Smyrna times., 1877-03-07
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Moses PRICE has sold the dwelling oppo-
site Foxwell's Hotel to Harry L. Collins, |
son-in-law, for $4,000.
ROBERT T. SMITH, of this town, son of
Rev. j. V. Smith, has gone to MiddletOwn
to open a jewelry store.
CLIPPED horses are the style here now,
that is for those who have fashionable road
sters, or think they have.
JAS. PURNELL, from Millington, has ta-
ken the shop vacated by Chas. Hynson, in
this town, and has opened in groceries, &c.
The following persons were elected Trus-
tees of the M. E. Church of this town this
week: John r. Cooper, VIM. Worden, w.
w. Tschudy.
EVAN NJ. FOWLER, one of our aged and res
pected citizens. died last week. For long
time he was one of the officers in charge of
the Maryland Penitentiary in Baltimore.
| HARRY L. COLLINS has associated with
his father in the hardware business, in this
town, the firm to be known as VIM. B.
Collins & Son. See the advertising
columns.
REV. WIN. URIE, being in ill health, ex-
poets to leave the ministry and occupy his
residence in this town, after Conference
the dwelling recently occupied by f. Beck,
on Methodist st.
AT the election of officers of the Young
Mems Christian Association of this town,
last evening, the result was as follows
President, B. V. Weldon; V. President,
j. w. Denney; Secretary, Marion RUM
yam.
LAST evening, Jacob Lienberger, of this
town, fell from the top of his gate whilst
trying to get into his yard, and fractured
one Of his legs, below the knee. The gate
was fastened and he was trying to climb
over. DR.. Swinney was called in.
Rev. J. NJ. UMsrED, recently of St
Georges, has received a call to the Presby-
terian Church in this town, hut will not
decide upon his course until the meeting of
the Presbytery, in April. He has been
filling the pulpit for several months.
SWALLOWED NAn.-Last Thursday a
little two-year-old son of John w. Stephen
son, near town, swallowed ten-penny nail
and retained it until Sunday without mani.
testing the least discomfort from such a
heavy diet, though the end, which was
broken of, was terribly splintered and
rough.
Town ELECTIoN.-The municipal election
in this town was tame beyond precedent
Only 26 votes were polled and there wa.
only one ticket in the field. 1t was a!
l follows:
For Alderman, II. G. Budd For Towr
Commissioners, Geo. w. Taylor, John Ii
Hofecker, Robert Hill, Samuel Cats, Thos
E. Jefferson, John Cosden and J. Wesley
Denney; For Treasurer, John f. Collins
! For Assessor, E. ]. Colt.
v This is the old Board, with the exception
= of Mr.. Hill. He takes the place of n.
q Wilds, who declined a denomination.
e SUNDAY School OFFICERs.-The Methc
e dist Sunday School of this town electe,
It officers on Thursday evening last for tn
l. ensuing year, as follows:
y President, John II. Hoffecker; Superir
It tendent, I. D. Hamilton; Asst Supt
D. Herman Roe; Female Supts., Mrs. job
l. II. Bewly and Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell; Sec'y
1T Walter Benson; Treasurer, JOS. V. Ho
fecker; Chorister, j. II. Groves Musicf
Director of Infant Department, Mrs. I.
h Hamilton Organists, Misses Helen Ho
70 fecker and Kate Douglass. Sec'y of tn
re Missionary Society, o. B. Voshel; Treas
m Jas. P. Hoffecker.
i'll THE following statistics were read in th
IN NJ. E. Church of this town last Sunday,
1t is customary at the close of the ConferenC
at year: Amount contributed by the env
ne lope collection, 100000, applicable to pa
US tors salary, $1,000, Presiding Elders allo1
in ance, 800, &c. Benevolent collection
IN to wit Church extension, $l5; Bible caus
be $50; Conference Academy, $l0 Bishop
m support, $l8 S. School Union, $5 ; Ira
or cause, ST; Educational Society, s. Confe
". ence claimants, disabled ministers, widow
:al &c., 800; Freedman's Aid Society, S
for Missionary cause, $370; Woman's Forei,
ed Missionary Society $50. Number of mel
bers, $50; probationers, $50; total mel
bership 700.
lrd A NATIVE and former resident of this tow
'rk Jacob P. Boyer, on the police force of Ph
up. adelphia, was instantly killed by a collisi
ing on Broad street, in that city, yesterds
ys, He was in a street car, and the steam ca
1t on the Germantown railroad struck it as
will was crossing the track. He and anoth
The policeman were killed. His brains We
IKE dashed out. He leaves wife and sew
OO,- small children, also two children of his
PM ter, whom he was bringing up. His W
sla- ow, formerly Miss Rebecca Dillahunt,
gly also from this town. Mr. B. was aged abe
am 40; had been on the police force for nu
dis Der of years and was considered an exc
the lent officer He served in a Pennsylva
lere cavalry regiment all through the war.
will ~. s,,nvosvr s,,v.,,, prno,, ~. r. 49,.
I" The parties that broke into the store,
Cooper, Beck, and others here month
had so ago have been caught-or part of ther
lich it is believed, for a burglary commit
d near Annapolis, Md. The schooner J
ider luton, last Thursday, whilst going throI
the the canal locks at Chesapeake City,
inty boarded by the Sheriff. of Anne Arundel
1t Md, who arrested Captain Samuel Tate
aber the schooner, and John Maloney
ates Dennis Butler, of the crew. They
did charged with robbing the store Of j..
the Ward, at Friendship, on Tuesday night
shall, goods valued at about 5000. Three oil
anne Of the crew made good their escape.
light goods from Mr. Wards store were fount
also the schooner, which the captain accol
ittee for by saying he was hired by two n
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