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

visitors this week.
No EXPRESS matter can now be sent north
i'll the afternoon. The two morning trains
carry express matter.
WM. DEwHuRsT, of this town, will make
l'u'lc sale Of his household goods, next
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
JOnN Ii. BEwLEY, Of this town, killed
this week hog which weighed $50 lbs.
This is the heaviest hog killed yet in this
locality.
Mr.. FLICK, has decorated his beautiful
window with handsome stock of Christmas
goods, sent on from New York. See what
he says in another column.
THE wedding of Mr.. Baynard last week,
made the sixth that has been solemnized
in the family in six years-sons and daughters
| OF John Baynard, of this town.
THE beautiful weather, inviting our ladies
as it does to the open air, together with the
more than hundred visitors, gives our
streets a more lively air than usual.
SUPT. GROVES extends for the Teachers
Institute, cordial invitation to all citizens
of the town to attend the meetings in the
town hall, especially those of the evening.
Rev. JOHN HoUGH, of this town, Presid.
ing Elder of Dover District, has purchased
the property in Denton belonging to the
estate of the late Rev. DR.. T. j. Quigley,
for 81 200.
THE new store house just finished at
Clayton by John Wright is to be occupied
by Perkins & Wright, sonin.law and son of
Mr.. w. They are now putting in a new
stock of goods.
A WAGON load of goods passed through
town one day last week, which had been
driven all the way from Canada, and was
bound for Salisbury, Nd. 1t was eight
days in reaching Smyrna.
A COOP SHOwING.-There is not single
delinquent this year from this town, among
the policyholders of the Kent County In.
surance Company, and there are between
800 and 400 names on the list, the interest
on the policies amounting to $1,000.
The revival in the new NJ. F. Church at
Kenton continues with undated interest.
Last night there were nineteen at the altar
and among the converts a number of the
most prominent citizens of the town. The
Rev. Mr.. Rawlins reports thus far fifty con-
versions and increasing interest as the
meeting progresses.
COLLINS BEACH.-Notwithsta the
very considerable damage done to the
the wharf and outbuildings by the late
storm, the steamer ArieL is making regular
semi-weekly trips there, up Mondays and
Thursdays, and down on Tuesdays and
Fridays. There is no difficulty in landing
everything but stock, and in a short time
the wharf will be in shape for all kinds of
business.
AMONG the visitors to our town this week
were Mrs. Eliza Robinson and Mrs. Margaret
Charles, of Pittsburg, Pa. They were resi-
dents of the town twenty years ago
daughters of Peter Wynne-and this is
their first visit in that time. They were
pleased to see their old home again. They
came to visit their uncle James TAYLOR. |
During the small pox epidemic here twenty.
three years ago, their mother, an esteemed |
lady, was one of the victims.
ANOTHER HAPPY CoUPLE.-Says the Della !
oarean: On Wednesday evening last Mr.. |
Joseph V. Hoffecker, of Smyrna, and Mrs. !
). II. Truax, of this town, were Joined in |
wedlock by Rev. j. II. Caldwell. A good |
time was had until near eleven o'clock. |
when the newly married couple babe adieu. |
and started for their home in SMYRNA. |
The bride was the recipient of some hand |
some presents, among them one from the |
young men composing her Sunday School |
class.
REV. A. S. JOINS, the new Rector of st. |
Peters Church, (Episcopal) this town, |
oficiated on Sunday last to augmented |
audiences. He is fuant speaker, breaches |
without manuscript, and is an excellent
reader. de Is understood to hold anti
ritualistic views. His audiences on Sunday
were highly pleased He has taken rooms |
Mt the Delaware House, with his family. |
Until his call to this Parish he was rector
Of Church at Eastville, Northampton CO.,
Va, and was regarded as one of the abIest |
young ministers of his diocese. As before |
stated, he is a son OF the late Bishop Johns, |
Of Virginia.
The STATE GRANGE of Patrons of Hus. !
bandry met in this town yesterday, llth |
inst. The business Of the session has been |
Of preliminary character except in regard |
to adoption of the amendments to the |
of the National Grange. The |
tirst amendment, reduction of membership |
fee in subordinate Oranges from $5 to So, |
was adopted. The report of the subordinate |
Oranges being in order, as q whole, the |
general condition, as reported, is good. |
Much important matter has been i'll |
troduced for the action of the Grange, !
which will be taken up in regular order. |
The attendance of representatives from
subordinate Oranges is full. The session !
will probably adjourn tomorrow. 4
The Fun on THE WRONG SIDE.-So many
weddings here last week caused malis. |
nant type of calathumpianism to break out |
among our young men, but last Wednesday |
night, when the thumpians commenced to |
haze one of the nuptial parties they found |
the Tun wasn't on their side. A lot of |
young girls at the residence sat in wait for |
the hideous gang, and when the noise com. |
menced deluge of water put the horse.
tiddlers, police and alderman all to fight.
The thumpians renewed the assault when
they heard they had been washed out bv
a lot OF girls, but again they had to retreat.
and leave the cold water party the yictors'
What makes the "5oys" so mad is. that
two OF their party deserted and went over
to the girls; that's how the water came 40
dreadful thick. II even washed the tune
out OF the horse-fiddle, and sent a lot of
fellows home wet and mad. They say the
deserters must suffer for it.
ANOTHER CHURCH WEDDIsG.-.Another
church wedding was solemnized in the
N. L. Church here last week-George T.