Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

more than half done husking his crop
If corn.
THE excursion over the B. & o. road
O-morrOw to Roanoke, Va, will take
en- or d dozen persons from this vicin-
ty to see the country. The trip only
,osts $6.25.
AN interesting letter pOrtraying
striking features of Southern life, writ
.en by James B. Scott for this issue, we
nave been compelled by press of cir
to lay over till our next |
ssue.
A FEATURE of water communication !
IS the quickness with which goods are
delivered. A merchant goes up on the |
!. rs train Tuesday buys his goods and |
they are at his place of business by
7.3O Wednesday morning. +
THE use of the United States flag for
advertising, or any other but patriotic
and emblematic purposes will hereaf-
ter cost offenders $50 and may land
them in Jail for thirty days. The law
passed Congress late in the session, and
is in keeping with public sentiment.
SATURDAY and Sunday were par
excellence chestnutting days; the
woods were fnll of nut gatherers.
The crop is unusually large this year,
and they have ripened without frost,
showing that the trees do their work
in their prescribed time, with little re-
gard to the weather.
REv. Mr.. WILSON, preached morn
ing and night Sunday on benevolences
conference claimants, church exten
sion, southern education, &c-the col
lection for which by envelopes will be
taken next Sunday. The morning
services will be largely occupied with
the ceremony of admitting large
class of prObatiOners into full member
ship in the church.
THOSE who can afford it, and who
have plenty of leisure and money,
are now Arranging their Florida and
Southern California trips. There may
be few newspaper men among this
class, but we have not heard of them.
Those in this neighborhood have to
peg away here whether the thermome.
ter is at ninety or zero.
HAVE the ladies of this vicinity lost
sight of the fact that we have a weaver,
Chas. B. Daley, corner of Maine and
North Streets, who can take their old
rags and make them a strong and real
ly good looking carpetP Any house
wife having such material or any one
wanting a good, servicebla carpet, we
commend them to Mr.. Daley.
MEssRs. J. P. DOughten & Company,
of Wilmington, as will be seen by ad-
vertisement elsewhere, have the agency
for the celebrated DR.. Jaigar Sanitary
Woolen goods, manufactured entirely
of animal fiber, that have a peculiar
power of absorption and transmission,
and thus recommended by physicians
for their healthy qualities. Persons
wishing can see samples of these goods
at this office.
THE attention of persons in need of
Cough Medicines is called to the Wild
Cherry ExpectOrant put up by HOf-
fecker & Kingler of Philadelphia and
for sale at the drug store of Jas. P. Hof-
fecker. The senior of the manufactur-
ing firm is Luther r. Hoffecker who
learned pharmacy in this town but has
been in business in Philadelphia the
past seven or eight years.
The event with the colored people
tomorrow will be the OK roast, under
the auspices of Mt. Friendship Church
near KentOn, Rev VIM. Edwards,
pastor. A Banquet and OratiOn by Rev.
DR.. Heard at night. Thursday even
ing of next week Rev. James Peyton,
pastor of the Bethel Church will have
a grand star concert" at the Opera
House.
Sewell Moore, q much respected COL
orrd man, until the past few years a
farmer in RaymOnd's Neck, died in
this town on Thursday, aged about So
years. He was the father of the COL
Ored woman who was killed a few
weeks ago at Woodland Beach, while
riding In carriage to the boat by a
bullet from a gun 10 the hands of a
drunken target shooter.
HARRY LINDLEY COMPANY. - This
excellent company are billed for the
Opera House on Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week. This will be
the last opportunity for our citizens to
witness their shows this season as they
60 direct South. Friday evening they
produce Mr.. Lindleys drama written
by himself entitled the "Code." Sat
urday evening the great society play
entitled Filtration"
-a-
THE farmers are having discourage
ing time with the wet weather. The
wheat that was drilled before the
heavy rains of week and two weeks
ago is growing finely, but such has
been the hindrance by the rains that
from a third to half of the acreage
has not yet been drilled. A coed
many avaiIed themselves of the better
weather OF Friday and Saturday to run
their drills, but hindered again by the
rains of yesterday and the day before.
To-day is sunny and bright.
It is said that farmers in various
parts ofsaIem county n. T., where the
canning factories have shut down have
had the fruit left in their fields ap'
praised and will sue the packers for
its value.