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A NOVEL ENTERPRIsE-Mr. j. w. Spru-
ance, of this town, (Spruance City, has devised
the following novel method of diSposing of his
farm, known as Font Hill, upon which the
above named city is lccste He has or
will divided the farm into four hundred tracts
or lots, no lot to be less than 40 by 100 feet
and some will be much larger. Each lot is to
be numbered, and a correct plot of the tract
will be made, showing the location of the lots
by the numbers-the usual plan of survey.
Some of the lots have improvements on them
dwellings, barns, stables, etc-and will be
much more valuable than others. One ofthem.
for example, will contain the mansion house
and nearly an acre OF ground, which is worth
about $1,000. Each lot, however, is to be sold
for one hundred (Sl00) dollars. Tickets, with
numbers corresponding to the numbers of the
lots, are to be prepared, and when all the num-
bers Tor lOts) are disposed of the purchasers
are to draw these tickets and the number on
the ticket will indicate the lot purchased. Thu,
each purchaser gets a lot worth very nearly
800, while a number will get lots worth much
more than that sum- In fact, when they
come to be divided among four hundred own
ers, or less, they will appreciate in value tc
beyond that figure, perhaps. Only twenty
| (S20) dollars Of the purchase money is to be
paid in ca>h-when the deed is given-the bal.
ance to be paid in annual instalments of $50
with interest. Thus an immense number o
building lots will be secured. while Mr.. Spru
ance will realize $40 600 for his farm. There
seems to be considerable interest manifested il
the enterprise, both from its novelty and it:
inducements
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Tue FEsTIvAL.-Active preparations are
making for the Methodist festival to be held
in our new Town Hall on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings of next week. The
Hall is to be handsomely decorated, and every
thing will be done to add TO the interest and
attractIveness Of the occasion. We have al.
ready spoken Of the little newspaper to be is
sued in the interests Of the festival each evening.
1t will contain detailed account of everything
connected with the occasion, and will no doubt
be rich aud spicy. A magnificent parlor work.
stand has be n procured to be voted for and
presented to the lady receiving the highest
number OF votes. The stand is now on exhibi
ton in the window of j. V Smiths iewelry
store. The fair department will be most hand
shmely stocked with both ornamental and use
full ar icles. A restaurant, where persons can
be supplied with meals and lunch, viii! also lie
provided. Meals or refreshments can be pro.
cured at any time during the day after 10
O'Clock in the morning, as the festival will be
open both day and evening.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Dr. A. L. SC0VILL is the inventor of several medical l
raons which have become popular and have been
ly used. Among his Invention Halls Balsan O''"
Lungs and Liverwort and Tar. For the past SIX 'ea
better Lung remedy has been offered the public Read ne
following letter from Dr. Scovil referring to 1t:
Messrs. J. N. HARRIS 4 Co.
GENTS make the following sta'emen' ,
from a perfect conviction and knowledge Of the eehsu
ALIENS LUNG BALSAM in curing the most deeg'e ~
PULMONARY CONSUMPTION! l have witnessed i" eA' :,
the young and the old and truly that itis !"
best expectorant remedy with which am acquA'u'
Coughs, and all the early of Lung complaints
1t to be certain cure and IL family WouIu
them ready to administer upon the first appearance 80
about the Lungs there would be very few cases VI
sumption. 1t the phegm and matter to RAISE
irritating those delicate organs (the Lungs) aud
ducing constipation of the bowels 1t also gives
the system, stops the night sweatS, and changes A
A. L. SC0VlLL'
Sold by all Medicine Dealers.
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MARYLAND ITEMS.

