Smyrna times., 1859-12-01
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'e -Geo. ii. Raymond has bought of JON
q tnan CatlIn the house recently occupied by hin
= IN West Smyrna, for $3l5O
: -IAe meeting commenced in the NJ. 1
d '"u'ch IN TINS town, several weeks since.
SUI being protrOcted, and under the zealou.
P"rSeVerlng and skllful management Of tb
PASTOR Rev. c. Hill, it will no doubt be N,
means of doing much good and adding manv +,
the church. y
A hourlshiHg singing school has been
formed IN school district No. 4, near Smvrn,
under the tutorShip of Mr.. Juo. Williams Ro-
sues aiordlng the opportunity to learn the sci.
e"ce OF music 1t gives the beaus" " the privil-
eye OF exchanging few words of pleasantly
with The " bellies collectively, and gallaptinc
them particularly, to their homes.
~. b.-lt Is said that it takes Just double the
Time to return, than it does in gono TO tho
meeting.
-Protracted meetings are now being held
'"t hlacNlstons and Bethel, on Smyrna circuit.
Last Sunday was the Quarterly Meeting occa-
SIon' ana an unusually large concourse of pco.
PIE assembled at the latter place, reminding
one OF the Quarterly Meetings as thew used
10 BE- Presiding Elder Murphy delivered an
exceedingly impressive sermon 10 a iannoa
house OF eager hearers.
-The case of John J. Bowen indicted for
suing John w. Dooin at Delaware Civ. on
he 18th of August last, will be tried next Mo,
lay, at New Castle.
-KeV. DR.. Cooke, of Dover, will not lee.
ure ioF The Sunday School in this town nm
thursday evening of this week. as was ar.
ounced IN our last issue-being prevented bv
theT engagements.
-G. /. Richards, Real Estate Agent. ad-
cruises valuable farm at public sale on the y
Uth inst, containing 1G2 acres.
MIR. Richard Smithers, of Dover, had .wo
myers of his left hand blown offon rborkociu d
lg day by the explosion of a fowling piece. N N
"A call for meeting of the Stockholders d
the hent county Mutual Insurance company. p
Monday, the I'd day of January next. for the {
lrPoSe OF eIectIng a Board of Directors, will
'Ouiu III OuI advertising Columns.
Tho Treasurer of the Mount Vernon Az
clatlon IN Delaware, forwarded on the I7tb. b
ST., three hundred dollars. To this dato III
eia"are's contribution is two thousand three m
lndrcd and fifty dollars (S2. .35O.) This is ex 10 10
uSlve of about $3.50 realized from the sale Of pr
rtraits and Records.
There lives at the Red Lion. co,orod b
IN by the name of David Chambers. who vas
u years old last August. lie is smart, active.
yer used spectacles, and remembers well the
title OF Brandywine and the surrender of
'rnwalls. C(
The store of Mr.. John Carson, of Della - r
ire City, was broken open and robbed on ID
lursday night week of goods amounting in at
lue to five hundred dollars. The burglars SCI
re traced with their booty to the mouth of al
lem creek.
-Robert K. Rothwell, Esq, of the Levels, Su
poqulnlmlnk Hundred, has recently sold to on
mes p. Rothwell, $50 acres of land in the iol
'Ve Hundred, for $4,000, being about $685.
per acre.
-George e. Deakyne has erected snug
re-house in Thoroughtare Neck, near
akyne's Landing, in Appoquinimink Hun
ID. In the upper portion of the building is
ne room, which has been christened "Clay-
Hail." for public meetings. A singing
ool has been formed which meets in it on
ursday evening of each week, and deba-
g club which meets on Friday evening. a.