Smyrna times., 1876-11-29
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

THE Sam1 Jones tenement, in Kenton,
was sold at public sale last Saturday for
S3973 to VIM. Taylor. Sold as the property
of the Smyrna Loan Association.
THREE families near this town were
visited by over seventy Centennial visitors
from the north during the continuance of
the "big show" One of the families enter
tanned nearly forty.
ISAAC PENNEwILL, one of our most ex-
perienced educators, has decided to quit
teaching and has given up the Clayton pub
lie school. George n. HAZEL has been ap-
pointed to the vacancy.
LAST week we stated that our ex-Post-
master, Jonathan Emerson, had gone to
Dover to live Such was his intention, but
he has reconsidered the matter and is now
keeping a boarding house on 18th ST., above
Arch, Philadelphia.
SEE the changes in our Railroad time
table. The morning train to Philadel-
phia leaves here at instead of 740; the
afternoon train at 2.l5 instead of g. The
morning train down leaves Phila. minutes
later than formerly (8.l5) and is due here 2
minutes earlier, (1l.26.)
On Sunday next, the first in Advent, the
Rev. John A. Jerome, of North Bend, Cen
tral Diocese of Pennsylvania, will Ofhciate
in St. Peters Church morning and evening,
and although without a pastor the pulpit
will be supplied and services held regularly
on the Lords day.
WIN. CUMMINs, j. w.
THE manufacture of organs is an industry
recently started in this town. Evans & Co.,
| Jonathan Evans, recently of New Jersey,
and J. D. Evans, brothers) now have five
under way, at the Griffith building, on "the
hill" An instrument of elegant tone,
made by Mr.. Jonathan Evans, is to be used
at the Presbyterian anniversary tomorrow
evening.
SEVERAL business changes are already
announced to take effect here in the Spring
The Misses Hough will go out of business
| trimmings, &C., and Miss Maria Sipple il
to take their store. Edw. Streets is to quit
keeping boarding house and will take the
residence of Thos. Reese, corner of Della
ware and Methodist sts. Mr. R. goes bacl
to his farm in the GALLEY" f. Marriott
Fowler has rented the "Raymonds cor
ner" store and is now laying in stock o
general merchandise.
REV. P. CooMBE lectured on local optiol
| mere laSI rrludy evening 10 HOL very ldI Z
audience. His ideas on our license syster
were clear and pointed. In about ten day
he expects to return and give us a regula
local option campaign course of Lectures
!. and we advise the public to hear hin
Even if parties don't agree with him the
will most certainly be entertained by him
he puts his thoughts in pungent Englisl
We think that if he could speak in tn
e hall his lectures would "draw" better frol
\ the masses.
r To-MoRROw--Thanksgiving Day-the usu
8 Thanksgiving services will be held in tt
;, NJ. E. Church here in the morning, whe
the pastor will preach a sermon. The 9th
e churches will not be opened during Il
e morning hour, being temporarily witho
a pastors. In the evening the Presbyteria
will hold their Sunday School anniversar
in their newly fitted Church. In addtit
% to the good music and other exercises
1t this occasion, Rev. Mr.. Umsted, of
Georges, is to deliver a short lecture.
PC addition to this anniversary, in theevenir
:. the ladies of the Benevolent Society spre
VI a supper at the town hall, for the bene
u. of the poor. There are to be some pleasa
as features in connection with this supI
? besides the pleasures of eating and spel
!, ing money for charitable purposes.