Smyrna times., 1878-02-06
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

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FRESH fish have appeared in our markets,
haddock and cod, but the "yaller ned" IS
not yet.
The stock at the sale of John r. Wilson
on Monday, we learn, brought good prices,
| considering the times.
A MAN from the country says the roads
| are bad, but on a good solid foundation
when you get down to it.
No more shooting after the 18th of this
month. The law protects the birds and
rabbits on and after that date.
THE steamer PierrepOnt very wisely con.
cluded not to venture out in the face of the
storm last week. She lost trip, but saved
the risk of losing more.
WIN. A. c. HARDCAsTLE adv a new har.
ness store---bridles. collars, trunks. &c
Superintendent by Edward Harrison, next
door to Hall & Hardcastle's store.
SEVERAL young men, of this town, were
thinking of going out to Brazil on the lost
steamer, Metropolis, but for some reason
abandoned the purpose for q time.
CHAs. JONES, near Brenford station, will
sell his personal property at vendue, on
w ChhSoNtAl utAls NIL Jones goes 10 w IL
mington to engage in the dairy business.
THEY are skating about Wilmington and
sleighing up in Pennsylvania, while here.
but half degree further south, we have no
snow and not ice enough to bear duck.
THE meeting at Bethel is increasing in
interest, nine persons being at the altar
last evening. The Rev. Mr. Rawlins is
preaching a series Of sermons to the young.
The storm last week was very severe on
Bombay Hook coast, especially at Fraland.
The beach was considerably washed and
the club house, used for picnics, was foated
up in the field.
WIN. NJ. BELL has had erected an addi.
tion of - by % feet, with porchps, to his
Daniel Toy" house in Spruance City, and
otherwise improved and remodled it for a
double dwelling.
OK Monday last John B. Cooper received
81 barrels of sugar or over 10000 bounds.
This is the largest purchase we have ever
seen for a country merchant, and it not
preserving time either.
GOLD coin is again beginning to emerge
from its hiding places, and take its place as
circulating medium. During the past
few weeks about $50 Of this coin has been
gathered among the deposits at the Fruit
Growers National Bank.
THE Every Ercning states that there is a
prospect of a new arrangement being made
for the delivery Of the Peninsula mails, by
which the Delaware people will not be de.
prived of the mail for "a hours, as has
frequently been the case of late
AN exhibition of school district No. G, at
Severson's church, will be given on Thurs
day and Friday evenings of this week. 1t
will consist of dialogues, rectations, cha
rades, tableaux, vocal and instrumental
music, commencing at 7 o'clock.
THE MONDAY meetings at the NJ. F..
Church of this town will conclude on Fri
d sys making lis nOon-day discourses de.
lversd by Rev. E. Stubbs during his three
years pastorate here. 1t is expected the
evening meetings will close with this week.
JoHN E. TYGERT returned home last week
| from an extended tour going by way of
Albany This old hOme), Chicago, to Kansas
purchasing at st. Louis and Louisville on
his way home several hundred tons Of
bones to use in the manufacture of the Star
Bone Phosphate.
The pigeon shooting match at CLAYTON,
on Friday afternoon, resulted in q victory
for Middletown, the latter killing l2 out Of
20 and the former out of 20 Tie con.
testants were A. Maxwell and Jos. Parson,
OF Middletown, and A. Wallen and James
Pennington, Of Clayton.
THE Robert Wilson arrested in Philadel.
phia, on Friday last, for stealing leaden
pipe from drinking saloon, and who said
he hailed from Smyrna, Del, was not Robt
II. Wilson, of this town. Robert has not
been in Philadelphia for more than a year
past, and is al honest, industrious man.
We call the attention of our readers.
| especially those residing in Kenton Hd., to
| the adv. Of A. II. Hobbs who has opened a
new store at Kenton, and as will be seen,
has opened full line of dry goods and
groceries, also queensware, hardware, patent
medicines, ready-made clothing, school
books, &c.
The sloop James GailJreth, of Phila.. sank
at the old Bombay Hook (Logan's) wharf,
at mouth of Smyrna creek, last Thursday
afternoon, with 200 bushels of corn on
beard. She ran into a log and was stove in,
causing her to fill Immediately. The corn
belonged to John r. Logan. The vessel
has since been raised.
Mr.. r. NJ. JOHNSON, of the Diamond
State Shoe and Leather Comp, has inven-
ted seamless gaiter which is handsome to
look upon. The difference between it and
other shoes is that there is no seem at the
heel and at either side as in other shoes, OF
in other words no seam around the boxing
Mr.. johnson thinks of applying for a
patent.
SINCE the article on our first page enti.
tied a Remarkable Resurrection " was
printed, it has come out that the man is an
impostor who took this course to give him.
self notoriety. II was taken from the
Philadelphia Times and has been widely
copied in the country press. A similar
affair which a Catholic priest at Mauch
Chunck, Pa, attempted to palm off as !
Miracle" " has also been exposed as a fraud
SERIOUS ACcIDENT.-On Sunday last, as Mrs
Eugene Crow and mother, Mrs. Mary Wilds
were returning from church. on rounding
Prior's Corner, just beyond Duck Creek, the
horse became frightened at COW, ran up on A
bank and overturned the carriage, break
ing Mrs. Wild's arm and severely cutting
the face Of Mrs. Crow. DR.. Collins WA,
called in to reduce the fracture and dres,
the wounds, and the patients, we hear, are
doing we'll