Smyrna times., 1891-05-13

G. Fl. REGISTER has picked ripe
strawberries from his garden.
CABBAGE, tomatoes, pineapples and
lemons at Buchanan & Collins. 4
IRON Cultivators, Harrows, Lawn
mowers and Haying tools at w. FAIRIES.
THE Public School, assisted by the
corps of teachers, will hold a straw
berry festival at the Opera House next
Wednesday evening.
MEssRs. BITzER & LUEsHER have
received during the past week seven
new machines to knit ribbed stockings,
Tor which they have an active demand.
Sky-light ventilatOrs have also been
added for the comfort of the operatives.
ONE of our tOwnsmen is very well
satisfied with the outlook for his peach
crop. He has only one tree, but it has
about 1000 peaches on it. The farmers
down the Meek" where they have had
none for several years, smile pleasantly
when you to talk to them about peach
es, and say they guess they will have
enough for mess" but mentally are
of the number of CO.
basket wagon loads of the precious
fruit they can send to market.
]. HERsEY HALL, a leading mer-
chant of CentreVille, Md, who was in
on the District Stewards
meeting held in this town last week
visited our Hosiery factory in company
with others, and was so we'll pleased
that L q purchased fifty dozen pairs of
of the manufacturers before
leaving the mill. 1t is presumed he
bought them at figure to save the
cost of commission, transportation to
the cities &c.
The proprietor at Woodland Beach,
L. p. Campbell, announces elsewhere
the opening for the season of 1891.
The house will be opened for the re-
ceptiOn of visitors June lst and the
Steamer Thomas Clyde will commence
regular trips June 2lst. The first ex-
cursiOn will be from BridgetOn next
Wednesday. The grounds are in ex-
cellent order, and a lot of carpenters
went down from this town on Monday
to do the necessary work with tools.
SPECULATORs are busy estimating
the coming wheat crop of the nation,
to see how much bulling and bearing
it will afford. Nearly all estimates
place the crop at over 550,000,0OO
bushels, which is 153, ,000,O00 more than
the crop last year. Many claim over
600.OOO,OOO. Under ordinary circum-
stances farmers rel oice in the fine ap-
pearance of their wheat crops, and yet
this fine appearance and good pros
poets everywhere are what they have
most to fear.
LAST week we noted in the column
of personals" that Capt. r. S. Fowler,
(WhO commands craft on the Della.
ware) wife and daughter of Philadel-
phia were visiting Smyrna. They
came for the special benefit of their only
daughter, Ida W. c. Fowler, who was
between the ages of Is or 16 years and
i'll with consumption, hoping the
change would do her good, but to no
avail, the young lady dying at the res
idence of Abel ]. Porter on Sunday
night. They were originally from
this section, and the remains will be
inferred tomorrow afternoon in the
Episcopal Genet cry.
The following reaches us by mail
A neat wedding took place at the resi-
idence of Thomas Stevens near
Mt. Friendship on Wednesday
9th inst. at 8 o'clock 2. u. The con-
tracing parties were Mitchell Barrett
son of FRANKLIN Barrett who is in
charge of Mr.. Lapham's Maryland
farm, to Miss AlYeFte QiokeFsou, only
daughter of Rev. Willis pickerson Of
the Delaware M. b. Conference, col.
ored. Her mother having died when
she was only two years old, Mr..
Steven adopted and raised her. She was
given fine wedding and reception
and received some handsome presents.
Rev. VIM, Edwards Oficiated.
REY. w. w. w, WILsOG preached
vigorous seTmOn on Sunday morning,
taking the Olympian games or races
as the basis Of his discourse. At night
the discourse was equally characters.
tic from "Of making books there is no
end" his subject being the vile litera-
ture Of the day in the yellow back
books, dime novels, police gagetts and
much Of a harmful character to the
young that gets in many of the daily
and weekly newspapers, dis remarks
touched many points the harmfullness
Of which were uncovered and laid bare,
the preacher Obeying the Injunction of
the prophet. to lift up the voice, cry
aloud and spare not.
With the thermometer below the
frost point and approaching that Of
freezing, II was not surprising that
there should be both anZiety for and
an effort to save choice fruit from des-
tructiO1. Blankets and other things
were thrown over strawberry beds, aud
Moses Price, to protect the small tree
in his garden that bears three kinds of
fruit (referred to in a recent issuel
hung a lamp in the branches. At
CheswOld sheets were pinned around
ounce trees. aud one man kept fires
hlrling on the north side Of his peach
orchard al night, With the eEeeed7
ing low temperature, every body thinks
the escape marvellous. Fruit has been
sometimes blighted with the mercury
eight or ten degrees higher.
A week ago we made the announce
ment that a gentleman offered to con
tribute 500 to the Smyrna Library
Association provided $50 is raised. by
the people of Smyrna to purchase the
Encyclopedias Brittanica, Several of
our young men, appreoiating the gen.
erosity of the offer, aud having the In
terests Of the Library at heart, have
decided to give as early in June as
possible, a grand musical concert to
raise the required amount of money.
Those who have been invited to
participate in the concert, are request
ed to meet on Friday evening next at
the residence of Mr.. G.. B. Taylor, on
Main street, for the purpose of organ
lzlng and commencing rehearsals.
The chorus will be augmented and
assisted in its efforts BY the Ariou
Orchestra, local organization, which
will render some Of It's choicest selec-
tions. II is intended to make this con-
cert the event Of the season, and have
1t surpass, if possible, the success at
tained blythe Floral Concert of last
spring. II should meet the encour-
agement of all music loving people.
]. Ed. Hoffecker will have the man
agement Of the rehpFsals spd the gen.
eral direction of the mnsic