Smyrna times., 1897-08-11

The steamer G. F. Brady will make
an excursion to Washington Park
next Tuesday.
Ephraim Lower shipped 225 baskets
of peaches from Brenford yesterday.
and G.. r. Lofand 20 baskets.
Don't shirk! Whatever you under
take to do, do it with all your might
and to the best of your ability.
The amount of school tax which was
received last week, subject to a reduc-
ton at per cent. was 81, ,644'2O.
J. B. COunselman will bring down ON
the Van Solver tomorrow, from Balti-
more, via the Delaware and Chesa-
peake canal, fifty or sixty Bohem-
ians to work in the canning factory.
The first load of watermelOns came
to town Saturday from this vicinity,
though watermelOns have been in mar
ket for several weeks from the South.
1t is the home grown, which includes
those from the Eastern Shore, that
have the ''go" in them.
To-day will be big day at Wood
land Beach. The carriages commenced
to go through the streets this morning
between four and five o'clock and kept
up almost a steady stream for two or
three hours. To-day exceeds any
other Wednesday this year, so far.
The good rain which came with the
early hours of yesterday morning, diff
fering from that of Sunday night,
which fell in spots, lnsures full corn
crop, unless it may be with the very
late planted. A third rain was the
heavy and long thunder gust of last
night.
VIM. H. johnson, cOlored en-
| plOyee of the Delaware Division, died
at his residence between Clayton and
this town ON Thursday, and was inter
red at Mt. Friendship, on Saturday.
He was a member of the colored Odd
Fellows and was also insured in the
Railroad Relief for $3.50.
No mail subscriber need be in doubt
as to his subscriptiOn-bOth year and
month-for they both appear with every
print of the name. Some observe this
scrupulously, for it is to their advantage
to do so, but others do not, and to such
we are compelled to send bills, for we
have obligations that must be met.
The old adage, ''that it is a long
road that has no turning" seems about
to be realized by the agriculture
community. Delaware farmers are
looking for dollar wheat. The increase
in the price of that article i'll the pas
few days has caused the farmers tC
hope for the high mark. Good prices
are now being received for all kinds o
farm produce, and it is expected tina
this will also cause an increase in tn,
price of land, which for several year
has been very low.
We copied last week, in referring t.
the State Fair, the larger portion of tn
: letter of the Secretary, A. N. Brown
that was intended for private use, be
cause it covered a public matter tina
largely interested former patrons o
the Fair. Mr.. Brown fears it might b
construed as reflection on the forme
secretary, which he did not intend. ]
however, the private views of Secretar
Brown shall be carried out by tn
Board of Managers, the public goo
! will be greatly cOnservedin dispensin
with gambling at the Fair.
The picnic of the Jerman Chapel an
Clayton NJ. E. Sunday Schools la:
! Thursday at Woodland Beach was
success as well as it could be with til
threatening weather of the mOrnin
and the chilling blast that came dow
the river in the afternoon. The wago
: loads came home in the most cheerfu
mood. To-day, the 18th, the Ewell n
P. School have gone down to Woo,
land in wagons, and the Presbyteria
School of this town, having chartere
the steamer Evan Solver, are cruisin
up the river, and will land at Penn
grove and Augustine Piers.
= Penn.
Two of our boys, who when they g
on a wheel like to go, had a fine
It $500 each in addition to cost
smacked on them by the authorities
Clayton last week for "scorching
s. Fast riding through the streets is n
y a safe or a proper thing, but such
fine to a boy for the first Offense do
seem very excessive. The fines al
IL costs amounted to over $13.
D. Smyrna the fines would not have pro
ably been over $1.OO each for the fir
offense, though we believe no fine h
W ever been imposed in our town. II
L boys were Roland Carr and Har
Layfield.
TX The Board of Health from what !
Ne can learn, is wrestling with a considC
70 able difficulty, not in that they ha
not law, but they cannot get, witho
resOrting to force, the persons again
a whom complaints are lodged to obser
s. the ordinances. The cause of Il
es Board of Health is a very plain on
They are acting for the public goo
and have in keeping to a certain e
re tent, the health of the cummunit
ne When the owner of property has 10
ne respect for the public good and respeC