Smyrna times., 1877-04-25
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

JOHN R. CAMERON has been elected sexton
of the NJ. E. Church of this town, in place
of Chas. B. Archer. The position is worth
about $500.
BoTH of the parties to the horrible
murder in Wilmington, Rhodes, the crimi-
nal, and Temple, the victim, were raised in
Smyrna. See particulars of the affair in
another column.
Mrs. DIR. MCKOwN this morning sent us a
curiosity in the way of a hen-egg, the
product of a Partridge Cochin fowl. 1t
weighs six ounces and measures 81 by y
inches. A goose couldn't do much better.
THE old Methodist grave yard in this
town has been fixed up and newly fenced
in. 1t was in wretched plight before the
improvements were made, which were
effected at the instance of lady whose
name we are not at liberty to publish.
ADvERTIsERs.-Kahn has laid in his
spring stock of gents furnishings and
clothing. Wanamaker makes an announce
ment about his immense establishment,
18th & Market, Phila. We have received
set of teaspoons from the Union Silver
Plating Company, 704 Chestnut ST., Phila.,
the firm that make such strange PROPOSE
| llOu III our dQNSEIlSlIlS COluIuHSs 1nG
spoons sent us are handsome.
CoLoRED PEOPLES CoNCERT.-The Mt
Friendship Singing School, good musical
| organization among the colored people
near this town, will give concert in the
town hall, this town, Thursday evening,
May Sd. They will be assisted by l. N.
Parker and wife Of Chester, Pa, who are
| represented as fine singers. w. c. Garner,
of the Singing Association, will be director
Several readings and amusing recitations
will also be rendered. Refreshments will
also be furnished at the intermission and
close. The proceeds are for the benefit of
Mt. Friendship Church, near town. Admis-
sion, % and 80 cts. children, Is cts. We
have every reason to think the entertain
ment will be good. The white people will
be especially provided for.
| LAST Saturday, about dozen children Of
this town, mostly little girls between s
and u, gave an Old Folks Concert and
held it in the canning factory, before al
audience of over a hundred persons. 1t
was in close imitation Of the concert of our
| Dover friends, the same programmes being
used, with Aunt Polly Bassett, Jedediah,
&C., to the front. The "Anvil Chorus "
was a little too heavy for the troupe, but
they had it, and Jedediah tapped the anvil
to the tune of Ring the Bell, Watchman."
! The cornet band music was also little
| tough for them to master, but they gave it
-overtures on an accordean, tin whistle
and drum. The costumes were decidedly
unique, and in this respect the Dover party
were not one whit ahead Of them. They
| looked like cold folks" cut down. The
admission fee was one cent; reserved seats
five cents; and the receipts amounted to
five dollars and two cents. "Jedediah .
improved on his Dover name-sake, by
selling popcorn balls soked in molasses
during recess. The proceeds are to be
used in buying refreshments for party to
be held at the cannery next Saturday.
ANOTHER SERIOUS CHARGE.-Y Yesterday, al
Dover, Eben Lurty, young man of thi:
town, was indicted before the Grand Jury
for obtaining goods under false pretenses
The charge is this During the winter he
as member of the firm of Bacon & Lurty
of this town, purchased $50 worth of ful
skins from j. w. Fenimore, at Leipsic, anC
gave his individual check on the Fruit
Growers Bank here for payment. The
check was presented for payment at the
bank and had to be protested, rs Lurty
had no money on deposit there. Mr.
Fenimore being unable to get payment from
him lit seems that he bought on his in
dividual name) brought suit, as above
stated Mr.. Bacon, of the firm, who
furnished all the money used in the bust
ness, and had taken Lurty in with him t.
look up fur, poultry, &C., supposed tina
this transaction had ended all satisfactory
until yesterday, when he was notified o
the Indictment. He furnished Lurty The
money for the payment of the bill, as i
seems, as usual in other cases, but L., instead
of paying it over, held on to it and CAV
his worthless check to satisfy the claim
The Grand Jury found a true bill, bu
, Lurty this morning is sick in bed at Fox
wells, and in view of this, parties are tryin
!, to fix up the matter before the case pre-
ceeds further in the court. He has beel
5 dealing in fur skins before, but numerou
3 charges of crookedness were alleged agains
7 him and he had to hold up until he ha
Mr.. Bacon's good name to 60 upon.
= RoBBERIEs.-On Wednesday night last
, the night the circus was in this town
A. p. Griffith, on South st., was aroused b
a noise after midnight and saw a man i
e his bed room, where himself, wife and chill
Q were sleeping. Mr.. G. jumped for him an
It the man fled, disappearing out the fror
. door, in the darkness and rain. On return
= ing to the room Mr.. G. found that his wife
IS watch, and his pants and shirt were gone
n loss about $l25. The watch was very fin
e one. A bed lamp was burning in the rool
. and the man was on his knees, on th
= %, floor, reaching for the balance of Mr.. g.
l. clothing, on a chair. He happened {
% russle copy of the TINES in reaching f
the coat, and this aroused Mr.. G. in time
:. save coat and purse. The fright was rath'
a severe shock to Mrs. g. and the bab
D. The same night the residence of n.
IS Wilds, Cashier ofthe Fruit Growers Nation
a Bank, was entered-his fathers bed room
"a and a pair of old pants taken withol
arousing any one. The pants were four
~ on the front porch the next morning, b
e. a silver quarter and piece of tobacco we
We missing from the pockets. In this instan.
ST the thief had no light to aid him. III
- next day fellow giving his name as
" w. Wilkins was arrested in Dover al
ra committed to Jail, but Mr.. Griffith beii
lg unable to identify him he was release
as He was charged by Mr.. Atkinson, dete
L. tive employed by the circus company, wi
Vi being professional thief, and was folio
'r- ing in the wake of O'Brien's show for u
e. purpose of plying his vocation.