Evening journal., 1899-09-26
TOMATO CROP HOLDING OUT
PRESENT SEASON THE GREATEST
EVER KNOWN ABOUT TOWN
SEND-A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

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Townsend, Sept. 25.-The local can
merry is yet deluged with tomatoes, the
crop holding out well. The great line
of teams presents in itself a novel
sight. One day recently there was
string of teams loaded with tomatoes
reaching from the cannery scales to the
railroad crossing, a distance of over
half a mile. There is a scarcity of
cans, the demand being unusual, and
the price is now considerable higher.
Already over 100000 cans Of tomatoes
have been packed at the local industry
despite the scarcity in the can market
This goes far toward proving that the
present season is the greatest and
busiest in the history of the local can
ming business.
While chopping wood at his home
Fred Schwatka had the misfortune to
cut his foot, the AK having entered to
a considerable depth and making quite
a severe and very painful cash. DR..
Enos rendered medical aid and the in
jured member is healing, bidding fair
to be speedily cured. Mr.. Schwatka, in
speaking of the mishap, says that the
glancing of the sharp edged instru-
ment was the cause of the accident.
The building which has just been
erected for W. Z. Graves, at the corner
of Main and Taylor streets, is expested
to be ready for occupancy in a few
days. Mr.. Graves will move in just as
soon as ready. The building is design
ed for a store room and dwelling com
bined, the store being spacious
and the part to be used as his future
residence is also nicely arranged as tC
size and other conveniences.
The trials of George Bell and Clifton
Harris, colored men of this section
were held in Superior Court at viii.
mingtOn, and were watched with great
interest by many Of the local residents
Bell, who has been a notorious char
acter about town, was sentenced tC
three months Imprisonment for com
mitting an act of larceny. Harris wal
freed. He was charged with drawinl
a revolver on w. E. Graves last Fall.
Some fields in this section wer
visited by swarms of grasshOppers OF
Thursday. The grasshOppers were o
small variety and took possession o
everything. They confined themselve
to the middle portion of the fields il
most cases.
The continued and permanent ad
vance in the present wholesale price o
meats coupled with the scarcity of cat
: tie, has finally forced the local dealer
r to raise their prices. Choice steak
: and outlets now bring is cents pc
pound.
Edward Hart has been quite sic
q during the past week, and his friend
here, who are legion, have felt muc
alarm, although his illness has no'
taken a favorable turn.
Miss Lizzie Disch has returned
her home, at Leipsic, after mos
pleasant stay of a week, being tn
guest of Miss Mollie Gill.
Edward Lattomus, a popular youn
man of this section, has removed
town after residing in a nearby ruri
!. section for sometime. Mr.. Lattomus
liked by all who know him and in bus
ness he is a hustler.
The condition of Mr.. Tindley, I'll
r well-known and venerable citizen, col
tinues to show decided improvement.
Miss Anna Nicholson, of Camdel
y has Just returned home having paid
delightful visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Wi
s. liam w. Lyman.
The ever genial Ned" Anderso
: who has been quite i'll at his home hei
~ for some time, Is again seriously Ill.
S. Rev. f. F. Carpenter, of Frankfor
visited relatives here.
re- Mrs William W. Lyman has returi
ed from a weeks visit among frieu'
y at Camden, N. j.