Smyrna times., 1877-11-07
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

WM CULLENY, corner Of Main and North
sts., by an improvement to his store has
nearly doubled its size.
The John Needles property, % miles
from Green Spring station, is to be sold in
this town on the 10th inst. See ad.
THE Kent County train got off The track
in this town yesterday and kept ex-senator
Viclprs and others of Chestertown at Clay
ton all day, whereby they lost their votes.
REV. Tmos. A. STEVENSON, of Carbondale,
Pa, preached for the Episcopal congraga-
ton here last Sunday. He has been home
here on a visit to his mother, Mrs. Chas. l..
Stevenson, for a week.
| YESTERDAY, man named Saml FAIRIES,
| living with John NJ. Wright near Duck
Creek, was cutting down peach trees and
| split his foot open with an ak. DR.. Swim
ney sewed up the foot.
REV. P. II. RAwLIxs. of Smyrna Circuit
NJ. f. Church, was called to Bridgevile on
| Friday 10y the sudden illness of his wife.
She is now improving. She became seriously
! i'll at her fathers residence.
The youth Butler, convicted at court of
the theft of cattle from II. p. Massey and
others in this neighhOrhood, was to have
been whipped and pilloried last Saturday,
but Il petition was sent to the Governor
asking pardon for that part Of the
| sentence.
! The New NJ. Z. CnURcH at Kcnton will
be dedicated I'd. w. on Sunday, lth inst.
Rev. Enoch Stubbs will preach at 10! a. NJ.
and the Rev. j. ii. Caldwell at p NJ.
Prayer and experience meeting in the old
church at 9A. NJ. All are invited.
?. II. RAwLINs, Pastor.
A VERY gracious revival is in progress at
Backi>ton's NJ. f. Church in the Alley,
Rev. w. NJ. Warner, pastor. Tvpnty-f five
persons have made a profession of religion.
Last Sunday was very memorable day.
the Divine presence was so very sensibly
felt at both the morning and evening
service. NJ.
AMONG other business changes for the
! Spring, in this town, are the following
| The Misses Hurlock go out of business,
| millinery and Sam'l j. TolsOn has rented
their stand for a confectionery store. Mrs.
| NJ. A. Roberts has rented the store to be
vacated by Miss Maria Sipple. opposite
Foxwell's Hotel.
PORF. GROVES has been compelled to
change the time for the meeting Of the
! New Castle County Teachers Institute, al
! Odessa. This will also nccessitate the
changing of the time for the Kent County
Institute, to be held in this town. The
one at Odessa will he held the first week in
December. The Kent Institute time is not
yet fixed definitely.
The butchers of this town came dowr
two cents per pound on beef last week-l-
instead of l6 cts. for best cuts Last fal
they fell from Is to l6. Now lets hope fo
something better for oysters. One Of ou
citizens last week says he saw them adver
tised in Philadelphia for 20 cts. per gallon
solid measure; we pay 81 for soup measure
few more declines and we may be abl
to live as cheaply as city people do.
The UNSETTLED CAsEs.-Two cases wer
not definitely settled before the cour
at Dover last week.
The case of r. B. Garman, of Clayton, in
dlcted for an assault with intent TO kill hi
brother-in-law, j. d. Coverdaie, was posi-
pOned by request of his counsel, G. " Ma,
sey, until next term, Garman giving 81 90
bail
The wheat case, or case of trover Q
Hargadine vs.. Ford was given to the Jur
Oll "N'AllfS'AdJ' 1 llt jury feuleTtfi u Fel
dict in favor of IIargadine for SS39.99. Tn
defendant then filed his exceptions and take
an appeal to the Court of Errors and Appeal.
Judge Wootten delivered the charge, Chic
Justice Comegys declining to do so, Ii
entertaining different views on the suhiec
in points of law from his Associates, whic
he afterwards explained, giving the Cour
and members Of the Bar his views in rel;
ton to it.
The TEMPERANCE MEETING in this tow
last Sunday afternoon (Rev. L. Stubbs i
; the chair) was more than usually animated
! Upon the call for report from the Con
mlttee on RemOnstrance before the Court,
Rev. j. V. Smith narrated the labors OF tn
committee in its efforts to induce the coul
? to withhold licenses from our saloon keeI
r ers. lie was caustic on the court and til
witnesses for the applicants. He said thu
though defeated, the temperance me
should be only the more determined to q
, forward in their efforts to stem this iniquit
> of rum that though the Judiciary, aft,
, promising at the former sessions, to graz
no additional licenses for this county, ha
been influenced to ignore the promise an
had opened the door of every rumshop fc
l. which license was asked, yet he hope
= God would shield our young men from til
curse of strong drink, which our Judge
had opened up to them in so unaccount
r bic manner. That while their act va
t disheartening to the friends of peace an
p sobriety, it beloved those friends all til
o more to work against the spread of the ev
the court had so freely given to the con
y munity. He stated that the commtte
5 from this town went before the court wit
:. a remonstrance six feet long, and whe
- that Temonstrance was handed TO Judg
WOoten, with the remark that it containe
the names of large number of the la,
, abiding citizens of the town the Judge SAT-
land great many women and children
) Has 1t come to this, said the speaker, thi
b man, sitting in the capacity of judy
e should thus sneerngly refer to the mo
!. helpless class among us when they exerci
:, the right of petition? Is it possible th
u he recognizes no rights for women and ch
l. dreD tut to suiler from this accursed evil
Is 1t crime in his eyes that helpless wome
re and children should send in prayer
j our Judiciary to curtai an evil that can {
N nothing hut bring suffering to them? Is
N possible that Delaware Judge despis
the pleas of our wives and daughter
y Thespeaker hoped the women would arou
< such man to a sense of duty and self r
n spect.
Tho rf &c 4l,a l.