Smyrna times., 1878-12-04
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

dence confirmed by the recent elections.
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
FRANK EVANS and John H. Oakley
started last week for pleasure trip to Cuba.
They 60 with a friend in merchantmen.
The NJ P. Sunday School at Clayton will |
have an entertainment this and tomorrow |
evening of speeches, dialogues, music, &c
The 4th Quarterly Meeting for the Cir
Presiding Elder Hill will preach at Bethel
in the morning and here in the evening.
HARRY L. COLLINS has taken the agency
for Stanley's great book, Through the
Dark Continent" being an account of his
search for Livingstone and expedition across
the Continent to Congo river. 1t is book
of intense interest.
Our readers will do we'll to look at the
valuable real estate offered at public sale
by j. Alexander Fulton, Esq. Trustee and
advertisement in another column. Sales
made now in these depressed times, are
generally at bargain to the purchaser.
A. LEE CUMMINs has leased the office
adjoining E, II. Beck's store, elements
| Corner) and is having it neatly painted, gas
fixtures put in, &c. He has also rented the
large stable adjoining, and evidently means
the coming phosphate campaign to be a
| lively one.
SEAFoRD SHELL LIME.-Now is the best
time to order this popular fertilizer. The
price has been reduced 25 per cent, and
sales more than doubled within one year.
Orders filled promptly. Col. II. c. Doug
l L. 1so Fowl
the adv. in another column.
ONE of the finest pens of hogs in town is
that of P. 2. Collins at the Smyrna Hotel
In the country, for number and weight
perhaps those of Isaac G. Lapham and
Walter o. Hotfecker excel. Pork promi
ses to be abundant and low, having sold il
market as low as $3.50 per hundred.
EXECUTORS SALE.-At an executors sale
on Saturday last of the real estate of the
late Col. George Davis, situated in New
Castle co., the farm Australia" three
miles from this town, containing 3l5 acres
was knocked off to Tschudy & Cats 70
$4,000. And the WalBer" farm in Thor
oughfare Neck, 275 acres, to G. Reed Loi
land for $6,765.
ROUTE RECoMMENDED.-The surveyors Oh
the ship canal held meeting yesterday a
Easton and decided as the most feasible c
] the different routes surveyed that runnin
C up the Nanticoke and across the hea
6 waters of the Broadkiln Creek to the Dell
ware Bay above Lewes. This will be tn
> cheapest route, shorten the route of shiI
e about 200 miles and probably make LewC
n a great coal depot.
l. BODY FoUND.-The body of one of th
| in he 1ofa c4o
Il near Bombay Hook, was recovered on Sa
urday last, after five weeks, near the publ
. road leading to the Light House and abor
n half a mile from where the other w
found. They were the children, it will
remembered, of Hugh Durham. 1t w
s. said to be in as good state Of preservatiC
IS as the day it was drowned.
r MERCANTILE CHANGEs.-Among the me
Of I-cantile changes to take place in the spril
= not before named are the following: E
- ward Beck will build and occupy ne
N store on the "Clawson" property, near
a. present stand, VIM. Ed. Hall, of the fir
rs of Hall & Hardcastle, will succeed N
20 Beck opposite the Delaware House N
- Hardcastle going out of business) and Jol
e. H. Bewley will resume the mercant
Sc business again in his house on the corn
he now occupied by the last named firm.
IL A .CoRRECTIoN.-Th statement we ma
ne last week in regard to VIM. Newcomb, o
81. of the parties connected with the Chest
!, town tragedy (which came to us by o
70 who seemed to know all about .it) pro-
to be incorrect. The Newcomb who kill
Cook at Blackiston's Cross Roads '
oi named Reuben T. instead Of John, had
'ct children, and was therefore not the fail
ut of VIM. Newcomb. The statement as ms
he was calculated to do the latter an injusti
IN a thing in which we could haYe no Obje
of REMovED.-The house on Main street,
ara cupied as an Office for long time by
- late Robert Palmatory, and more recen
no the property of VIM. NJ. Bell, was mo'
les yesterday by the purchaser, Gale" Jor
M to "Whopping." 1t was supported
nst strong planks between large wheels and '
- the heavy work of six horses. The WI
-" occupied the larger part of the day, and
tracted consider attention. Mr.. Bell
,ot tends replacing it by better building
1" is not yet decided whether it shall
lat store or dwelling.
u' BUSINESS NoTICEs.-Oscar Fisher calls
nd tention to large stock of watches, jewC
ess and articles suitable for holiday presents
re- Robert Gass, large and complete st
ton of Christmas candies.
' Mrs. Sarah Bailey large sale of persc
property near Kenton.
ros' Miss NJ. f. Cavender, paintings
lets chromos.
AN. j. H. Bewley and the National Ba
- properties for rent. See also advert
'i'o ments of fremont House and Herkn
Bazaar.
lty, DIVISION OF PRoPERTY.-The heirs Of
ion late Eben Cloak, deceased, of this to
49, have agreed on an amicable statement
tne division Of the property left in his estat
Ma follows: DR.. E. Morris Cloak takes the
rate and farm, 143 acres and detached w
oro. land Al acres, in Kenton Hd., and two
near the Smyrna Depot. James d. W
ry the family residence, near the M.
ting Church, the double brick house on n
ully Main st., two thirds interest in the b
4 ia dwelling and store on Main st. near
.-. merce, and lot on Commerce ST., know
'ays the "whopping" lot. The widow, Mr.
ain Cloak, one third of the valuation OF
real estate.