Smyrna times., 1876-10-04
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

THE Messrs. johnson, r".shoe dealers,
have some fine exhibits at the Middletown
fair.
THE new clothing store and tailoring
establishment is now under way i'll this
town, with Geo. F. Brown as clerk.
JAS. C. ROBINSON has bought Jacob r.
Allee's farm, three miles from this town,
on the road to Leipsic, us acres, for $4,000
THE Easton papers say that J. F. Man
cha, since he started in the real estate busi-
ness in that town, has been the means of
bringing over one hundred families to
Talbot county.
FRANK RAYMOND, dry goods merchant of
this town, has surrendered his stock to his
creditors. His liabilities are not very
heavy, and it is hoped he may resume busi-
ness again. The entire community are his
well-wishers.
TYGERT & Co. have re-established steam
boat communication between Smyrna and
Philadelphia, for freighting purposes.
Their steamer, the Pierrepont, is making
three trips per week. This is commenda-
bic enterprise.
LAST Sunday 3S persons were admitted to
full membership into the NJ. +. Church of
this town. They were of those taken into
probationary membership last January.
The class for February and March are yet
to be admitted.
THE Benevolent Society of this town will
give an entertainment in the town hall on
Thanksgiving Day (evening) for the benefit
of the poor of the town. 1t has not yet
been definitely decided as to the character
of the entertainment.
THE Jos. w. Vandergrift farm, on the
Collins Beach road, two miles north of
this town, was sold by Sheriff Lambson, of
New Castle, last week, to Andrew Spear, of
Leipsic for $1l.5OO. This is the third sale
the Sheriff has made of this farm.
THE election in this town yesterday was
tame. There were only 43S votes cast out
of total poll of over 900. At the little
election of IA there were 603 votes. Saml
| Taylor was elected Inspector over John +.
Phillips by l67 majority Jas. Startling was
elected Assessor over Peter S. Collins by l6l
majority.
TwENTY-THREE persons went from here
on the Centennial train yesterday morning
Two other cheap excursions are to be made
Tuesday next, 10th, and Thursday, the
10Th. This last is maryland day" The
fare from Smyrna is $3.50, which include:
the round trip and admission to the Cen
tennial.
R. NJ. & w. T. JOHNSON, shoe manufac
turers, are going to remove all their sho'
machinery from Middletown to Smyrna
as soon as they finish their building in thi
town. They will give employment t.
about twenty-five hands. They will con
tinue their store at Middletown, but tn,
manufacturing will be done here.
NEITHER of the spires demolished in thi
. town by the equinoctial storm is to be re
, placed. The Episcopal Church is to hav
cupoia or dome in place of the oil
wrecked spire, but it has not yet beel
decided as to its form, and nothing will b
done until this decision is made. We refe
/ to the Presbyterian Church in anothe
item.
/ THE Md. & Del. train changed its rur
ming time on Monday. 1t now reache
Clayton in time for the morning trsi
e north, and leaves Immediately after tn
q arrival of tho mail train south. This give
Easton its mail little after noon instea
of a little before midnight. The tow
l. ought to be happy now, to get its ma
3 eight hours earlier than it has been cemin
6 THE improvement on the Presbyteria
o Church in this town are progressing finel
:. 1t is being newly weatherboarded, and Il
inside is to be elegantly recarpeted al
upholstered. 1t has not been decide
s whether to repaper or fresco the walls. II
s, Sunday School, last Sunday, voted 500
re 60 towards the interior decorations. II
4 bell tower is to be rooted over and reta
: its present shape, for time at least.
. MORE ABOUT THE FALCoN.-The Wilmir
ton Gazette publishes this: On Thursda
P' Deputy Marshal James ii. Dandy, we
~ down to Bombay Hook and libeled t
steamer Falcon which had been beached the
"a by therecent storm, on behalf of the Jacks
I & Sharp Co., of this city. He left watC
" man on the steamer and returned but
n Saturday the watchman telegraphed II
id the captain of the steamer was taking aw
pr. the cargo. Saturday night Marshall Du
and several Deputies started for Bomt
Dy Hook on a skiff, but were storm-stayed
I'd. New Castle, and after receiving a thorou
- drenching were forced to board the stean
WhiLdin and returned to the mouth of
Christiana. They then came back to
ay city.
an Inasmuch as the Marshal failed to
down on Saturday he lost the boat, for t
evening, about dusk, Capt. Hallinger,
master, started to tow her up the riV
OTIS ket. L oHaua Co1linoi Daooh {