Smyrna times., 1877-10-10
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
hAHY has his fall stock. and is to spread
himself in the TINES next week.

= HE chestnut crop is said to be very ligh
tins year, but we do not know whethe
!. that is the sign of hard winter or not.
HUGH Moore advertises to sell his rea
T estate. in this town, at public sale on Satur
day, oct. 21th-twO houses and lots "or
e the hill"
f LAST Friday morning, after the storm
t Mr.. Speakman, of Belmont, bagced lOC
rail birds in about two hours on tho Land
ing marshes.
The R. II. Co. has advanced the coal
trelghts % cts. per ton. This makes il
cost about 80 cts. more by rail than by
water to this point
Mr.. RosIN, Principal of No. ) Schools,
this town, is preparing to drill class in
callsthenics for the Teachers Institute to
be held here in November.
NEXT week We expect to publish the list
OF names of parties who have passed cx-
animation and received School Teachers
certificates from Prof. Groves.
REVIVAL MEETING of good promise is
now progressing at Central NJ. f. Church,
smyrna Circuit, Rev. p. II. Rawlins, pastor,
l The meetings at Sevcrson's have closed.
The familiar old house at Lethcrbury's 5
corner at the intersection of the Dover and
Lelpsic roads, has been torn down. and Col.
Cummins is finishing a neat two.story
dwelling on its site.
Mrs. MARY J. DAVIS, Miss Mary X.
Davis and John f. Collins, the Executors
named i'll the will. have taken out letters
testamentary on the estate Of the late Col.
Geo. Davis Of this town.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge of
the Masonic fraternity of this State, in
| Wilmington, last week, |. X. Shortman, of
! this town, was elected Grand Junior War
den for the ensuing year.
TYGERT & Co., have been running their
phosphate factory night and day for the
past four weeks, running from 80 to 40
hands, and manufacturing from GO TO So
tons daily Fall trade is nearly at an end.
now.
Mrs. JoHN CoscEIFT, Of this town. re-
celved the first premium for the best white
mountain cake at the Middietown fair. and
Miss Mary Hudson, daughter of a. l.. IIud.
son, special premium for the best oil paint.
ings.
THE storm of Thursday did very little
injury in this locality. The greatest
damage was to the apple crop, the fruit
being nearly all blown off, particularly
where very much exposed. The crop was
very light at best
The P'crcpont carried very nearly 10000
baskets Of peaches this season. besides
apples. &c. Now that the fruit and pbos |
phate rush IS over, she is making special /
effort to accommodate passengers. She can .
carry all that apply now.
'Tru NJ L
decidedly pleased with the sermon of Rev.
:. NJ. FeGg, OF Wilmington, last Sunday .
morning. lie lcCturcd on temperance at
the town hall in the afternoon. 10 n Iarc~r
audience than usual, and in the evening
preached at the new colored church.
On last Sunday revival effort was begun
at Blackiston's NJ. f. Church in the AIIev
The congregations morning and night were
large. After the sermon at night two pre.
sented themselves at the altar. The meet
ing Will be continued nightly this and next
week. a precious revival os the worl; Of
grace Is earnestly prayed for PASTOR
The VIM. c. Jump real estate. n
henton, was sold By ex-Sheriff Cooper last
Saturday. The storehouse and dwolIinr
was knocked off to Geo Paris. y. B,
Smlthcrs, w. /. Cannon, and one or two
other Dover gentlemen for $1,000. Itis
sald TINS property cost Mr.. Jump between
$4,000 and $1,000. The sales. in aII
amounted to about $1,000.
A FLYING FISH few aboard the steamer
He0n&ylcanla, Of the American line. on her
last trip from Liverpool and DR.. Hirons. {
the surgeon, brought it home with him to
TINS town last week. 1t is now in the
At Denney's drug store. 1t very
much resembles a trout, cxcept that II has
catfish mouth. The wings are huge fins
ust back of the gi1ls. 1t has been through
IN embalming process to prevent decay.
The steamer Arid had a rough time on .
thursday, the day of the storm. She was :
On her down trip, and could not land her
collins Beach and Bombay Hook pas
'engers at all. She carried them on over {
% BrldgetOn, where she landed the next {
morning. In getting into the mouth of '
ne Cohansey, that night She ran into n
chooneT and tore the bowsprit out and ,
damaged herself Two or three !
essels were blown high and dry on the {
marsh at the mouth OF the Cohansev. on.
'osite Bombay Hook.
UPsET.-The night of the severe storm :
last-James ANTHONY. near :
own, had his covered dearborn blown
ver by the wind, whilst driving up his
ane, between 6 and o'clock in the even /
ng. Himself, wife, child and Young O
ady friend, Miss Stevens, of New York. Il
we're IN the dearborn at the time. but ali
scaped material injury except Mrs. A., who h
vas somewhat stunned by blow on the 9
read. 1t was about the time of the i
eavist rain, and they all were thoroughly
renched before reaching the house, near
". t
The DEDICATION.-The Centennial NJ. r. !
'hurch, this town, was dedicated last Sun !
lay afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Landing, (col0 of
'hestertown, preached the dedicatorv
ermon. large crowd of colored people t
we're in town all day. An excursion train h
rom Chestertown brought over POO. The a
ew church is a very pretty edifice-neat t.
rame, with pews and pulpit of dark finish
nd seating capacity of nearly 500. 1t has n
ost about S 600, all but about 5000 of 4,
'hich has been paid. 1920 were raised on n
unday. OF this sum $40 were contributed bv h
ne white Methodists and nearly $40 by the 4
Episcopal congregation. Our colored peo.
lie now have two good churches in the !.
own, one being exclusively under their .
wn jurisdiction, Ca. NJ. L. Church) and .