Smyrna times., 1891-06-17

A WARM wave has prevailed since
Sunday, that, coupled with the dry
weather, has been very hard on yegeta-
ton. Monday was the hottest fifteenth
of June ever known in New York and
New England. At Providence Il. l.,
the thermometer registered 1917, ut
Boston, 98; New York 97I; Hartford,
81, and at points in Maine from 80 to
80. The highest in Baltimore was $50.
la Wisconsin the heat so expanded the
rails as to throw the track out of gauge
and derail passenger train.
THE "Children's Day" exercises at
Jerman Chapel was well attended on
Sunday afternoon A pretty arch
stood over the stand from which hung
a canary bird which joined in the music
Of the school. In addition to the sing
ing, there were recitations by the
infant and senior classes and an ad.
dress by pastor Wilson. The collec-
ton amounted to $6I0. The super
intendent, L. NJ. Price, reports the
school growing, and a membership of
6S. The Smyrna Landing School will
observe Children's Day next Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. YOCUM has received many let
ters of inquiry in regard to the Sum-
mer School, and already has an en-
couraging number of names on his list
of prospective students. 1t does not
appear to be generally known that
portions of the course are suited TO
those who are not teachers. Such as
simply wish to take the elementary
course in German or French will be
admitted for So which is half the regu-
lar rate. This arrangement has been
made for the benefit of our young peo-
pie, who will thus have an opportunity
of getting a start in these languages.
THE Busy FARMER.--An exchange
says: These are days when strikes
and labor agitation do not vex our
farmer friends. They are hard at it
from early dawn to late in the evening,
and they will for some months to come
utilize every hour of daylight in their
great task of providing food for their
fellow citizens. They have never de-
manded shorter hours of labor; indeed,
we have sometimes thought if they
| could command the sun to stand still
| they would toll on while others would
sleep. Their cOntentment with their
lot, and their cheerful industry. are to
be commended. Still, the farmer needs
to stop and rest little sometimes.
Mr.. JACOBS of Kenton Hundred had
a narrow escape from clever loss on
Friday morning. He came to town
early for load of baskets, and 5000 in
his pocket book. He knew he had the
pocket book when he reached the
town, but it was gone when he came to
get his baskets. He remembered he
had afterwards driven down the street,
and following the course he went with
keen eyes, he discovered the lost treas
ure where he had turned in the street
opposite the Fruit Growers Bank, the
bodily motion in some way working it
out of his pocket. He was fortunate
in every way in the find, for number
OF people passed and repassed on the
street, it being about o'clock.
THESE times of pressure on the
farmer brings, for want Of time with
labOring men, the overlooking Satur-
day night. Last Saturday night was
the most conspicuous of the season for
crowded streets and busy merchants.
Almost everybody seemed to be busy,
bot considering he is not dealing in the
necessities of lite-sOmething to cat
no place for the capital had such a con-
stant pressure as the clothing store of
F. G. Walls. At nine O'Clock a man
said he had been standing outside for
a considerable time waiting for favor
able opportunity to get to the counter
and purchase neck-tie but he hadn't
seen an opening up to that time. Mr..
Walls has ths secret of business-a
good stock of goods at reasonable
prices and then advertises them liber-
ally.
AMOS II. HOBBS died at his residence
in this town on Sunday last in the Goth
year of his age He learned when
young the tailoring business but his
life WaS mostly spent in merehandis-
ing, having kept store in Camden.
Smyrna, KentOn, Odessa &c. He re-
turned here five or six years ago and
seemed in robust health but two or
three years ago he had first, a slight
attack Of paralysis, which after a time
affected the brain and incapacitated
him for business, gradually growing
worse until it finally ended in death.
He leaves a gidoW but no children.
he held membership IN the Eational
Lodge No. 32 and Phoenix Encamp-
ment No. 10 Of st. Georges. The re-
mains were taken to Camden to-day
for interment in the Odd Fellows
Cemetery leaving here on the 1853
train.