Smyrna times., 1891-06-24

AN evangelist named A. White,
preached on the "Cofners Oh We'd
nesday night last.
AT the Opera House this ev-
ening, the front seats Of the middle
sections will be reserved for the fam
lilies of the graduates, their visiting
friends and the alumni of the school.
SOME people take a newspaper from
habit, others from Il desire to read
about their neighbOrs and still others
for profit while some others take il as
long as the editor is fool enough to
send it land then never thank him for it.
The days reached their greatest
length on Thursday when the sun rose
at 4.3l and set at 7.31, making the day
fifteen hours long, they will remain
the same length until the 26th inst,
after which they will gradually de-
crease.
The Dredge Alva is now at work on
Smyrna River opposite Rothwell's
Landing. 1t is thought that after the
expenditure of the present appropriation
Smyrna River will be navigable at low
water for all vessels not drawing over
81 feet of water.
REV. IRL r. HICKS of st. Louis pre-
dicted that heavy storms would pre-
vail during the last days of last week
with much rain and some hail. They
will be renewed with increasing ener-
gy he says, about the 25th and Goth,
and again on the 30th.
The second Quarterly Conference of
Asbury Church will be held on Friday
evening; Presiding Elder Smith will
conduct the Love Feast and preach
next Sunday morning and Rev. r. X.
Stephenson will fill the pulpit at night.
The Quarterly meeting for the circuit
will be held at
Mrs. H. II. MUSTARD has sold from
tree on their premises eight bushels
of cherries. They were disposed of at
so cents a bushel. The tree has been
in bearing over twenty-five years, q
large pink and white cherry, and has
borne more or less fruit nearly every
year.
WHEAT harvest which was delayed
somewhat by the rain and colder
weather after Thursday began in this
section this week. The crop is said to
be fairly good the heads being well FL
led and the grains large and plump
Farmers expect to receive an even dol
lar per bushel in the home markets.
The opening night at Woodland
Beach comes off tonight, and there is
no doubt but there will be a good pa
trOnage. Mr.. Campbell has labOred
hard to make this u successful year,
making many new improvements over
last year. Prof Oglesby will furnish
the music as heretofore.
GEORGE BROCKsON, 4 Clayton store
keeper, happened to arise early
Thursday morning and found his store
on fire. The flames were extinguished
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of early rising. His loss was mostly
from smoke, the close, smothered con
dition being the only thing that saved
the house from destruction.
\ PERSON can keep reasonably cool
in this weather by using a little com
mon sense. Don't imbibe too freely OF
iced water; partake sparingly o.
heavy food in the middle of the daV
don't watch the thermometer, and you
will find yourself about as comfOrta-
as it is possible to be with the mercury
in the nineties.
A WELL known and successful fruit
grower shipped through w. G. Hill at
Clayton 5000 quarts Of large, fine
Strawberries that were picked from one
half acre of ground-fve thousand
plants. These berries netted the
grower about six hundred dollars
Why don't more of our farmers grow
small fruits
LAST Sunday wasa laundering day. II
commenced a distant rumbling IN the
morning before church time. and kept il
up more or less until the day was closed
The heaviest dash of rain of the year
fell shortly after the people had as
sembled in the churches, accompanied
with several heavy crashes of thunder.
That of the afternoon was distant rum
bling with light showers here.
Tue recent work of the Dredge Alva
between Smyrna Landing and Roth
wells Landing has improved Smyrna
River so that the Steamer Hia now
advertises from Smyrna Landing in.
stead of ROthwell's Landing. This is
great convenience and will be of con.
siderable importance to a large mum.
Der Of shippers ip New Castle county
and near Clayton. Facilities for haul
ing fruit and grain have been made
first class at Smyrna Landing
THE heavy rains of Friday went tc
the root of things and assures the early
potato crop. beets, raspberries, black
berries, &c, and put all other growing
crops in good heart. Another good
feature Of the rain, 1t was not accom-
panied by destructive winds and severe
electrical disturbances, as in so many
places. The rains of last week seem Ia
have visited almost every part of the
nation, many sections of which were
getting very dry.
On Tuesday evening last yellow
cur, part hound and part fste, having
a foot or more of chain attached to its
collar, came into town from the north
side, 1t had the range of the town
during the night, but was not sus.
pected to be mad until the next morn
ing when it was killed by colored
man in "Whapping." Several dogs
were known to have been bitten in the
western as we'll as the eastern part of
the town, but what it was doing in the
night no one knows. All the dogs known
or suspected Of being bitten have been
killed, but it is the unknown quantity
of these that gives concern. In the
meantime the muzZling ordinance is
being enforced, and officer Grant is on
the look ont for the UnmuzZled ones
and killed four on Thursday by shoot
ing them. The dogs are having hard
time of it this summer but It is hoped