Smyrna times., 1900-09-05

"Dog Days are over by the alma
mac, but the weather does not feel so.
A good number of watermelons have
come to market since September
came.
You can buy the wire-hooped To-
mato Baskets of CosGRIFF & BECK.
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The steamer Brady goes up to-day
with the heaviest freight of the season,
the Hildegard being off for repairs.
Do not forget the Lawn Fete to-mor
row night, in the rear of the Methodist
Church. 1t is for the benefit of the
India Famine Fund.
The Hoffecker and COunselman to-
mato canneries are in the midst of the
packing season, but are not rushed
like last year. Rain is badly needed.
w iO viz hLh La
overall factory; steady work the year
round. Good operators can make fair
wages. Call on or address CHAs. B.
THORNLEY,.
Monday was Labor Day" 1t was
observed as holiday, so far we know
only by the banks. Fruit sections
know little about holidays.
For the past week or two the ther-
mometer has registered from 20 to 70
degrees in the morning, and from So
to 80 degrees in the afternoons.
An excursion to Washington Park
will be made ON Thursday of next
week, 18th inst, on the Steamer Geo.
F. Brady, under the auspices of the
johnson Cornet Band. The fare will
be LOO for the round trip.
Next Saturday primaries will be held
for the election of delegates to the
Democratic State Convention to meet
on the following Tuesday and to the
county and conventions the following
Thursday.
William Lockerman, a well-knowI
farmer in lower New Castle county
suffered a paralytic stroke Saturday
afternoon, that has rendered hin
speechless. Mr.. Lockerman is about
fifty years of years.
For many years the ground has no
been as dry in the vicinity of Delaney
as at present. Cypress stream ha
gone dry. Some idea of the strean
may be ascertained when it is know
two county bridges span it.
The colored camp at Massey's close
on Sunday night and was largely at
tended. Sunday was also the day TO
opening the church camp at Bethel
this town, services every evening
Next Sunday will be the big Sunda
at this church.
The colOred men of Delaware he'll
State Convention in Dover last weel
in the interest of one ticket. Asked
the convention was not a move of Nj
Addicks to force common primaries
Secretary J. H. Weeks, one of th
most intelligent colored men in De
aware, replied: 'Not by any mean
Mr.. Addicks is furthest from OF
thoughts. The majority of membel
of the convention were Regular RI
publicans. But things have come to
pitch where we have to look out Fl
ourselves and the whole movement
for one ticket and victory"
The Wilmington Sunday Star tn
accounts for the effect of the continue
warm weather Oh weak eyes: Zone I
suit of the persistency with which o
Sol worked overtime recently in kee
ing things warmed up, which has
capped notice, is that during the b
spells many people complained of thu
eyes hurting them. This had the
feet of keeping oculists pretty bu
making examinations. "Why, do "
KNOW" said an oculist, 81 have h
any number of people of Wilmingt
to have their eyes examined, and
found In many cases that their suff'
ing was pretty hard for me to convin
some of them that 4h;a xvoa Tho oe
for they believed their glases need
changing. Tohumor them would ha
been more profitable to me, but 1
lieve in doing business on the squl
and, though many went away unsat
ned, feel better for having done
right thing"