Smyrna times., 1890-02-19
SMYRNA and Vicini

L. NJ. PRICE planted his garden crop
f of peas yesterday.
. MARCH will soon be here and no ice
yet: The ground hog seems to have
hit it.
THE Gospel drag-net gathers in in
its multitude, some odd fish that cannot
be classified.
DELINQUENTs in the payment of
town taxes have about two weeks to
save themselves from publication.
The daffodil, usually an Easter
flower, is in bloom in our gardens.
Another evidence of early spring is
the skunk cabbage in the wet branches
LEWIS & PRICE are preparing a spe.
clal brand of phosphate for potatoes
which has the particular fertiizing IN
gradients required in the development
of this crop.
MEssRs. MCGAw & BRO, wish to
conclude contracts with parties who
expect to grow tomatoes for them.
the coming week. The farmers will
maks note of this.
The short communication of r. q
points so far back as to be misunder-
stood in its application to things of to.
day. Its meaning is hardly perspicu-
Gus enough for publication.
The poultry question is beginning
to interest the farmers wives. and
young chicks are reported from MANY
sections. The weather thus far has
been favorable for this-crOp.
If the Delaware ice crop proves
failure we have the assurance that in
Maine they are harvesting one ofthe
largest ever known and will be able to
supply all demands. But it costs.
AL. DEMBY, young colored man.
had his leg broken on Monday by
another man falling on it while wrest-
Ing, sustaining Potts fracture" inst
above the ankle. DR.. Dwight was
called in to reduce it.
Mrs. L. A. COTToN is about estab-
lIshed in her new store on Main street
where she and her assistants will he
ready to see old and new customers
Inc store presents Il fine appearance
both by day and night.
Viu leuCe InaC enclosed the
yard surrounding St. POlycarp church
has been replaced by a new one. The
top rail has barbed wire nailed to If
for the benefit of those who have
mounted it in sufficient numbers to
break it down.
THOSE of our farmers who keen
sheep report splendid luck with
their early lambs. One early lamb
Will bring as much in June as ten
Dushels OF corn will bring now. It
VIII pay to take good care of the moth
ers, for the feed of the eve has much
to do with the size and condition of
the early lamb.
GEO. w. TAYLOR, who advertised
his dwelling for rent last week in the
ZINES, rented it before the close oftbe
week to Mrs. Carrie r. Farrell. Mrs
Farrell had previously engaged the
house Of Mrs. Hirnheimer. as an
nounced in these columns. but the lat
ter deciding not to leave the town this
spring as contemplated, necessitated |
anOther arrangement. Mr.. TAYLOR in. |
tends moving his family to Philadel. |
phia.
SUNDAY evening found another i'm
mense audience gathered at the Meth |
odlst church in attendance on the prO- |
tracted meeting services, larger than |
any previous night. After all the |
rooms were packed and all the chairs |
brought into use in the aisles and YES
tibule, some twenty or more were |
brought from the parsonage and still |
1t IS stated, between 100 and 200 had |
to 60 away. The rooms are well filed |
every night during the week.
The number of persons who have
proiessed conversion at the NJ. E. pro-
tracted meeting, now figure over
lOO, without any abatement i'm the
general interest. ReY. Mr.. Wilson
mas Teorganized the classes and an
pointed several new leaders. amo6g
which are two ladies, to whom will he
assigned the children who have con-
nected themselves with the church
ana VINO VIII need more watchful care
and oversight tuAn those of maturer
years.
JHE new organ built by G. S. Has
keil, Of Philadelphia, for the M. r.
Chureh here was put in place last
week, and the pipes are being decorat-
Ell this week by the painters to make
them harmOnize with the frescoeino
10 will probably be tuned next week.
The younger Mr.. Haskell tested its
qualities after putting it together last
week, and it is justice to it to saw that
II gives evidence Of being all and more
than was claimed for it. It is an in
strumenC of substantial construction
and has all the qualities of the or0ans
in the best city churches.
THE Sunday School at Smvrno
Lahuing which was reOrganized after
iapse OF several years Sunday week
WIN some thirty scholars, run up on
sunday last to over seventy, necessi-
taung the procurement Of several
more teachers. The wonder is where
all tie children come from, as there
was no visible diminution in the main
Sunday School Of this town. T. i.
Mason aud ]. Ed. DeFord of this
town have it in charge, the FIRST, su-
perintendent, and the latter assistant
Benz. Redman, of the Landing. Is the
Treasurer, and Mrs. Chase, of the
same place, organist Miss Lizzie
Cahoon has charge of the infant de-
pdEbu6ub.
PROFESSOR John Henry Comstock
the eminent naturalist, begins in the
New York Ledger of March i. a series
Of six articles on the study of insects
IN which he describes, not only those
insects which are useful to the farmer
but also, those which destroy entire
fields Of grain, cotton and rice. and
rayage orchards, gardens and vine
yards. He demonstrates how it was
scientifically determined that an av-
eFage annual loss Of $50. 600 600 has
been ocoasioned in the South By the
cotton-worm alone, and that an aver
age loss per year, Of nearly S2,400, 600,
mas been brought about In the apple (
crop OF Illinois by the rnvages OF the
eodiln moth. The series is profusely