Fire az the ToWn Of Vienna. early on the
morning of Friday, Dec. 3lst, the store-hou Sc
of Mr.. John r. Gray was entirely consumed
by 6re, together with the goods. The house
of Mr., Jas, Wright, adjoining, was also des-
troyed- The Insurance on the former nearly
covered the loss; no insurance on the latter.
Fire. The dwelling house of Edward Hub
bard, In the upper part of Dorchester county
was entirely destroyed by fire on last Thursday.
The high tide of Sunday night week flooded
part of Elkton. The wharves were OverfiOwed
and vessel and canal boat were set on dry
land. Two or three families had to be rescu
ed in boats, and the gas works fires we're put
out and the town left in darkness for one night
All the Metho list congregations OF Easton
have united in revival meeting services winch
are held alternately IN the respective churches,
viz: Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Protes-
tant, and Southern Methodist This looks as
if religious matters were assuming healthy
condition in that town. ="
Robberu.-The house of Mrs Butler, al
aged widow lady, residing i1 Elkton, was en-
tered nv burglar, on Tuesday evening while
she was out, and robbed Of $50 in money and
other property, I, .as .r.. -, Fl. a,
It is said that Church Hill is improving
ranidlv both as a town and as a community
Instead of being den of wickedness, as for.
merly, it is now regarded as one of the best
towns, socially, in Queen Anne's county. So
say our Queen Anne's exchanges.
Sate.-The real estate Of the late S. w.
Boyer, near Sassafras, consisting of farm con-
tanning POI acres, granary and wharf, and q
wood lot of ten acres was. sold last week. Pur-
chased by Mrs, ;, A. Boyer for $ll. AIS, sub
Ject " NV"Sil1 ga gsite1 'e~a4 adt a. s.o;.t4
High. 1me:--The heavy storm Sunday week
caused the highest rise of water in Chester riv-
er that has occurred for many years, and the
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damage consequent thereupon has been consid-
cradle. The streets Of Chestertown for some
distance from the wharf We're blockaded by
floating wood and lumber aud the water rising
above the granary floor at the steamboat wharf,
damaged somewhat the grain therein Ches-
ter river bridge sustained some damage by the
removal of planks, and the bridge at Crump-
ton, from the Kent side to the draw, was al
most entirely carried away, and it was with the
greatest difficulty that the steamer Chester
llying there at the time, could be kept to her
tmoorngs. Wilkins and Rolph's wharves were
badly damaged; and considerable quantities of
wood as well as fencing along the lower shores
of the river were swept away. 1t Is reported
that Pools Island, in Chesapeake bay, was
completely submerged by the food The storm
was also very severe on Sassatras river, and a
number of persons sustained loss. Capt An
drew WOOdall, at Georgetown, is reported t
have suffered to the extent OF twelve or htteeI
hundred dollars.
All the prisoners in Snow Hill jail escapes
last week. They burned hole in the ceiling
another through the roof, tied their blanket
together and slipped to the ground.
man named Liden tried to shoot a ma
e named Beachamp, near Denton, last weel
+ He fired one load of gun at Beachamp, but
man named Towers knocked the gun up wit
i his arm and this saved Beachamp's life. l
: den was drunk He was riding along in b
J. buggy and Beachamp, with others, had bet
!. out cunning The affair occurred because II
}. latter told Liden bolt was coming out of
J. buggy.
Still at Large.-Cyrus Stack, the murder
of Benjamin Rhodes, at Crotcher's Ferry, I
e Gently, is still at large, having eluded the o
n GERS of the law. He passed the night foliowi
le the murder at Seaford, Del. Stack is an aba
doned character. A few years age he severe
:, beat a colored school-teacher-a woman-t
"a which he was sentenced tOp pay fine OF SO
o' the Court for Dorchester county. TEc6ne
,s friends paid, and he then again assaulted I
ie woman aud left the county. Nothing v
III heard Of him for some time, when he suddeI
turned up again, and shortly thereafter 10
dere1 Rhodes for Sl00.-DentOn Union.
al A meeting in the interests of the Elkton
of Masseys Cross Roads Railroad was held
q ElktOn last week, aud acommittee appointed
- procure charter.
ed A row of brick houses in Easton was pal
IS. unrOoted by the wind storm of Sunday wee
"' An Adams Express Office has been est
lished at Easton.
D Easton has brick and tile yard
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J. C. STooKLY, President

