Smyrna times., 1896-07-01

IQ6 DanU OF nope plCulCou yoS1oA-
day in the lane of the Hudson farm.
James Collins, of Frazier street
picked ripe tomato from his vines
last week.
Cummings the photographer is here
every Wednesday. First class work
and prompt attention. It
Saturday will be the 4th of July
usally observed as general holiday
and it will be well to attend to all pos
sible business on Friday.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school, of Dover, picniced at Woodland
Beach yesterday, and the Episcopal
school of the same place to-day.
Barber shop being closed on July 4,
I will keep open'on the evening of the
Sd until a late hour. Jacob Stein,
next door to hotel Smyrna House. f2
H. S. Goldey has issued beautifully
bound catalouge containing a compre-
hensive review of his popular business
college. He will please except our
thanks.
Quarterly Conference will be held at
the NJ Z. Church Friday evening and
on next Sunday evening Presiding
Elder Alfred Smith will preach at the
NJ. E. Church.
The monthly businesses meeting of
the Christian Endeavor Society, of the
NJ. E. church, will be held at the home
of Mrs. L. NJ. Price, Thursday at half
past seven o'clock.
By request the Rev. T. H. Haynes
will repeat his Semi Centennial lee
ture," at the Presbyterian church on
Wednesday evening, July Sth, at half
past eight. All are invited.
July enters with clear, bracing at
mOsphere, and temperature in the early
morning of: 5S degrees. The weather
this week just suits farm work, and
John Price finished stacking wheat
yesterday.
Rev. J. L. Estlin will preach next
Sunday morning to the sons of veterans
of the late war. They will attend the
Presbyterian church in a body. The
subject for the occasion will be "Our
country and its Flag.
Our Vinyardists report the damp
weather of last and the week before as
hard on the grapes causing a consider
able development of the rot among the
young fruit The vines set unusually
full of fruit.
Chas. S. Weller, Treasurer of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America, Of
Smyrna, has paid to Mrs. Mary A.
Jordan for Charles I. Jordan, who
was a member at the time of his death,
the sum of $3.50 in full.
Deputy Coroner Chandler, of Will
mingtOn held an inquest last evening
on the body of Charles Il. Jordan, ot
this town, who was found floating il
the Christiana several weeks ago
A verdict of accidental death by drown
ing was rendered.
The field of corn at "Glenfern, " neal
town, which was planted the middle o.
April, is pronounced the best on the
road. It is as high as a mans head ant
tasseling out The "Woodlawn" field
of corn over the road, planted later, il
also noticeable for its luxuriance.
Geo. D. Stevenson purchased Sat
urday, all the real estate at the admin
, istratOrs sale of the late Daniel G.
= Stevenson, as follows: one half inter
A est in a lot of one acre, and Al perches
3 800; lot on Church and Delawar
g streets, $25; dwelling and I acre of Ian,
= on Main street 5000.
W. B. Norton, Dept. Commander @
$ the Grand Army Republic of Delawar
/. will be in Smyrna next Monday night
f July the 9th, at the Hall of the Knight
t of the Golden Eagles at s. 80 o'clock t
n meet with the old soldiers with the in
tention of forming a Grand Arm
Post.
d Green apples made their appearance
last week along with the raspberriei
blackberries and huckleberries, thu
d giving a full supply to the fruit marke
p The same may be said of the who
line of vegetables, and June has rarel
70 supplied such fine cabbage as hay
u been in market. The same can al SO |
said of early potatoes.
l. Special Agent l. N. Mills, from car
er fully prepared data, estimates IL
II peach crop of the Peninsula this yei
es at about G, 100000 baskets. This Sc
~ ton that twenty or more years as
figured in the hundreds of thousan,
n of baskets, hardly has a tenth OF
IN former yield, but still enough to NAL
10 the crop a matter of interest
C. DIR. Z. S. Dwight received last eve
MT ing from DR.. Hanker, of Farnhurf
no an accurate photograph by the Roen
Id gen Ray process of the injured elbC
n of James Legates, sustained in an g
OF cident some time since. DIR. Dwig
and his patient went to Farnhurst
he Saturday for this purpose. The bo
tn is very clearly outlined in the phoi
he graph.
IT, A decided change was made yest'
he day in the box arrangement of t
Ii post Office, whereby the lock-boxes q
NJ put on line with the others. There
ls, consequently this additional space
II the outer room, while no contract
nd of the inner space. Postmaster RI