Smyrna times., 1897-07-14

VIM. NJ. Lewis has sold six tons
of binder twine for this harvest, tying
up many hundreds of acres of grain.
If you want some extra choice Scar
let Glover Seed, apply to the Office of
the Philadelphia & Smyrna Transpor-
tation Co. 2T
Last week with its east winds, foggy
or damp mornings and hot suns, was
particularly hard on grapes, causing
them to rot.
Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. T
The Str. Elizabeth Van Solver on
Monday carried the first peaches and
new wheat of this season. The peaches
were grown by NJ. NJ. P. Scout.
While getting some hay down from
his stable loft On Friday morning
last, John NJ. Wilkinson fell through
the hatchway and injured his shoulder.
The Philadelphia & Smyrna Trans
portatiOn Co. are preparing for a large
coal trade and new bins 1913 feet long
are being built at the Smyrna Land
ing.
The hot spell that has hung over the
country at large, for the past two week
causing many prostrations and deaths
in the cities, was followed yesterday by
cooler weather.
Speaking of cheap books, John B.
Cooper has Webster's Una
bridged Dictionary for seventy-fve
cents. Next to bible, dictionary is
the most necessary book in the house
hold, and Mr.. Cooper furnishes a big
DOCK IOF 20 Genus.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union wish to express their thanks to
Messers. Mannering and Williams,
who so kindly furnished the lettering
on their banners for the recent patri-
Otic celebration. PRESIDENT
A bothering thought with many far
mers just now is, "shall I sell my wheat
or hold it for a rise" Such a thought
is naturally perplexing, and they are
acting both ways, but the showery
weather is delaying the threshing.
The best show for peaches is in the
vicinity of Brenford, but even here the
the farmers hardly expect an aggre-
gate of over 1000 baskets. The best
showing is on John Severson's trees Of
the Alberta variety.
The first ripening of tomatoes are
taking place, and few are finding
their way to market this week. Since
the multiplication of the canneries &
blight has been introduced that has
considerably affected them in garden
prOductiveness.
1t is estimated that twenty-five mil
lion sheep have perished in Australia
in consequence of the drought, causing
an unprecedented loss of flesh ant
wool. As a consequence, wool will ad
vance in price in every part of th,
world, and lead to an increase in thu
price of clothing.
Harry b. Clark, ON the farm of Hon
James Williams, near Kenton, has
field of wheat that attracts attention
both from the fine shocks and thei
number on the ground. A gentleman
of the vicinity, in speaking of the fin
shocking, said there was not one in th
field Of 80 acres that would not split
drop of rain.
The street crossings about tn
"Four Corners" have been taken u
and relayed with the purpose of max
ing them high and dry, but there
complaint made at theway the work wa
done. They are neither straight no
level and the present rain has prove
that the work needs to be done owe
again. The rough material was bad
} handle.
Despite the hot weather the past fe'
Sunday evenings. Jerman Chapel ha
} been having large congregations. Th
/ Twilight services on the lawn back
} the Chapel, seems to draw and lai
) Sunday evening the pastor, l.. "
/ Layfe.d, preached to an audience
| 200 or more, and in the Sunday Schoo
out Of a membership of III, one hun
D dred and one attended the session
, the Afternoon.