Smyrna times., 1877-10-03
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

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y FINE organ, manufactured by J. B..
| Evans & Co., of this town, has been put on
exhibition at the Middletown fair.
Miss MARTHA A. STANTON. as administra-
triX, will sell the household goods late of
her father on Saturday afternoon next
TERRENCE CARv1N, of Blacllbird, offers 800
| reward for the recovery of 800 in money
lost by him at Bombay Hook on the 18th
of September.
THE Buckingham farm, recently sold in
| Dover, 346 acres for $4,515, was purchased
by Mr.. Massey for Sam'l Walker, of Ken
ton. The farm is near Dinah's Corner.
A "PRoF." Donaldson, a sleight-ofhand
performer, tried to show here last Friday
and Saturday evenings. His audiences
consisted Of the boys who rang the bell.
FIVE handsome colts, Golddust stock,
sired in this neighborhood and Leipsic, are
on exhibition at the Middletown fair, and
Golddust himself is entered for one Of the
races.
REV. T. STUBBs, of this town, goes to
| dedicate a church at Speddin's, Dorchester
co., Md, next Sunday. Rev. c. NJ. Pegg,
of Wilmington, is to occupy his pulpit here
in the morning.
ABRAHAM P. SHANNON. formerly a mer-
chant of this town, and resident of Bel.
mont, died in Christiana, near Wilmington,
on Sunday, in his S0th year. He was
formerly Recorder for New Castle CO., ap.
pointed by Gov. Cannon.
THERE is a slight change in tie time
table of the Del. r. r. The mixed train
now leaves Smyrna at 3.45 in the
afternoon, instead of go. The morning
mail is due here minutes later, but this
will be ample time for opening the mail by
the noon hour.
WE don't know that we ought to publish
this item, but it has already been sent to
the Erc5y Ece1ttng from FELTON,, by a CORES
pondent, and reads thus: 1t is said that in
November one Of our bellies is to be mar.
ried to q promising young doctor Of
Smyrna. The anticipated wedding has
been the talk OF the town for some time.
Both parties are well known and highly
connected.
ABOUT ten days ago, Henry S. Anthony,
one of our young farmers on the Kenton
road, 3 miles from town, got his hand ter
ribly crushed whilst threshing wheat lie
was putting on a belt, and got his hand
caught between it and the wheel Almost
every bone in the back Of his hand was
broken, and at first it was thought ampu-
tation would be necessary, but that can be
avoided. DR.. Swiney has the case.
LAST week we stated that the passenger
receipts for Smyrna and Clayton were lar
ger this year than for the corresponding
months Of last year, notwithstanding the
advantage of the Centennial travel last sea
son. This is correct as to Smyrna, but not
Clayton, except the mere local travel. The
branch roads, Kent County and Nd. & Del,
last year diverted the travel from Baltimore
to the Centennial and made immense re-
ceipts for Clayton.
y DESPERATELY WICKED AcT.-One morn
ing last week Michael Riley, one of the
most respected and unobtrusive Of our
Irish citizens, went into his stable and
found his horse badly cut on the shoulder,
and a profuson of blood in the STALL The
window was found open, and it is supposed
some one forced his way through ii and
did the deed. Mr.. Riley, however. has no
idea who the party can be, and it's fortunate
for the party, perhaps, that he hasn't
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR THE FMR.-The regu.
l'el llHlIlo lull DiNlIy IOE LIlc -flluiICtOWn
fair-the morning train too soon and the
afternoon train too late-so, at the solicita
ton of Mr.. Smithers, the Agent. Supt
Mills has consented to run a special train
from this town tomorrow and Friday. to
leave here at 1915 and Clayton at 1880
Fare, round trip and admission inclu
ded, 81 from Smyrna and 9j cts. from
Clayton. Heretofore about two-thirds Of
the people have driven to the fair from this
section.
The National Convention Of the Protes.
tant Episcopal Church convenes in Boston
tomorrow. Col. Raymond of this town, is
one of the delegates from Delaware Great
interest attaches to this Convention. as it
is expected that a lively discussion will
arise with reference to ritualism and also
with reference to change of the name of
the Church. The other delegates from
this State are Rev. Messrs. Brooks. Doug
lass, McKim and Littell of the clergy, and
Messrs. ). NJ. Curtis, w. j. Fell and Geo.
II. Bates, of the laity.
THE Mancha Agency, of this town. A.
Price Griffith manager has sold the farm
of Mrs. r. d. Hoflecker, two miles out on the
Dover road, near the Big Oak" to Sam'l
B. briggs, of New Haven, Con. Price So.
469.O2 cash for the farm Of Is acres and
personal property. Mr.. briggs moves down
at once with his family. He has already
commenced extended Improvements.
building an addition, painting up, &c.
| The Worden Manfg Co. have the contract.
| Mr.. D., like most Of the Northern men who
have settled in our midst, comes with
ample resources and progressive ideas.
The DEDICATION OF THE New CoLORED
CHURcH.-The colored peoples new church
in this town-Centennial NJ. +. Church
will be dedicated next Sunday. A large
crowd of people is expected, as trains are
to be run from both Easton and Chester.
town. Collections are to be taken up in
both the Episcopal and Methodist Churches
OF the town, at the morning session, in aid
OF this new enterprise 1t is thought that
Rev. Mr.. Landing, (col.) of Phila., will
preach the dedicatory sermon. Rev. e. NJ.
Pegg, OF the Wilmington Conference, is to
occupy the new pulpit in the evening. lie
is to preach for Rev. Mr.. Stubs in the
morning.
The TEMPERANCE MEETING at the town
hall, IN this town, last Sunday afternoon
was addressed by Rev. +. Stubbs, j. "
Smith and Rev. Mr.. Boyd, Of Philadelphia
who was officiating for the day at the Epis
| copal Church. Remonstrances against the