Smyrna times., 1863-03-19
Written for The "Smyrna Times
Letter from the station.
"CLArTON," March 10th, 1868.

CLAfTON, March 10th, 1868,
Editor Of Smyrna Times:
don't remember o
ever seeing IN your ever welcome sheet any commu
h'cltlon or news items from this progressive ,nJ
nourlshlng village, and as this is the depot of al, ,be
latest news by telegraph and otherwise. nro,oso .
chronicle, weekly, hereafter, such items a. n,.,, h.
regarded OF sufficient interest to your many read.r.
the SnyrnaOatS in particular
| AS 1t may not be universally known IN all vo,.
readers the exact location OF this iouri,bng v;IIo
ana the Importance it is enttIed to in the
o. It's more numcrously populated neighbor !, NAV
oe wen Just here to state that CLAYroN is loc,,ed
eo"Sly o'th t'r business and manufac acturinp
on the line OF the Delaware Railroad. about
Il miles Hom Smyrna, and within EASY access bv
ran oil sure and speedy communication with Phil,
ua, and other large cities north of US As well no .bo
capital and other towns of Importance tbrm,b,,r,
'lc STATE Indeed, it may be said the location Of
lhls village Is such as that, at some future d,v Il
bids TAR to be one of the most important tovns I,
the line Of the Del Rlllr1ad. There arc ,o,, ,lr.'
stores IN tlourishing condition here two buvers of
s'a'' VINO usually pay the highest price for the c.
teal produce IN cash. and hltcr they rival your town
buyers sharp if not so two hotels. where t,sv
are taken in and done tor; one wI,eelwriobt and
blacksmith shop, several places of refrcsb,nent and
some dwelling houses, more or les, as well as other
things necessary to make up a furnishing place.
Inc Kailroad Go. have Contracted for a new d..
pot something after the style Of that at 7hu,Io,r
Station, to be completed by the first day Of Jope
nex and 1t Is expected will be quite convcnen,
ana weIl-arrangcd building, well az add to the
improvement and beauty of this place.
Our Officer ofCuston.s, Dickson, is in Attendance.
daily on the arrival Of TIE morning train. and k..,s
a sharp look after contraband. You would b,r..
been tlckled If You had sccn him on Saturdav onor
ing the trunk ofa lady traveller living at Chester.
VIile' Md The gratifying smile that pl,vcd ovor
MS moon-cycd countenance, the rubbing of hand.
together, the broad grin and Il, of winL al o.o
S''' u tue SHHi"ty' OF prize contrabard when
=" ." ''i'ihg 'he nd Of the trunk, much 10 his cha
grin' candies, cigars, "t9buEe" and horse cak, i,
proius'on only were "wiSibe." Our Provost i s,,,
ne ls' On the arrival Of the Monday msru;nc ,,,;n
there arrived another suspicious Ito biu) look,no
Oox' when straightway "Gus" was called On ia, n.
TOOLS ana the process ofoPening was gone thron0,,
In presence OF Col. when, wnat de- YOU think !, can
tanned Ayers gratuitous almanacs. SncL oro
some OF the incidents and events transpriI.y ,o.,
ua'iy' and may be regarded tn, very be-t evidence
OF the WgIlence OF our worthy O.iiccr o; G. s,o,nx
III win all this vigilance, .oods yet t. ne ) u,
what would II be if he conioru.cd ics, drliacn,y +,
his instructions ?-ED.I
II Is rumored here to-day that the cycrI.s,ino-
lard rd-workng-God-forsak i,,vrsi;,afi =
'ommlttee Legislature will adlouri n Fri.ay pcx,.
II shonld have adjourned long since, but il i said
Mr. Bewley member from Duck Crock Hundred
ieS'feS raising committee for lh purposc Of rcyis
ng' correcting, Punctuating, &c, \ c., his succcbrs
made during the session, tina; he .s.v have tbe,n
published, as memento to his e. enstituents in no.,
raj out the Union members in particular. and :,
OF his favoring the Using o,1h. +.
estigatlng Committee, by which Mcssr>. Saul,bnrvs.
printing press will earn the trhg sum of Six Tbon
and Dollars, they are to print them in pamnb =,
orm' with one insertion in the Delnrara,. free
'ratiS' Tor the above consideration. Lore UolIv :
Won't everybody read 'em!
AN lsraelite, on the Del. 4 r., was arrested last
thursday, at Salisbury, Nd. atlcnpl, q n rn H., 4
)Ixle, and lodged at Camp w .II.,r. '0'
AHnough both weather and r ads are ouitc had 1
ram - is coming IN quite tfccy. Red Wncat. SI,75
el' Corn, SIC, W hitc, e3c. ''''" b
Yours, T,,