Smyrna times., 1877-02-21
SMYRNA AND VICINITY,

VAN GAsKEN & CATS are going to erect
lumber sheds and an office on the old
depot site, in this town.
REV. Jos. 7. WRIGHT, recently rector of
st. Peters Church, this town, is for the
present afiiciating at Lewes, Sussex co.
We propose to give list of all the
farmers who change residence in this
neighborhood on moving day, March lst
E. HARRY BECK has discontinued mer
chandizing here, and Edw. Beck & Co.
take the stand, now one of the best in the
town. See card.
REV. j. L. CALDWELL, Of Dover, is to oc
cupy the Methodist pulpit of this town
next Sunday ("missionary day and preach
the missionary sermon.
RICHARD S. CULBRETH, of this town, Ia
last years graduate of IEarvard) has been
offered and has accepted one Of the Master
ships of Latin and Mathematics in ST.
Marks Academy, scarborough, Mass, at a
salary Of 1900 dollars.
A. E. WoRDEN, of this town, is going to
Philadelphia to live, and will sell off his
household goods at auction next Tuesday
afternoon. Theodore Whitlock, at Clayton,
Will ttlSO dUClIOil Ills furniture lcAl kCdluF-
day. He is going to break up housekeep-
ing.
THE Mt. Friendship Singing Association
(colored) will give ain entertainment at
their church, between Smyrna and Kenton,
on Friday evening. This is decidedly u we'll
drilled musical organization-the only one
in this section, either white or colored, so
far as we know.
JOHN r. GRIFFIN, of Tuckahoe Neck,
Caroline, co., Md, and john TmaX. near
this town, have traded farms. Mr. Griffin
gives his farm of 100 acres in Raymond's
Neck, (between Smyrna and Leipsic) to
Mr.. Truax for farm of 1876 acres that he
(TruaX) owns in Tuckahoe.
THE noon-day meetings in this town were
discontinued last week at the NJ. +. Church,
| after six weeks duration. The night meet
ings still continue, (now in their eighth
week and the o'clock childrcn's meetings,
three evenings in the week, The conycr-
sions number over seventy. Six more can
didates were taken into probationary mem
bership on Sunday.
VENDUEs AMONG THE FARMERs.--They
take place as follows: To-day, Dist, VIM.
II. Hoffecker, in the Neck; tomorrow, 22d,
John r. Wilson in the Alley-a large sale of
stock; Friday, 23d Isaac Maccy, over in
Blackbird HID, and Chas. w. Walker, down
the Neck; Saturday, 24th, John N. Hop.
kins on the Bell farm, west of town; Mon
day, Goth, Jas. c. Lattomus, over in Black
bird Hid.
THE citizens of Morton are talking of
putting up a fruit dryer and saw mill for
the coming season. \ meeting is shortly
to be held to consider the dryer question.
1t is understood that Hon. Chas. Brown, OF
Dover, is willing to take stock in it. DR..
Smith, there, has nearly completed his
stylish new residence, and the handsome
new store and dwelling Of WIN. II. Dawson
is also nearly finished.
GONE FIsHING.-Five young mon OF
this town have concluded to try fisherman
luck at Bombay Hook. With a seine ot
eighty-fve yards and provisions for q
month, they left town on Monday for tho
fishing shanties OH the lower end Of the
Island, where they will spend the season il
the fish "pan out all right. The party arc
Burien Grant, John Slyhoff, Abel FAIRIES
John Cosden jr., and VIM. Glandcn jr
SALE OF THE KENT COUNTY RAILROAD
The Kent county Railroad from Claytor
to Chestertown, Nd. was sold at public
auction, under decree of court, at Ches
tertown, Md, on last Thursday. 1t wa
: purchased by Messrs. John w. Sterlin,
and Richard Hynson, trustees for JAY
Gould and other bondholders. 1t brough
$33,450. This is about $1,000 per mile
Gould, before the sale, owned about $500,
600 of the 100000 worth Of bonds.
WEDDING ANNIvERsARY-Mr and Mrs
VIM. W .Naylor, (son of VIM. Naylor) of New
castle County celebrated their wooden wed
ding last evening at their residence nea
Greenspring, near this town. Presents o
an abundance of wooden-ware were be
slowed upon the happy couple. In tokei
of thanks a grand table of sweetmeats anC
luXuries was spread, and about sevent
persons partook of them with keen aprt
t tte. After supper quiet and social ever
ing was enjoyed by the company
The colored people Of this town had
, clever excitement on Thursday last.
q stalwart negro shoemaker here name,
| Gibbs, struck a cclored woman (Chas. Wi
! ley's wife) with club and nearly braine
| her. The clubbing of woman in tn
! street by man-especially man Of Gibbs
q propOrtions-was rather cowardly and e2
( asperating. The provOcation on the pal
O | OF Ine woman Is Salu 10 nave Decn sign
Gibbs was taken before Alderman BudC
who held him in $500 bail for his appea
ance at court.
q IMPROVEMENTS NEAR TowN--Andre
e Spear has nearly finished two.andaha
# story building on his Vandegrift farm 0
a the Collins Beach road, about two mil,
q from town. The dwelling was destroye
q by fire last fall, it will be remembers,
y Geo. ID. Stevenson has also nearly cor
+ pleted his neat new dwelling on his far
# near Green Spring, while VIM. Z. Rigg
n near by, has commenced the erection of
I fine dwelling on his Rothwell tract of
~ acres, opposite his home farm. Th
h section is quite as active as Moorton in Il
70 way Of improvements.
The NJ. D. & DEL. Il. R.-Some of IL
papers are stating that the Md. & Del. ro;
5e talk of stopping its trains because Il
1t bridges are not safe. We understand tn
n this item is published, it is thought, in Il
IL interest of certain parties who desire to 4
le preciate the stock, in view of the fore
or sale Of the road, which will have to tai
IN place sometime during the summc
ut all reports to the contrary notwithstandir
I'd The road is not in very good condition, b
e. the Company is under contract to carry t