Smyrna times., 1893-06-28
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
THE russet shoe is more popular
than ever.
SUNDAY schools are arranging for
their annual picnics.
The hot sun has cut the pasture and
milk yields will decrease.
ANYTHING you want in straw hats
for men and boys, at Edw. G. Walls. I
The largest assortment of fireworks
and balloons at E. X. Behmler & Bros.
"PEACH plucks" says a Philadel-
phia paper are vending their way to
Delaware and Maryland.
A man is often drawn a juror and
quartered at the Court House. Some
times the whole jury is hung.
E. w. LAPHAM varied his berry and
other crops with fine patch of cabbage,
which are being put on the market.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet Monday evening, July Sd, at the
residence of Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell.
THE wheat fields were cut at a rapid
rate the past week, and reapers and
binders could be seen on nearly every
farm.
AN extension of so feet has been
made to the pier at Woodland Beach
to enable the Steamboats, easier land
ing at low tide.
The election of teachers for the
Smyrna Public School will take place
next Wednesday evening at the regular
meeting of the board.
THE hay crop will be very light.
Grass is burning up in the fields, and
some of it can be cut and put right in
the barn without furthur curing.
THERE will be special meeting of
Smyrna Conclave, No. 45, l. o. H.,
sharp. VIM. E. HALL, ArchOn.
Your wants will all be supplied in
hot weather cOmforts-thin underwear,
light weight suits, coats and vests or
thin odd coat, at Edw. G. Walls. 4
THE basket makers here are now
getting cent a basket instead of Z.
The makers at the other mills on the
Peninsula it is stated have been get.
| ting a cent basket.
NoTICE,-The special meeting of
Harmony Lodge, No. 13, A. F. A. NJ,
called for Thursday evening, June
2Sth, will not be held.
VIM. FAIRIES, W. NJ.
E. h. FARROW, veterinary surgeon
of Leipsic, advertises a preventive to
| blind staggers that sometimes troubles
horses the latter part of the summer.
He has also remedy for hog cholera
that be has found successful wherever
tried. ----
JAS. H. MORRIS has taken the room
on Commerce street vacated by Wal
ter Shelton, for his shoe business,
the latter taking charge of the busi-
ness of Alex Carson while he is off to
Claiborne, the new summer resort in
Talbot county.
COOLER weather is seldom vOuchsafed
to harvesters than we have had since
Friday. The thermometers registered
$50 both this and yesterday merning
We have had in the meantime several
showers barely laying the dust, and
the ground is very dry.
GEO. d. ARMSTRONG, who moved
from ThOroghfare Neck to this town in
the SpTing, intending to engage in
some speculative enterprise, has had
his mind on the peach crop with Chi
GagO as the field of operations, and will
leave for that place next week to take
survey of the situation and make
his arrangements prior to the ripening
of the crop. --
THE following officers have beer
elected by Mizpah Lodge, No. 16, A
o. U. W., for the ensuing term: 10
seph E. Carter, Master Workman
William A. FAIRIES, Foreman; JOSEPH
B. HUM, Overseer; Geo. NJ. Steven
son, Recorder; Clarence Prettyman
Financier; o. B. Voshell, Receiver
E. G. FAIRIES, Guide; VIM. NJ. Lewis
1. W.; ]. Harvey Speakman, o. W.
ThOs. c. Moore, Medical Examiner.
THE Clayton Call came to US OF
} Wednesday afternoon Ia day after the
s usual date of issuse) in double shee
in commemoration Of its fourth ami
versary. 1t contains an account will
cuts to illustrate them, of the raiiroa,
Offices and prominent business place
: with personal sketches of the leadin
j citizens. Every business man back
e up his local paper with an advertise
ment to give prominence to his ow
n locality. The sheet is neat and al
a tractively printed.
OFFLEY HILL near Blackbird has {
field of wheat, 116 acres, that tor acre
q and growth of wheat is ahead perhap
= of anything in this section. 1t was Gu
d last week, the straw standing as higl
'. as a mans head, it is said, and not
;. poor spot in the whole field. His Nc
,. COrmick, which had seen its best day,
and cut only small swath, was nc
/. equal to the occasion, so he bought {
: Messrs. Lewes & Wheatman q Deer
> ing self-binder which cut seven feet
, and thrugh thrust in to its fullest ex
y tent, went around the whole field witt
out choking in the massive growth.
- MRS. JAS. D. WILDs, who visite
O Philadelphia last week, bought Will
o there a Symphony organ, a very fin
= instrument made of Circassian walnu
D" of the White and Wilcox make, whic
., has the distinction, we think, of bein
the first instrument of the kind intr,
3 duced in our town. 1t has the tone
T. the best church organs, reproducin
l' music accurately from rolls, or by a
y easy detachment can be used as an O
q gan in following the notes by hand,
n any music. 1t has been much admire
l- for both its mechanism and music.
nc THERE is very friendly chicken /
the upper end of South street. I'll
Is ownership is not known, and in 9th,