Smyrna times., 1877-12-26
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

&C meeting under the direction of Rev. Z.
Stubbs, will be held tomorrow evening at
the NJ. E. Church.
Mr.. JOHN E. COLLINS is having erected
on Methodist street, near Delaware, new
two-story dwelling, 16x42 feet. Ashael D.
Campbell is the builder.
j. S. HUFFINGToN has the list of Policy
holders for this section insured in the Kent
County Mutual and is ready to receive the
interest which should be paid before the
lst proximo.
The accustomed watch meeting to greet
the advent of the new year, will be held at
the NJ. E. Church next Monday evening.
1t is the purpose of the pastor to protract
the meeting from that night.
THE Benevolent Society meets at Mrs.
VIM. w. Tschudy's tomorrow (Thursday)
evening at Z! o'clock. A full attendance
is requested, as business of Importance will
be brought before the meeting.
SOME of the little folks are puzzled to
know how Old Kriss could come with his
eight deers and we'll loaded sleigh and no
snow to drag it over. The presents how
ever solve the question of faith.
The old year is rapidly drawing to its
close, and the new will soon be upon u.s.
Old mistakes cannot be corrected, but new
resolutions can be made that they shall
not occur again the coming year.
ABUNDANT IN LABoRs.-Preaching two
sermons, funeral discourse, reviewing a
Sunday School lesson and addressing
large temperance meeting, was the work Of
one of our preachers last Sunday.
SAMUEL B. briggs, near town, in addi-
ton to a handsome coat of paint on his
dwelling has also greatly improved the
appearance of the place by white coat of
the fences, barn and other outbuildings.
The report as copied from the Eoey
Evening of the Brown affair at Collins Beach
we are informed was in error as to the
attorneys. George Gray was counsel for
Collins and J. Harry Hoffecker for Ander-
son, in whose favor the verdict was given.
THE wheat fields look unusually luxuri-
ant, there not being sufficient cold weather
to retard their growth. This is especially
SO with the very early sown, and Robert
Denney at Buck Creek has been pasturing
his down for the past two or three weeks.
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Fraland, Bombay Hook, on Thursday night
, last after a short illness. Mr.. S. was the
eldest son of the late Enoch Spruance, one
of Smyrna's most useful and prominent
citizens, who died between % and 80 year:
ago.
SEVERAL farmers have taken advantage
of the fine springlike weather of the pas
three weeks to do field work, and Mr.
Blades, near RothwelPs Landing has turned
an entire sword field for next years crop
December is not often SO gentle as to per
NIT this.
IT is asserted, the truth of which W,
y cannot vouch, that all the young ladies il
e town who are engaged have been made
J, Christmas present of gold neck chains.
d you do not know the matrimonial state o
y your lady friend but would like to, jus
look at her neck.
IN the midst of the great holiday festiv
y ties, when most every home was mad
joyous by the giving and receiving, the mel
riment and hilarity, incident to the Chris
d mas tide, the family of Rev. p II. Rawlin
" was made sad by the visitation, in the plac
= of good Santa Claus, of the angel of death
70 They have the hearty sympathy of thei
= friends in the loss of their youngest chilc
y bright little boy in the fourth year of hi
= age.
q DoNATIoN.-Quite pleasant affair cam
off at the M. E. parsonage on Wednesda
if evening last, being donation visit by
N number of the friends of Rev. E. Stubt
- and wife. All was done without ceremony
n. and the evening passed most pleasant!
1t The articles consisted in various articles fc
n, the larder, wearing apparel, &C., and
purse for Mrs. Stubbs of $35. His aud
ences appreciate in the highest manner h
w pulpit and platform ability and regret tn
IN near approach Of the time when it must b
1g severed.
ne A year hence citizens who are sleigI
as riding through our streets may find it lie
&c culttoksepwarm if they will only reca
OF the fact that on the shortest day of IL
Slt year 1877 the farmers of this latitude we
We breaking up sod for complaining the ne:
re Spring; that the grass was still green ar
." growing, and the turf was starred with da
OF delions in bloom; that leafbuds were e
as panding on the trees; that Summer
res sects were huzzing merrily insthe sun, al
Oh that everybody keeps happy except Il
wy man who is just SOLDERING up from Chri
gn mas drunk, or had handed back the go
ne chain presented to his Angelina.
!. The MD. & DEL. r. r. SOLD TO THE Boz
in HoLDERs.-The Maryland & Delaware Rs
80 road extending from Clayton, Delaware,
;do Easton, Nd, was sold at Easton, last Thu