Smyrna times., 1876-11-22
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Rev. P. CooMBE is to lecture in the M.
E. Church here, next Friday evening, on
Local Option.
THERE will be q special meeting of the
Benevolent Society, at Mrs. Mary Roberts's,
on Saturday evening.
Our ex-Postmaster, Jonathan Emerson,
has moved from Philadelphia to Dover,
where he proposes to open a boarding house,
we learn. He has Smyrna's well wishes
PRESLEY SpRUANCE, of this town, is named
for the Office of Clerk of the Peace, at
Dover. The office will be vacant next
September.
WIN. CULLENY, groceryman, IS going to
improve his store room, corner OF North |
and Main sts., by putting in large bulk
windows, &c.
THE new depot in this town is now ready.
for occupancy. With the last touches OF
decidedly nobby.
THE Mancha Real Estate Agency has
sold Mrs. Angelica Gray's dwelling on
Main street (above Maj. Black's) to Mrs.
Thomas B. Megear for 81 1900.
LEVI C. GR1EvEs, (son of VIM. w. re-
Gently of this town, has become one OF the
attaches of the Arch Street House, Phila-
delphia. Levi is worthy young man.
Two. entertainments for this town
THANKSGIVING night--the Presbyterian
Sunday School anniversary and the Bene-
VIOLENT Society Supper at the town hall.
HOG butchering has commenced here,
and the price for killing has been reduced
by our principal butcher, Henry Lisnber-
| ger, from 80 to 25 cts. per hundred pounds.
ONE of our young townsmen, VIM. B.
Collins, (son of Peter ST. left town on Mon
dav to spend the winter in Havana, Cuba,
where he has gone to buy fruit for the COM
mission house of Young & Co., New York.
THERE was no change in the running
time of the cars last Monday, as predicted,
but it is said change is to be made next
week. The night train now stops at Har-
rington, instead of running through to
Delmar, the end of the route in Sussex.
THE ]. w. Mariner office, in this town,
was sold on Saturday to G. w. Cummins,
sr, for $99. 1t was on ground rent. The
VIM A. Cloud residence, at the Landing, was
sold by A. Stockly, adm, last week, and bid
in for Russell Coe, of New Jersey, for $3.50.
MooRTox promises largely in the way Of
improvements for this winter. DIR. John
NJ Smith is preparing to build dwelling
VIM. H. Dawson has commenced the cree
ton of dwelling and storehouse, and John
Dawson is going to erect a wheelwright anC
blacksmith shop. The dwellings are
to be pretty buildings, we learn.
THE Raymond stock of dry goods her'
having been purchased at Sheriff's sale b.
w. w. Tschuday & Co., the store is agail
g opened, E. Marriott Fowler being the JUNO
/ member of the firm, and the head of tn
!. new establishment. They have an an
! nouncemant in another column. MI
: Fowler has leased the store for next yeal
J con his own hook"
Ex-SHER1FF WILDs has sold or leased hi
S lot, adjoining his residence, opposite tn
r Worden Basket Factory, to Mrs. Sara
d Anna Van Wrinkle, wife of Jas. VanW Winkl
! and the sons have commenced the erectio
of a stylish residence thereon. 1t is to
IL two story and half, 20 feet front by
D. deep, with back building. The terms IL
st the lot were 5000, or $50 per annum viii
as it remains on ground-rent lease.
al THERE is some effort being made to hav
=. the Parsonage for the NJ. E. minister
!, Smyrna Circuit removed from this town
io Moorton or some say Kenton. The i'd
as is that the pastor should be more in Il
ut midst of his flock. He oficiates in fo
ne churches-Severson's and Bethel, Kent'
- and Central. But many, on the 9th
hand, are opposed to any change, insist
that Smyrna is the most convenient pla
ng for business meetings.
lat THE Storm of Sunday-the third sevC
a one of the season-with the assistance IL
- hah ind
:, predecessors of few weeks ago. The di
au of the Logan mill formerly Green's) GO
ly, way again, where it was broken in Octob
ere and number of bridges were washed I
on. but this is about the extent of the dam;
., in this quarter The Creek at the Land
VIC overAowed, and was nearly as high
on' during the October freshet. A week 6
t is more of continuous cloud and rain at
da- season is very unusual.
ub- A PETITION is in circulation in this to-
The and is being universally signed, praying
:. Town Commissioners to take some actor
regard to the interruption to carri
ere travel which the present arrangement
han the Smyrna Branch r. r. now causes.
,ub- petitioners set forth that, if the Railr
tod Company's attention is fully called 20
at:o matter, which they pray the Commission
""0 TO do, there is every reason to believe
the some remedy will be devised. Their
much interest manifested here on this
yet, ject.
THE "official board" of the NJ. E. Chi
. of this town, having pressed upon Rev
r. Stubbs to retain the pastorate for the t
with year, were notified at their last NEE
an that the pastor had no desire to withC
and to a new field and should not do so III
"a the Conference so ordered next Spring.
l for has been his custom to remain three y
the in charge. 1t is needless to say that
tally congregation are pleased beyond mea
until at this result, especially in view of the
ex- that large inducements have been SCI
lght, times offered the reverend gentleman
main one or two Philadelphia churches, asis
But known here. And, as a matter Of neV
e big this connection, we will state a cul
s the rumor to the effect that the M. Z. Ch
IS de- at New Castle has recently offered to
on OF the salary of that charge to $1,000 if y
sion. be sent there next year; but he declin
d ex- entertain the proposition, so far as h
d re- diyidual action might influence the mi
} few We state this rumor because we belle
Ugh is correct, All during his pastorate
COM he has steadily declined T" calls p" qui
iking hattel.inp as this one.