Smyrna times., 1876-07-05
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

c. Hill, now OF this town.
AMONG the returned Smyrnians now visit
ing us are Mrs. Sally Budd and daughter,
Miss Fanny, of Louisville, Ky.
REV. JACOB $. WATSON is the new min
ister lust sent to the African NJ. f. Church
of this town, in place of Rev. j. Hollen.
J. Z. WoRDEN has contracted for the
tents for Camden camp-at least one hun
dred. He furnishes them at 50, or SIS Tor
double ones.
THE Presbyterian minister now filling
the pulpit of that Church in this town,
Rev. Mr.. Whitford, was donated with
purse of $50 last Monday evening.
A NUMBER of the passengers for the |
Md. & Del. Railroad came into this town |
to-day 10 wait for the afternoon train south.
They have to wait four hours. What has
the public done to that road that 1t should |
thus afilict it?
TnEysrEAMBoAT Falcon, which was started
between SMYRNA ard Philadelphia as an
experiment is now paying institution and
a fixture She freights as eXpeditiously as
Adams Express. sometimes even more so,l
and at about two-thirds less in cost.
ALREADY new wheat flour has been made
in this locality. One Of our millcrs, Mr..
| Kennedy. informs us that he ground new
wheat as early as the 24th of June, which
is nearly ten days earlier than he ever
remembers to have ground it before, in an
experience of over twenty years.
rnos. B. JOINS, Principal of the No.
/, Public Schools in this town has rendered
his resignation, which has been accepted.
He has held the position for five years and
was popular as a teacher. lie proposes to
90 to Camden, y. J. The position Will not
be filled for several weeks, as the schools
will not commence until Sept 4th
SOMETIME before day break yesterday
morning (4thl the "old white house over
the pond = was destroyed by fire. ltwas an
old deserted brick land mark that has not
been occupied, except by tramps, for
number of years. The walls arc still stand
ing. At one time this was one of the most
attractive residences around Smyrna.
THE other day Jas. McCarter, of this
' town, whilst at dinner, opened duck egg
:, to eat, and found i'll it another egg, with
she'll and all complete--a solid, perfect egg
S inside the outer she'll. The outside one
. was nearly as large as a goose egg. The
u same duck, sometime ago, laid an egg
: which in shape very much resembled PIE
{ pumkin-big at each end and small i'll the
!; middle.
i RICHARD 5. CrLERErH, of this town, was
d graduated at Harvard University, Cam
X bridge Mass. last week. He was one of {
Y class OF 1856 graduates who took the degree
" Of " Bachelor of Arts His Grafton, thougl
IS not read. was named on the programme
Is Only about so of the 1876 were accorded
,d this honor. There were 209 originally il
ID the class. two years ago, but % wer
as dropped because they could not measur
ID up: 80 of them were laid off during tn
x. present year. 1t is gratifying that Smyrn
of should carry off one Of the honors c
IN Harvard in 1876.
or As AN indication Of the rush to Philade
ne pha for the 4th. it is stated that ever
~ passenger car owned by the P. w. &
Oh road was on the route and some flat cal
tSU had to be fixed up to haul away the pa
ne sengers. On Monday morning the secon
es train on the Del road was 50 crowded whc
es' it reached Clayton that the Smyrna Branc
p car and the Kent County car had TO !
50 pressed into the service, besides the exit
'll car always taken on there. The passenge
es. were delighted with the roomy look of II
re SMYRNA Branch car and with its sea
AZ arranged omnibus fashion.
&c A WAR WITH CANDLEs.--An amusil
H. episode of the 4th occurred here on Mond;
~ evening About 1890 that night son
~ youths on Hamilton & Cummins' corn
NV, fired two or three tOrpedoes at crowd
'sn colored people across on Cooper's cornC
;a,, In little while tho colored people return
cor cor the fire, all good naturedly, be it und'
"a stood. 1t was all improptu, but gather
-; strength as it went, and in short time t
~ bombardment became terrific; but t
: colored troops fought bravely al
,rn. finally routed the whites. The little {
= plosives flew across the street i'll handsi
'on Finally the whites rallied with roman q
dies and opened up such hot and
80 expected fire on the colored troops Il
at they became demoralized for short til
~ and made a regular old " skedaddle Of '
~; times. But they rallied, after their Fl
surprise and soon came at their assalla
with the weapons by which they W
assailed. Then commenced the war OF
"a roman candles. Those who saw it descT
'Ins it as one Of the most amusing and insplr
Oy scenes ever witnessed in the town. For
oIhe or fifteen minutes of the battle the Ii
ON ON balls Of fire went whizzing through the
tne with almost terrific fury, while both 81
o"H' of the street were voluminous shower
VIE red-hot sparks, too dense for the sight
, ,olsC @ penetrate. Both sides stood their gro'
| until thclf ammunition anu HlOnSJ
out.
ctlve cti A planned programme Of the kind &C
rllSe US not have been executed with more sue
lhot than was this unintentional battle Of
y M ~" THE SERMON of Rev. E. Stubs, last
ra or day evening, here, in the NJ. +. CHI
main filled his congregation with even 4
,,;ris than usual admiration. 1t was in refer
q bo to the Centennial and from the text,
Rotb hath not dealt so with any nation" b
nJIa an Englishman, his glowing tribute
= saIi America were received with all the !
nced appreciation, and only the surround
.;sbod at times, restrained the audience
aid n outbursts of applause. In reviewing
nroro, history, trying to cram a century
~ Ill al thirty minutes he saidl he expressed
b. S;aa thought that this country was to the
= NJ ilos tans what Canaan was to the Childr
% s'%i., a.. Isreal-the land of promise. Both pc
=, e had been driven out through reli
,rhaPi persecution, but America has create
. siLi of milk and honey-has more richn
~ soil and resources-than even Ca
-, - tne en besides being much vaster in extent
Gu lOE o,,r forp, of