Smyrna times., 1930-07-02
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, JUNE 80, 1880
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

terest of Half Century Ago
(The Smyrna Times has started
TO look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope TO make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else
it will call to mind people and events
OF that day that should be interesting
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
Evaporators. = An evaporation
boom" has struck Smyrna so Ions
dead to this important branch Of
fruit culture. We noted the fact
a week or two ago that Messrs
Barker and Gilman of Milford hac
rented a building at Clayton fol
the purpose of running their evap-
orators. Yesterday Harrison L.
Paige rented the building on Mar
ket street, this town, belonging to
Mrs. M. j. Davis, for the purpose
OF placing in it three evaporators
that will require a force of some
20 hands. He will commence the
tirst of next week to put it in
readiness. John NJ. Voshel and
Joshua t. Jerman also expect to
erect two evaporators that will
cure from 400 to 500 baskets per
day. Horace Spruance is having
Two made at the shops of the
Messrs. Taylor for use on his farm
and several others are talking of
contracting for machines. 1. S.
Lapham is putting up an addition
al dryer to which he will attach
Underwod's Boswell Heater. Mr..
Underwood has contracts for eight
or ten dryers, mostly in Maryland.
William r. Phillips of Milford, in
tends to take his two machines to
Massey's Cross Roads.
Early Peaches in Market.-John
Anthony shipped on Wednesday
last one crate of peaches holding
II baskets, quarts to the basket,
which sold for S11.OO. They were
Of the Amsden June variety. These
were the first that went to market
from the Peninsula He shipped
on Friday five crates more of the
same variety, which were partly
specked on arriving and sold for
500 per crate. Eighteen crates
more Of the same variety have
since been sent but not heard from.
John 9. Bailey has also the Ans
den June variety which he says
viii yield him about two baskets
TO the tree, and are a sweet de-
licious peach. He will have about
100 crates. Isaac S. Lapham has
been shipping the Alexander" and
N. t. Underwood, d. James Price.
and A. p. Griffith the Beatrice.
Peaches shipped on the 23rd of
June! It may be score of years
before it happens again.
In Thoroughfare Neck it is con-
sidered that George r. Donovan,
on the farm of Robert Denney,
has the best crop Of wheat per
acre, John P. Collins, the best
held Of corn and Jacob Boyles, on
DR.. Kitchens farm, the best crop
Of oats. The peach crop, which
was a partial failure in this sec
tion last year, promises well in
most every orchard. Last year
the shipments from Collins Pier
Egas about 5000 baskets, this year
it will be more than double this
amount. The largest crop will be
from the farm of Robert Denney
probably 5000 baskets. Further
up the Neck the shipments are
from Fleming's Landing via. the
Tygert and Pierrepont and will be
considerably more than those 4
shipped from Collins pier
Smyrna Delaware, June 26, 1880 \
The day and date above written
being the 83rd anniversary of the
birth of our greatly esteemed and
loved friend and neighbor, Samuel
Griffin, was duly celebrated by his
family. Notwithstanding the Sc
verify or the heat he was in excel
lent health and spirits, and enjoy
ed greatly the many good things
provided for the occasion. He was
the cheerful and happy recipient
Of various and appropriate tokens
Of remembrance, such as a new
and comfortable rocking chair for
porch with ample supply of fruit,
fowers, etc. May he long live to
enjoy birthday presents and when
such delightful occasions cease on
earth to enjoy the unutterable
pleasures and associations of
Heaven
A Severe Fall At Bombay
Hook on last Sunday, ]. Wesley
crossley, Of Wilmington. while en-
gagged in swinging fell to the
ground, cutting open his nose, al
though not breaking any bones.
He received some other flesh
wounds on his head and face and
also hurt himself severely on the
breast. There was no physician
at hand and the injured man had
'a suffer until he ar~;,,al lo~a. -.