Smyrna times., 1877-07-18
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

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nearly completed. 1t has one of the finest
glass fronts in the town.
J. w. DENNEY has been appointed
Leader in the M. E. Church Of this town,
of one of the Monday night classes.
THE colored peoples camp near Morton,
five miles from this town, is now in progress
and is to continue over next Sunday.
WIN. GEO. HILL, our energetic grain
dealer at Clayton, is offering especial in
ducements to farmers for wheat, peaches,
&c. See ad.
ANOTHER excursion to Cape May next
Wednesday-the Sunday Schools of Ches-
tertown. Train leaves Smyrna at 7.30.
Fare $3.50 round trip.
THE Sunday School of st. Peters P. E.
Church, this town, is to picnic at Fraland
next Wednesday or Thursday. A general
invitation is extended.
THIS morning the M. E. Sunday School
of this town went to Collins's, large mum.
ber of citizens following in its wake. The
town looks rather empty.
Miss MARY SPEARMAN, of this town, goes
to Ocean Grove, N. j., this week, to attend
the National Sunday School Convention,
which convenes there to-day.
MISS RIVERS, who proposes to open
Young Ladies Boarding School in this town,
desires to secure q suitable dwelling at
once. Parties can apply at TIMES Office.
DIR. J. w. CLIFTON, of this town, mas
bought of the Bank of Smyrna, the fine
brick residence opposite j. H. Bewley's,
known as the "Beck property" for 81, 900.
THE first tomatoes of the season in our
market were sold by J. B. Cooper yesterday
morning. They were grown by Capt.
Scout. They brought 40 cents per half
peck.
The peaches are still falling, and what is
strangest about it is that the fruit that falls
looks as plump and healthy as could be
desired. Generally it is only the gluey,
worm-strung kind that lets go.
j. E. TYGERT & Co., this town, have com.
pleted the additions to their factory, at
Rothwell's Landing. They now have a
building ITO by ia feet. Already they
have orders for the fall trade to the amount
of $50 tons of phosphate.
WILLIAM N. JOHNS, Principal of the Pub.
lie Schools Nos. & 107, this town, (lower
district,) has resigned. He is one of the
best educated teachers in the State, and
his friends regret his departure from among
us. Applications are already flowing in for
the vacancy.
The MD. & DEL. r. R-Ex-Gov. James B.
Groome has obtained decree in this State
for the sale of the Nd & Del. r. R., from
Clayton to Easton, A miles; and as he had
previously obtained decree for its sale in
Maryland, no doubt the road will soon be
sold under the hammer. Gov. Groome has
been appointed receiver, the Easton Sta,
says.
THE following delegates have been ap
pointed by the NJ. E. Sabbath School oi
this town to attend the Sabbath School,
Convention at Rehoboth camp grounds or
the 23d and oath Of the present month
: Rev. E. Stubs, Herman Roe, James C
5 Lassell, A. Price Griffith, Mrs. E. Stubs
Mrs. NJ. j. Bewley, and Miss Mollie W
Thompson.
! A FORMER Smyrnian, NJ. E. Dickson,
jeweler on 8th ST., Philadelphia, had hi
store robbed of $4,000 worth of .jewelr,
r last Sunday afternoon. Burglars opened
] his safe. This is the third time Mr.. d. ha
n been robbed since he has been in the cit,
once of about $4,000, several years ago
again of about 5000, not very long since
o and now of $4,000.
u Tomorrow morning-Thursday- ez
Is cursion train for Ocean City is to be mad
up at Clayton, from the branch roads-th
" Md. d Del. train, from Easton, the Quee
Annes train, from Centreville, and tn
. Kent County train, from ChestertowI
1t besides the Smyrna Branch train. Th
e, gives some idea of what railroad cent?
n we have in our midst.
le How the early bird catches the worm
o. thus illustrated: Abel Riggs, one of OF
young farmers, cut his wheat on Friday til
&c 9th, threshed it on Monday the 9th an
le shipped it the next day, 10th, securir
IN $206 per bushel for over 2S0 bushels.
n B. Garman, another farmer, cut his oats c
o. Saturday morning last and before nigl
= had them threshed and in the barn-abo
IS 125 bus.
" SUMMERING.-E. Harry Beck is at s.
We Grove, Cape May; Miss Hennie Davis is
al Ocean City and Mrs. Mahon has take
m. rooms at Collins's. Quite number lea
go town in day or two, viz: Mrs. Martha
Cummins and son, A. Lee Cummins,
II, Ocean City, and Mrs. j. II. Bewiey, Rev.
es- Stubs, William A. g. Hardcastle, JOSEF
nd Smithers and family, and Mrs. Elizabe
er. and Miss Emma Wilds for Reboboth.
NEXT Friday, Goth, Tygert & Co., of IL
ne town, give complimentary excursion, '
the PierrepOnt to the farmers, business IN
CO and others of this community who patrC
he ize their line. There is to be about ]
nd persons on the trip, who expect to have
nd days fishing at the "trout stakes" do
IN the Bay, opposite Mahon's river. The bC
"ii will leave Rothwell's at 4.30 sharp. 7
ells boat will not miss her regular trips by t
of excursion.
his THERE are now four steam threshers
old this neighborhood, and two or three hor
ing power threshers, which run almost nj,
,od and day. They thresh from 400 to
bushels of wheat per day, each. The pl
Der ent price of wheat has "set the farm
eet- crazy" SO to speak, and if we had the aC
BON age in grain that used to be before fl
,tic spread over the land so extensively, h
dred steam machines would hardly m
the demand. 1t is especially noticea
ap- that the steamers do nearly all the W,
iris. now.
liza RAYMoNDs NJ. E. CHvRcH.-This chur
ion. built in 1927, has recently been thoroug
: in repaired and remodeled by way of putt
VI in a recess pulpit, new pews, &C., with !
al roof, painting inside and out, and on
son, Sabbath morning was re-opened for div
the | worship. The morning sermon was preac