Smyrna times., 1890-08-20

Did and done IN Sucn places. Il
Smvrna and Vicinity. a
PLENTY of rain these middle August t
lays. a
THE Creamery made $3.50 pounds of !
Dutter in July.
MELONS and canteloupes are making
ID for the scarcity of other fruit.
Soon the watermelon party Will be
succeeded by the rag-sewing party.
The days are getting shorter, and so
are the vacations of school teachers.
THE swallows are hOmeward fly
ing" will soon be the song everywhere.
The steamer Ella will make three
trips a week during the mouth OF Sep
tember.
STRAW rides are pleasant for viva
ciOus youngsters, but they will soon be
out ofdate.
MEN have considerable trouble in
borrowing money, but they can bor-
row trouble without any collateral.
THE attraction at Woodland Beach |
to-day will be game of base ball be-
tween the Clayton and Chester clubs.
THE summer girl is having a good
time. She will soon have to prepare
to 90 into Fall styles and winter dres-
ses.
REV. JAMES PEYTON, pastor OF the
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church will hold
Church Camp next month commencing
Sept. 14th, holding over two Sundays.
CANTALOUPEs are very abundant
this summer. Thomas E. Bailey, of
Kenton, has D acres in them, selling
at the present time at 35 cents per bas-
ket.
The Smyrna Landing NJ. E. Sunday
School, which has continued through
the summer in such a prosperous con-
dition, will have new singing books
next Sunday. r..
NEARLY every citizen who visits an
other place on a vacation, now re-
turns with some new ideas on the sub
iect. We hear from them constantly
= Let the good work go on.
, JOSEPH STEPHENSON this week com
mences the inside painting of Friend
ship Church, Thoroughfare Neck. Th'
3 services for this reason will be sus
e pended for two or three Sundays.
!, JOHN R. PRATT, residing near Black
iston's Cross Roads, who did not thresl
: his wheat until last week, had yiell
4 of % bushels and fraction over pc
acre. Mr.. Pratt stands well up to tn
e head.
Is REV. r. K. STEPHENSON will hOl
p an all-day meeting at Clayton mex
E. Sunday, similar in design to those hel
Or at Bethel and Severson's churches, fC
1t the reception of probationers into fu
r membership.
- THE employees of HOrner Bros. ca
:, pet Co. Philadelphia will make the
5th annual excursion to WOodlau
Beach on Saturday next. Besid
base ball. they will participate in va
ok ious handicap races.
en- ONE of our citizens who keeps
ter with the foreign and domestic marke
is remarked yesterday that he expect
b.. o get IS cents per Dushel for his col
IRE Most farmers will feel themselves pr
he ty we'll set up when the advar
is reaches so cts.
I'M, The last select excursion over
mt road to Rehoboth or Ocean City v
erv be given on Thursday, August %
of The trains will leave Smyrna at z.
20 The fare to either place will be 81.
ore Returning, will leave Ocean City at {
rse and RehObOth $50 p. m.
'0s- THE lot belonging to the heirs of
70 late Ann Spruance, on lower M
I'eu Street, which was sold last winter
nat forfeited, was resOld on Saturday las
.ne James L. WOlcottt Esq, Trustee, j.
iofe Jefferson being the purchaser at 50
nts, CoLoRED people of Chestertown
this the number of two or three hund
airy, will make an excursion to this tow
last Saturday next by the cars. The {
mics purpose seems to be to have a pic
and they will rendezvous at the J
lblic of Bethel Church.
l in
lem TIE Steamer Ella will carry
r in FIRST consignment of canned toma
,oint from the Messrs McGaw to day. Il
1ear, after she will have from 1000 to {
ibers cases each trip. The proprietors
ever putting inIa new 4O-hOrse power be
:, ,571 which will give them a capacity Of
| in horsepower.
year
d on THE Old School Baptists held
o in yearly association at Brynzion CHI
now near Kenton. on Sunday. Other
quite gregatious were weA represented
ID to pecially Cowmarsh Church near
scline tersburg. Elder Rittenhouse wa
there sisted by Elders Stayton, Of Ne
war and Postles, of the Eastern Sho
Virginia.