Smyrna times., 1896-06-17

Une nome OF MISS EllZaDlGn Denney,
one of the members.
Geo, NJ. Roe, son of the late Herman
Roe, writes us q description of Scran-
ton, Pa, his home since the breaking
up of the family, which will be pub
lished in our next issue.
The Closing Exercises of the Colored
school has been postponed on account
of inclement weather from yesterday,
Tuesday evening, June 16 to to-mOr-
row Thursday evening June IS, 1896.
The sons of the late J. E, Stewart,
on a farm of A. l.. Hudson near Bren=
ford, have not only one of the largest
| tillages of corn in the vicinity,-90
acres-but fields that make fine ap-
pearance.
The ''home farm" of A. L. Hudson,
has one of the largest patches of Alfal-
ia in the vicinity, four acres, and is
highly priced. The first crop was
moved in May, and will soon be ready
for the reaper again.
The strawberry, which has been with
us for month, ceased, as a market
able commodity, with the beginning of
\ this week. They have rarely been
better or more enjoyed than this year.
They are usually closely followed by
the raspberry.
The Year Book of 1895 of the "Sons
of Delaware" in Philadelphia, has
been received. 1t is q book of 100
pages, on heavy paper, and besides
much information, contains excellent
cuts of Caesar Rodney, Daniel b.
Cummins, James Barratt and others.
S. Bowers Richardson, the we'll
know turfman and proprietor of the
Stock Farm at Masseys, Md, intends
to dispose of his entire stock of fine
horses at his place this day two weeks,
the first of July. See advertisement
elsewhere. Full particulars can be
obtained by writing for a catalogue,
The Prayer Meetings Of the Presby-
terian Christian EndeavOr Society, are
held each Sabbath evening in the
Chapel at 6. 30 o'clock. Topic for Sun
day evening, June 21st is Doubts and
Difficulties to- be led by Miss Lucy
Taylor and Lula Beck. The door of
welcome stands open to every body.
A very proper movement is being
made by the bicycle riders between
Smyrna and Clayton to have q path
along the railroad track between the
two places. Pedestrians who follow
the foot path have long since learned
that they have no rights which the usual
cycler is bound to respect.
The driving easterly storm of Satur-
day night and Sunday morning was the
first of the kind we have had for some
month, In fact there have been few
easterly storms for q year or more.
Ihe rainfall was very desirable one,
the first perhaps of the season to reach
the deep roots in the heavy grass fields.
was against haying or crop tilling.
A new feature in the fruit growing
line has been the setting out or trans
planting of Strawberry plants last
week and this. The good prices has
been a stimulus on the one hand, anC
the rains has made possible what other
wise would be great risk so late il
the season. Much of it was to replac,
: those killed by the dry weather of tn,
Spring, but in some case whole patches
have been set, Of several thousands.
Getting down the hay crop was com
menced by number of farmers las
I week, but the weather since Saturda,
+ has not been adapted to making hay
The spring months were too dry for
good hay crop and the crop will, ex
cept in a few cases, be O moderate one
d Dry weather would have suited th
Il farmers this week to enable them t