Smyrna times., 1898-08-03
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

All silences are not consents, by
long shot.
If an artery is cut, compress it above
the wound.
Some people say they chad good
time" but it was in foolish way.
Here is a simple cure for headache,
Just announced: Walk backwards for
about ten minutes.
Most events seem contradictory these
days, bnt one thing certain is that the
schools are having their vacation.
Have Just gotten in a supply of fully
seasoned wood. Put in your orders to
eht Phila. and Smyrna Trans. Co. f2
We are told that there are very few
shade trees and hammOcks scattered
along the road that leads to Success.
In dog days people stick to every
thing except their business. Some
stick to other peoples affairs and ne
glect their own.
The late rains have greately helped
the tomato crop. Packers expect to
begin work at the factories about the
2Oth of August. More rain is needed
to help the crop.
The humidity for ten or twelve days
previous to Sunday averaged S5 per
cent. which was above the general
average, and made it appear hotter
than the mercury registered, though
it was hot enough day and night for
all purposes of vegetation.
Being unable to get any good, dry
wood in this section, the Phlla. and
Smyrna Transportation Co. have pur.
chased some from lower part of the
State. If you want good seasoned
wood apply there. f2
A. l.. Hudson, ST., will have par
tial peach crop on his farms near Mil
lington, Md, that is, he will have
about 2000 baskets on 100 acres of trees
This to a peach man may look like {
small yield, but to a man not in thu
business 5000 baskets constitutes I
quantity not to be sneezed at.
The excursion of Rev. Frank Brad
ley, to Wye Camp ground is to come
off on Sunday the 21st inst, (nOt 31s
as stated in our last issue) which will
be two weeks from next Sunday. /
is expected that it will embrace q larg
part of the congregation of Bethel A
M. E. Church.
During the absence of Rev. G. A
Hill on his vacation the coming tw,
Sundays, the Rev. L. H. Haynes vii
preach the morning sermons of bot
Sunday and 14th-and Rev. Il. H
Hynson the 6.30 sermons on the even
ings of both days.
We have from Mr.. A. N. Brown
secretary of the Delaware State FAN
a catalogue of forty-five pages, in
cluding the number of interspersed aC
yertisements, giving divisions, classes
premiums &c. This catalogue will |
of particular interest to persons WI
| | encourage or patronize the exhibition
The Fair will be held from Septembt
18th to the 10th, inclusive.
The Bitter Hosiery Company i'm
they will have to get new press
Q add to their finishing machinery,
I enable them to anything like keep
: with their orders. In fact sever
, orders had to be declined last week b
d cause of inability to fill them. We a
t pleased to see this evidence of prospe
q ity in the enlargement OF facilities
g turning out work.
y John P. Hudson has bought OF wa
n A. Cummins, of Philadelphia, the !
! of the latter, 13 acres, half way
q tween this town and Duck Greek, I
|. $1,000. The object is to establish,
q brickyard, the mill for grinding u
= clay, drying sheds &C., being nc
% under construction. The yard a.
q brick manufacture will be nnder :
= direction of William Robinson, :
"a business being conducted under :
"A firm name of Hudson & Robinso
/ Mr.. Hudson thinks he has IN II
a. ground superior body of clay to ma
~ bricks of. They expect to have
,Se machinery ready to put in operation
= Saturday.