Smyrna times., 1890-06-11
Smvrna and Vicinity

The closing exercises of the Public
School will be on the 25th.
THESE are the days when the boys
bend low in the corn fields.
MRS. w. H. THOMPSON has dahlia
in bloom-a month ahead of the usual
time.
HAY Harvest is on, and the frag-
rance of new mOwn hay delights the
harvesters.
BEETs and new potatoes were both
in market Monday mOrning-grown at
home.
THE rose bugs have destroyed the
cherries and young apples on several
farms herea6outs, we understand.
MANY of the farmers rise at half
past o'clock in the morning, such is
the pressure of work in the various
crops.
The wool clip this year was a good
ore. The principal interest in free
wool" was to get it free from the
sleeps back.
w. G. PIERCE had valuable mule
killed by lightning on the farm of
Samuel Hobbs during the thunder
storm of Friday.
The shipment of strawberries last
week over the Delaware road was 692
cars, total with those previously
shipped 1919.
A SUDDEN gust of wind during the
rain on Friday evening blew down the
hay barracks and also Frustrated sew
eral fruit trees on the ROthwell farm.
Miss MARY SPRUANCE is having
the gutter in front of their home sub
stantially and accurately graded, for
the better carrying off the water that
comes from the upper part of the
street.
The "Sunny Side" and BlackistOn
schools will picnic on Saturday after
noon next. The latter, Miss Ida
Walker teacher, will have theirs in the
grove at Thomas Corner.
THE farmers whose fields are along
cripples and woods, complain that
crows and blackbirds have deprecated
more on the young corn this spring
than usual. Some have had to re.
plant the third time.
E. L. JONES & Co., of Dover have
been awarded the contract for putting
in boiler and fixtures for heating the
residence of Hon. James Williams,
who will move thither from Kenton
when it is completed.
TIM, 4I,,,Ddor OF ,r,,, tIot nam n ~, LHr;
day evening ending the hot spell, the
mercury for two or three successive
days reaching 900, was very timely for
setting out tomato plants, and revived
the parched vegetation.
E.G. REED, who has been selling
cabbage several weeks at about 10
cents head to ready customers will
have competitors for the foreign pro
duct in a week or two in fresh ones
| "hOme made"
THE Steamer Stockton which is tC
run regularly to Collins Beach, dur
ing the heated term, made a triI
down on Sunday. B. z. c.. ROthWell
the lessee of the hotel expects to Oper
for the reception of Summer visitors il
about two weeks.
AN excursiOnist to Collins Beach OF
Sunday, vino let the boat 60 off with
out him, walked from there to thi
town, reaching here about dusk eI
route to Clayton to take the first trail
to Philadelphia-3.42 o'clock MOnda,
morning. He was one of that elias
of men who always think the boat will
wait.
Now that the street has been gradet
Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt, Commerce Stree
above Union, is having her pavemen
relaid. Pedestrians to and from tn
depot have found that walking alOn
this street is very wet after rains, iron
uneven places holding water, an,
will rejoice that this much of it is rem
edied.
THEtwO cOlored churches. Centen
nial and Bethel, had their "Children'
Day" on Sunday. The churches wer
gaily decorated with flowers, and ha
singing, recitatiOns and essays tha
greatly pleased the people. A BethG
the new presiding elder, Rev. Brown
made an appropriate address.
Sunday week the 22nd inst. Rev. NJ
Stephenson expects to take probation
ers into full membership at Betht
Church and he is going to make a
event OF it by holding an old time a
day meeting and wants the people [
come in Picnic style, with their dir
ners. His full programme is not give
yet.
Mrs. MARY A. KINNEY who new,
8 was a laggard and never will be, com,
up smiling every season with the fir
. fruits of the soil. This year is no e.
r ception. She brought to this offic
yesterday the evidence that she is
i, the lead with early potatoes, with
paper beg containing enough of the
esculents for a dinner.
L. P. Campbell gives notice th
Woodland Beach will be open for re
D ular visitors on the 25th, when Il
a boat will commence her regular triI
The first party will be held on that e
;, ening. An excursion pumberil
nearly 1000 was there from Wilmin
e ton Sunday School yesterday. Excu
b siOns are booked there for Frida
Saturday, Sunday and Monday ne1
+ MRS. REV. C. w. Green, nee Sallie
}. Stevenson of Dover who married al
q went to HakOdate, Japan, eight yea
ago, writes to her cousin George
5 Stevenson of this town, that they a
s coming home, and will leave Japan
+ five or ak weeks, coming via 81
q Francisco. They will bring their chi
= dren with them and remain about
u year.
The Sunday Schools of the M,
and NJ. p. Churches at Clayton b
their Children's floral exercises
. Sunday evening lasN successful
II their fullest expectations. The Sale
10 NJ. p. Church near Green Spring, W
F.. hold theirs next Sunday. The Sundi
School of Friendship church had thei
: last Sunday. We have heard nothil
?, of the particulars except that it pass
l. off very successfully.
Y "a Box of Monkeys" which W
"a given by some young people of {
:. Presbyterian Church couple of wee
- - ago at the residence of J. B. Milf
IL will be repeated then, by request, t
l. night beginning at eight O'clO
I. sharp. Some fine music is promise
- The admission will be but Rfte
- cents and all will be cordially welcor
Is The proceeds, it is understood, will
At given to the Mite Society.
d Joseph b. FaFies returned last we
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