Smyrna times., 1935-06-27
Beautiful moonlight nights.

Jefferson d. Scout has raspber-
ries ripe for shipment today.
The grist mills are reduced to a
lower head of water than usual for
June.
The Ladies Benevolent Society
will meet at Mrs. E. j. Colts,
Tuesday evening, at 1.30 o'clock.
It looks as if the 4th of July will
have to take care of itself this
year, as far as general holiday
can.
Wheat harvest will be on us in
a few days. The harvest is gener-
al in the lower part Of the State
this year.
N. @. Moore is selling from forty
TO fifty dozen worked biscuit per
day. a barrel of flour he says will
make 16O dozen.
C. J. Hall, Clerk of the Peace,
viii be at the Delaware House, to-
morrow from nine to four O'Clock,
to issue licenses.
Frank Collins, from near Collins
Beach, takes the lead this year as
me has for several years in growing
big Strawberries.
The days are now at their great
est length. From this time on the
sun for the next six months will be
retracing his steps.
]. V. Smith last week placed two
galvanized wire chairs in his lot at
the cemetery Odd Fellows for
use when visiting the spot
The pecularity of the wheat crop
this year is that while not so thick
the heads are unusually large and
bend over with their weight.
The attention Of the Town Com
missioners is called to the condition
of the little bridge this side the mill
dam, as it is dangerous to travel
The clover hay crop has been on
us the past week, but owing to the
small rainfall the past month, the
crop is comparatively light one.
The 4th Of July comes this year
on Saturday giving US two holi-
days. Persons having business
with the banks should notice this.
Quite a number of the Masonic
fraternity of this town will attend
the dedication of the Union Lodge
Masonic Hall, at Dover, this after
noon.
The Pennsylvania road and its
connecting lines will sell excursion
tickets at greatly reduced rates on
the 3rd and 4th Of July, coed till
the 9th.
There are now two morning and
two evening stars. Saturn and
Mars are the morning stars and
will continue so until Christmas
Venus and Jupiter are the evening
stars.
Rev. Herman Roe is officiating
for DR.. Umsted at the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday in his absence,
had good and attentive audiences
and the day thus passed pleasantly
all around
The field Of wheat of William E
Riggs, Jr., near Severson's Church
is pronounced by those who have
knocked about considerably to be
the best and most handsome field
of wheat in Kent County.
Monday, except in a very few in
stances, finished the unsatisfactory
strawberry crop. The raspberry
and huckleberry crops, both of
which promise to be abundant will
be in the market in a few days.
The Quarterly Conference for
the circuit will be held on Satur-
day at Central Church at 10 O'Clock
On Sunday love featst at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon, followed by a ser
mon from Presiding Elder Cald-
well, at o'clock
One Of the favorite diversions OF
the boys is gathering pond lilies
There is nothing that perhaps ap-
peals to the sentiment of girls and
young ladies as a bunch of pond
lilies, and boys do not remain pos
SCISSORS but a little while after they
get in town.
Another cold wave followed the
high south winds, of the two pre-.
vious days On Monday night, send
ing the thermometer down yester.
day morning to so degrees. With
the exception of two or three day.
our people cannot complain thu:
far of oppressive weather thi.
Summer.
Oscar J. Harvery, of Wilkes.
Barre, Pa, who has just been ap
pointed chief of division in the
Third Auditors Office of the Treas