Smyrna times., 1878-09-18
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

| forth in this item.
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
WIN. DENNY HAZEL is getting in to-day
large stock of dry goods and boots and
shoes.
AN examination of teachers for second
grade certificates will be held at Smyrna on
Saturday Sept. 2Sth, beginning at o'clock.
THE Clyde carried this season about 5000
baskets of peaches to the city markets, the
most of which was the products of two
orchards.
A SCHOONER belonging to parties in Phil
adelphia is being completely overhauled
and reftted at the ship yard at the Land
| ing. 1t will require the force of Mr..
Jacobs until late in the fall.
AN official meeting of the NJ. E. Church,
this town, held last (Tuesday) evening
after prayer meeting, fixed the first Sunday
in October for the introduction of the
new Hymnal for general use.
WoRDEN adyertises his entire stock of
goods at cost. Attention is also called to
the advertisements of Woods, Millar & Co.,
corner Eighth & Arch sts., and Geo. B.
Wells & Co., 10th North 9th sts., Philadel-
phia.
We are in receipt of a very instructive
pamphlet from N. w. Aver G. Son, adj
vertising agents, in Philadelphia. This
firm has been long established, and by fair
dealing have secured large amount of
business.
| QUITE a number of our young people
attended the closing night at Collins
Beach on Thursday. The Messrs. Grieves,
who have had charge of the "Hygenia"
House, are every where commended for its
management.
WE have received from the Fashion and
Pattern House, of Philadelphia, a copy OF
the Metropolitan" Any of our lady readers
desirous of having the latest will receive
the Metropolitan gratis by sending her ad
dress to j. G. Ramsdell, 11l3 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia.
} STOVES AND HOUSE FURNISHING GooDs.-
By reading the advertiser ent of II. F
: Pickles, of Wilmington, the reader, in
want of such articles, will find an aSsort
ment full and complete of all kinds which he
2 offers to deliver at any station on the Del
, aware railroad.
J. The NJ. E. Church at Kenton, on Smyrna
p Circuit, Rev. P. II. Rawlins pastor, after
| cOIl6CIlOI u0SllHS all Outstanding lnuSU
tedness had been raised, was dedicated b,
T. Bishop Scott on Sunday last in the hepresenc'
s of large congregation. The dedicatory ser
p mon was preached by Rev. 7. II. Haynes
The churches of the circuit are clear o
. debt and all nearly new.
ONE of our farmers near town has spreat
. from his barn yard 800 loads of manur
It covering q 80 acre field. He has bough
It manure in town at 81 to $1.25 per load t
10 cover another 80 acre field. This manur
= has been applied as top dressing for cor
Ii next spring. His sixty acre wheat field
e intends fertilizing with phosphate at tn
v rate of 400 TBS. to the acre. This is Pre-
It gressive farming
Ie To ExHIBIT.-The following persons fror
Il this section, we learn, intend to pu
articles on exhibition at the Dover Fair
10 Misses Collins & Savin, Miss Emma Cosder
0t Miss Sue r. Colt, Miss Clara j. Bewley
n Miss Kate Bell, Mrs. John Kennedy, EC
10 w. Mcdowell Jas. Mcdowell, Mrs. Wesle
= Truax, E. NJ. Fowler, A. Lee Cummins, \
% T. Underwood, J. b. Evans & Co., /.
III Lapham, J. Z. Tygert & Co., and perhaps
n number of others whose names we have M
is heard.
10 VIsIToRs.-The visitors in town since OIL
- last publication day are the following Mr.
VI S. A. Devine, Miss Lizzie Devne, Fran
n Dealy, Miss Mary Hunter, Philadelphia
ly Mrs. NJ. Barrett, Miss Fannie Holding, We
"a Chester, Pa; Miss Ella r. Moore, Camdel
! N. j.; Mrs. J. NJ. Emerson and children
- Ansonia, Ct; Miss Hannah Ford, Wilmin
IN ton; Rev. II. S. Thompson, Newport; Re
ir VIM. r. McFarlane, Marydel; Mrs. Emm
ID Cliff, Sassafras; Miss Mollie Moore, Su,
+s lersville; Miss Ida Day, Kennedyville.
o. THE horse disease known as "blind sta
Q gers" which has CARED off so many hors
in the eastern part of our county, still col
tinues with little or no signs of abatemen
The disease is the most prevalent amor
IN the young and valuable horses, and I'll
". losses will seriously embarrass number
e. farmers. 1t is the opinion of those wi
No have studied the disease, that the hors
"a should be kept off the pasture especially
"' nights and while it is wet with dew, and
to the farmers will do this the disease MI
n, soon be arrested.
of ACCIDENT.-On Wednesday afternoon
,ss last week Solomon Jackson, one of Il
= workmen in Tygerts phosphate factor
"A got his right arm caught and drawn in
lse tween the rollers of the bone mill, and
,y. badly ground and mangled the fesh b
he fortunately one artery remained. uninjur
sufficient to sustain life in the hand a.
arm. DR.. j. G. Swinney has the case
ase charge and thinks now that amputati
Of will not be necessary. Solomon is an
n a dustrious and much respected color
ra;r citizen.
DELAWARE STATE FAIR.-This fair whi
is to be held at Dover will come off M
week, commencing on Tuesday and CT
tinuing till Friday. An immense amount
De energy has been expended in this ent
by prise, and Money spent in preparing
to grounds, and it now remains with
;, people as to whether it shall be the S
., cess the management desires. Ev
"a farmer should take his best agricultu
.ble product and best stock to be placed on
ID a hibition. And the ladies too can add l
tru terially by displays in the culinary art, fal
Wy work, &c. When these things are d.
the and the people feel they are paid for 60
the by the information they receive, the exh
,uld ton from year to year is assured. We h
,o;, from those who have seen the grounds
~ they are fitted up in complete order
ma every preparation made for The convenie
and comfort of the people,