Smyrna times., 1877-09-05
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

1HE drought IS getting serious, especially
for mill ponds.
THE steamer Ariel has been repaired and
resumes her trips tomorrow
MISS MOLLIE THOMPSON, an excellent in.
structor, advertises for music scholars.
THE melancholy days have come to the
| children. School commenced on Monday.
BACON e. OAKLEY, produce dealers here,
have dissolved, and Mr.. Bacon goes it
| alone, as he is we'll able to do.
The closing party of the season at Col
Inns Beach takes place o-morrow-Thurs-
day-evening Extra music, extra supper,
&c.
SUMMER travel is subsiding. Mrs. c. Cloak
has gone on visit to Boston and Thos.
Oakley to Minnesota-perhaps to reside.
Miss Annie Hough has gone on a tour to
several Eastern Shore towns.
D. j. CUMMtNs is putting up a pretty new
dwelling on his Ball farm, in the Neck.
The old one was recently destroyed by fire.
John Wright has also commenced the
erection of a storehouse at Clayton.
THE Young Peoples Christian Association
of this town propose holding what they
call Church Camp Meeting at Smyrna
| Landing, in front of the Chapel, on Sun
day week, Sept. 18th. More definite in.
formation ir next issue.
MISS RIVERS commenced her school in
the Town Hall on Monday, under favorable
auspices. She has had long experience in
Baltimore and elsewhere in the higher
branches of a practical education, and is
ably assisted by Miss Jones and Miss Haz-
zard, two accomplished young ladies. Miss
j. is thoroughly endorsed as a thorough
musician.
The trunks robbed at Clayton the night
the depot was burglarzed belonged to
Mrs. Lizzie Aldridge and Miss Maria Tay-
lor, of Philadelphia, who were on their
way to visit friends near Chesterville, Md.
They failed to get their trunks transferred
to the Kent train at Clayton, the day they
went down, and they were put in the depot
for safety.
OLD FRIENDs.-The following ex-Smvr
mans from abroad have returned home to
visit friends since our last issue: Robt. S.
Wilds, Robt. McC. Boyer, and Mrs. Annie
E. and Miss Carrie Scout, all of Philadel-
phia Mrs. Allie Pratt Hazell of Somerset
CO., Md; Mrs. Scureman, (ree Helen Shain)
of Chester, Pa, and Samuel Daniels, one Of
our old farmers, Of Duncannon, western
Pennsylvania.
CUNNING ACCIDENT AT CLAYToN.-A boy
of Is years, Daniel, son of Daniel Fite. at
Clayton, had his right arm nearly shot off
by cunning accident, last Saturday. He
was cunning and dragged his gun towards
him, muzzle first, through the bushes
The hammer was tripped and almost the
whole load of shot entered his arm. Dr.
Clifton, of this town, was called in, and,
assisted by DR.. Collins, amputated the arm,
near the shoulder The little fellow is
doing well. He walked mile and a half
or two miles, to his home, after the acci-
dent.
THAT OUTSIDE ALLOwANCE-The Benevo-
lent Society of this town is circulating peti-
tlons praying the Trustees of the Poor to
reconsider their action, and again renew
the 81 allowance per month to needy par.
ties outside the Almshouse The petitions
are being almost universally signed. The
ladies of the Benevolent Society have had
the supervision of six or seven of the par
ties IN this town who have been receiving
this allowance for years, and they state
that to cut off the bounty now that winter
is coming on will prove a serious calamity.
They further set forth that it would be i'm.
possible 10 house all the recipients in the
Almshouse as it is now quite full
PEACHES are still being shipped at the
rate of from to 10 car loads per pay from
this locality. This is heavier than was pre.
dicted at this end of the season, but the
shipments will materially decline in a few
days and the trade will be over by the end
of next week, or nearly So One especial
feature Of this season greatly in favor of the
shipments, is the splendid carrying condi-
ton of the fruit. The dry weather enables
it to stand up and it has been sent away by
many growers in a much ripper condition
than formerly. The ripeness has had much
to do with good prices. The prices this
morning were-Phila., brisk at 75c CdSI.25
New York, 85c.( .(G$l.50; Boston, $3.50 on
best stock only.
OFF FOR SCHOoL.-On Monday, Katie.
daughter of Col. Douglass, and Jennie,
daughter of Jos. Smithers, left town to
enter Pittsburg Female College and Con.
servatory of Music. David Streets, son of
Edward Streets, has gone to Bridgeton,
n. j., to read medicine. Andrew, son of
Jos. Smithers, and Thomas, son of Rev.
Z. ii. Rawlins, have entered the Confer
SHSS hSauG1yJ OOfSf' lney go ana re-
turn on the train, morning and evening.
Lizzie Reese, ward of John II. Bewley, is to
enter Bordentown Female College, n. ].
In this connection we will also add that
j. w. Flick, one of our successful business
men, goes in a week or two to Belview
Hospital College, New York City, to attend
medical lectures. Hedesires to understand
the art of making pills as we'll as bread out
of his dough.
BETTER ORDER IN THE TowN.-There has
been so much dissatisfaction about the dis.
order in our streets that petitions are now
in circulation praying the Town Commits
sioners to call a public meeting to devise
more rigid police system for the mainte
nance of the peace. The petitions are
being almost universally signed. Our
citizens are slow to wrath, and slow to
move, hence it is natural to infer that the
proyyocation is pretty great to goad them on
70 TINS step. A great many complain of
the disorder that comes from illicit whisky
selling, up town, and will doubtless be red
hot after this element of dscord. Just
now money is little more plentiful with
some OF our people and they are liberal to
fault. MANY in oltr midst raaIIv ayr,os,