Smyrna times., 1896-06-17
DIR. F. l.. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del. Il

DIR. F. L. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Smyrna Del. Il
Mrs. L. A. Cotton has a new line of |
he --latest styles in kid and silk gloves |
black, white, tan and pearl, for
treet and evening wear.
Last Friday afternoon Joseph Rey-
lolds the Adams Express agent of our
own let loose 81 carrier pigeons sent
lin by f. f. Robinson & Brother, of
Bridgeton n. j. There were old and
7oung birds among them and when freed
hey flew up into the sky and circling
around as if to get their bearing set offin
a northeasterly direction. A telegram
was sent to the owner but nothing has
been heard so far whether the birds ar
rived at BridgetOn or not.
The Democratic primaries were held
in Duck Greek hundred Saturday after
noon when the following delegates
were elected to the State Convention
which was held at Dover yesterday:
Eastern District-Benjamin A. HAZEL,
Henry Slaughter, James Robinson,
DIR. William Ashcraft; alternates, H.
B. Grieves, George Z. Thompson, L.
P. Campbell, Wilson L. Cavender
Western District Harry ID. Boyer, j.
Wesley Jones, G. V. Scout, r. Y.
Wallen; alternates Levy p. Anthony,
Nathaniel Pratt, J. Wesley Denney,
Harry Collins.
The two colored Churches, Centen-
NAL and Bethel, had their Children's s
Day Sunday afternoon, with very
gratifying success. At the Centennial,
the decorating was mostly of flags, and
DR.. Payne's program, ''Our, Young
Crusaders" >" of recitations and sacred
song. was carried through with interest
to all At Bethel, flowers only were
used, with speaking and singing. Not
the least interesting feature was the
introduction of the new pastor, Rev.
Frank Bradley, who made the address
of the occasion. The collection was
$1,000, two dollars in excess of that OF
last year.
The wheat harvest is on us. Some
few who have very early wheat will
commence cutting this week, and the
harvest will be general next. The
crop is only fair one. The straw
generally is short, but the heads are
good for the length of the straw. The
crop can be called a satisfactory one as
to yield, but dreadfully unsatisfactory
one as to prospective price. The in
| dications now are that the figure will
be as low as SO net, if indeed it doe
not touch the 80 mark, all of whicl
means hard times for another year tC
those depending on this cereal.
Agents of the Barry Directory ar
now at work throughout the State o.
the new issue of the Delaware Stat
and Peninsula Gazetteer, which will
shortly be issued. This will be thu
most complete and comprehensive
work of the kind yet issued and vii
contain complete classified list of al
the names and residents of the Stat
and Peninsula, together with a com
plete Farmers and Business Directory
The Barry Co. have Just issued til
Wilmington City Directory for 1896
of which the Daily RcpU6licGn c
that city SAYS: ''Barry's WilmingtO
City Directory for 1896 is out and on
was laid on the desk at the RepU6Iicd
office to-day. The Directory is a larg
one this year and is said to be tl
most complete issue ever printed
our city. 1t is very creditable pieC
of work and with its bright red cow
makes q very attractive book to cOnsu
for references of the citizens who IT
side in Wilmington. The typOgrapl
2 ical appearance, is good and speal
( we'll for the work turned out by Il
Barry press. II
Yesterday was not a good day f
= fishing, as W. f, Fleming, Abel Fari
and Geo. I. Thompson, found out e
the day was over. They rode down
Woodland Beach Monday evening al
: were rowed over to Ship Johns Ligl
K House for the purpose of spending Il
e night with view of rising early
have a full day of angling yesterdi
for bay trout. The wind however W
/ too high to land without danger
Il wrecking the boat on the stone pil
/ and so, after waiting time for it
= lull, but it rather increased than fe
were compelled to put back, five mile
to Woodland Beach. Yesterday NOR
! ing a little after three o'clock tn,
n were up and off again for Ship Jol
- Light, but the pOrtentiOUs clouds a
, general storm condition admonish
- them that the land was a safer pla
than the bay, so they put back for t
Beach again. The combined catch
II the three fisherman was two trOl
l. They got home Yesterday atternoc
g between tie showers. Joseph Smit
J. ers and VIM. Geo. Hill rode dov
early yesterday morning to Join the
and had the benefit of the water-frc
d the clouds-minus the fishing.