted to turn their crops into
money.
A GAME of base ball between the
home players of Townsend and Smvrna
on the grounds of the latter, Saturday.
resulted in a victory for the home team
of II to 10.
A COMPANY of about ten couples,
mostly from tbs Neck, two or three
from this town, left on Monday for a
cruise down the bay on Capt. Tarbut-
toms yacht.
WALTER 0. HOFFECKER SURVEYED
and laid out the corporate limits of
Cheswold on Monday, in accordance
with the charter granted by the Leg
islature last winter.
Ten or twelve couples of young peo-
pie had straw ride on Monday even
ing, taking up at the residence of
Thomas A. Reese in the ALLEY" where
they spent some time.
The corn where not on low lands.
promises large yield. While some
VIII lose heavily, the yield Ofthe cereal
crops will size up to about the average.
and exceed years of severe drought.
JAS. G. ROBINSON has a word to saw
IN our advertising columns about coal.
and his method of business. He has a
large stock of it on hand of the various
grades used for domestic and business
purposes.
The Conference Academy at Dover,
Del, Boarding and Day School for
both sexes, prepares for college, busl-
ness and teaching. Terms, 5000 per
year. For catalogue, apply to w. l..
Gooding, Principal. 4
SUNDAY was model campmeeting
day, but the attendance at the Camden
camp was never so slight from this
vicinity. From the smaller number
there than usual, this must have been
the case from other sections.
Mr.. GEO. w. CUMMINs, one of the
largest wheat growers in the State.
uses from 50 to 40 tons of Planet and
star Bone every year. Ask him about
these two brands. He will tell you
something that will interest you. T
A RANK growth of weeds and bushes
characterizes the roadsides in MANY
places. The farmers who will take a
little trouble to NOW them down this
mouth, will add greatly to the appear
ance of their farm fronts until the next
growth comes.
Peninsular Bone Fertilizer co..
Gentlemen Il have used your Planet
Bone Phosphate for several wears.
with satisfactory results. I raised this
year twenty-three bushels per acre.
which consider a good crop this year.
l am satisfied with Planet.
y ROBERT RAWLEY.
SUPT. HANDY's Summer School will
finish its session with this week. The
school, we are told, has been success
ful one. Good work has been done
and some Of the pupils at least. value
what instruction they have received
very highly. We could only wish that
its duration ran into months instead of
weeks.
A. i. HUDSON has established race
or trOtting course on his farm occupied
by his son, of the same name. mile or
more out of town, in the feld opposite
Jim Town" and adjoining that of Jas.
w. Anthony. 1t is a half mile track
the services OF a surveyor, w. o. Hof.
tecker, being engaged for accuracy.
1t was laid out yesterday, and will be
graded as soon as practicable for use.
THE August number of StraaOJridoe
& CLOtbier's Monthly is embellished
with an exceedingly good reproduc.
ton of Millet's "Angelns", the famous
picture for which the fabulous price of
$llO,S was recently paid, at an auc-
ton sale in Paris. The usual articles
on fashion, fiction, flowers, home art
and economy make up a most enloya.
BILE melange for the delectation of the
ladies. Those who are forced to shop
BY mail will find may helpful pages
devoted to their needs in the way of
seasonable dry goods.
DIR. Jos. VANGAsKEH, ofTexas. who
is reereating here for the summer. DR.
J. Ward Wilson, of Baltimore, Moses
Prise, Jos. Smithers, J. w. Jones.
| Walter I. Massey and Will Wright.
had rare day of sport at kits Ham
mock on Friday. They got up at 1
O'elOck IN the morning SO as TO be
down to tie Hammock early, passing
through Dover when most of its dem
iZens were in their sweetest nap. J..
Colby. Smith, of Willow Groye, who
makes a Jolly tar, With his son took
them out In boats, one Of the boats
going out three or four miles, to the
farthest oyster steak This boat con-
tanning four brought in APO fish, and
the other. with three fishermen 24O,
making a total Of 76O. They were
mostly trout, but there were besides
some rock, crocus, toad fish, aud sev-
eral blue fish. 1t was nearly bed time
/ when they got home and their load
was iQrgcly scattered around among
their friends for 2 savory breakfast.
One Of the trout caught weighed seven
/ mounds.