Smyrna times., 1898-05-04
THOROUGHFARE AND SEyERSON'S NECK
More About Tobacco The Veteran Trapper-
Ye Candidate Personal Mention.


Special Correspondence to the Times
FLEMING's LANDING, May 3. To
baccO more than any other product
of the farm, demands care and atten-
.tion from start to finish. First, select
that variety best adapted to the soil
and climate with an eye also to color.
quality and weight. Color and weight
or color and quality are essential to
obtain good prices. Then be sure to
SOW your beds in time that you NAV
set your plants on time, that vour
crop may mature before frost, which
is rarely if ever before Oct. 18th.
The first season after May % is the
time for setting tobacco, which gives
ample time before frost or the early
fall rains to harvest, house and pre-
pare for stripping, which is done in
doors when outside work on the farm
is impossible. This is very import
ant feature, as proper grading, assort-
ing, matching IN length and color, as
well as neatness in tying in ''hands"
is absolutely necessary. Anyone pos
sessing even the initiative powers of
the monkey, can by ordinary observ-
ance and occasional instruction become
In one seasons experience successful
producers. | do not know of more
than one or two who do not possess
the meagre qualification required.
The interest some are already taking
induces me to promise to say more in
the future.
Mr.. Alonzo Getchell, of whom men
tion was made some time ago, and who
lives in his exclusive and eccentric
way, has improved his house with a
new coat of paint. He is an extensive
poultry raiser and, like us all, has
troubles of his own. Besides being
veteran of the Civil War, he is also a
veteran crusader against the rats prev
ing upon his poultry yard. Almost
any night he can be found patrolliug
his beat, dealing death-blOws to the
army of rodents infesting his premises.
The very banks are full of them and he
is afraid they will transfer his build
lngs, farm and all to the other side of
the road. He says Chinese invasion
is all that will save him.
Our respected neighbor, Mr.. Henry
Brelmer, who lives all alone and whose
home is model of neatness and order,
seems atlame with patriotism. Tho
In years he is beyond the enlistment
limit he insists upon a commission to
go to Cuba. He is in the hands of his
friends who, after putting him through
course of tactics, strongly endorse
him for cook or as ''swab" for the
large guns. His commission NAV ar
rive at any time; and while we should
dislike to lose Mr.. Breimer, vet if his
country needs his services as a warrior.
he will have to go.
The bees are beginning to buzz and
the prospective candidate is around
inspecting fences, &c. They all have
full stock of beaming smiles and
hearty handshakes on ''tap" and ones
face and arm grow weary in giving a
fitting response to their ''good wishes''
and interest in ones health and han
plness. so frequently and feelinglv
expressed.
Personalities. P. Stats. with an
able assistant" has charge of ali de-
lenses at the mouth of Smyrna creek,
ana no INVASION is anticipated. Geo.
Il. Donovan paid Philadelphia a visit
last week. Mr.. Frank Collins, sof
fhliadelphla,l is visiting w. L. Collins,
IN this ylcinity.-C. w. FARRELL, of
iayior's Bridge, visited his daughter
IN Phlladelphla last week. Miss S. G.
Morris visited her parents in Delaware
City last Saturday. Pierce Cam. ESQ.
OF klrkwood, paid our town a pleasant
visit OF several days the past week.
Misses Daisy Warner and Laura
Walker were with friends in Philadel-
pima last week, returning home on
Saturday.--Harry and Bert Keyser
spent Sunday with their parents near
Collins Beach. - They returned to
Wilmington yesterday. Mayor Lock-
erman was inspecting his trotting
wagon recently, so look out for some
thing fast right soon.
SeversOn's Neck.
Jasper, the little son of Thos. Lynch.
am glad to say is rapidly improving
after his accident Of last week.
5: l.. Everett and VIM. Holland paid
a visit to Reybold's Wharf, Md, re-
turning with full supply of fine fish
for home use.
). Fletcher Truax has been in Phila-
delphia temporarily performing some
amateur painting of that village, as
he informed a friend on the wharf as
he departed.
Quite a number of prominent far
mers and others, of Kent, visited
our town during the week. Among
them being Anderson Ford and son,
Gardner; Matthew Ford, Jr., Jesse
Vane, VIM. Prettyman, Purnell Lewis
and others. The BARD.