Smyrna times., 1877-07-11

Mrs. DIR. CULBRETH AND THE MISSES BLACK,
of this town, left this morning for soiourn
at Cape May-Sea Grove.
AFTER an absence of two weeks, Rev. E.
Stubs, of the M. E. Church, this town, re-
turned from indianapolis last night.
PRoF. GROVES desires all the teachers of
Duck Creek and Kenton Hundreds to be
present at the examination next Saturday.
COOPER, our leading grocer, has put
large coffee mill into his extensive estab-
lishment, and grinds his customers coffee
without extra charge.
THE steamer City of Bridgeton, which runs
| between Bridgeton and Philadelphia, STOP
ping at Collins's and Bombay Hook, has
been sold to go south.
Two excursions left this town this morn
ing, one for Cape May and ono for Ocean
City. About fifteen persons went on the
latter. There were five car loads on the
| train.
The lectures on the Berean Lessons at
the Tuesday evening prayer meetings, in
the M. Z. Church, this town, by the Pastor,
will be discontinued until the weather
becomes cooler.
WIN. G. HILL has been appointed dis
| tributing agent for Kent counties of both
Maryland and Delaware for the celebrated
Zimmerman Fruit Dryer, which is said to
be the cheapest in the market.
Mrs. MARY E., wife of Chas G. Ross, a
farmer near Blackiston's Cross Roads, a
few miles west of this town, died very sud-
denly last Sunday night. She became i'll
about IL o'clock, and died in about an
hour.
The NJ. E. Sunday School picnic, to have
been held at Collinss Beach to-day, WED
nesday) has been postponed for another
week, until the farmers could spare their
teams to move the children there and
back.
The repairs of Raymond's NJ. f. Church,
between Smyrna and Leipsic, having been
completed, the church will be reopened
next Sunday, when service will be held
morning and evening. Rev. Mr.. Terry is
pastor.
GEO. W. & S. TAYLOR, of this town, are
now busy manufacturing fruit evaporators,
or the iron castings and machinery there.
for. They are filling orders for fifteen of
one patent and eighteen of another, besides
three or four each of as many more patents.
Col. DOUGLASS, our most extensive grain
buyer, has effected arrangements with a
leading Liverpool house, to whom he will
make direct shipments of wheat. He will
thus save to the farmers the charges of the
commission merchants in Phila, which
have to be paid out of the price of the
grain. See ad.
THE colored peoples brass band of this
town is about reorganizing. After the sud-
den death of one of the members last
winter, of lockiaw they supposed, number
of the survivors joined church and refused
to play, but now the organization has been
drawn together again and will soon be
making as good music as formerly.
Rev. E. STUBBs having been pressed to
stay over another Sunday in indianapolis,
Bishop Scott filled the Methodist pulpit of
this town last Sunday morning, an un-
usually large congregation giving the good
old man an attentive hearing. Almost
every seat in the auditorium was filled. In
the evening Rev. Mr.. Rawlins, of Smyrna
Circuit, preached.
AMONG the visitors to this town last week
was Luther Reynolds and wife of Baltimore
Mr.. r. was en- route to visit his relatives in
the lower part of the county, making the
trip in his handsome private turnout. In
| AAC was a NACI n III lAAlo tOMng Ou
laid down the yardsticl1 to read law with
DR.. Bates of Dover, and is now one of the
richest lawyers of Baltimore, it is said.
} THE bankrupt case of Hamilton & Cum
minis, of this town, was before the U.
court in Wilmington on Monday, and the
claim of Geo. w. Cummins for rent, $400
was allowed. The allowances thus far ar,
$2,400. The sale of the store goods, jus
| aopar1lafaI oroat1afa1 20 Oh 90
bankrupt expenses are nearly $400. This
with the preferred debts, will leave little O
nothing for the balance of the creditors
who hold claims amounting to over $685. ,00O
t The book accounts are yet to be collected
!. by VIM. Wilds, assignee.
g A YoUNG LADYis HIGH ScHooL.-Miss
P. Rivers. of Baltimore, announces in ou
advertising columns that she will open
: School for Young Ladies in this town tn
a first Monday in September. The place fo
e holding the school has not yet bee
, definitely fixed upon. AS will be seen b
the advertisement, she has high endorse
J ment. She will be assisted by Miss Addi
< Hazard and Miss Marion z. Jones is to in
O struct in music. The school is needed ant
q we are glad that one so competent ha
taken hold of the enterprise.
DbAOhblhD OAMF.-lHe uTdWlDR lOF IeIl
O took place last Saturday, when twenty-si
S. persons drew lots, viz j. G.. Hutchison,
il ]. Collins, A. Hayden, Rev. ]. Carroll,
i. Haden, jr., Doet. Borst, Jas. Van nWinkl,
20 A. Quillen, VIM. Davis, B. F. Truax, Sail
s. Simpkins, W. w. Reynolds, o. B. Voshel
II Smyrna tent), BENZ. Ferguson, Benz. MOI
" ey, A. J. Porter, w. A. Stevens, Jos. st
E. phenson, Sam'l Armstrong, VIM. Jone
IF Thos. Deakyne, R. H. Eliason, - Bradle
h Manlove D. Wilson, VIM. Lyman, Jas.
re Collins. 1t is thought that about so ten
d will be taken. Camp commences July 26t
Of Our SECRET SocIErIEs.-The following
K list of the newly-elected officers of Il
le secret societies of this town. The election
lg were held last week, to wit: Masoni
w Harmony Lodge No. 13-Worshipful Ma
x ter, /. X. Shortman; Senior Warde
es Adams Mahood; Junior Warden, julia
U.s. Jacobs; Treas, ]. d. Evans; Secreta
Gustavus A. Wick.
Odd Fellows, Morning Star Lodge, No.
III Noble Grand, Leonard Revis; vi
st Grand, John w. Carrow Recording Sec
re John III. Simpson; Permanent Sec'y,
ed Taylor; Treas, /. X. Shortman.
ne Mcdonnell Encampment, No. 2-Chi
te Patriarch, Fred. Knots; High Priei