Smyrna times., 1893-07-19

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from 26th to Both, excessive heat and
storms.
NEW corn, grown on John p. Hud.
sons land was for sale yesterday at the
store of Harvey Stewart. J. H. Jeffer.
son also has new corn to-day from his
lot.
For some reason, there has not been
near the same number of carriage
loads of people going to the bayside
for day this year, as has characterized
the several past years.
A. 9. LATTOMUs' field of Fulcaster
wheat near Green Spring made good
showing this year, the best heads
measuring four inches and containing o
between forty and fifty grains.
J. Frank BrinkerhOff, eye specialist.
will again be at Oscar Fishers iewelry
store, Tuesday, July 25th. If YOU
have any trouble with your eyes do
not fail to consult him. The examina.
ton is free.
The peach basket is now specially
active article of trade, the farmers
thinking it expedent to lay in an early
supply. The men in town who act as
agents are not able to get the baskets
to supply orders.
The Dover Inder came to us last
week enlarged to a nine column paper,
In cOmmemoratiOn of its eighth ami.
versary. 1t is the chief recipient of
Official patronage and wants the paper
worthy of its position.
The Office of the p. and S. Trans.
portation Company, including the pri.
Vate office of secretary and treasurer
A. b. Jardine, and the telegraph Office
are being greatly improved by a new
coat of paint and decorative paper, by
J. +. Carter.
The employees of Bitter & Luesher
hosiery factory and the Smyrna Land.
ing Sunday school will picnic at
Woodland Beach to-day; the Presby.
terian, Jerman Chapel and FriendshiD
schools, tomorrow, Dover M. E.
Sunday school Friday.
THE usual rule couples mosquitoes
with wet weather, but this season we
have had more than the usual allot-
ment with very dry weather, the
school" that came with Saturday be.
ing the heaviest and most bloodthirstv
for years.
DAVID &. HOFFECKER, of Philadel-
Phia, has been moving about among
our peach growers in the interest of
the commission house he represents.
Jacobs IL Ulery, No. AIT North Front
street, which is represented as Il strong
reliable firm, dealing in all kinds Of
country produce. The best referen.
cPs are given.
THE meeting of peach growers did
not come off at Brenford on Thursday
evening being interferred with by a
threatened thunder storm and the
Bethel and Cheswold Sunday school
picnic at the beach on that dav. Bv
notice elsewhere it will be seen that a
postponed meeting will be held to-
morrow, Thursday evening, at the
same place.
A clever shower wetting the ground
some two inches came Friday morn.
ing and most people felt the long
drought was broken, but not so, the
ground is as parched, and dryer than
ever.
N. B.-The above was put in tvpe
yesterday. Last night good growing
shower. the best of the season came.
putting brighter face on everything.
CHAs J. RICE, a well established
commission merchant of PHILADELPHIA.
in his younger days resident of this
vicinity, came down Saturday to see
his old friends and learn the farmers
talk about the crops. The chief fea-
ture OF the latter now, is the peach.
MIR. Rice is prepared to handle the lat
to the best advantage. His place of
business is l25 CallOwhill street, as
will be seen by his advertisement.
REV. w. L. S. MURRAY, d. D.. of
Wesley NJ. E. Church, Dover, will
preach at Raymond's NJ. f. Church
next Sunday at 3 p. m. Rev. Il. K.
Vandyke, pastor of Cheswold NJ. f.
Church will preach in Leipsic NJ. E.
Church next Sunday at 10 a. m. Rev.
/. Z. SmoOt, of Leipsic will preach in
Cheswold NJ. z. Church next SUNDAY
at 1870 a. m, and administer the
Sacrement of the Lords Supper,
REV. J. WALTER TALLEY. the mas.
tor, will hold Tent Meeting at Nor.
rls' chapel, Colts Station, commence
ing next Sunday, 23d inst. and closing
with Sundry Both inst. Through the
week, services will be held during the
evening. The Stewards will Lold a
festival in the tent on August I'd, Sd
ann 4th.
a familiar sound at this season of |
the year is the tOOt Of the traction en- |
CINE. il means that they are busy |
with wheat thrashing.
AN item of farm product brought in
10 one OF our merchants on Monday |
morning was a lot of potatoes of last
years grOwth-ten baskets. They
were in fair condition for potatoes kept
Till the middle of July, but Of course
not comparable with mature potatoes
OF this years growth, and, in a. COM
mercial aspect the wonder is whv thew
were not brought to market two
months ago when they were in such
great demand at higher figures than at
present?
WE had intended an item on the
not weather of the past week but found
our Imagination ran on to low a grade
after reading the DeLawarean. and we
give place to its very expressive nv.
per0ole in the following item:
Last Saturday was a hot dav in
Dover, but it was nothing to be com.
pared with the hot weather below
here. In one vicinity it is said a prom.
nent man fed his hens on ehopped ice
lll day to keep them from LAYING hard
boiled eggs" Now, neighbor. that
Will 90 on eggs; can't you give US one
ID the poyer mosquito?
The condition of things for the Epis.
;opal Sunday School on Friday vas
very much like Of the previous Friday
or the Methodist schOol-rain in the
'ariy morning and threatening, but
,,urning out for them a most ENJOYABLE
lay Tor picnic at the bayside. The
overcast sky and breezes from off the
water made it delightful, and the car
'usal razzle-dazzle, toboggan and
to say nothing OF the bath.
ng, seemed TO be fully enjoyed. The
rain consisted Of two passenger
caches and a baggage car, the latter
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