Smyrna times., 1877-08-01
SMYRNA AND vICINITy

OF TINS town, and W. ii. Baggs Assistant.
CHAs. PATTERSON, of this town. has been
appointed assistant telegraph operator at
Mt. Pleasant Station during the neach
season.
JOHN X. WILSON, in the Alley, has n
couple of COWS he thinks worthy of notice.
They have twin calves. The first pair
came in the spring and the second a few
days ago.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE is TO be opened at
at Woodside, on the Del. Road, for benefit
OF peach shippers. George Woodkeepor of
this town will be operator Woodsidc is
the next station below Wyoming.
SEVERAL of our citizens are off on sum-
mer tours-Miss Lizzie Parrott to Wilkes.
barre, Pa; Miss Mary Cummins to Ocean
Grove, n. j., and Mrs, Miss Annie and
VIM. Holding to ST. Micheals, Md.
REV. +. STUBBs filled his old pulpit,
! Asbury Chnrch, Wilmington, last Sunday.
Ills pulpit here was occupied by Rev. Mr..
| Morrell, of New Jersey, in the morning
and Rev. Mr.. Rawlins, of Smyrna Circuit,
in the evening
The IRMA QUARTETTE" is an organiza-
ton OF our town, composed of four of the
N.
| VIZ: w. G. Pierce, Tenor; A. z. Spruance
| Soprano w. ?. Dickson, Baritone; J. +.
Hotlecker, Basso.
DURING the thunder storm last Friday
afternoon, the lightning struck on the
Oliver farm, near town, injuring a wagon
under tree and severely stunning the
housekeeper Mrs Foreakers, who was in
sensible for quite a while
Or the thirty odd fruit dryers manufac-
tured i'll this town by the Messrs. Tavlor
for various parties this season, none, hardly.
have been for farmers near at hand. i,
L. Hudson, near town, has put up one, and
John Anthony has increased the CAPACITY
OF hls-his own invention-while a Mr..
Mickey, at Moorton, has also erected one.
ACCORDING to the St. Michaels Comet the
train men on the Md. 6 Del. r. r. started
a strike last week and organized riot,
when breaSman from Marydel threw n
stone ut an egg crate and broke lot of
stale eggs, which smelt so badly that the
rioters had to retreat. The rioters
demanded more time to pick huck klebcrries
at the different stations.
THE following Smyrnians from abroad
are now home on visit, viz: VIM. J. Car
row and bride, and Thos. L. Carrow. from
New York; Miss Laura V. Doughten and
Harry VanGasken, Wilmington; Miss Nan
ME Spruance, DR.. f. Grewer, Frank Crow.
VIM. Rothwell, Geo. Wells and wife Mrs.
Elizabeth and John Denney Wright. John
7. Mustard, Charles r. Clements and
Johnny Emerson, Philadelphia; Richard
Brockson, Brdgeton, y. j.: Charles
Waters, Elkton, Nd; Richard Culbreth.
Southboro, Mass.
THE pulpit of St. Peters Church. Fnisco.
pal, this town, is occupied each Sunday by
minister from abroad, and will continue
to be until rector is called. The follow
ing ministers have officiated for the past
SIX weeks, viz: Revs. j. Cowpland New
port, Del. W. B. Burke, Reading, Pa:
b. ID. Abbott, Whitestone, n. Y: w. J.
harding, Germantown, Pa. w. j. Henson.
Reading, Pa, and VIM. Winslow, Phila.
Rev. j. B. Clemson, of Claymont, is ex.
pected to preach next Sunday.
CoLoRED PEOPLES RALLY.-The colored
people of this town, those interested in the
construction of the new church now build.
ing back of the Presbyterian Church. are
to have grand rally here on Sunday. Aug.
10Th. Rev. NJ. J. Landing of New York,
and other prominent colored ministers are
70 be present. Excursion trains are to be
run from Chestertown and Easton, and il
is also expected that steamer will bring
an excursion from Phila. 20 Bombay Hook
and thence by train to this town.
STILL ANOTHER EXCURSION TO Cape NAV
Will be made next Wednesday, Aug. Sth,
under the auspices of the Odd Fellows Of
Chestertown. Train will leave SMYRNA at
1.3O in the morning. Fare, round trim.
only $l.50. This will make the fourth for
the season, all the others having proved so
delightful as to make them successful
The one last week was even better patron.
ized than any yet given. Parties can spend
four or tive hours at Cape May and be home
here by 7.3O in the evening. See ad.
OUR former young townsman, Thos. f.
huntington, (son of J. S. Huffinctonl was
IN the thickest of the fight at Pittsburp
lie Is captain in the lst Penna. Regt.. of
Phlla., and defended the round house at
flttsourg that terrible Saturday night
until the mob set it on fire. He had 100
men under his command, in the roand
house, against whom 5000 rioters were
pitted all night. Thirty or fortv of the
mob were killed but none of his men were
hurt until the fire drove them out on
Sunday morning They fought their wav
through the rioters eighteen of the com.
mand being killed.
The Blackbird camp is now in progress.
and seems to be most literally patronized'
better perhaps than usual. 1t is being sue.
cessfully conducted by Rev. Mr.. Carroll. of
Appoqulnlmink circuit. There are forty
tents. The Smyrna tent" presided over
by number Of young ladies of this town.
is the headquarters for our citizens who
visit the camp in large numbers. The
following ministers have officiated, viz:
Revs. P. III. Rawlins and Chas. Hill. of this
town; /. S. Terry of Leipsic; J. B. Mann.
J. M. Pegg and A. Scott, of Wilmington
Jas. Morrell, of New Jersey; Geo. r. Bris,
tor, New Castle; J. NJ. Williams, Dover
T.. b. Killiam, Wilmington j. BRYAN, Fred.
erica, and E. P. Aldred, Of Cecilton-the
latter this afternoon. The closing exercises
Will be held on Friday morning.
The FISHING PARTY from this town who
started on a fishing excursion down the
Bay last week have been and returned
and they seem particularly glad of the re.
turn, because it looked at one time ne
though they would not carry out that part
OF the programme, when a storm struck