Smyrna times., 1877-09-26
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY meets at Mrs. Dr.
Cuhmlns S tomorrow Thursday evening
PROF. DONALDSON, a magician, is advertised
to give gift entertainment in this town
next Friday and Saturday evenings.
The Young Peoples Christian Associa.
ton of this town is conducting evening
prayer meetings at the Chapel at the Land.
ing this week.
REV. GEO. r. BRIsTOR, of New Castle, who
was expected to officiato at the M. f.
Church Of this town next Sunday, cannot
be present on that occasion.
The contestants of the will of the late
| Col. Davis of this town (the heirs in Balti-
more) have withdrawn their objections and
the will will be admitted to probate this
week: it is stated.
The Centennial travel did not amount to
so big thing, after all. The passenger re-
celpts for both Smyrna rnd Clayton depots
have been larger every month this year, so
far, than they were for the corresponding
months of last year.
REV. a. A. FISHER, a member of the
Wilmington Conference is now in town
selling Moody, his Words, Work and
Workers. the book that has had such an
immense run for the past year. The work
Is sold only by agents, and now is the only
convenient time to get it, while Mr.. Fisher
IS here. Price, 81 and 1915 per copy.
THE concert of the Hayes Quartet. of
Philadelphia, given in this town on Thurs.
day evening last was not satisfying to the
audience. The music was too thin for
professional organization like it to ask
public patronage for. The basso was good.
and that about eXhausts the measure OF
compliment extended by the Smyrna audi
ence.
WE are informed that an indictment will
be presented to our Grand Jury at the
comming session of Court against the Del.
*. Il. Go. for permitting the locomotive to
stand IN the street at the depot in this
town, to the danger Of persons driving
fighty horses. The move is at the instigae5
ton OF individuals who have to travel the
road frequently.
The Alderman Lord farm (property of
the late JOS \. Lord) at Black bird station.
six miles from this town, was sold at sheriff
sale on Monday to VIM. c. EliaSon, of Phila..
Ia former townsman) 3G2 acres, for 81 100,
which, with prior liens, will make value
foot up to about $l3, ,260. Also, two tracts
IN Odessa to same purchaser-house and
lot for $4,000 and lot for $780,
THE Centennial NJ. E. Church of this
town will be dedicated on Sunday week.
9TH Of October, and the following divines
will be present: Rev. Solomon Cooper, p.
F.; Rev. F. Landing Of New York Rev.
Jos. d. Ebert, of Dover, and others. 1t is
not yet known which Of the ministers will
preach the dedicatory sermon. Trains will
be run from Easton and Chestertown.
A MAN named Ahrahams was shot in
Philadelphia on Sunday week by q crowd
of rufhans, and the Philadelphia papers an.
nounce that one of the perpetrators was
the man Rose, who picked the pocket of
u. w. Cummins, jr., of this town, in that
city yea7 ago. Mr.. c. caught the fellow
through the assistance of lady who saw
the robbery, and he was sent to prison for
one year. His term of imprisonment ex.
plred Aug. llth last, SO he is hardly out of
Jail before he is in again.
The DEDICATION of Mount Zion Church
(for colored people) in Severson's Neck,
near Smyrna, will take place on Sunday
sept. 3Oth at 1870 A. NJ. The church has
been under erection for several years, and
is now completed and we want to raise the
amount Of one hundred and forty dollars.
The Rev. B. T. Tanner, D. D., of Philadel.
phia, will preach the dedication sermon.
Rev. II. Turner, d. D., will preach at 4, p.
N. A cordial invitation is extended to all
by the pastor, CHAs. II. GREEN.
The accident to the PterreDont has been
thoroughly repaired-a new boiler put in
and the boat newly painted-and she is on
hnr pO11t0 AMIN Dt ho L. i
increase her speed considerably and she has
greatly increased her cabin capacity. The
old boiler was on deck; the new one is in the
hold, and the deck space thus saved adds
about one-third more room to the cabin
and greatly increases the accommodation
OF passengers. Sheis now in excellent trim
and doing a decidedly good business. So
much for the enterprise Of j. f. Tygert e.
Co.
DRAPER GIBsON, young negro man from
Easton, who has been working at Tygert &
Co.'S phosphate factory, was sent to iail on
Monday for stealing a lot of clothing from
lhos. Lum, of this town. Thomas's wife
takes IN washing, and the clothing belonged
to her customers. Thomas overhauled the
young man at Clayton on Saturday night,
whilst he was trying to get off on the Md.
~ DC4' LItIH, anu recovered the goods and
a board bill he had failed to pay. The
citizens OF Clayton had lively chase after
Gibson, before he was captured. 1t is
stated that jails are not much of a novelty
to him, but the Dover whipping post may
tickle him. He has a good education.
LAST week we reported the failure of
Jas. +. Rutherford & Co. of New York
city, the commission n men with whom many
OF our peach men had dealings. The
failure is not very serious one, however,
and none of the parties here will be very
heavy losers. The misfortunate occurring
right at the end of the season, the shippers
had sold the great bulk of their fruit and
had cotton the money on their checks, all
but one or two of the last ones, which were
small. The loss of the firm altogether
will not exceed $4,000, and some say
$4,000, of which Mr.. r. hopes to be able to |
pay so per cent. The trouble was caused
by the failure of parties who bought the
FIRMS fruit to keep their contracts. Hardly
any grower in this neighborhood will lose
more than $40 or SIS.
TEMPERANCE MEETING.-The Sunday after. |
noon temperance meetings have been re.
sumed at the town hall, this town, and the |
first meeting for the fall campaign was