Smyrna times., 1878-12-11

INTELLIGENCE comes from most of our
towns in the county Of entertainments for
the Christmas holidays dramatic or other.
wise. We hear of nothing here in course
OF preparation out side Of the social circles |
except the Temperance Convention.
LARGE HoGs.-Among the large porkers |
killed in this town this week are the fol- |
lowing: Robert Norris, two, 522 and 524
lbs respectively; Andrew Sisco, one weigh
ing 500 VIM. G. Mitchell, one 400 Tbs.
There are a number of others weighing
from 300 to 500 TBS.
JOHN RAUGHLEY, admir- on the estate of
the late Jacob Thomas, near Green Spring,
will sell the personal property on Dec 10Th.
Mrs. Mary Latta, administrative, lin Thorough
fare Neck, will make a sale of the personal
property of her late husband, John S. Latta,
on Friday the Goth inst.
WE are pleased to announce that George
| w. Bradford is on his way from California
and is expected to arrive in this town next
week and will resume his business at his
old stand; in time for persons intending to
make holiday presents to have themselves
took for this purpose.
Two men living in Dutch Neck" took a
drink from bottle, last week, which they
thought contained'whisky,b hut which proved
to he concentrated lye and the consequences
like to have been serious. They suffered
greatly from its corrosive effects, but the
prospect now is for recovery.
The two latest applicants for the peoples
money in town were the fat man and
woman, Powers, and Cushman the horse
jockey. Their success was exceedingly
limited, and the two former, with their five
teams. struck out on Friday for Kenton,
with the hope Of better luck.
A LETTER has been received by Postmas-
ter Baggs from Miss Anne Z. Mcdowell, a
native of this town and writer of some
celebrity, inquiring for one Peter Dulin or
Donlin, or family. Any one having knowl-
edge concerning such persons will confer a
favor by addressing her, 404 North 2lsi
street, Philadelphia.
/ BUSINESS NoTIcEs.-Ed.W McDowell call,
e attention in our "locals to his wall anC
d corner brackets suitable for Christmas pres
v ents.
# The National Bank of Smyrna, VIM. w
Tschudy and f. Ward properties for rent
Both of the Banks election notices.
Kriss Krngle muses. on the virtues o
: Gass' mixtures.
d Mrs. F. w. f HARPER, a speaker of fin
s. attainmentS, breadth Of culture and larg
or experiences of travel, has been giving he
L race some valuable addresses during tn
y past week having especial reference as to hoy
p they shall grow up to be better men am
1T women. She addressed large audience a
as the Centennial Church on Sunday evening
lg on the subject Of Temperance. Mrs Iarpe
70 is not only good speaker hut also a write
as of poetry Of considerable merit.
n KENT COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE-Th
st teachers of Kent county, for whom home
at at have been provided, will meet in Dover t.
ut day and will remain in session until Satu
re day morning. In addition to the usu;
eeyy interesting subjects brought before the Sc
IS sions, Prof. Groves has arranged good bi
ny of fare for the evening entertainment
II. C. Conrad, Esq, will lead off this ever
as ing in a choice selection of reading to
in followed by short readings by a number
he the teachers. Tomorrow Thursday eve
gs ing the Association and citizens will be a
an dressed by Geo. w. SchOfield, Esq,
&c Philadelphia, and on Friday evening
Ely Rev. Enoch Stubs.
to THE shortest days Of the year are graz
in ually crawling upon us. Though sho
|
"a until the 2Ist Of this month, when it W
in again begin to lengthen. Pretty near
ian the northern half of the planet is nc
IRIS turned so far away from the sun that '
ity who live in this part Of what is by a pies
are ant fiction called the temperate zone on
IN get his life-giving beams at such angle tn
the we lose most Of his heat giving power
per well as of his light, notwithstanding that
'he are two or three million miles nearer to hi
ie than we are in the long, bright and heat
uel .,' days of Jnne. Then he shines down up
Iiat us from position almost vertical
nca ,9.. present he shines, if at all, from poi
net low down in the south.
the The TEMPERANCE MEETING on Sund
afternoon at the Town Hall was largely
- tended to hear DR.. Hayward, residing mt
Dover, and, until recently, a resident
re. Canada. He does not deal in classic Il
m. or indulge in wOrd-painting, but the I
monstration and force with which he p
rHl sents his strong convictions engages the
ceS tention of his audience and they soon
come en- rapport with the speaker and C
ion red for the time wherever he might le
on them. He has the power of making
short cut from a proposition to a logl
y, sequence that according to the rules
|, ne logic, might be found very Illogical t
""J rarely possessed, and, in the hands oi n
of vgor, a wonderful source Of power
ice impressing an audience. When we
for that DR.. Hayward made a strong imp
ex. sion on the hundreds who listened to
clinching arguments, we simply state
o,d fact, the clinching was done in their mil
'nu ln also. He had no war with the rum sci
'.oj but, the people who recommended tn
''e0 to have license and sanctioned the !;
that authorized a traffic that set tenn
ree ton in the way of their own children.
)wn held that the ministers and churches Y
owe took no part in an effort to suppress
ear. trafic that was only evil, are an indil
,t influence on the side of rum. He arg
hIas that all laws relating to the license syst
~ were in some of their measures prohibit'
S' o1, and if so in part, could with the same lt
o propriety be made so in whole, and exp
3 to sed very earnestly the conviction that
ex- "times are ripening in the peoples mi
ons. for complete prohibition and laws that
use deal with it as with anything else that
turbs the peace Of society.
mat
out. COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
the Eliza Hopkins cOlored woman 50 years Of
-. living near Townsend. burned To- death last