RELIGIOUS. The specill religious services
are still in progress at the M. X. Church in
this town, and will continue this week. ..
One OF the greatest reyivals that has ever
been held in that section is now going on in
Mispillion Neck, about five miles from Milford
under the management Of Rev. A. w. Milby,
OF the Frederick Circuit. .s.a y. t...,-.
Protracted meetings are being held in both
the Methodist and Presbyterian churches o
Milford. a. 9u'Hs ri.
We see by our exchanges that the "week o.
prayer was generally observed throughout
this State by the Baptists, Methodists anC
Presbyterians, and in many places these con
gregations united in their services. -
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OFFICERS OF THE SECRET SOCIETIES IN
SMYRNA. The following is list of the officers
OF several of the secret societies of this town,
who were elected last week to serve for the en-
suing six months:
Knights Of Rythias--IStar of Bethlehem
Lodge No 2l w. C.--J G. Lascele v. G.
ID. /. Smithers; r. S.--John MiIlaway T.
S.-Jno. W. Flick; B.-Geo. w. Taylor
Odd FetLo%s-M Morning Star Lodge, No. 6
4. S.-Sam'l Taylor; p. S.-John Millaway
.T.-G. w. Taylor; 2. CT. Il. Carty.
Stella Lodge, No. .33. IN. G. Jacob P
Boyer; V. CD. H.JelFersnn; II. S.--Wm
N. Ransom; Z. S.--W II. Baggs; I. .--Henr,
Bearne p. CD. III. Primrose. i t. li ~
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HORACE GREELEY ON FARMING.-Mr. Gree
ley purposes to write a series of essays on
Farming. to be published each week during
1870, in the Tribune The essays will all ap-
pear IN the Daily, Semi-Weekly, and Weekly
editions of the Tribune. He means to demon
strate that Agriculture in the future is certain
to be very different from what it has been in the
past, and hopes to embody words of cheer as
we'll as hints for guidance to the future far
mers of our country. The Weekly Tribune Of
Jan. 5 contained the first essay.
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The WAGES OF LABOR.-Before the discov-
cry OF America, money was so scarce that the
price of day. work was fixed BY act of the
English Parliament in 1851 at one penny per
day and in 1914 the allowance Of the chaplain
y u =" i'ch bishops (then in prison in Eng
land) was three half-pence per day. At this
time, "a eggs were sold for penny, pair OF
shoes for four pence, fat goose for q pence,
hen for penny, wheat three pence per bush
ell, and fat OK for six shillings and eight
pence. 50 that, in those days. days work
would buy a hen or two dozen of eggs; two
days work would buy pair of shoes, and a
fat OK cost eight days work. On the whole.
human labor bought in the average about hall
rs much food and perhaps one fourth as much
cloth or clothing as it now does. On the
whole, we guess the good old times were
not worth recalling.
HANGING. Every murderer who has beer
hung OF late has expressed firm conviction
that he should step from the scaffoid into ever
lasting bliss Considering how many really
moral, upright and pious men approach the
dread Unknown with fear, doubt and trembling
this gall0ws enthusiasm is somewhat puzzlinI
20 the thoughtful observer. and suggests thl
query, Are we inferentially 10 believe that tn.
shortest road TO Heaven is through the thorn
set avenues OF sin, or over the rough accliyitie
OF crimef Will some kind theologian answer
The auction sale Of pews at Henry Wa
Beechers Plymouth Church took place OF
Tuesday evening, in Brooklyn The highes.
premium paid was $3.50. by H. w. Sage, an,
the sale netted $57, ,543, as compared with $54,
AGA last year.
Undisprivacied' is the latest word added
10 the language. The Atlqntic Monthlv coin
IL, and it means, according to an explanation
given, the opposite ,undispublicated" :
whatever that is. The Hartford Post calls il
'sfour-story polysylabls, with Frenchsroof.'
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HoRsEs RECOVERED Joseph Fl. Hossen-
ger who had u pair OF mares stolen from bis
stable near Urievie, Md, recovered them in
Philadelphia, on Thursday They had been
stolen by man calling himself John G.. Scheck
and another man whose first name was Robert
Scheck, we are told, had been engaged in dis
bird, and the man Robert worked for him. Mr..
Messenger took the necessary steps TO secure
tile arrest of Scheck and he was taken to jail in
Maryland ON Friday His confederate in crime
has not beon arrested. - Gazette. sgaau sast
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SALES OF PROPERTY The following sales
of real estate have taken place in this town
within the past week:
L. V. Cooper has bought the dwelling Of
Prof j. H. Bechtel, formerly the Mrs.
Cooper property on Commerce st., for $I725.
Also the lot adjoining from j. G. Baily, (for
merly the town lott for 1925 ~
Ben. A. II izelI has purchased of VIM. V.
Grieves and Chas f. Foxwell the soap facto-
ry, and all the property thereto pertaining,
consisting of four lots, tenement house, sta.
bles, &C., for $4,000. Mr.. Ii. is putting the
works in order and will commence manufactur.
ing soap az soon as possible +9t
Adams Mahood and Patrick Mcguire have
purchased of H. N. Wiekersham two dwellings
on Pearl st. for $Il5O. .. -ea
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ATTEMPT AT SAFE BURsHNa. The ticket
Office at the railroad depot was broken open on
last "Wednesday night and an attempt made to
blow open the safs with powder. Mr.. Harper.
the ticketagent, on coming TO the Office next
morning, found the floor of the Office strewn
with powder, the keyhole of the safe plugged
and full ofpowder, and piece of burnt paper
on the floor. The would be burglars doubtless
were disturbed in their operations A similar
attempt was made on the same safe only, q
short time since. Suspicious are entertained
as TO the identity of the guilty parties. --Deia.
soaTe1H. s@N+
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RE-ARREsTED. John Jones, who was con-
victed of forgery at the fall term of the Court
in Sussex County, in 1868, and realease ell from
prison the following April, ON condition that
he should leave the State, returned few days
ago, when he was arrested and committed tC
prison on some Olher indictments. Jones al
one time kept the large hotel at Georgetown
and is respectfully connected
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[POr the "Smyrna Times."l
Wounded Birds FIutter.

