Smyrna times., 1856-07-02

RoBTc d. HoFFECkER, EDITOR ),
sMElGAs DkNs, e
WEDN ESDAV, JULY Q, 1856. 7
a1r A :. Harvest Home . and Mass Meeting
of the Friends of Temperance, will be held at
Bowers Beach, on Wednesday, the 10th OF
July.
TYr IrAp-YEAR PARrY-A Leap-Year
party." magnificent in its getting up and exc
cntion, left this town, for the river side, on
Thursday last, of which full description is
giyeu in another column by correspondents
It was a rare novelty, and we regret that we
bad not the opportunity of seeing it. The COM
papy numbered eighteen or twenty couple, re-
yersing, as it were, the sexes--the ladies taxing
the usual vocation of the gentlemen, extending
10 them all the invitations, footing the bills DC.
This is the fr.t party Of the klnd' we believe,
that has taken PLACE ip tbs State.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL PIc-NIc.-rhe NJ. f.
Sunday School, in this town, intend having a
RtC-NlC Iva lllc JHntOWH Mooucs ou e"S
4th inst. The children will assemble at the
church at ~ o'clock, from thence they will
march in procession to the woods. The true
Picnic order will be observed, viz: each tami-
K provide substantials for itself " Knick-
knaeks" will be furnished by the Association.
The dag must be one of great pleasure to the
children. The parents and friends of the child
rsn are invited to be present.
DusGR AcEruL-On Saturday night last a
sarty of "marauders," among whom William
Rose, Ebenezer Turner and - Tucker have
been recognized, went to the house of Eman-
uel Murray, in " Irishtown," demanded "cakes
aud beer" which they eat to their satisfaction
and afterwards took jar of candy and smashed
it in the street. They iou rished guns, pistol
&C., which were fred in and about the house
Unsuccessful attempts were made to get int
other houses. Rose and Tucker, much to tn
satisfaction of the citizens, have cleared OUT
Turner has given bail for his appearance a
court. Cannot stop be put TO these disorder
ly scenes' 1t is to bad to have our town s
frequently disgraced by such acts Of vilany.
A FaAcUs-On Saturday afternoon last
fight was " kicked up" between a set ofdru
ken fellows at Jimtown, when Henry Macy, f
protection, ran into the house of Mitchell job
son and was followed by William and DAM
Robinson, who endeavored to force their WI
into the house, throwing stones, bats &C., sor
of which hit Johnson and his wife. At Il
iuncture Johnson stepped out with club a
dealt such blows upon the heads of the t.
Robinsons as came near causing them to ia
passage "over the river" They were severe
hurt The case is in the hands of the Mag
trate.
PUrNAN's MAGAZINE.-The present Gu
number commences the second volume for lS
The contents are diversified and entertain
Uncle Tom at Home, The May Flowers, I
Spiders Eye, New Poetry, The True Story
the Cruise of the Portland, News from Ora
land, A Mountain Letter, The Boy of the Lig
house, The Elephant-back in Burmah, Ma
leon Bonaparte as Family Man, The POliti
Aspect, Sc, are all articles of peculiar me
fIousEHoLD WoRDs.-The contents of
HutuOSt tOt ptNSSuh shOhSs NAS wv ''esAsNA
for us to give in detail this week. Suffice
say, they number twenty-fouI, snd squal
,3erit the best magazine productions of
country.
THE scHoolFRLLOw.-This is a cap
magazine for children, for whom il is espec
Is designed. Every child, after seeing
number, will eagerly wish for another, beca
in it they find the proper language to SUIT Il
youthful capacities. 1t is both interesting
instructive, and should find patronage in ey
family, as many children, who would never
come interested in the common, dull, he
reaaing contained in other books and pap
would thereby be made to acquire studious !
it's.
Putnum's Magazine and Household Wo
each $500 per annum; Sehoolfellow, 81
IIix & Edwards, publishers, s2l Broadway, 4
York.
DNyTED STATES MAGAzINE.-WG have
e.ieed this Magazine for July, and, upon exs
lition. lind it to be highly interesting.
illustrations are numerous and well execu
The con.ents are: The Capitol at Washing
with Twenty-Five illustrat tions Ornitholog
Tie United States five Illustrations IIisto
Wood Engrating, seventeen cuts; Mary
ry, the Indian Captain, six cuts; Biograp
OF Judges Mclean and Douglass. aud a
her Of other articles which our space viii
ni,osY us to name The Editors " studio -
sja ARTICLES, and - OlIO" nine. 1t has niH
sjy pages Of reading matter, and s publishe
X. 90 per annum. J. NJ. Emerson g. Co.,
ljshers, New York.
GoDEs's LADy's BooE.-This fayorite m
zinc, though always punctual. has not bee
ceivei for the present month. Will not ii
Godey see That our iile is not brokenl
0-5- The farmers are generally engage
harvesting wheat, The crop, though muc