Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

ing, VIII commence at omyfna Landing
next Sunday.
o. B. VosHELL, Thos. Rawlins and Thos.
Wilson have been elected ushers for the
NJ. f. Church of this town.
REV. j. T. WRIGHT, recently the Episcopal
rector of this town, has left the church at
Lewes and gone to Wilmington.
A. L. HUDSON, near town, will be the
heaviest peach shipper from this section.
lie will send away about 10000 baskets
REV. P. II. RAwLINs, of Smyrna Circuit
NJ. E. Church, has commenced revival
meetings at his Severson charge, in "the
Neck"
We are indebted to L. E. Anthony for
box of elegant evaporated fruit. 1t is of
almost the exact fruit color, so nicely has it
been dried.
COMFORTS won't come unmixed. The
rain of last week, as badly as it was needed,
ruined nearly half the fodder of this section,
it is thought.
Two of our citizens, on Saturday after
noon last, shot over hundred rail birds in
about one hour and a quarter on the
Smyrna Landing marshes.
l. X. SHoRTMAN will again apply for
liquor license at the next term of court
He publishes a big list of signers. Chas.
Smith also renews his notice.
WORK has been resumed on the new
Methodist Church at Kenton, and Rev. Mr..
Rawlins, the pastor, hopes to be ready for
dedication about the first Of November.
EVANS & Co. have issued bills offering
reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the party who fired their basket factory
at Clayton. They seem fully impressed
with the idea that it was of incendiary
origin.
THE schooner Maggie jefferson, from Little
Creek Landing loaded with salt hay and
bound for Philadelphia, sank on the upper
side of the mouth of Smyrna Creek on
Thursday evening last. She will be raised
as soon as possible. She had about $l2S
worth of hay aboard.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH A GUN.-On Mon
day afternoon, while Corsa, son of Isaac
Sammons (colored), near Morton, was
attempting to fire gun, it bursted, mutila-
ting his hand so badly that amputation was
necessary. The operation was successfully
performed by Drs. Parvis, of Leipsic, and
Smith, of Morton.
Moses, son of Moses Price, of this town,
has gone to Media to school; Flecher, son
of John B. Cooper, has entered the Con-
ference Academy, Dover, and Lizzie, daugh-
ter OF f. 5. Garrison, near town, has gone
to Bordentown, N. j. Glen, son of Rev.
John Hough, has gone to Easton, Nd, to
learn carriage trimming.
WE now have two substantial policemen,
N Tlono of aAp1nopofivvolxy H.
Commissioners last week appointed Garrett
Jones and Sam'l Richards to that office,
and being men of good discretion, we are
assured of a more peaceful town. There is
a decided change for the better in the
good order of our streets already.
THE U. S. Court, in Wilmington last Sat
urday, ordered the debt due VanGasken
IL Cats from the bankrupt firm of Hamil-
ton & Cummins to be paid, regardless of
the bankruptcy petition. The petition of
Mrs. Sarah Bailey, also desiring the pay
ment of a debt due her from the same
delinquent firm, is to be decided on the
9th of October.
Col. RAYMOND, President Fruit Growers
National Bank, this town, left yesterday
for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he goes
to join his wife and spend several weeks.
Theodore Murphey, of Ii. c. Murphey e.
Bro, Alley Mills, near town, has gone to
Newark, to his fathers to recruit his
health, and proposes going to California.
VIM. ii. Carr and wife are spending this
week at Rehoboth, and Miss Mollie Hough
goes onavisit to several Eastern Shore towns.
THE peach trade is slowly winding up.
The shipments will be very light after this
week. Our local shipments amount to
from three to five carloads per day, but
the Nd. & Del. road is still bringing to
Clayton from fourteen to eighteen cars
daily. The prices are Stacking off some
what because the fruit is inferior. The wet
weather is against it, and the storm of last
Friday blew thousands from the trees.
BAPTISM OF METHoDIsTs BY IMMERsIoN.-
On Monday afternoon last Rev. 2. Ii.
Rawlins, NJ. E. minister of this town, adj
ministered the rite of Baptism by INNER
sion to two candidates, at the Hoffecker
mill pond, near town, in the presence of a
goodly number Of spectators. This is
rather new feature in Methodist polity,
though in accordance with the Church
creed, candidates being allowed the choice
In the matter. The mode of procedure
was after the Baptist formula.
| m ONLl ChAk6E.-EnOcu tlnef, Young
negro man living in this neighborhood, was
sent to Dover Jail last Wednesday, charged
with intent to commit an outrage. upon
Mrs. Sarah Rheims, wife of John Rheims
Jr., living near the Alley Mills, three miles
from this town. 1t seems that Piner was
at Rheims's on Monday night, the Sd, and
in the absence of Rheims made an indecent
proposal to Mrs. r. This she resented and
ran from the house. She states that he
tried to catch hold of her as she ran, but
failed. Mrs. r. is young woman, with
one or two children. .Piner was acquainted
with the family and has always been re-
garded favorably in the neighborhood.
ALL-DAY TENT MEETING.-Proyidence per.
mitting, the Young Peoples Christian
Association of the NJ. E. Church, SMYRNA,
will hold an all-day tent meeting at SMYRNA
Landing, on Sabbath next, to which ali are
most cordially invited. The following pro.
gramme will be observed: At Q A. NJ, PRAYER
and experience meeting; l01, preaching
T ! P. NJ, concert Of holy song; 8, preaching
8, preaching. Let us meet for a day OF
sweet communion and worship, and earnest
effort for the salvation of our neighbors
Parties are requested to bring their dinners
which are to be eaten in picnic fashion
| in the ward y c,