Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

THIS has been an unusually fine
season for setting sweet potatoes,
tomatoes, cabbage and many other
plants.
WOULD you have prolific crop of
Tomatoes ? : Norman Brand phos-
phate. 4
CHILDREN six years of age will be
admitted to new classes in the Smyrna
Public schools on Monday morning
next.
THE can makers commenced some
two weeks ago to make up a stock of
cans at John H. HOffecker's cannery
for tomatoes.
A RETURN game of baseball was
played on Monday at Clayton between
the clubs of that place and Middletown,
Clayton winning by score of 13 to 8.
WOULD you have your tomatoes ri
pen early P-Norman Brand PhOs-
phate. t
F. WENRICK, who erected several
years ago a fine dwelling on his "Bay
View" property, Bombay Hook, has
exchanged the same for property in
his town, Millersburg, Pa.
DOROTHY, little daughter of w. F.
Clement, just able to run about,
scalded herself quite severely, Satur-
day, by pulling a cup of boiling milk
that was resting on the stove, over on
her face and shoulders.
After considerable trouble in secur-
ing place, the fountain which will be
both a use and ornament, has been
ordered by the ladies of the w. C. T.
o., and will be located just below the
corner at Hirnheimer's store.
Rev. James Peyton was returned to
the pastorate of the A. NJ. E. Church,
this town, by the Philadelphia COnfe-
renee, which adjourned a week ago.
Rev. VIM. Edwards was sent to Mt.
Friendship Church, near KentOn.
Next Sunday morning will be de-
voted to "Children's Day." The Sun
day school at the Landing will have
similar services in the afternoon.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
have theirs on Sunday Week, the 9Th.
A CALL meeting of the New Castle
Presbytery will be held next Tuesday
at the Presbyterian Church this town,
for the ordination and installation of
the Rev. c. G. Adams. Meetings will
be held at II o'clock A. M. and in the
afternoon.
Strawberries are going over the Del
aware road at lively rate. The ship
ments last week, mainly from the lower
Peninsula were Monday, 3S cars
Tuesday 90; Wednesday 1O3
Thursday 1OS; Friday rs; Saturday
81 cars.
EARLY strawberries are likely to
lack the proper flavor, but if a small
piece of lemon is squeezed over them
lightly, so as to impart the least touch
of the juice. they become sweet and
fragrant. The discOverer of the fact
cannot explain it-Er.
THE rains that come down on us
gently Monday night, making what
the farmers call ''gOOd season." was
excessively heavy in WILMINGTON, COM
mencing in the afternoon and keeping
it up. The rains on the Peninsula be-
low the Canal while frequent, have
not been so heavy as last spring.
THE blades in many wheat fields
last week turned purple color caus-
ing uneasiness among the farmers as
indicating something damaging, but il
was probably caused by continued
cool cloudy weather and wheat louise.
These blades always die between the
blOssoming and ripening of the wheat.
COMMITTEES from Farmers Insti.
tutes ofall the counties in this State
we're in session in the State House, al
Dover Friday, formulating plans to be
submitted to the several county insti.
tutes. 1t was agreed that they would
place no ticket in the field, but would
advise the farmers to vote for men
pledged to their interests.
THERE were no services at st. Peters
Church on Sunday, Rector Dame be.
ing on visit to relatives in Virginia,
and in attendance on the unveiling OF
the monument to Gen. Lee at Rich
mond, tomorrow. A number of the
members availed themselves of the
opportunity to attend the other
churches.
ATTENTION is called to the Adver-
tisement of H. S. Anthony, Agent OF
the Equitable Life Assurance of New
York. The new business of this Com
pany, thus far in 1890 is at the rate OF
two hundred million dollars per annum,
which is unprecedented in the annals
of Life Assurance and shows the high
estimate on its policies.
A FEW strawberries were scattered
along last week, ripening slowly be-
cause of the cold weather, but Monday
they came in in considerable numbers
and sold for 12cts. on down to 6 cts. q
quart. The setting of berries was
light on the vines, but the weekly
rains is likely to develop what there i
to good berries.
The Executive committee of the w
G. T. u, met in. this town yesterday
and appointed delegates to the National
Temperance Congress, which meets in
New York June 11th. The following
ladies from distance were present
Mrs. Culbertson from Middletown
Miss Margaret Hilles from Wilmington
and Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Jefferson, ol
Seaford.
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