Smyrna times., 1941-07-03

heard yesterday.
]. B. Webb had the first new flour
of the season today.
The peach crop is never for sale
until it is sold and paid for.
Many people in the swim find it
hard to work, and keep afioat.
Blackberries and huckleberries
are coming to market abundantly.
Dahnas are in bloom in several
gardens, quite an early period for
it.
When the flies get up early in the
morning, you just stay in bed if
you can.
People are already going to the
Seashore and the Mountains for the
summer.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will picnic at Woodland Beach on
Thursday of next week.
The steamer Ella is carrying this
week, considerable freights of ap-
piles and other farm products.
1t is stated that the old rink
building is being used as a speak
easy. If this is so, it will bear
watching.
Wheat threshing will be the lead
ing thing with the farmers from
this time on this month. The early
market mostly proves the best.
H. c. Conrad has advertised for
bids for farm to be used as a site
of the State College for colored stu
dents, to be sent in by July 10th.
The Fourth of July, coming on
Saturday, is troubling merchants
and tradesmen who have farmer
customers, about their places of
business.
John w. Houston who bought
and moved to the Peter Wilson
farm on the Alley last Spring, has
sold $500 worth of cherries from
one tree.
The pavement in front of the res
idence of DR.. Dwight and the
barber shop of Joseph HUM, has
been replaced with a new one, a
great improvement.
Charles Potts has erected new
two story dwelling with kitchen on
Main Street opposite Glenwood
Cemetery which he has sold to Os-
car Johnson for $500.
The weather the past week has
been fine for those farmers who are
engaged in cutting and housing
timothy hay which has turned out
better than was expected a month
ago.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Trade will be held at
the Office of H. G. Budd this Wed
nesday night at 7.30 p. m. 1t is
hoped that full attendance will be
present.
A pocketbook containing money
was found on Mount Vernon Street
last week. The same can be had
by applying to Rev. R. x. Steph-
enson, proving property and paying
charges.
Bay parties to Woodland Beach
have commenced. One or two en-
joyable ones went from this town
last week, and they are likely to in
crease with the warm weather Of
July and August.
Children's Day was observed last
l Sunday at Central Church in Ken.
' ton Circuit, at 8 o'clock. The little
church was inadequate for the oc
casion and many people remained
i'm the Grove outside.
Walter T. Massey had ripe toma
toes for his supper on Friday even
ing the 26th, and several times
since. He is way ahead we think
of everybody else. He expects tt
have them in market in a week O.
two.
Mr.. McElwee of the Smyrn,
House has removed the partition
that separated the public from tn
private apartments, and has put il
its place one that is much brighter
with sashes,( sidelights, cathedra
glass, etc.
Nearly three hundred people wer
killed in the recent insurrection il
Hayti, fact which attests to tn
savage and brutal means by Hyp
polite to quell it. Butchery, no
battle, has been the motto of thi
murderous tyrant.
Joseph Wright, who has remodel
ed the dwelling at Bombay Hoo
light house and built an addition t
it, finished the work last week. L
late thunder storm Lightning
struck the house, but did no dam
age except to the water spout.
The gust of wind with light fal
of rain on Friday evening, was fol
lowed by three or four days of lov
temperature, such as is not Away
vouchsafed at this time of the Sum