Smyrna times., 1892-07-20

100 soon to be of lasting benefit. A
soaking rain would be more appreciat-
ed.
The Transportation Company must |
be supplying a large quantity of cut |
and split wood for kitchen fires, judg- |
ing from the quantity of cord wood |
going to their yard.
G. B. DALEY, carpet weaver, who
moved last spring from upper Main to
lower Commerce street, has been kept |
full of orders, ever since he has been
in his new place of business.
THE photograph gallery is re-opened,
one of the operators having returned
sooner than was expected. The pat
rOns of the gallery who want their
pictures taken now have the oppor-
tunity.
THE Harrisburg Telegraph declares
that until November we shall dream
politics, eat and drink politics, per-
spire politics, and try to cram our
personal opinions down the throat of
everyone we meet.
The high temperature of Thursday
and Friday was very much reduced by
the decided lowering of Saturday, the
mercury of both Saturday and Sunday
nights falling to about CO., 1t has since
been on the ascending scale.
JOHN V. MALCOMB, residing at the
Central Mill, near Brenford, lost a val
liable COW one day last week. 1t was
tied to a tree to Craze, and loOsing its
footing, fell into the mill-race and
broke its neck. He had refused $50
for the COW.
THE funeral of Miss Mary E. Pryor,
daughter of w. G. Pryor, residing near
Duck Greek, who was buried at the
Odd Fellows Cemetery on Saturday
afternoon, was a very large one. She
was in her 18th year, and held in high
esteem in her neighborhood.
JOHN H. WILEY, near ChesWold
claimes that heifer of his when only
IL months old gave birth to fine calf
six weeks since. When the calf was
a month old the mother was one
year old. He says he has refused a
handsome price for the mother.
OUR new band. ."The Central COrnet," :"
serenaded Mrs. Geo. II. Raymond on
Friday evening, recognition of her
liberal contribution towards their out
ft By direction, Mr.. Stevenson's ice
cream saloon was fitting finale to the
evenings outing, which was their first.
OHIO MARVEL, on the farm of Miss
Collins in RaymOnd's Neck, threshed
his wheat last week, getting 1907
bushels from SO acres, being an aver
age from the whole acreage of a0k
bushels. A good portion of it yielded
over % bushels per acre,
A COLORED excursion left here Sun
day morning with about 200 passen-
gers for ChestertOwn, the train having
about 400 aboard when it reached
there. They pronounce it an espec-
tally pleasant one, not a jarring word
or disturbance while there. or going,
1 or returning.
PROF. w. G.. GOODING, Principal oil
the Conference Academy, occupied
the NJ. E. pulpit on Sunday, morning
and night, in the place of DIR. Cald-
well, who had been announced. His
discourses were thoughtful in charac.
ter, and we'll enjoyed by his audiences
News received from Dover yesterday
was to the effect that DR.. Caldwell was
critically i'll.
Mr.. LYNCH, living on the "Liston'
farm in Theroughfare Neck, has al
this date prospect of from 5000 to 400(
baskets of peaches, and 1900 baskets Of
apples. He will have more, perhaps
than all the other farmers in the Neck
What peaches there are this year seem
to lie along the water courses. Messrs
Fennimore and WhittOck on the Appo
quinimink have from 1900 to 150t
baskets of peaches each, and Others
nearly as many. The vicinity of Odessi
will thus have some 5000 baskets.
GEORGE FOWLER went to the resi-
dence of J.V. Price Saturday and asked
for something to eat. 1t was before din
ner was ready, so they wrapped hin
up some food in a paper and handed i
to him, but he let them know tha
when he ate he sat down to a table
and so in he Walked and seated him
, SELF His manner and talk frightene'
the ladies out Of the house. In thi
dilemma a man came along (Mr. PFi0
? not having returned to his dinnef) VIII
} got him out, and he was afterward
, gathered up BY Constable Weldon an,
J put in the lookup, where he remaine
: until Monday, when he was release
on bail. He had been imbibing to
( freely,
WALTER RAsIN, cOlored man !
tho employ of John NJ. VOshell, cam
to very sudden end on Friday. II
was at work with another man putin
away berry crates in the loft of 2 shed
In stepping on a projecting board wbil
reaching after a crate, it broke beneet
his weight, throwing him forward ,hea
foremost, the fall on his head produC
; ing a conclusion which resulted in Il
! slant death. A doctor was summons
!. but as be was found hopelesslY dea
nothing could be done, and he wa
. carried to bis home. Coroner Fo
! summoned a Jury the next mOrnin
w Il
I who rendered a verdict in accordRnG
7 with the above facts. The decease
: was q small man, quiet and industr
I. Gus, and about 35 years old, withou
; family.
5 THE colored Odd Fellows, John ]
t Slater Lodge, No 2561, of this tow
r made public parade on Friday nigt
e in their new Eegalia, 25 member
! headed by the Independent Cornl
+ Band. Their regalia; gotten ~ IN th
usual style of Odd Fellows regalia. wa
: attractive and snowy, and was recent
r purchased at a cost Of $3.50. The
Il marched from their lodge room Q
# East street, to Commerce, up Commer'
e to Main to the Town Hall. counte
1f marching and returning to Centennii
Il Hall by way of North street. The
e kept their positions in line we'll ,thoup
y widely separated. The return to q
d Hall was followed by a receptic
ie which netted them s29.