Smyrna times., 1876-12-06
SMYRNA AND VICINITY,
MANcHA has sold FIVE farms in Talbot
county within the past two weeks.

Sunday-like, turkey-eating day we usually
find it here. i
SAUSAGE have been sold here this week by
the farmers for II cts. per pound cts.
cheaper than we have been paying regular
ly.
THE stockholders of Md. & Del. Railroad
Co. hold their annual meeting in Easton
next Wednesday, Dec. 18th, to elect direc-
tors.
]. E. TYGERT & Co. have just completed
good-sized warehouse at their factory at
Rothwell's, for the accommodation of par
ties freighting by the PierrepOnt.
WIN. j. PHILLIPS, of this town, has bought
piece of the garden of Isaac Psnnewill, on
Delaware ST., for 5000, and is preparing to
erect twostory dwelling.
SAM'L R. WARREN, farmer near the Black
bird camp meeting woods, will have q
vendue Dec. 18th. He intends to quit
farming, on account of his health.
Jos. BRINroN, bricklayer here, hustled
out of town rapidly about two weeks ago,
leaving little or nothing behind but a
number of debts that he couldn't pay.
THE election of directors of our new
Bank, the Fruit Growers National, will be
held Jan. 9Th. All national banks are
required to elect directors the first week in
January.
THos. II. WRIGHT, of this town, has re-
Gently been appointed Constable for Duck
Creek Hundred. He fills the vacancy &C.
casioned by the resignation of Coroner
Eubanks.
The steamer Pierrepont will run all winter
between this town and Philadelphia,
making tri-weekly trips, as usual, whenever
the creek is free from ice. She is doing a
good business.
THE Thanksgiving sermon of Rev. Mr..
| Stubs created more general and favor
able criticism than any he has ever
preached here, it is thought. Helooked at
the nation through impartial spectacles.
A FESTIVAL for the benefit of the Mission
| Sunday School of this town will be held in
| the Chapel next W Wednesday evening. An es-
pscially attractive feature will be the dis
posal of a magnificent toy Christmas house
by guesses.
WE propose to give a series of articles on
farming in Delaware, which are to be served
up by gentleman from Dover-one who
knows whereof he writes. We have every
reason to believe these papers will be de-
cidedly practical and instructive.
Mrs. ANNE P. MASSEY, relict of Rev
James A. Massey and mother of Mrs. Rev
G. A. Phobus, of ElktoR, died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, John Ph@bus, ir
Somerset county, Nd, on Thursday nigh
last, aged IS years. Intermsnt at EastOn
Md.
THE NJ. E. Church in Leipsic, Rev. T. f
Terry, Pastor, having been closed for some
} time while undergoing repair, will be re
opened for divine worship, Providence per
mitting, next Sunday dec. 10th, with ap
propriate services. The public are cor
daily invited to attend.
: G. W. BACON, a new conner to our mids
from Kansas, has associated Eben Lurt
, with him as the firm of Bacon & Lurty T.
. buy poultry, furs, &c. They have taken tn
store next to j. Z. Phillips & Co., in tn
Ward building. They complimented tn
3 TINES Office with peck of apples the othe
: day. Mr.. Bacon holds liberal purse it
Y said.
A SAD burning accident occurred
: Whitehall Neck, near this town, la!
: Saturday. A little child, Jennie, daughtt
v of Motion Richards, aged years, had he
/ clothing to take fire from the fireplace
J. when no one was near. She ran out
t meet her mother, who was some distanC
l from the house, but fell in the yard, an
It was dead when her mother reached he
+ The spectacle was horrible one.
e Rev. P. CooNBE will preach in the N.
u Church here next Sunday morning, De
u 10, on the "Sin Of Neglect" In ii
e evening on THE War of the Liquor Syste
'. against the Christian Church and her
n stitutions." He will lecture in the same {
y Monday evening, at 7 o'clock P. NJ. on "tl
q Past, the Present and the Future of Il
e Temperance Reform" On Tuesday evenir
10 Local Option" Wednesday afternoon at
rs o'clock, he will hold meeting for ladic
"a r. NJ. & w. 7. JOHNSON now have the
:. machinery all in operation here, in the
w factory, and are going to change the sty
ir of their firm, preparatory to extending the
,e business. Hereafter the extensive conce
m is to be known as the Diamond State Sh
,s and Leather Company, and a store is to
o. opened in Dover next week, in addition
oe those here and at Middletown. Richa
d. d. is to take charge of the factory here, al
ee will move his family from Middletown in
Of few days; VIM. T. goes to Dover to run t
in store there, while one of our citizens (yet
nv be selected) is to run the store here. Th
4. have a capacity now for manufacture
OF about 400 pairs of shoes per day.
"a, The Supper of the Benevolent Society
nd this town at the town hall, on Than
IS. giving night, nstted $S5 clear to t
ry Society. The following committees
ng ladies had charge of the Widespread tabl
an Refreshment Committee: Mrs. Z. Ca
Mrs. DR.. Cummins, Miss Sarah Cummi
Mrs. Thos. B. Megear, Mrs. Parrott, N
an Jas. P. Hoffecker and Mrs. VIM. Nels
en- Supper Committee: Mrs. Col. Dougls
ste tho Misses Ofiey, Miss Mary x. Davis, N
ird J. w. Denney, Mrs. Alex. Wilson, N
nd Lydia Mcdowell, Mrs. NJ. A. Roberts q
ect Miss Susie Wilson. Miss Hannah V
he Gasken, as the "psanIt GIRL" drew
de. liberal patronage to her table. The res
Tho was rather better than the Society
IS anticipated.
. The late storms were very damaginJ
on Et. the Bombay Hook reclaimed lands.
n, high tides washed away the banks and
~ it so effectually that now anything m
80 than an ordinary high tide floods mucI
~ the soil that has been under successful
wv" tivation for a number Of years. I'll
banks were erected by the Duck Creek