An evidence of which, we saw in the Times
of last week, in an article from he Howe Sew
ing Machine agent Said advertisement being
brace of questions and insnuations, aimed
at the Wheeler Il Wilson machine, and their
agent, Mrs. Spruance of your town. When
we read the agents declaration that "it is a
well-knOwn fact that the Wheeler & Wilson
is the best machine for the manufacture Of
shirts, We stopped to ask the difference be-
tween >hirt making and the other part of family
sewing. j. it because the machine has not
strength2 We think not as we have seen it
sew through nine thicknesses of cashmere. -
Further down the article something is said
about business men not regarding their word.
Now Mrs Spruance does not claim to be bu-
sness man, but we can prove by the Howe man
that she is business woman and We never
heard of her dIsregarding her word. What
agents in Pennsylvania are doing we know not,
nor do we care, but this one thing we do know,
that Mrs. Spruance does not food the town
and country with abuse of the Howe or any
other machine. Again, we read over the let
ters g" NJ. K. in the same article, that the
Howe is superior to the w. & w. in that it will
not draw its work, and that the stitch is per-
feet on both sides. To this we reply, that the
insinuation is false, and the author knows it il
he knows anything about the Wheeler &
Wilson machine. The thing concludes with a
number OF questions that may mean something
or nothing, according to the common sense OF
the persons concerned Let the CALLED Jade
vince, Mrs. Spruances' "withers are un.
wrung.
If the Howe machine will dc ANYTHING tout.
side OF shoemaklngl that the w. & w. will
not, We should be pleased to know what it is.
R II I,
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u. S CoURT-'rhe regular term Of United
States-C"urt, fer-th District OF Delaware,
commencrd, in Wilmington Yesterday The
triaf, of Toner, Mckinley McChfferty and
others for whisky fra uds is continued till next
term. This was to have been an interesting
case and created great interest Among the
bailiffs in Attendance upnn the Court, by ap
pontment OF . S. Marshall John NJ. Dunn,
was Daniel B. Anderson, colored citizen OF
Wilmington Mr. Anderson is probably the
first colored man who ever held State or Ma
tioual office in Delaware.
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STATE AND LOCALS.


