Smyrna times., 1877-03-28
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY will meet at Mrs.
Roberts Thursday evening, o'clock.
THE Maryland Conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church has appointed Rev.
J. NJ. Yingling to Leipsic, in place of Rev.
w. A. Grouse, who goes to Sussex Circuit.
Prof. Jas. A. Congdon, the writing teach
er who has been creating such furore in
Wilmington, has come to Smyrna and ex-
poets to organize class in Mr.. Roe's school
room tomorrow.
AS AN idea of the immense quantity of
calico that goes into daily use we have this
statement: One merchant alone in this
town sold from March of last year to March
OF this year, twenty-five thousand yards.
So we are assured.
NEXT Friday evening the colored people
of this town will have an entertainment in
music, recitations, &C., at the A. NJ Z.
Church here for the benefit of the day
school. L. j. Coppin, teacher, will conduct
the exercises. Admission 10 cts.
THE reduced telegraph rates have gone
into effect here. They are about 10 cts.
below the old rates, viz: Tariff per ten
words to Baltimore or New York 30 cts to
Wilmington % cts. to Boston so cts. All
offices in Maine, New Hampshire, or Yer
mont IS cts.
EASTER ANNIvERsARY.-Next Sunday
evening the usual Easter anniversary of the
| Episcopal Sunday School of this town will
be held at st. Peters Church. Some beau
tiful banners and devices are to accompany
the offerings to the missionary cause, and
an address will be delivered by Rev. j. G..
Bawn, the rector.
ADvERTIsERs.-A merchant of this town
wants clerk; Obadiah Voshell cautions
against runaway boy; Geo. w. Lee will
do upholstering II. c. Murphey e. Bro.
have some fine stock to. sell, and some
youth fiatters himself that the girls will be
glad to correspond with him if invited, Sc
he invites them.
CHAs HILL, JR., son of Rev. G.. Hill oi
this town, has given up the study of medi
cine and, being licentiate in the NJ. f.
Church, has gone to supply the place ot
junior minister on Camden circuit With
high literary attainments and very marked
Development Charley's friends indulge il
great expectations for him. He is perhaps
the youngest minister in the Methods
ministry-has not reached his majority. .
SALE OF BOMBAY Hook LAND.-Last Thurs
day in this town, Sheriff Blackiston sole
Ii. n. Wickersham's Bombay Hook farm
and marsh lands. There was 1880 acres
less AIS sold to E. Spruance, several year
ago. The amount sold, therefore, was $780,
acres, which was bid in for Mrs. Lydia A
w. Pyle, of Westchester, Pa, for $6,725, t
cover her mortgage, Of $4,000. There i
between 200 and 300 acres of fine land il
the farm; the balance is marsh. The pric
per acre for the whole was about $1.76.
The meeting of fruit growers at Morton
last Wednesday John Moore in the chai
and VIM. II. Dawson, Sec'y,) to take int
consideration the expediency of erecting
fruit drying establishment there, resulte
in the selection of committee to examin
the several dryers now in use. The follow
ing gentlemen constitute the committee
? John Moore, J. III. Stroud, DIR. J. M. Smith
Hon. Charles Brown, III. ID. Learned an
John II. Bishop. The meeting was we
attended and was addressed by Hon. Cha
, Brown. 1t is believed the enterprise wi
? now go through.
Fun AND HUMoR.-Dr. Villers, the eel
. . brated humorist and ventriloquist, will civ
an entertainment in the Town Hall, Thur
! day April 5th. Look out for one of th
I rarest treats ever offered to this con
. munity. The Norristown (Pa.) Lndependc
says:
a | DR. VdLLERs.-This gentleman appeared at Mus
Han last night in his delineation of the Fun
q People we Meet The Doctor is genius. BY the a
OF keen sense Of humor great mobility of feature
considerable powers Of mimicry. good voice, al
his talents as a ventriloquist he entertained
n audience last evening for two hours and made ii
y time pass 50 pleasantly that II seemed but half
nour we have had Josh Billings. Mark Twain. al
}, Petroleum Nasyy, here but they failed 10 make
'. good an impression as Dr.. Villers made last ngl
= he Is humorlst Of the American type and of We
u nigh order. We have TO thank Dr. Viilers for a We
)f pleasant evening in his company. and his auden
are unanimous In their verdict that he Is a We