Smyrna times., 1858-11-25
SMYRNA.


on recent visit to this place, gives the follow.
ing account OF things seen and learned"
This town in business and manufacturing is
the second III our State, standing next To Will
nngtOn, The buildings are generally good
and have a neat aud comfortable appearance.-
The people are active aud enterpTlslng and the
merchants are regarded as being among the
shrewdest on the Peninsula. They deaI lafge.
y in grain well as other articles, and some
Of them have been quite fortunate. There are
only two hotels in the place, the old house l.
still kept by Tlghman Foxwell, and the new
one by gentleman of Phiadclpha. Those
wishing to spend few davs in the vllar re NAV
feel assured that they will be enterta ned
There are at least three churches Methodlsts.
Presbyterian aud Episcopal, all neat structures.
and are fairly attended by the citizens. There
. also library room, or public hall, and We
understand that they propose having lectures
THIS winter on SCIGnlIhc and popular subjects.
The railroad runs within one mile Of tie town,
the steamboat within some four miles, and sail.
ing vessels approach much nearer, atiurdIng
good tacllIiIes for trade and travel. Several
>chOonerS or smaller crafts, are employed in
The gram trade, and the commerce of he town
Ind country Is quite cons dcrable item, as
many dealers in Philadelphia can fully testify
Fhrre are several establishments engaged in
he mechanical branches, but most Of them
seem to be somewhat effected by dull tines
Messrs. Taylor 4 Son are busy engaged in
constructing plows cornshellers, drIlls, winow-
ing mills, horse powers, threshers, &C., &c-
They are determined TO work their way through
The world, and are doing fair business. The
carriage manuiactory Of John NJ. ID inning ad-
0ing Taylor & Son, and we are pleased To
ms, d. g.
pnd neatness, characteristics which cannot fan
20 make a fortune tor any man who like Mr.. ID.
,osscsses prudence and a practical aud dis
crIminating turn of mind. The shops of Mlla.
way & Son are adJacent, and they are ham.
mering along at round rate. On the opposite
SIDE OF the street Is u neat residence belonging
To William A. MckOWn, whose name aud ha nds
have been SO long in the mouths of the citizens
# the town and country adjacent, that he has
hecOne widely known and justly regarded as
among the first ofhs profession. On the ave-
cue is the establishment Of Bowman a. Elliot.
nachinisis and founders. who are ready to serve
customers IN their line, and who, like many
others, are emn0nIly worthy of encourage
ment. Our friend HOtlecker continues to sell
he best drugs and med defines J. b. Ruth to
make excellent harness A. p. Rush TO supply
htst rate oysters aud other edlbles Eaton a.
l.atlomus 10 dispose OF dry goods, groceries,
II c., at low rates, and Mr.. Greves to hire gen.
tie and trusty horses with good carriages Our
old friend Temple is also prosecuting ucra.
tive business, and who, before another decade
.hal pass, will be elevated to the Chief Mapis-
tracy of The State. There are also many other
enterprlsng and estlmabe men in the towr,
among whom the Messrs. Cummins stand
prominent, aud may be regarded with feeling
of pride by all The land in the vicinity of
Smyrna is level, easily cultivated, and highly
productive. The farmers are generally lntelll-
gent and enterprIsIOg, ava;llns themselves Of
the various kinds Of improved machinery and
approved fertilizers, and in few years tho
county will Justly rank among the first agr.
cultural districts IN the world.
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SUIcIDE.-Fletcher Wiley, who had been ar.
rested and sent to prison On the charge of hav.
Jog set fire to Webster's mill in Brandyw inc
! Hundred, committed suicide on Wednesday
night, by taking strychnlne, and Coroner Bows
held an inquest over his body on Thursday
morning. 1t appears that Wiley was mill.
wright by trade, and had been employed in re.
pairing the machinery Of the above mill that
liquor had been procured, and the men had
kept upa general frollc from Saturday uuti
Monday night, when the other men went away
leaving him to lodge in the mill. Sometime in
the night the mill took are, and he stated on
his being arrested that when he awoke from,
sleep he saw a man who told him to run This
be did, aud some persons seeing him suspected
he was the lncendlary. The charge against
him was not sustained, and the Court dire cteC
the Sheriff to discharge him from custodo; bu
the order came too late, he had taken the fata
dose, aud his spirit soon fled to that bar from
whose judgment there is no appeal. Vile,
I,was very respectfully connected, his father be
ing a minister Of the M. f. Church, located
Chesterlown, Md. He is represented to hav,
been Of mild and nohenslve disposition, bu
he partOOk too freely of IHtox icaIlng liquor, AM
hence the misfortune which has befalen him
and brought mourning on his friends aud rela
Republican.
W The Cincinnati Gazefte having stated
on the authority Of an Indiana Journal that tn
distinguished Senator who won $l8O,OOO in
gambling house last winter, in Washington
was the Hon. James A. Pcarce, of MarylanC
the Hon. Tom COrwn writes 10 that pa per Con
!. tradIcIing the statement Tom says: "
;, know Mr. Pearce well. | know he never dI
= play at any game during my long and intnal
acquai ainlsnce with him. MIR. Pearce ia not tn,
/; style OF man.
l. 0T Col. Zenas d. GIazier, for MANY yea
" an active Lottery and Commission Broker,
le Wilmington, died at his residence on Frldt
nt week. Col. e. was a liberal ina q, prompt
" all his business reputation. He was sbout
10 years Of age. He was native of New Ham
al shire where it is said his father still lives.