Smyrna times., 1899-04-19

The starting of the ice wagon is the
forerunner of warmer weather.
Alfred Tilghman, has surrounded
his store with noticeable word painting.
There were an unusual number of
carriages and people in town on Satur-
day.
Linn Kee has opened a laundry in
the store recently occupied by II. B.
| Stewart.
Right Goods, Right Prices, Right
Styles at Diamond State Shoe Store,
Commerce street. Il
W. F. Dunn is putting in a line of
Kodaks, also plates, films, and all the
necessary supplies. Il
The season of the open window was
inaugurated Friday, when the mercury
got up in the eighties.
The Towering magnolias at ''Bel-
mont" are in full bloom, and are at
tractive both for earliness and sized.
Geo. M. Stevenson had for ice cream
flavoring last week, strawberries from
the South. He will have them this
week again.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Hills lee
ture in the Pilgrim course at the
prayermeeting tonight will be "The
Folly of Talkative."
For SALE, 900 bushels of north
ern grown Early Rose Potatoes at s.. 90
bushel. Fine stock. j. E. HOLLAND,
Milford, Del. IA
$50 copies of the SMYRNA Times, in
addition to the usual edition, were
ordered last week. This was de-
mand extraordinary.
VIM. H. Stevenson, son aud success
sor of the late David Stevenson in the
marble business, is, we are pleased to
say, full up with orders in his line.
VIM. H. Baggs is having erected
pOrches in front of the residences of
Mrs. Mary Boyd, David Stewart,
Mrs. Amanda Spruance, and Miss
Annie Middleton, on Mt. Vernon
street.
Mr.. E. Lower, the farmers about
BrenfOrd say, has the best field of
wheat In that section. 1t is on stalk
ground. Mr.. Lower had his corn field
ready to plant on Friday, but thought
he had better defer it until this week.
We have from the Delaware College
Experiment Station-Bulletin No. AZ.
on Bovine tuberculosis, Anthrax, &c.
and Bulletin No. A, on sorghum in
1S98,-culture. making sugar, &c.
These bulletins should be of paramount
interest to the farmers.
Minnie Wilkes,a thoroughbred mare
colt, four years old, sired by the Ken
lucky thoroughbred stallion "Colum-
bus Wilkes" at "Meadow Lawn"
farm, has been sold to C. Wesley
Thomas, collector of Customs, port of
Philadelphia, who believes with proper
training will make a speedy trOtter.
Like her sire, she is very gamey and
gentle without fault, of an affection
ate disposition, which is characteristic
OF all the colts sired by this horse.
Deputy Grand Master, John M.
Ross, of Camden, installed the officers
of Morning Star Lodge, No. 6, l. O..
.. F., of this town, on Friday evening
last, as follows: n. c., NJ. V. Ford;
V. G., VIM. l.. Collins; r. s., J.
Frank Webb; Warden, John P. Pat
tersOn; Conductor, Il. NJ. Fowler;
II. $. to n. g., VIM. Meredith; L. 5.
to n. G., Walter w. Hynson; O. g.,
Isaac ID. Berry; l. G., VIM. Fl. Scout;
Chaplain, Geo. E. Batsford; r. S. S.,
Frank H. Hynson; l.. S. s., Chas. !.
Sudler; r. S. to V. G., Harry B.
G'ieves; L. s. to V. G., John b.
Webb. There were twelve members
of Amity Lodge, of Camden, in attend
ance, and assisted the Deputy Grand
Master in the installation of the officers
and in exemplifying the unwritten
work. After the installation thew
were entertained at StevensOn's ice
cream parlor
DIR. Skinner of Philadelphia, de-
llvered lecture on insects in Whining
ton before the Natural History Society
of Delaware, Thursday night He
placed the species of insects at about
2,OOO,O0 In speaking OF bees and
bee culture he said there we're 11O So
cieties in the United States devoted to
the study of bees and bee culture.
There are fifteen factories engaged in
the work on pamphlets, books and
Journals pertaining to bees. The num-
ber of people engaged in bee culture is
about 100000, the annual product of
honey, 63,S94, 1856 pounds, valued at
S7,OOO,00O. While the most of insects
were destructive and caused great
deal of loss there were others that were
OF great benefit. He said the silk
works of the world in 1887 turned out
100000 pounds of silk, valued at
S499, 100000. Among the insect pro-
ducts of value to man is cochineal,
from which carmine is manufactured.
The Spanish fly, native to the south of
Europe, is:valuable for medicinal pur-
poses. The amount of damage done
annually by injurious insects in the