SHORT ITEMs-The construction of teie
graph along the Maryland and Delaware Rail-
road IS being agltated. n a
The farmers around Wyoming have organiz-
farmers club. A good example.
Mr. Thomas Wallace, prominent citizen of
Milford has accepted the position of hook
keeper of the franklin Fire Insurance Cnmpa-
my, OF Philadelphia and has departed for that
place.
A lady named Robertson, in Dover, was rob
he'd of about SO worth OF prnvisions-rausage,
lard, 9Ec.-last Thursday night. --~
Ga. was turned on our town on Saturday
night last, after ,assuspepsion Of, about, one
| DOu't forget the Seminary concert this even
ing. ---~> .-..--,--,>-,.- -----.--.- --
A number of gentlemen in Harrington are
about forming partnership for Carrying OF
IA steam Touring mill, coach factory and other
works, to be driven bya 60 horse power ~stean
engine. ...u W
The Commercial says Lcipsic used to he cal
LED Johnny Cake Landing Wrong it wa
Frederlca, not LeipSic.
William A. Hukill, of Odessa, announce
himself candidate tor the Republican nOmi
nation for Sheriff of New Castle CO.
j We find the following marriage notice in on
of our Wilmington exchanges: On the Ct
of January, at the Rectory by Rev. Wiliar
Ellis, David Frame (colOredl, to Hannah Hou,
ton, both of Sussex county Del.
: Thefts are so frequent in Dover that it
thought that police will have to be appointe
to patrole the streets at night.
Mr. Lewis Flynn has been appointed Ma
Messenger on the Md. & Del. r. R., betwee
Clayton and EaSton, Uice Mr. Wilton Powell.
Crockett Vaughan, residing about thrt
2 miles from Laurel, went to liquor store or
s day in the latter part of December, and beir
q out of funds was supplied by his friends viii
: quart OF liquor, which he drank at once
i soon fell from the counter and was carried hom
i where he died in an hour or two. Save
+ from such friends
s The Middletown Transcript says there a
4 some twenty persons in Camden, over IS yea
OF age, and fifteen over 80.
a The Masonic fair at Middletown realiz,
u about $700. Among the prizes drawn was
set OF cottage furniture, valued at $l60,
COL Douglass, of this town.
n An effort is being made to start a lyceu
j. and public library at Middletown.
It The latest about Goldsborough, the murde
:, er, is that he went over to Talbot county al
employed man to put him aboard an OF
e ward bound vessel, and he is now 'out on t
st ocean sailing ......
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SALEs.-The following sales are advertised
The real estate of VIM. w. Richards, to take
place at Kenton this afternoon, by ex-Sherif
Collins. Ken. Williams, on the Dover road
three miles from town, will sell his persona
property next Tuesday, 18th Molten Rick
ards, in White Hall Neck. will sell his perso
pa G property mex next WE Wed"9sdsy' @ lay 18th. 18TH RObt 1
perty Of the late John r. Collins, near Leip
sic, on Thursday, Doth
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'C1l CONSUMPTlVES.

