Smyrna times., 1897-09-15
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SM1KINA AND NlClTNlIT.
The ice cream season has had good
extension.
Tomato packers talk of the poor
quality of the fruit.
Try Venn's Maryland biscuits, which G
can be had at Jefferson's store. L
Even the man with a poor memory l
can generally remember other peoples
faults.
Why is it that politician is usually |
more polite to an opponent than to a I
member of his own political party?
E. V, Cooper has purchased the J.
Henry Jefferson store on Main street,
occupied by B. v. Weldon, for 81 800.
Stock and implements of g. s. Mof-
fit, on the Rothwell farm, will be sold
by the Sheriff at O'Clock, Sept. 18th,
1897. Il
There is generally some appearance
of autumn at the middle of September,
but the month thus far has had good
deal of midsummer mixed up with it.
The vacation season is over if the
hot weather isn't. After people get
rested a little from their junketing
they can take up their work with re-
newed vigOr.
When buying coal quality is a inn
portant thing to look after, we sell the
best. Quantity should also be consid-
cred, we give 224O lbs. to the ton.
Brady Steamboat Company. T
The fish horn as an accompaniment
of a strawride is generally voted a
nuisance, and people not of the merry
company will be glad when frost has
done its work in silencing them.
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Hotel Richardson on Thursday night,
Sept. 10th, Dover, Del. Prof. Ogles-
by's Orchestra will furnished the |
music. Tickets for sale ut Hotel.
Ladies free. Il
The "Samuel Blackiston farm" in
Kenton hundred, containing 100 acres,
owned by Mrs. Gertrude w. Thompson
has been sold through COsgriff & Beck's |
real estate agency, to ThOs. W. Ma
berry for 81, 100.
Daniel G. Bailey is another one of
the fortunate peach growers near Bren-
ford-about 400 baskets. 1t was a
meager crop for his trees, but many
had none comparatively. He closed
with smock last week.
Last week, as hot as it was, seems to
have been a week of colds. or as the
term goes, "bad colds, for such they
are always designated. There was more
complaint in this regard, than any sin
gle week in the year.
The "a acres of land adjoining Font
Hill," left by the late P. Spruance,
were bought at public sale on Saturday
by the widow, Mrs. NJ. E. Spruance,
for 1,700. N. B. It transpires this
week that Mrs. Spruance declines to
take the property.
We are now half way through Septem-
ber, the first month with an ''r" in it,
sat apart for the oyster, and B. V.
Weldon so proceeded, but last week
would have done credit to July, and by
Saturday, of 1900 purchased, only 200
remained unspoiled.
Thoroughfare Neck turned out we'll
Sunday morning to hear Presiding
Elder Corkran. Friendship church
was we'll filled, and the meeting in
every way profitable. He will preach
at Clayton next Sunday morning.
Miss E. G. Lattomus is in Philadel-
phia buying her fall stock of millinery.
She was accompanied by Miss Edith
Frazier. Miss LattOmus will open her
( stock in a short time, when she will
show the latest in fall hats.
Alfred Tilghman has bought ont the
Smyrna Cycle Co., which was man
aged by s. G. Stinson, and removed
the effects to his store on north Com
merce street. Mr.. Stinson intends
going into the oyster business this
: fall.
The finest tomatoes received at John
H. Hohecker's cannery this year, have
come from ''Woodlawn," H. A. Brake,
foreman. Besides being decidedly the
:, best in quality, the yield promises TO
/. be fairly good, and in this respect is an
exception 10 other patches.
CuttiEg off corn commenced with
q vigOr on Monday. Some were at it
. last week, and it was dreadful weather
:. for carrying corn to forty row shocks,
n and where it could bear it, was put of
- till this week. The wheat seeding now
mostly follows corn.
Before yOu buy your coal call al
> Office of p. and S. Trans. Co.
" A few cents saved in buying coal al
cut prices may be lost in quality.
= We must sell at profit to live and
- give value received. No business man
~ can afford 70 encourage selling at cost
N Saturday was very warm day, af
had been the case the whole week, and
o.. the thermometer registering 90 degrees
i in the shade, and while not many peo.
ly pie were in the town until the evening
1t VIM. M. Lewis did good days work
= = selling fine wheat drills, making
Df twenty-three thus far since harvest
Wheat seeding will soon be at hand.
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