Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1895-07-10

]. HENRY JEFFERSON gathered from
his truck patch his first sugar corr
to-day.
GOOD early celery always pays tn,
grower. We have now ready a flint
stock of "White Plume" plants at &c
cents per 100, $100 per 1000
Il SLAYMAKER & Son, Dover, Del.
STEVENSON sold and filled orders TO
the 4th to the amount of 290 gallons o
ice cream, and it wasn't a prime day
for ice cream either. One hundred
gallons of this was to one man, il
Snow Hill.
THE glorious Fourth used to br
looked forward to with patriotic ardo
and anticipation. Now it is selected
for a picnic, a journey to WOODLAND
Beach or social visit. 30 the man
ners! o the times !"
THE muggy, steamy weather of thu
past two weeks has at last changed
1t came with good drying, westerly
breeze last evening, the mercury thi
morning being down to CO.. To-day
opens with a brighter face on every
thing.
The colored folks had a successful
yard party" on North street Ont
..-HN i
Richard Brown and Daniel Jones
Music was a principal feature of tn,
evening, the organ playing a prOmi
nent part.
THE Steamer Ella carried her frs
shipment of peaches on Monday. The,
were of the early Alexandria" variet,
grown by John w. Webb, residing OF
the Miss Julia Collins farm. s. )
Griffin, Geo. X. Lohand and Jos. r
Jefferson have also shipped peache
from BrenfOrd.
The NJ. E. Church bell rang thi
morning for the assembling of tn
Band of Hope. They have baske
picnic to-day in the shaded lane at A
L. Hudson's farm. One of the Clayton
Sunday Schools also had an outing to
day at Woodland Beach.
WE are in receipt of this years cata
logue of Goldey's Wilmington Com
mercial College. 1t is a very bands0m
production and sets forth the charms {
] Z l,af III
has brought to such a high standard
1t makes splendid offers to the farmer,
hoy who wants to be a good bushes
man.
NOTICE ad. of Cosgrff, Beck
HAZEL this week. They offer DIV ell
ing that should attract attention for il
cheapness as well as location Thi
firm is also having busy run on til'
As fast as the weather will permit the
are turning out orders, and expect tn
fall to increase the manufacture. Tn
yearly output will probably reach
half million tile.
THOSE who made and those VIII
wish to perpetuate the bottle law
ought hereaboUts to be satisfied wit
the 4th. To add to the usual coufusio
and personal misconduct of such a da,
a number took their bottles with theL
it is said to Woodland Beach and wer
drunk almost by the time they 20
there. The grove is said to have bee
a chosen place for a lot of young me
TO drink and gamble.
THE heavy rain of Sunday, the la,
day of June, followed by that of tn
4th and 9th accompanied by the el
treme humid weather, gave an entiI
lost week to the corn when it wf
needing the work of the cultivate
most The grass and weeds were in th
meantime doing their utmost. Thong
not in the best condition, the work
lilling has been resumed this week
with everything in the fields putin
on vigorous look,
The members of Mt. Friendship /
NJ. f. Church, near Kenton. will civ
q Virgin" entertainment in the
church Thursday evening, July Ut
The program will consist of two part
the first, entirely to music, with sever
solo selections; the second, Moe
Wedding, twenty FIVE virgins will me,
the bridegroom. the wise with LAM
burning brightly and the foolish vii
lamps extinguished. The workers e,
pect to make it a success.
COsGRIFF, BECK & HAZEL haV
sold the farm of Jacob p. Dickson,
Brenford, containing l55 acres to
William Springs, of Salem, N. G. NJ
Springs will move his family there in
short while and will make several ia
prOVements in the old dwelling, 1t
stated the purchase price was 81 so
MIR. Springs has engaged Lewis
Wheatman to put in drive well, lars
tank and windmill, preparatory to in
pOrtanU improvements and additions
the dwelling in the fall.
SQUIRE COOPER's court was mo-
than usually animated On Gaturda
afternoon and the spice and entertain
ment seemed to be highly enjoyed
those who hung about the place. 4
there were no casualties to note and
was a matter more of words and 81
heuetted pictures, there was no re-
interest that concerned the public b.
You'd the doors Of the court. All al
now under bonds to keep The peec
peace will DO doubt now reign on thI
lawn.
The thresher, which has been kel
imperative since the cutting of whei
by the extreme wet weather, was pl
in motion Gu the wheat of Mr.. Mer
dith, on the Stephenson" farm, nei
town, on Monday, and for Mr. Jardip
on his farm, yesterday. This whe
has been cut three weeks, and bad Il