Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-10-07

CHOICE timothy seed at }. b. CoopeTs'
THE Bickford & Huffman drill at W.
:. & ]. R. Clements, Clayton, Del.
FARMERS should secure good seed
wheat. 1t pays to change the seed
,very few years.
THE Smyrna Creamery made 1875
pounds of butter the past month, from
b, 675 quarts of milk.
WIN. G. HILL sold a five months
Did colt sired by Happy Russell" to
Geo. A. MillingtOn, for 5000.
THE auction that was run success
fully opposite the POst.Ofice for the
past two weeks, closed Monday.
]. w. JONES has erected an attract
i've sign at the corner of his store fac
ing both Commerce and Main Streets.
A delegation from Morning Star
Lodge went to Wilmington last even
ing to enjoy banquet with u sister
lodge.
WILL BUCHANAN, of the firm of
Buchanan s. Collins, went to Philadel-
phia yesterday to lay in a fall and win
tel stock of goods.
MEGEAR & Son make an important
announcement in another column in
regard to their large stock of goods re-
Gently purchased.
Mr.. REFS has not only large stock
of goods, but he wants an attractive
store otherwise, and has had gas put
in to give him brighter light.
CLARENCE PRETTYMAN has a word
to say in his advertisement about de-
fective ear trumpets, and he prOclaims
and shoes.
WIN. FAIRIES takes the season as it
flies, and comes in on the first cold
wave with information for the public
in relation to heaters, stoves, ranges,
etc. See his double column lad"
1000 cases, $4,000 cans of tomatoes
put up by John II. Hoffecker, of this
town, have been sold to a London
house, and 1000 cases were shipped
across the ocean last week. The rest
will follow in due course.
THE thermometer this morning, reg
istered $50 This put the stove deal
ers To work and a general rafting
among the sOoty pipes. Out in Dako-
ia they are not only having freezing
weather, but snow and sleet.
THE fall trade should now set in
with wonderful impetus. and the
thrifty merchant who would benefit
from the plethoric pOcket-bOOks of our
prosperous farmers, should not be slow
in planting an advertisement in the
columns of the Times.
THERE will be a meeting at Bethe
NJ. E. Church, Friday afternoon, al
2.30 O'Clock, to consider a proposition
to either build a new church at Ches
void or remove old Bethel to tina
place. All persons interested are in
vited to be present.
ALFRED SMITH, L. Il.
Smyrna, Oct. 9Th, 1891.
MICHAEL RILEY, who took W. {
Palmer in business with him two o
three months ago, is now by himsel
again, their business relations closin
on Saturday. Mr., Riley has becOm
we'll acquainted with the Outcherin
business, and is running his shamble
very successfully.
THE most enjoyable season of til
year is at hand. Neither fckleness {
spring nor the heat of summer wi
prevail from now on until nearly tn
end of November. but in their steu
we shall have a mild, equable ten
) perature-quite comfortable an
t | healthful.
d THE Bilyeu October peach is mo-
often failure than a success, but thi
year it has ripened to perfection, an
= almost as large aud as well cOlored
j the CrawfOrd's were this season.
r w. Jones bought several lots MOnda
o for shipment ard retailed number
baskets at 60 cents each. About 81
baskets went up on the steamer Ella.
: The property of the Peninsull
y Bone Fertilizing Company, located
ROthwell's Landing previously Il
. phosphate mill of J. E. TYgert & OK
Q was sold by Sheriff Cole on Saturda
and knocked off to MIR. Allen, of Il
8 firm, Tygert, Allen & Co., of Philadt
IS phia, at 81 ,275. In the space of fiftet
e years this property passed thrOui
If wonderful transitions.
e HERMAN Roe, who is rapidly gal
70 ing favor as a platform speaker, W
y speak by request of many of our pc
80 pie on Friday evening, Oct. 23d. T
d subject of the lecture will be, "Und
e the Cross of st. George" or in Euro
u and on the sea. From the title '
u should Judge that the lecture will
l. of pOlemic and international cast,
4 we'll as a very interesting norrative
D, travel. The cool and pleasing hum
r: of the speaker il we'll known to o
u community, and gratifying entertai
W ment may be expected.
D. THE tour of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. CT
81 ter, who returned last week, took
u the oil region in Pennsylvania al
Is the grape RECON in New York, as W
s. as Buffalo and Niagara Falls. He 90
az many wonders, and the prettiest strC
y in Buffalo he ever saw, but in bu
lt ness aspect, the vineyards of the la
IN regions had a special interest, as he
ne a grape grower himself. The va
a. amount of grapes gPoYn may be inf
u red that from Il single station, RrOC
70 ton, 21OO carloads Of grapes had be-
- shipped. They were selling at
D. cents for ten pound basket inclU
r ing the latter.
40 BETWEEN July 18th, when the sh
- ment of peaches by carloads begl
~ and September oath, when they ceas
10 , .35I cars passed over the DelaWa
a. road. Allowing 600 baskets to I
ear there were 3,2l0,6O0 baskets
p.-... res received and dispatched FRI
- tbaL point in solid carloads. It is
- timated that at least 100000 bask
. were shipped In other directions
-, rail and water, making O grand TO
W " of 8, 2lO,6OO baskets shipped to mark
e It is also estimated that at least l OK
~ 600 baskets were used in the local m
= ket aud allowed to 60 to waste uT
cs the trees, and this added to the nj
" Der of baskets shipped to mark
= made the product Of peaches in il
- 6,210,600 baskets.
e. THE editor of the Morning N