Smyrna times., 1877-08-15
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

HERMAN Roe, now a licentiate in the
M. E. Church, occupied the pulpit here
very acceptably on Sunday evening last.
Two shows this week-Alf Burnett and
circus. Alf on Thursday evening for
benefit of Smyrna Library, and the circus
on Saturday for its own benefit
THE excursion train will be run to the
Millington camp again next Sunday, to
leave Smyrna at $50, and the fare has been
reduced to SO cents, round trip.
SAMUEL MASON, the negro that stole
Thomas Denney's wheat, near Dover, was
arrested by Sheriff Blackiston, near this
town, last week. He is now in jail.
WIN. J.. PHfLL1Ps has commenced the
erection of new residence on Delaware
street, this town. This makes five new
buildings now under way in the town.
JOHN P. STAATs, of Clayton, one day
recently threshed 4l6 bushels of oats in
two hours, and 800 bushels of wheat in
five hours. Mr.. Stats is now running four
machines.
The Del. R. R. has discontinued its ex-
cursions to Ocean City. The first trip was
patronized by twelve persons from this
town, but after that very few participated
in them.
Miss MARY SPEARMAN, of this town, made
an effective address at the Sunday School
meeting at Camden camp, last Sunday
afternoon so also did Mrs. Albert Cowgirl,
of Dover.
The Masonic Lodge of this town is going
to have time " tomorrow night, and a
number of visitors from Wilmington and
Mlddletown are expected down to help
hold the goat. They are putting some new
furniture in the Lodge room.
We are authorized to announce that
another excursion to Cape May will take
place about the Goth but we cannot give
the precise date. The excursion last week
was most delightful one, and between so
and GO of our citizens enjoyed it.
LAST Sunday, as the Sunday previous,
large numbers of our citizens attended
Camden camp, and all agree that there is
no camping grounds equal to it on the
lower Peninsula, and few anywhere else.
Camden this year seems to have received
another start forward, and it is quite
probable that next year a much larger
camp will be held there.
WE have short account of a severe
Indian battle fought in the Bitter Root
region of Montana Territory last week. 1t
is feared that John, William and George
Baggs, sons of Postmaster Baggs of this
town, may have beeninto the fight, as they
were living near where the battle occurred,
and perhaps had to bear arms as citizens
AT last accounts they were expecting to 60
into the Fort for protection.
LAST week the TIMES office received a
barrel of MELONS from Harrington, from
Evan q. Reese, the young Smyrnian who
has the immense patch between Harrington
| and Milford. He has 10000 hills of water
MELONS and 1000 of cantaloupes. He is
| shippingto New York via the Old Dominion
| line, and so far his prices are very salts
factory. He expect to ship about car
load per day. Those we received were
| immense; only four of them could be
crowded in flour barrel. We appreciate
our young friends kindness.
THEODORE P. HAUGHEY, banker, and Mr..
| Morrow, prominent lawyer of indianapolis,
attended the NJ. E. Church of this town
| last Sunday. They came as committee
| from the MERIDIAN st. NJ. +. Church of
| indianapolis to hear Rev. E. Stubbs preach,
| and to urge upon him the acceptance of
| the pastorate of said church. Mr.. Stubbs
| left very shortly after the morning service
to fill the stand at the Millington camp,
and nothing can be stated as to any result
| accomplished, except that the committee
were highly delighted with his sermon.
THE steamer Ariel, on the route between
Bombay Hook, Collins's and Philadelphia,
met with serious accident last Tuesday
morning. She was carrying a lot of pas
| sengers across the river to Camden, to take
the cars for Cape May. when her walking
beam gave way and fell through to the
lower deck, MASKING in the piano and
| doing considerable damage to the machin-
cry IN the engine room, but fortunately no
one was hurt. The boat will have to lay off
for several weeks, but we learn that another
is to be put on the route while her repairs
are going on.
SMYRNIANs AT HoME.-The following ex.
Smyrnians from abroad have come home
on visit since our last issue Miss Maria
| McMullen, daughter of Walter McMullen,
and Miss Emma Emerson, daughter of ex.
| Postmaster Emerson, both of phiIa., also
| ABLE Taylor, of the same city Theodore
?. .Haughey, President First National Bank.
indianapolis, Indiana; DIR. George S. Cul.
breth, o. S. N, Surgeon of the man-of-war
Huron; Richard L. Hastings, of Millsboro.
Sussex county; Miss Amanda Sevil, of viii.
mington, and Miss Annie Clawson, Of
Colmar, Montgomery county, Pa.
SUMNER SAUNTERINGs.-Thef following
Smyrnians are on visit from town Miss
Mary Z. Savin to Wilmington; Mrs. Col.
Geo. w. Cummins to the Virginia Sulpher
Springs and Prof. Groves and wife to Lang
Hoone, Bucks co., Pa. On Monday Rev.
E. Stubs and sister, Miss Mollie Stubbs,
Edw. c. FAIRIES and wife, B. V. Weldon and
wife, Frank Raymond and Jas. C. Lassell
left for Dorchester co., Md, to spend the
balance of the week at Beckwith's camp
near Cambridge. Miss Sallie Hill has gone
to Ocean City, Nd; Mrs. Thos. James tc
Ocean Grove, N. j.; Miss Emma Hough tc
Baltimore, and Mrs. Lydia A. and Miss
Lizzie Mcdowell to Phila.
ALE. BURNETT, who has been to Sfnyrna
twice before and packed the town hall botl
times, is going to give another entertain
ment to-morrow--Th -Thursday-evening fol
the benefit of the Smyrna Library. There
has never been show given here that ha,
amused our people like Mr.. Burnett's. Hs
can change his face and costume IN
minute, one moment looking like youn.
dandy. the next like fnicky young lady