Smyrna times., 1941-07-10


Several heavy showers of rain
fell last night and this morning.
The mamoth travelling trunks
may now be seen on all trains and
stage coaches.
About this time of the year, the
tramps steer clear of the farmer
who wants help.
Herman P. Hazel is having a
neat porch added to his residence
ON Delaware Street.
The Smyrna Creamery made g.
831 pounds of butter in June from
34,762 quarts of milk.
The Episcopal and Presbyterian
Sunday Schools will picnic at
Woodland Beach tomorrow.
The M. P. Sunday Schools of
Clayton and Leipsic will picnic at
Woodland Beach next Wednesday.
William A. FAIRIES and Bro. pur-
chased pair of fine black horses
last week to use with their hearse.
A weasel was shot at the tenant
house at Belmont Hall on Saturday
morning, after it had killed several
ducks.
Frank Turner made 450 peach
baskets in one day and 1850 in six
days, and claims the State cham
pionship.
Michael Riley, who engaged in
the butchering business last month,
has taken in William C. Palmer as
a partner.
Young quail and woodcock are
said to be numerous, and there is
good promise of fine shooting when
the season opens.
The quarterly administration OF
the sacrament of the Lords supper
will take place at the M. E. Church
next Sunday morning.
l.. M. Price has been receiving
material on the last trips of the
Steamer Ella to manufacture phos-
phate for the fall sales.
The baker and the confectioner
had their inning on the Fourth. The
quantity of ice cream sold on the
Fourth was simply enormous.
A festival will be held in the
grove of the Church at Colts Sta.
tion, commencing July 15 and end
ing with the evening of the 18th.
Collins Beach has its opening to.
morrow night, Thursday evening
being party evening. Among other
things they have a merry -go-round
Two or three steamboats, will lane
excursions at Woodland Beach next
Wednesday. Over sixty excursion
parties are scheduled for the place
Mr.. Peck, commission merchant
of New York, says they have as
certained that it takes 10000 bar
rels of potatoes daily to supply
that market.
From ninety to two hundred car:
of perishable fruit is going over the
Delaware road each day of the
week, and that between the straw
berry and peach seasons.
There is considerable complaint
of prematuring among the peaches
during the past week. 1t is. very
bad in the Troth variety, and i.
showing in the Mountain Rose.
The meeting of the Society O
the Christian Endeavor-the hou
preceding the regular Sunday even
ing church service at the M. E
Church-has been adjourned unit
September.
Harvey B. Stewart took the lea,
in watermelons, having lot t
come in on Friday. They wer
from Georgia and very fine ones
1t will take another month to brinl
our home production into market
The 4th and several days follow
ing was characterized by severe
days of cool weather for the corr
which is very unusual for this tim
of the year. The mercury fell t
so degrees and below on Sunda
might.
The wheat threshing in th
fields was stopped the latter half {
last week by rain, to be resumed 0
Monday under the most favorabl
results as to condition and weathe
There will be general hurry t
prepare for the peach crop.
Our fruit growers can save tim
and money by marking their peac
baskets with neat and conspiciou
tag instead of using the costly an
cumbersome method of the pas
The peaches will sell better and til
baskets will be neat and attractive
The price of butter is bone