Smyrna times., 1890-09-03


ak, and everybody will be the better
or it.
THE cool wet weather has not been
he best for late corn and ripening to-
natOes.
A SMALL schooner loaded with salt
lay sank off Collins Beach Saturday
A GRABBING party of young ladies
md gentlemen went to Collins Beach
IN Monday.
The wind storm of last week whip |
ped the fodder into ribbons on the
growing corn.
A. c. YATES & Co., Clothing mer-
chants of Philadelphia, make their fall
in this issue.
ONE office in hand is worth more
than big bunch of delegates in con-
or even a nomination.
THE backbone of summer is seriously
twisted. September came on Monday
morning with the thermometer at 51'
ALL the evening services of the M.
E. Church will hereafter commence at
7.3O. An evidence of rapidly length
ening evenings.
The property of John E. Phillips,
which was offered at public sale on
Thursday last was purchased by Mrs.
Phillips for 1925.
John Wick, son of A. G.. Wick, has
set up for himselfin the tOnsOrial art, in
the shop opposite the Delaware House.
See card elsewhere.
The members of the Kenton w. G.
T. U. will meet at the residence of Mrs.
S. Walker on Saturday evening for the
annual election of officers.
THE outlook for the fall business ap-
pears to be opening up brightly. The
cities are full of fall stock buyers.
Fair crops and good prices.
NEW corn for hog feeding purposes
has made its appearance in market. A
wagon load was brought to town on
Saturday from about the "Seven Hick-
cries"
If everybody says that cholera will
appear on this side of the Atlantic next
summer, and everybody is prepared
for it, you may rest assured that it will
not come. 1t is the unexpected that
happens.
CANTALOUPEs have been abundant
enough to sell by the basket this year
for household use, ,-25 cents per basket
the last week or two. Water melons
have likewise been abundant, but
hardly SO cheap.
THE Republican primaries will be
held on Saturday next, and the State
Convention on the Tuesday following
In Kent County delegates to both the
State and County Conventions will be
selected the same day.
THE cool Fall evenings are on us
and those persons who have any feel
ing of the malaria that is aAOat in the
are, should by all means avoid pender
ing to the causes that lead to it. Per
sons should not sit out in the evening
air.
Miss Alice Spruance, who has beer
spending the summer with her sister
Mrs. T. ]. Johnson, near St. Georges
was thrown from horse last week
which she was riding, the horse get
ting frightened, and considerably bu
not seriously hurt. @.-
REV. Mr.. Wilson, who has been en-
jOying a season at the camp-meeting
has with the return of the people, OF
for a similar purpose, settled down t
regular and steady work, and hal
good congregations both at the praye
meeting and Sunday services.
The Democrats have fixed Saturday
September 9th for the delegate elec
ton, and Tuesday, September 80, 70
the County Convention at which tim
two State senators. seven representa-
tiVes, sheriff, coroner, and levy count
man for KentOn, Little Creek, Wes
Dover and Milford will be nominated
A MEETING of the Merchants PrOteC
tive Association will be held at the of
ice of ]. c. Robinson on Friday nigh
next at clock, to decide whether 0
not they shall have a new night watch
man, and who it shall be. Until ther
HerYey P. Hall, VIM. B. Megear an
Thomas Mccoy will receive applies
tiOns for same.
The present summer has been n
markable for the number of person
who have suffered from summer colo
1r catarrh in one form or anothC
thought to be a remnant of La Gripb
but the blame is doubtless due to th
sudden and enormous changes in th
temperature, which have been
characteristic of the past three month
The more people we have in tn
county, the better it is for the farmer
! and the way to get more people heI
is to offer inducements for the estal
lishment of industrial enterprises whel
employment is given to all who d.
sire. These people have to be fed, an
there is no better way to accOmplit
! this than by tilling the soil and garne
: ing the crops.
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AT the business meeting of the s
} ciety of Christian EndeavOr last mig
: the following officers were elected +
: the next six months: President, ].
! DeFOrd; Vice President, Lizzie
I CahoOn Secretary, Milton =. Pric,
! Treasurer, w. r. Brown. The sooiel
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