Smyrna times., 1890-06-04

A LIST of the school books that are
to be in use the next FIVE years, will be
found on our first page. By the wav.
the school book publishers have COM
bined in trust TO control prices: a full
account of which will also be found on
our first page.
DECORATION Day was taken advan-
tage of as a holiday for the school
children, and many adults by the
grand picnic in the Blackbi camp
meeting woods. They went out un-
der the auspices of the several tenn
perance organizations, there being
twenty or more teams besides the car
riages They had gala time in which
young and old in one way or another
participated. This was particularly so
! with two or three married men who
are getting along in years, but on that
occasion were as frisky as lambs and
had lots of fun, or what was better.
made fun and enjoyment for others.
They ali voted it Il most enjoyable day.
| A threatning cloud drove some of
them home for an early supper who
would have been otherwise very
late.
! The contest for the prizes offered by
Philadelphia Press grows in interest
! between the contestants and their
| friends. The last statement drODs
Miss Thielman, of Wilmington. down
| from the lead to third in the list, with
! 77O7 votes, Miss Grant of Sunbury max
ing a sudden bound to the front with
1852 ballots. Miss Emma Hough of
our town advanced from eighth to
sixth in the list with 4543 votes There
is an earnest desire by Miss HOugh's
friends that she should win one OF the
prizes. She has friends throughout
the state and elsewhere that are do
ing her valient service. Perhaps the
most effective aid her 800" or more
Smyrna friends could do would be for
each of them to procure at once 10 cop
les of the Press and present them to
her.
STEPHEN MINNER, residing in the
ALLEY" made lucky escape from a
mad bull Monday, which he was trying
to drive to the steamer Ella for ship
ment to Philadelphia. He was driv-
ing with a rope: in passing through
Clayton it became excited from the
noise of the cars and other things, and
IN Its efforts to get away ran into a
barbed wire fence, which was in no
way calculated to allay its excitement
any more than the noisy people who
came to his help. Finally, the infu-
rated animal made dash at Mr..
Minner which he was fortunate in
/ nnHnInn haf in Iaf,,.v ell
/ the railroad track, severely cutting
his lip. All his wOuld-be helpers
took to the woods" instanter, or in
other words got out of the way, the
bull making tracks for home with not
man on his line of march. He has
since sold him to a butcher, who has
the proper appliances for his transpOr-
tatiOn.
A FIERCE battle has waged the past
week between the owners of vineyards
and the rose and lightning bugs.
Spraying has been resorted to but the
rose bug apparently regards Paris
Green, London Purple and white
hellebOre luxury. Coal oil is effec-
tual, only sufficient quantity to de-
strOy the bug might also destroy the
young germ. The Messrs. Anthony
after trying other remedies are Ielying
on hand picking,-four or five men sew
eral hours each day, and as the young
fruit is now setting, feel they can save
the larger part of their crops. JOS f.
Carter's vineyard has been but little
troubled, while w. T. Massey, less
than half mile away, has them in
myriads, and has caused him great
deal of labor and expense. Mr.
Lapham has, however, been the great
est sufferer. Not content with destroy
ing his grapes, they have taken to his
apple orchard and would destroy it
but for his eager fight at spraying.
Capt. Scout generally has something
new, SO he got quantity of tar and
put it on the top Of the poles that sup
port the vines. His reliance on their
delicate OlfactOries puts him in the
category of the philosophers, for after
gentle smell they have kindly flown
across to neighboring vineyard, leav-
ing him both the grapes and the tar.