Smyrna times., 1899-07-19

DuIlhS tne NSek'
Right Goods, Right Prices, Right
Styles at Diamond State Shoe Store,
Commerce street.
The cornfield of William Bradley at
Shading Point, " is rated as one of
the best in Thoroughfare Neck.
Bicyclists whose rides extend well
into the evening, may avoid disagree
able detention from an officer by hav-
ing their lamps trimmed and brightly
burning.
The last of the garden products,
lima beans, have been in market this
week. Sugar corn came last week,
but both will be more abundant next
month.
Notwithstanding the threatening
weather the first part of the day, the
Sunday School of the Episcopal
church had good day at Woodland
Beach last Thursday.
A new warehouse has been built at |
Conning's Wharf, for the Farmers |
and Merchants Steamboat Cos line.
A large quantity of freight has been |
shipped from that section the past |
week
WANTED. industrious and honest |
man Of good appearance as agents for
the Industrial Accident Insurance
Company of the United States. APP
ply to G.. Schirmer, Sec'y, Dover, Del.
VIM H. Moystin, of Wilmington,
accompanied by Vim. A. Riley, on
tour of inspection of the Posts in the
State. will visit the w. S. Hancock
Post here, on Friday evening, July
the 2Sth
The Abundance plum is not sue
cess this year only in few orchards,
but the Steamer Brady has carried a
number of packages of them on the
two last trips. The largest shipper has
been Fred Thomas.
Notice is hereby given that marriage
licenses can be secured after business
hours from r. S. Downs, at Harring
ton. Miss M. V. Gooden, at Camden,
or E. V. Cooper, at Smyrna S.
Downs, Clerk of the Peace.
The only peaches we have heard of
were four from young orchard of
Thos. J. Middleton, which he had
carried to John P. Collins Monday,
but the variety was new to both of
them. They were about the size of
the Mountain Rose variety.
There was quite an electrical storm
at Middletown Sunday evening, ac-
companied by high wind, but in this
vicinity there was little more than a
sprinkle. Down the State where they
have had it so dry, there was down
pour, accompanied with thunder and
lightning. The storm zone extended
from Dover to Ocean City, and every
thing was thoroughly saturated.
The Farm Journal is one of the
hest farm papers in America, and it
Dleases the woman folks all to pieces.
We have made a special arrangement
bv which we are able to send the Farm
.J0nrn0L for the balance of 1899 and all
of 1900. 1901, 1902 and 1903, nearly five
wears to every subscriber of the TIMES
who Immediately pays all arrearages
and a year in advance; also to all new
subscribers who pay year ahead.
The Goldey College catalogue for the
new school year is probably the mos
attractive issued by Prof. Goldey's sue
cessful institution. 1t is we'll printed
and contains sundry attractive plates
illustrating the work of the school an(
the facilities for instruction which
offers. Numerous portraits of gradu
ates are given. The list of graduates
together with letters from some o
them and from business men, speal
eloquently of what has been accom-
plished.
While Mr.. Gilbert S. Jones and
few of his friends were out at Denney'
pond. Duck Creek, for a short seaso
of sport in bathing, he left his hors
hitched to a tree on the State roaC
While they were bathing a flash
lightning came from passing clouC
followed by an immediate crash
thunder, that resounded with terrif
force down through the meadow
Naturally the crash scared the hor'
and in his effort to get loose he tol
the carriage up considerably. NJ
being in condition to run over to I'll
horse, it was very fortunate thin
that more damage was not done, or
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