Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
THE cattle department at the State
Fair is full to OVerfiOWing.

THE cattle department at the State
Fair is full to overAowing.
SEE the new advertisement of Wana-
maker & Brown-high standard of
clothing.
THE display of poultry at the State
Fair will be the largest ever made on
the Peninsula.
E. G. WALLS calls the attention of
the public to his new style of fall hat,
neckwear and other articles of clothing
A SON of John Severson residing
near Brenford was severely gored by
bull last week in the thigh, but is get
ting about now.
THE creamery will hereafter buy
milk as to quality, proved by tester.
About 5000 pounds of butter were
made in August.
THE remains of the father, mother
and sister, of VIM. B. Start have been
removed from GlenwOOd to Mr.. Starts
lot in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
THERE are from sixteen to twenty
preachers in attendance on the District
meeting at the Centennial church. 1t
will continue in session until to-mOr-
row evening.
THE store of Mr.. Prettyman, father
of Clarence Prettyman, of this town,
was the only one that escaped in the
block of houses destroyed at Seaford
this morning.
The phosphate firms of Lewis &
Price and the Peninsular Bone Fer
tilizer Company, are using Smyrna
river pretty freely now in shipping
their products to other places in
schooners.
The young men gave another one of
their pleasant dances at the Opera
House last evening. A number of
| friends were expected from the sur
rounding towns but owing to the bad
weather did not arrive.
ST. PAUL NJ. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL at
! Clayton, has elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows; President, NJ.
l.. Nudge; viCe-president, George II.
Maloney treasurer, Mrs. NJ. J. Clifton
secretary, Lindsay McFarlane.
ALFRED MASSEY, from near Hazlette-
vile, made big haul on Cosgrif &
Jerman's tile yard yesterday. He in
tended to have ten wagons in the pro-
cessiOn, but they were something
short of this by some disappointing.
LAST Thursday, was designa-
ted for Farmers Day. at Collins
Beach, but was prevented by the great
storm. Mr.. Rothwell has made
preparations to have it tomorrow
instead, and it will also have the ad-
ditiOnal distinction of closing day."
>. AN aged colored woman Betty"
who has been family piece, in the
kitchen of Col. Geo. w. Cummins at
WOOdlawn for a number of years, was
thrown from wagon yesterday by the
shying of horse, and sustained frac-
ture of the shoulder and other injuries.
WE noted the fact a short time since
that w. S. Reynolds, of Clayton, had
secured patent on a self-measuring
oil tank for filling lamps. 1t is stated
that he has received advantageous
offers from a New York firm who
want to manufacture a certain guam
tity of them.
E. H. BECK, real estate broker, has
effected the sale of Geo. D. Collins
residence adjoining the Presbyterian
church, to Mrs. Mary Fierce for $4,000.
Three building lots in West Smyrna
belonging to Dr.. John w. Flick, have
also been sold by Mr.. Beck to Jacot
Leinberger for $500.
IT is raining this morning as it has
most of the time for the past ten days,
but for the first time for two weeks
with a west wind. When not
raining, for the past four days the TEN
perature was up to summer heat with
a steaming, sticky atmosphere. Every
body is wishing for better weather.