The advertiser having been restored to hesn cvs IeA
by very simple remedy after having sule D.
with severe lung affection and that dread bs
tion-is anxious to make known to his ieliow suh''
Of ~. .raseriptiOn
To all who desire IT, he will send copy o. hs prnS and
used ree of charged with the directions oI SR
using the same which they will ind SUBE CUES
SUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS. etc Ihe ,ieIr and
tiSer in sending the prescription Is 10 oeh ambe and
spread iniUnatiOwhich he cOnceyes 70 w Iii cost them
he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy Ns " VS.
nothing and may prove a blessing. , -. .ddrsSS
Parties wishing the prescription, Will Pes1 16 A. WILSON
mayl9lY Williamsburg. kngs eVuU''' - -
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ABOUT To BE REvIvED.-The project Of
building the Queenstown and Harrington r. r.
is about to be revived The President of the
road Mr.; I. c; Hambly-came down from
Philadelphia on Monday week, and is endeav-
oring to clear up old entanglements He tell!
the editor of the Denton Union that he ha.
put the road under contract again, and thai
work will be resumed in the spring. .~.,.-...
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The MD. & DEL. RAILRoAD.-Mr. Cauld-
well, the new Superintendent of This road, has
assumed his duties and will make important
changes in the running time of trains. The
train to Clayton will on and after Monday next,
arrive at $40 in the morning, to meet the
northern train on the Del. Road 1t leaves
Easten at 6 O'clock. 1t will return after the
arrival of theeyening train, leaving Clayton
for Easton at Sis. "A freight train with pas
senger CAR attached will leave Clayton for Eas
ton after tboyarrivalof the noon train from
Phila.
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LARGE HoGS.-C. p Cochran, near Middle
town, killed fifteen hogs on the 18th Dec. which
weighed 57l53 lbs an average of 38l lbs. The
twelve heaviest averaged 3993 lbs. per head.
The heaviest weighed 495 lbs. Mr.. Lower,
of Milford it will he remembered, killed
twelve WHICH weighed 45262 lbs. an average OF
377t The whole 6fteen beat Mr.. Lowery's
brag pen seven pounds on the average, while
the twelve best beat him twenty two and a hall
pounds per head
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John McLear & Son, Bankers, have for sale
100 shares of Delaware Railroad Stock at 500;
2O00 Delaware r. Il. lgueranteed) bonds at 81
and Delaware State Bonds at 90, at their new
Office, No. COZ Market ST.; opposite their for
mer place of business.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-12

A half witted negro man named Jack Pen
ington, from this neighborhood, was arrested
on Thursday, and committed to the custody OF
officer Streets to be taken to New Castle,
charged with assaulting Mrs. John A. Davis,
Of Armstrong; Corner. The negro jumped
from the cars, little this side Of St Georges
and made his escape.-4Midcllet0Wn Transcript
Smyrna times., 1870-01-12

THE TIMES" is published Wednesday afternoon BY
JOSEPH H. HoFFRcKFR Editor aud Proprietor at Smyrna
Delaware.
$500 in advance, $3.50 If
paid till the eud of the No discontinued until
all padony the option Of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will beinsered the rate Of Gents
ane insertion; subsequent Three and
a-ha cents. liberal discount made 10 quart seman
nual and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-12

One pound of meat put into pot of boiling
water, a1d then cooked !" done,' win furnish
more nutriment than three pounds which have
soaked IN the pot until'the wuter has attained
the boiling point. 81 3 ds.sh (. .fqA
Smyrna times., 1870-01-12

COUGHs AND COLDs.-During the changea,
bic seasons of Fall and Winter, when coughs
and colds are so prevalent, no person should
be without some reliable preparation for their
cure They should recollect that neglected
cough or cold frequently terminates in Con
sumption. HtrSson Compound Syrup Of Tar
the cure of coughs, colds, hoarsenesS, chronic
catarrh, sore throat, asthma, and all diseases of
the throat and lungs No person should be
without it. Price SO cents. Sold by j. W.
Denny, Druggist, Smyrna, and at Drug stores
everywhere. RUSSELL & lands,
decl-3m .4 Prcprietors, Phila.
Smyrna times., 1870-01-12

4r DEAFNESS, Blindness and CATAnsHIn sI n and
ed with the utmost success, by j. lsAACs' w. Medi.
Professor of Diseases Of the Eye and Ear
cal College of Pennsylvania, 12 years X',set.
QormerIy Of LeydOn, HOliand,l No. 6a5 Arsn % The
PhIla. Testimonials can be seen al his Ome1' -, ma
medical faculty are invited to accompany aa',;6ral
tienIs as he has no secrets in his practice Ain,
eyes inserted without pain. No charge lor 1sIv
tiOn. .a
Smyrna times., 1870-01-12

Just received, the finest assortment of Cloths
and Cassimeres in town, and at lowest prices,
BY the yard or made to order, by w. H. Baggs.