Smyrna times., 1876-11-01
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Cloud Is to be sold here on the 9th inst.
by Ayres Stockly, Admr.
S. L. KAHN contemplates making
some changes in his business. He is
trying to run off his stock at reduced
prices.
THE number of "Delaware day" tickets |
sold in this town for the Centennial was |
207. About as many more were sold at |
Clayton.
Rev. F. NJ. CHATHAM has returned to this
town, and though quite feeble both of body
and mind, his condition is much improved
since his recent critical attack of few
weeks ago.
THE Presbyterian Sunday School of this
town are preparing for their anniversary, to
be held, as usual, on Thanksgiving even
| ing. The repairs to the Church will be
finished in about ten days.
THE Benevolent Society of this town is
to meet at E. j. Colts, on Friday evening,
to make arrangements for the entertain
ment to be given at the town hall on
Thanksgiving Day, for the benefit of the
poor.
LAST Sunday msrning, the Rev. E. Stubbs
preached the re-opening sermon at
Hynson's Chapel, Kent county, Md, and
then, after dinner, took carriage drive of
nearly forty miles and filled his pulpit here
in the evening.
GEO. D. STEAvENsoN, near Green Spring,
about two miles from town, is building
himself comfortable dwelling and barn
on his farm. VIM. E. Riggs, of the same
neighborhood, is also preparing to build a
neat dwelling on his Rothwell tract, op-
posite his present homestead. That neigh
borhood is making good show in the way
of improvements.
The only meeting of the campaign for
this town is to be held here next Saturday,
by the Democrats as usual. This Saturday
before-theelection meeting has been held
here with unfailing regularity for the last
J fifteen years, with about the same speak
ers, the same band of music, &c. And we
suppose the band-the Dover Cornet-wil
have the most attentive listeners this time
as usual.
ONE day last week, Rev. J. V. Smith anC
A. L. Hudson, of this town, in driving t.
Dover, the horse got frightened and run
plump into q thorn hedge. The anima
? threw himself down and upset the carriage
r while Mr.. Smith pitched over the dasl
ontop the horse, and Mr.. Hudson fell un
|
: all the mishap no great damage was don
s except to the carriage-Mr. Hudson's
| They were going to fight the applicants 10
. liquor license and there was a good deal G
y regret expressed over the accident-regre
: on the part of the applicants that it prom
n ised SO much and accomplished so little.
JAS. H. WOOD, formerly a resident {
: this neighborhood, but for a number {
81 N
g. business man at Georgetown, Sussex co
" died very suddenly at Chester, Pa, froi
te hemorrhage, last Saturday. He was oil
O. riding with a friend there, and on h
a return the hemorrhage came upon hin
$. taking him off in about 80 minutes. Il
Of had been In delicate health for a numb'
1e of years. He was formerly Constable {,
re Appequinimink. He owned the Eag
e. Hotel at Georgetown, and was one of Il
q. most popular men in Sussex county. /
9. took considerable interest in politics, {
ed the Republican side. He was buried
the NJ. E. Cemetery here this afternoon.
The old depot in this town is bel
- torn down by John A. Cavender, who
* going to build two freight houses out Of
ew for the Railroad Company, one at Gre
ne Spring and one at Brenford. The n,
ew depot is progressing slowly, and will not
{" ' ready for a week or two. It's rath
", skinny" looking. The R. R. Compai
all by running tracks on both the CONNER
ng, and Methodist street sides of the " flatr
oh lot " have greatly added to the peril
carriage travel, instead of relieving
Before the change the Methodist str
Ich route was always safe for vehicles; n
las there is no approach into town from Il
ca. direction that is free from railroad ann
,no ance. Our citizens regard the new plans
'"' the Company as very i'll advised in t
respect and calculated to work disadv
sen tage to the town and therefore to the r
all. road.