Smyrna times., 1899-07-19

For SALE, ,0GO bushels of North
arn-grOwn Hebron, Rural, Early Rose
and White Star Potatoes. 75c per
bushel. J. E. HOLLAND, Milford, Del.
DIR. j. B. Schwatka won the prize in
the 1OO-yard swimming contest at
Ocean City last Wednesday. The doc
tor seldom gets left!
The Methodist Sunday School de-
cided at last to go to Woodland Beach,
and will leave tomorrow morning
from the church at seven o'clock.
The crabbers are having very poor
success this season. Prices are low
and crabs are scarce and very small.
Soft crabs are as scarce as hard ones.
NOTICE. Notice is hereby given
that l will sit to dispense license as
follows:
Smyrna, August 8, Smyrna House.
Clayton, August 9, Stoeckle House.
Frederick, August 10, until 12 m.,
STEMS Hotel.
FELTON,, August IS, from 70 to p.
m, Stuart's Hotel
Harrington, August II, Fleming's
drug store.
Milford, August Is, Calls Hotel.
r. S. Downs, Clerk of the Peace.
Midsummer is generally looked upon
as a season of more or less stagnation
in business, as time when trades of
all kinds take rest, and when those en-
gagged in it can well afford to follow
suit. All this is often true, bnt the
present year is notable exception to
the general rule. Business took a
great jump when the year opened, and
there has been no retrograde move
ment yet, nor is there any indication
that such movement is coming. On
the contrary, trade of all kinds is lively.
Each day brings with it the announce
ment of the start of new enterprises
and The plans for new business pro-
iects. Instead of dull days, these OF
July, warm though they may be, are
full of life and activity in trade cir
cles. - Exchange.
h.o Nf klo hnx
sufficient in many places on the PENN
sula, while in others the great cry is
| for more moisture. There have beer
two or three attempts at rain the pas
week with the smallest mOdicum o
waterfall-not enough to wet pasture
ground an inch The section from
Smyrna northwest Including the
"Alley" had less rain than an!
part of the vicinity. The lower root
of plants have not yet been watered
The pasture fields are bare, but tn
corn, our staple crop, is reported b.
the farmers in all sections, to be ex
ceedingly promising. If the wheat ant
corn crops are good, it will compen
safe for bad grass fields.
For the first time within the histor
of the Light and Water Department G
the Town of Smyrna, the employee
have been granted a vacation by tn
Council on full pay. Not that the EN-
ployees have never had vacation, fo
when they have chosen to do so, the
were obliged to hire a substitute fC
the time they were off. This year th
Council has taken the matter in han
and granted a leave of absence on fu
pay, the time and condition to be sui
ject to the Light and Water committe,
This, indeed, is a very cOmmendab
course. The town is fortunate 30 hay
good experienced men at the plant an
it is quite fitting for the COunil to tax
/, , the course it has, especially when tt
employees have labored hard an
faithful during the year. 1t is prob
BILE that while the men are taking the
vacation, the Street Committee will |
. obliged to hire an extra firemen, so
three men can be kept at the plant
is now the case. While Chief Eng
neer Wilson is away, Assistant Eng
T, neer Hynson will have compile
charge.
) RAMB0'S LIME.
Captain John Rogers, with his lar;