Smyrna times., 1878-10-02
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

A TUBE-RosE stalk containing "a blossoms
is the product of one of our gardens.
WIN. j. LoFLAND is erecting new wheel
wright and Blacksmith shop at Clayton.
SMYRNA has no 2.40 nags to bet and lose
on. Consequently our people do not get
excited over the races.
w. NJ. PRoUsE was on Saturday appointed
postmaster at Magnolia, Kent county, and
John P. Jefferson at Mooreton.
The painters brush the past week has
been Furnishing the dwellings ofMrs. Rachel
Mallalieu, John II. Hoffecker and VIM. Z.
| Wilson.
THE following was among the tickets
voted yesterday: Non Ocracy Ticket, for
Inspector, that other man for Assessor,
| Somebody else.
New corn for hog feed has been abundant
in market the past week selling at so cts.
per bushel. We notice some town lots en-
tirely husked out.
The Young Peoples Christian Assoca-
ton have resumed their meetings in the NJ.
! E.. Church, and held the first, which was
we'll attended, last Sunday evening.
On Friday evening last as Mrs. John
Mustard was descending from her porch,
she made mis.step, thereby throwing her
to the ground, dislocating an elbow in the
fall.
HORACE SPRUANCE, in jumping from the
cars at the Fair Grounds, Dover, on Friday,
strained his knee so badly that he is likely
to be disabled from walking for some
| weeks.
/ toI - L. l.. Il
weight of q bushel of meal was As TBS.
meal sifted for table use which is A TBS. per
bushel.
The Delaware Railrord, it is said, carried
more passengers last Friday to the Fair
than was ever carried over the road in any
one day 5efore-33 cars containing over
$500 persons.
LAND SALE.-Our real estate agent A. P
Griffith, has sold the farm of A. j. FaullI
ner, consisting of 81 acres, near Delany':
Church, to Andrew Mahony of Clayton,
for 500, cash.
New RooF.-Tilghman Foxwell, who
owns the hotel now in the occupancy of P
P. Collins is having a new roof put on it
The old roof, from the best data, has been OF
) for about 60 years.
THE trees of the forest are beginning t.
, assume their autumnal hues. Soon the
, finger of Jack Frost will have painted {
thousand different colors on forest leaves
the grass and flowers.
AN event, new of the kind, occurred a
the Centennial Church (colored) last week
viz: church wedding which came off OF
Thursday evening with all the ecLat the oc
casion would admit of.
THE "Fairview Park" has been a gooC
business investment for Dover, the Fair anC
Horse Races being the means of the citi
zens from other parts of the Peninsula de
posting about 800 900 there.
"FANNIE FERN" one of the favorite trot
ters on the fair grounds at Dover, was th'
property of John H. Bewley when a colt
, but given by him to his nephew in Mary
land, under whom its speed has been de
veloped.
MISS FLORENCE KIEsEY of Baltimore ha
been secured by Miss Rivers as an assistan
teacher at the Institute. Three youn
lady students, also from Baltimore have en-
tered the school this week with severa
others from this section.
THE TEMPERANCE MEETING in the Towl
Hall, next Sunday afternoon, will be ad
dressed by Rev. w. Smith and Mr.. Herman
| Roe. The Sunday Schools are cordial,
q invited to be present and conduct the sing
ing, lead by Prof. Groves.
PERsoNAL.-Rev. Thos. j. Williams, @
= Millington, who entered the ministry from
Smyrna, has been spending day or two il
town this week.
t John Fl. Oakley, who returned from
visit to Europe last week, is also spending
short time in this town.
, THE American Agricultarist for Septembe
comes to hand with 65 engravings of ami
o mails, plants, various useful contriVances 70
: the farm, garden and household, and up
: wards of 160 articles and items mainly upoi
e the practical work of outdoor and indoo
e life. The terms are $l.50 per year, but W
/. can get it for any Of our subscribers at s
b per year.