Smyrna times., 1877-06-13
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


Delaware Medical Society at Dover, yes
terday. See report.
OK Saturday next, juno 10th, the Calvary |
Sunday school Episcopal, of Wilmington) |
will make an excursion to Collins Beach, |
on the steamer Arid.
THE TEMPERANCE MEETING, tomorrow
evening, at the town hall, will be addressed |
by Rev. L. Stubbs All who have the
temperance work at heart are invited to
attend.
THE festival given by the ladies of Ray
monds M. E. Church, near town, lastweek,
was greatly enjoyed, and netted nearly $45.
The ladies thank the people for their
liberal assistance.
THE Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee, D. d., will
officiate in St. Peters Church ID. w on
next Lords day, the Sd Sunday after
Trinity, in the morning and administer
the rite of confirmation.
ADvERTIsERs.-Cheap John, an auction
here tomorrow night of household goods;
S. Redmond Smith, bankrupt notice; a
party wants to buy town bonds w. t.
Cavender, carriage for sale.
WIN. SILVER, an ex-member of the Legis-
lature and former resident of this town,
has deserted his wife in Philadelphia and
she has sued him for a support. \ full
report is published in another column.
ISAAC SOLOMON, of Calvert county, Md,
Smyrnian who formerly run big oyster
cannery on Solomon's Island, near Balti-
more, has invented q motor by which
sewing machines are driven without
! treadle.
A GAME of base ball, the first of the
season, was played here yesterday between
our home club and the Mutuals, of Odessa.
An awfu! score was made-35 to 81 in favor
of the Mutuals. 1t was the first effort Of
the Smyrna club at the bat.
THE Hcnt Ne,oS announces a forced sale
of land in Chestertown, last week, a small
farm Of 5S acres, about half a mile from
Sassafras, on the Smyrna road, to Alexander
McNeal, of Smyrna, for $50 per acre. Who
is Alex. McNeal of Smyrna?
Mrs. LANK, wife of VIM. j. Lank,
formerly resident of this town, died very
unexpectedly, after about As hours sick
ness, last week. She lived in Red Lion
Hundred. She leaves eleven children.
She was formerly Miss Melvin, OF
Frederica
WE are indebted to w. Polk Cummins
near town, and Thos. Hartup, of Thorough
fare Neck, for boxes Of strawberries. Mr.
C.'s were decidedly the largest we have
seen during the season. Mr.. Hartup, who
confines himself to our local market, bring.
the best berries sold in this town.
THE improvements on the steamer Pierre
p0nt are now progressing at the Landing
An entire new upper deck is being built
| with 0ohif
freight house. Messrs. Tygert & Co. ar,
making almost new boat Of her Anothe
steamer is on in her stead during the re
pairs.
BLACKBIRD CAMP.-We understand tha
5 there is an effort being made to hold ;
G "Blackbird camp" Notwithstanding tht
! virtual decision not to have one. 1t i
reported that Rev. Mr.. Carroll, of Appo
quinimink Circuit, is not favorable to tn
e move, but Messrs. Hutchinson, Ingram ant
n others of his congregation have taken tn
matter in hand.
+ EXCURSION TO CAPE MAY.-Eforts ar
being made by tho NJ. Z. and NJ. p. Sabbat
Schools of Chestertown, Md, to have
Q joint excursion to Cape May about tn
o second week in July, via the Bombay Hoo
l. road and Smyrna. AT Sea Grove, which
. near the steamers wharf, the children wi
:, have their picnic under large pavilion
II within three hundred yards of the ocean.
" IT will be seen by the proceedings of tn
3 Protestant Episcopal Convention, in anotht
d column, that Col. Raymond, of this towr
1t was elected a delegate to The Boston Gel
n eral Convention of the Church. 1t is
very unusual thing for the Diocesan Col
&c vention to elect party a Delegate who
S. not a member of the Convention thi
10 elects. YET such compliment was extende
# to the Colonel.
<. \ TERRIBLE ACCIDENT occurred at I'll
" Worden Basket Factory, in this town, la
!: Thursday. young man, Jas. Collins, (sc
10 Of Leonard) somehow got his arm in CO.
as tact with circular saw, which ripped Il
IS flesh from the bone from the wrist to abo
+ the elbow, severing the main artery.
! Collins was called in and, assisted by i
u Clifton, dressed the wound. He is doil
le we'll and amputation can be avoided it
le now thought.
n THE STRAWBERRY CROP is about over al
rs the growers are discouraged. There
n plenty Of fruit yet on the vines butTt wor
pay to ship it. Telegrams were sent
e down the road yesterday from the NJ
er York commission men, not to forward al
at more-they would not bring cts. per
IN The price has averaged from TO cts.
-. the season, against 10 to - heretofore.
~ is the most discouraging year we have ey
ne had for this fruit, TIE growers say.
81 SAMUEL P. GOODWIN, of the well-knoy
:" firm of Wood, Marsh & Co., Philadelph
la delivered his temperance lecture in t
ets NJ. Z. Church of this town last Wednesd
ty. evening, according to announcement, a
Id to good audience, despite the rain a
the entertainment at the Hall. He il
strong advocate of the Murphy plan of
he ormation-repentance to God as well a
ow pledge to total abstinance--known
ve gospel temperance. His lecture, which v
descriptive rather than discoursive, '
S'e entertaining, his descriptions being of su
ms cases of remarkable reformation as h;
ith come under his own notice, mainly. HI
,en President of the Franklin Reformat,
Home, and his many years experience W
men far gone in their cups has been thu
ket ing at times.
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the COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
ase The citizens of Milford have decided
pa celebrate the 4th of July.