Smyrna times., 1903-09-23
THOROUGHFARE NECK.
Busy Scenes at the Fleming Landing To
rnato Cannery-New Creamery Start
ed Local and Personal.
Special Correspondence to the TIMES.


ed Local and Personal.
Special Correspondence to the TINES
THORoUGHFARE NECK, Sept, 22.-
| Baskets of tomatoes piled in tiers as
high as one could reach, with only a
narrow passageway left to work in,
and serval hundred baskets piled out
of doors, was the condition the Flem-
ings' Landing cannery found itself in
the forepart of last week. Pealers
were in great demand, and the price
per basket was raised from to cents.
The cool weather again, however, re-
tarded the ripening of the fruit and the
cannery caught up with the work.
A colony of about twenty Bohemians
came down on the Brady Saturday and
the problem of getting help has been
solved. While some farmers have
good patches, poor crop is the general
cry. We hear of one instance where
but eight baskets have been gathered
from D acres. Many are the com
plants of one half and even one third
of crop. Nat Newman, on the Rod
gers farm at Taylor's Bridge, made the
largest picking that came under our
notice, with a record of tons from 5
acres last week.
With the creamery that was installed
last spring by Mr. Geo. Wiggin of
Townsend, and operated by Mr.. AL
bert S. Boyer, of Taylor's Bridge,
ThOrOughfare Neckers enjoy all the
conveniences necessary to a farming
community. Heretofore. Odessa was
! the nearest market for this very I'M
pOrtant industry, there being an es-
tablished milk route and the farmers
paid for the hauling. Now that an out
let for their dairy products is in their
midst it will be the source of no small
revenue. Twenty one cents was receiv-
| ed for butter fat last month. The
creamery is not yet running to its full
| capacity. About 2000 lbs. of milk are
received daily. Farmers claim that
this has been an exceptionally good
year for milk, the pastures having kept
green, throug hout the entire season.
The beautiful Autumn day, with its
refreshing GOODNESS, tempted large
congregation out at Friendship Nj. E.
Church Sunday, and very interest
ing and practical sermon was delivered
by Rev. Albert Chandler, "Will man
rob GOd?" Malachi 8, s., being the
topic. Members of the Church over
81 years of age were invited to attend
the Quarterly Conference at the Par
sonage Oct. %. A lay delagate will be
elected on that date to attend the An
nual Conference. The Sunday even
ing prayer service, directed by Mr..
VIM. Keiser was well attended and
very successful.
Mr.. John Lockerman of near Tav-
lor's Bridge was very much alarmed
one morning last week to find three
heifers unable to stand on their feet.
AS the stock we're pastured near the
marsh, anthrax was at once suggested,
but it proved to be no more serious
than that they were foundered on ap-
pies. All have recovered.
Corn cutting is we'll under way.
Weedy fields are the rule and many of
them will have to be plowed in order
to SOW wheat. Harry David, one of
the foremost farmers of the Neck, has
his corn in shock and the ground pre-
pared for wheat. Mr.. David always
keeps ahead of his work.
Mr.. Geo. Wiggin and Miss Margaret
Webb Of Taylor's Bridge; Mrs. Walter
CHM of Deakyneville and Mrs. Eliza
beth WALTER of Philadelphia, enjoyed
the sport of grabbing at Fleming's
Landing last Wednesday afternoon.
They were very successful and
brought away a peach basket full of
the crustaceans.
PersOnaI:-M and Mrs. Shulpe of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mr.. Jacob
Gibbons at Flemings Landing. Mr..
Paul Warner of Philadelphia. is visit
ing his parents at Fleming's Landing.
Mr.. VIM. Derrickson of Philadel-
phia is visiting friends here.-Miss
Jessie Stats, of TayIor's Bridge, has
returned from an extended visit at
Ocean Grove, N. J.-Mr. Eugine
Deakyne, of Philadelphia, is visiting
relatives in this section Mrs. Eliza
beth Walker, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing her niece, Mrs. Walter CHM.