Smyrna times., 1898-08-10

Eugene CrOW mas Deeu fe-el6cLeu
collector of School taxes for the en-
suing year.
If not before, the rains of last night
gave the early August "mud rain" that
the farmers consider synonymous
with good corn crop.
Notwithstanding the threatening
weather, an immense number of We
hicles, some ten to twenty miles to the
west of us, passed through the town
this morning, bound for Woodland
Beach.
AS Thos. Jones and Charles Boehm-
ler were returning from Leipsic near
noon to-day, the horse became fright
ened and the first named in jumping
or being thrown from the wagon, was
severly hurt about the shoulder.
A week or two ago pleuro-pnuemonia
appeared in the herd of 10 or 10 cattle
of William Nailor on the "Lea farm,
near Dexter's Corner. AS we under
stand it, one or two of them were killed
and the rest were bought by traders,
who shipped them to market.
One of our busy men these hot days
has been Geo. W. Taylor, at his ma
chine shops on Benson street. 1t is
gratifying to thus see our machinlst,
with a compliment of five or six men,
busy, because it implies activity in the
agricultural pursuits. We do not
mean to say that reapers and threshers
engage all his time, for it does not,
but from the middle of June on through
the heat of the summer, the agricul-
tural demands are liable to come at
any time, and require speedy attention.
Otherwise, plumbing, draining, mill
work &C., have weekly calls on Mr..
Taylor.
In the absence of the pastor, Sun
day, the morning services at the M.
E. Church were conducted by Rev.
T. H. Haynes, who preached a good
sermon from the Psalms, where the
writer took up the interrOgatOry OF
the worldly minded, "WhO will show
us any goOd?" At the Twilight Ser
vice Mr.. Price had for his subject In
the selection of hymns, '"The Laborel
and his Reward" Rev. E. H. Hyn
son closing with twenty-five minute
sermon of earnest thought. 1t is prob
able that Rev. Mr.. Hynson will havt
to fill the pulpit both morning and
evening, next Sunday.
The heavy blow that came from tn,
northwest with the rain and change o
temperature Wednesday night, O
rather the early hours of Thursda.
morning, beat off peaches and a mum
Der of green pears, and in fields O
corn where it was growing rank ant
fast, snapped off a good many stalks
The rain, which was a good growing
shower here, reached only little wa.
down the Peninsula, where it wa
needed. 1t was looked upon as
breaker of the heated term, and so
was, but only for day or two.
What is termed the ''Necks, whic
includes much the larger part of th
farm lands to the east of the town, al
,, ''in it" this year. They have ha
! rains when the higher lands to th
west and south of the town have bee
without, and consequently did NJ
"burn", in their field crops. III
Neck lands have hit it this year by M
! being either too wet or too dry. I'll
section of country embracing KentOl
!. West Dover, Murderkill, and much
: the adjoining part of Maryland, share
a small part of the rains of the pa
week or two, and consequently hay
been cut short in their field crops.
v James Newman, the oldest residel
4 in the vicinity of Mt. Friendsh.
d church, near Kenton, was found dei
in his tent at Mt. Friendship GrOv
on Thursday morning. He was laug
d ing and talking in his usual cheerf
b mood before going to bed the eveniI
v before, but on being called by his wi
e that morning and finding he did n
Ie get up as usual, there was no respons
v and examination disclosed the ia
that he was dead. The jury called
Coroner Walls returned verdict tn
A. j death was the result of natural caus
IS heart failure. He was a soldier
IS the Civil War, and drew a pensiO
IN He had reached the advanced age
m "a years. He leaves a widow, who
Is he married between fifty and six
years ago, first procuring land al
building himself a house, which b
ne been their home ever since, but nev
IN had children. He was the last man
r the vicinity who was a resident the
of fifty years ago? The deceased was
4. dustrious, trustworthy, religious, al
e. though he had reached such an q
ed vanced age, his loss will be felt by
ut church and the community.