Smyrna times., 1890-06-04
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THE straw hat is making daily efforts
for recognition.
The clover hay harvest will proba-
bly, commence next week.
The fourth of July comes on Friday
this year, four weeks distant.
THE New York San says Sunday
was the warmest 1st of tune felt in
that city since 1880.
r. S. MARIN, west of Green Spring
is credited with having the best field of
wheat in his neighbOrhood.
Soon our schools will have vacation,
when teachers and pupils will be equal
for once in the year.
WE are indebted to Thos. l.. Carrow
for late copies of daily papers of San
AntOnia, Texas.
JOSEPH E. CARTER shipped some of
his strawberries to New York in pint
boxes, nine of them filling a box.
A GOODNESS has arisen between the
big iCe-men of the East and the ice.
consumers of the middle and
Southern States
WE are indebted to George Heinold
for box of the finest strawberries we
have seen this year. They were of
SharPless variety.
IT is probable that the pretty farce,
IA Box of Monkeys enjoyed by a Sc
lect company at the residence of J. B.
Mltliin last week, will be repeated.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Mite So
ciety are carrying the lower part of the
church-lecture room, class rooms &C.,
through a thorough cleaning this
week.
IHE absence of rain the past nine days
is Fastening the strawberry crop to a
sudden conclusion. Berries that sold
Saturday for six cents, are retailing to.
day ut 10 cents per box.
THE little slugs that have skeleton
lied the leaves, and lightning bugs and
rose bugs that are so preying on the
roses almost make our our ladies sick
as they term it, to go in their gardens.
WALTER o. HOFFECKER went over
to the vicinity of Massey's, Md. to-day
in obedience to a telegram from the
owner in Baltimore, to survey the
Delaney Tract"-a body of land about
1900 acres.
The shipments of Strawberries over
the Delaware road last week was as fol-
lows: Monday, l41 cars, Tuesday, 100,
Wednesday, 1853, Thursday, 149, Fri
day, 112, Saturday, Sc. Total to the
date 1927.
The remains of Matthew Hutchin-
son whose sad death at Leipsic was re-
corded in our last issue, were buried at
GlenwoOd Cemetery, this town, on
Thursday, the large procession pas
sing through the town at noon.
S. B. briggs and 7. D. Scout came
along with the beginning of June with
peas for the market, thus leading the
many farmers hereabOuts. They have
been selling for 80 cents a peck, and
will in few days be abundant.
The wheat fields are showing the
whitening that precedes the golden
harvest color. Notwithstanding the
iiae early growth, there is considerable
complaint of Il light growth, This is
especially so of the wheat lands of New
Castle county.
NEXT Sunday will be observed as
Children's Day at the Presbyterian
Church.
Smyrna Circuit will also have its
round next Sunday Bethel in the
morning, Severson's in the afternoon
and Clayton at night.
STRAWBERRY picking will about
wind up this week. Some persons
place their yield at one fourth and
others half a crop, but they have been
of fine size and prices good. There
will be more money in them this wear
than with the large yield and wet
weather Of last year.
Col. ROBERT HILL shipped 1900
quarts of strawberries from his Alley
farm on Monday. The berries have
been Il good size, and the dry atmos-
phere of the past week has enabled
them to ship well, and thus bring good
prices. They sold last week in New
York and Boston from u to Is cents
per quart.
WE give in another place a PROPOSE
ton for new business in our town.
endorsed and presented by two of our
citizens. IT came in at late hour
too late for comment otherwise than to
say that any and every feasible oDDOr-
tunity presented that will increase
the volume of our business. should be
taken hold Of
The friends of Miss ElVa Wilson who
went from here to Salem, n. J., over a
year ago to teach school, are pushing
her for the Press prize. The South
Jerseyman of week ago said Miss
Elva Wilson, of this city, has 455 votes
to her credit in the Philadelphia Press
teachers contest, being the fourth in
the New Jersey list. An advance has
since been made.
PROR. J. F. MOHLER of Dover. and
Mr.. Lake of Smyrna, assisted by the
class Of Smyrna Public
School, will give a free, illustrated, !
scientific lecture in Good Templarsi |
HalP' Cooper Building) tomorrow
night, June 6th) under the auspices of |
the Good Templars. A collection |
will be taken to defray expenses. All |
are cordially invited to attend.
ONE of our strawberry shippers saws !
he was knocked out of clean $25. a /
few days ago by the railroad. from |
which there is no appeal. The ber-
ries were sent by express 10 Boston.
which leaves here about IL O'Clock. /
The train failed to reach New York |
n time to take the New England train
hat would put the cars there on time.
The time for profitable sales were over
when they did reach that city, hence
he loss, which comes alone out of the
pocket of the growth.
BENJAMIN HUSBANDS, in charge of
John SeversOn's team residing near
Brenford, got badly hurt at CLAYTON.
by the horses taking fright
1t the cars, He was thrown from the
wagon, his sh 1Hlder striking a project
ng railroad tie, bEeskiag his collar
zone, aud his ear and head likewise
mt by striking the tie. He received
medical attention from DR..
IliitOn who happened to be passing.
The sufferer was taken into a house
rear by and removed to his home
lext morning.
The two Census enumerotors for
Duck Greek Hundred Herman Pc