Smyrna times., 1898-05-18

Will soon Oe passed.
The United States Fish Commission |
has sent six cans of fry shad to |
Smyrna, which have been emptied |
into the river at Smyrna Landing.
The first three weeks of March were |
noted for the little rainfall, while the |
last three weeks will be remembered |
for the frequent and excessive rains.
Wingate Matthews, prominent res
ident of Colts, Md, died on Thurs
day last in his SO year. He was inter
red at Odd Fellows cemetery Sunday.
Cosgriff & Beck have sold the farm
in New Castle County. known as the
Wood Farm" containing 40 acres to
Samuel l.. Jones near Smyrna for 3d.
500.
After the meeting of the Stars and
Stripes Council, No. 26, Jr., o. U. A.
NJ. last Monday, E. NJ. Fowler pre-
sented his brother members with a
wedding cake.
1t is now said this will be the last
week of the Delaware Legislature. This
has been predicted too long. We will
have to wait for sine die. 1t is said
they are tired of the people condemn
ing them for being in session so long.
The down State towns are talking
about ripe strawberries the last of the
week-if the weather gets seasOnable.
One thousand crates were shipped
from Crisfield on Monday.
Next Sabbath the pastor, Rev. l..
W. Layfeld, will preach a sermon on
the present crisis with Spain. Sub
iect "God in Government" At
Friendship, 1920, and at Severson's at
800 P. NJ.
Geo. F. Brown has sold and deliv-
cred to the Misses Cummins, at
"WOodlawn," 5000 bushels of the VIM.
b. Rambo lime and taken orders
from them for 1000 bushels more.
The closing exercises of the State
College for colored students, will be
held at the college building near Dover,
Del, on Friday afternoon, May 9th,
1898, at one o'clock.
Excellent Photographic views have
been taken of both our boat lines-the
steamer Geo. F. Brady and Elizabeth
Van Solver at their wharves at Smyrna
Landing.
On Monday Messrs. McKnatt and
Shane beat the record for catching her
ring in the gate hole at Denney's pond
| at Duck Creek-5,000 the first haul,
1000 the next and ?, 900 the third haul.
Now that the indications are for
better condition of farm work, we
again call the attention of our farmers
to the Acme PulveriZing Harrow, clod
crusher and leveler, for which Daniel
Turner, at the depot is agent.
Rev. ". L. Mayo, of Trenton, n.
J., representing the Home For Friend
less Children, will occupy the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning, the NJ. E. Sunday
School Of this town in the afternoon,
and at St. Paul's NJ. E. church of
Clayton in the evening.
There is concern among many for
the coming wheat crop. A month ago
it was unusually promising: the con-
tinually cloudy and rainy weather is
rusting the leaves and otherwise inter
feres with its normal condition. This
is particularly noticeable as the case
with the low grounds.
Sunday opened gloomy enough-a
| very different day from what the even
: ing before indicated eliminating in
a thunder shower and heavy dash Ot
? rain at church time The congrega.
tions were of course much reduced. II
was the heaviest rain fall of the season
the culverts for time not being able
to vent the water as it come down.
, The negro fakir who drew such
large crowd at the 'four corners" Sat
urday evening, held forth again at the
same place last evening. His sale o
of the merchants, and he took in
+ wife are good singers and warblers anC
he is besides a more than unusually
good talker.
Fort Delaware and its great guns to-
gether with the other Notifications OIL
the Delaware river, also the patro
4 coats can be seen by taking a dayligh
j trip up Delaware River on the steamer
u Elizabeth Van Solver leaving her
= Thursday morning at s o'clock, return
-. ing, leaving Philadelphia Friday a
P. N. Order hack the night before
T
, The remains of Evelyn P. daughte
I e 81.
y Philadelphia, were brought here OF
, Monday, and inferred in Gleenwoot
4 cemetery, Rev. G. A. Hill officiating
. The deceased was nine months old
I death resulting from the congestion O
4 the brain. She was the granddaughte
! of Geo. W. Collins, formerly of thi
> vicinity, now residing near Magnolis
: Children's Day Services at the Pres
byterian church on the morning of tn
Goth inst, promises to be one of muc
If interest The preparations will be tn
a most elaborate they have made for sey
o eral years. A special program ha
s. been arranged, feature of which will
"a be the music. In this line it might b
n well to say that the orchestra will be
l. large one, all home-talent, and tn
). decorations in keeping with tn
IS event.
RS Mr.. S. Edison G. Whitmore {
IN Adrian, Michigan, representing tn
le Page Woven Wire Fence Company,
'e IN town taking Photographic views {
the different fences placed by Mr..
E. Postles of this town. The views al
r. to be used for catalogue purposes
in Mr.: Postles has had splendid succei
< with the fence this year and his wor
ly comprises large scope Of countr,
le Many OF the prominent farmers in tht
~ vicinity are adopting It,
81 The younger people who have con
Vy on the scene of action since the sti
d, ring war times of 80 wears ago. an
g, consequently not familiar with Il
u 'pomp and circumstance of war" wal
ne to see what the soldiers look like
IS Camp Tunnel. This accounts for
le many going to Middletown. Tho
ht who went on Sunday and Monde
afternoon had a conflict with the ra
and wind, and on Monday afternoc
o. the spice of a hail storm In additio
it. Hail fell in the gust on Mond,
a afternoon in Wilmington, and on dow
C. the county as far as Middletow
IS. They are reported as large as hickel