Smyrna times., 1892-06-22

ng the past month to several c0llec-
ions of choice roses. Two in the back
yard of Mrs. Jas. p Hofecker, and
hus not open to public view, are spec
ally worthy of reference One, a
Prairie rose" a runner, that covers a
arge space was especially rich last
week in its clusters of hundreds of
roses; the other Micraflla, that with
It's support almost equals in size an
plum tree.
NOTWITHSTANDING the heat of the |
evening, Presiding Elder Smith had u
good sized audience in the lecture |
room at the NJ E. Church on Thurs
day evening TO hear his discourse on
his visit to the General Conference at
Omaha. 1t embraced an outline of his
trip out, Omaha and its characteristics,
the care taken of the delegates by the
citizens and the special subjects that
came up before them for deiberatiOn,
which were stated in large part in
our issue of three weeks ago. He will
speak again tomorrow evening on
some features not touched on Thurs
day night. --
On Tuesday, June %, from 8 A. NJ.
until II A. NJ, and from 2 P. NJ, until
P. NJ, and on the Wednesday after
from 8 A. NJ, until IL, there will be an
exhibition of the written work of the
Smyrna Public Schools in the assembly
.FOom of the School building. Parents
of scholars and friends of the school
are cordially invited to inspect what
will undoubtedly be an interesting dis
play. On Tuesday there will also be
a display of the oral work done in the
various rooms, although this will nee
essarily consist of the work of individ
uals rather than of class. This exhi-
bitiOn will commence at 8 o'clock sharp.
The farmers had a novelty on Satur-
day afternoon in the way of parade
of wheat reepers and grass mowers, set
on foot by Messrs. Boyer & Co. OF
course this made quite good indus
trial display fourteen Mccormick self
binders, and four reapers-which had
been sold to parties in the neighbOr-
| hood, and afterwards taken away by
| the purchasers. Not the least inter
esting part was the treat" that fol-
| lowed. In the upper part CT the ware
room was a table some fifty feet in
length which was lined from one end
to the other with farmers and other
invited guests who were served to theiI
hearts content with ice cream, cake
bananas, lemonade &c. They were
coming and going for some time, anC
we need not say they were we'll re-
freshed before leaving.
SCOTT NJ. E. Sunday School of Viii
mingtOn gave an excursion to Wood
land Beach Thursday, which was the
largest one of the season thus far,
Over 1000 persons went to the beach
and it required two boats to take then
there. The Thomas Clyde had beenchar
tered, but when the steamer was ready
TO leave King street wharf it was fOun
that everybody could not get on thu
boat. Superintendent McCausland, o
the Wilmington and Northern Raj
road Company came to the rescue {
the managers aud agreed to let theI
have the use of the steamer Christina
1t was s o'clock when the two boat
started on their way. WOOdlan
, Beach was reached before IL o'clock s
) far as the Clyde was concerned, tn
. Christina soon following. The attra
{ tiOns of the day were bathing; ii
= switchback road, the merry-gO-rounC
the razzle-dazzle and luncheon in Il
Y grove. There was a delightful breez
9 and the excursiOnists had delightfI
time.
THE Philadelphia Ledger in speakiI
of the sudden death of EmmOns Blail
4 leaving only the youngest son and tV
q daughters, says:
a "Mr. Blaine will have the sympatl
: of all Americans in the bereaVeme
!. that has come upon him so snddenl
n His crosses are many and hard to bea
y Fortified though he may be against d
: disappointments and reverses of poll
cal life, he has been too fond parent
be proof against the succession Of dol
z estic sorrOws he has bad to susta
r. Only little more than two years a
le Walker Blaine, bis eldest sou, who h
le already made his mark in public Ii
4 died suddenly. A short time aft
u, wards a daughter was carried Rw
r, and now EmmOns Blaine is strick
in down so suddenly that news Of his
ness comes to the father, as to the pI
lie. with news of his death. He a
oil was a young man with capacity
le affairs, and q week ago the fut'
% looked bright for him. Others v
10 suffer from his loss besides his faith
81 but public sympathy will go out chic
~ to the man who, at the end OF gre
q, public career, appears to be the spec
ay victim of misfOrtunes and sorrows.
ne
JUST listen at this; It is one
those paragraphs that we often see
OF scientific journals, but which ne
seem to materiaiize. Like Ediso
observation-disclosures electrlc
An two-eent nts.a-thOusand.gas, a-hundr
PN an-hOuF-electric-m safe a
a economical flying machine, and nun
An GUS other apparently feasible inv
~ tiQns which seem to have existe
only 10 the brain of the writer OF tn
Here it isi
IAN ingenious cOntriYaaGe is sho
"a expected to e9dOw street life with
nu ditional interest. The machine is
saS appearance like comfortable cab,
.vP set upon three wheels, the front on
ho lIo a trycicle, being used 90 steer by.
1ly metal box or cisteFn behind contain
ere supply of benzine oil, from VIII
DuV while the machine is In motion,
'Pe gas required in the motor is genera
A ouart, or about three cents We
of oil is all that is required for d.
the of ten miles, which can be ace
on plished in an hour. The vehicle b
Sses four persons"