Smyrna times., 1878-11-20
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

THANKSGIVING turkeys are looking anx- 6
'usly at all approaching strangers.
THE millers everywhere are complaining
{ low water and the difficulty of grinding.
Miss s. Z. RILEY has rented the store
nd dwelling now occupied by S. L. Kahn.
PRoF. GROVES will hold an examination
# candidates for Teachers on Saturday the
10Th inst.
FROM present prospects we are to have
more stores and greater activity among our
merchants next year.
ONE man from Thoroughfare Neck has
brought to market 81 rabbits. They sold |
at from 25 to 80 cts. per pair.
A PAPER is in preparation making call |
for Moral Reform Convention to be held |
in this town at an early date.
The vessel Wn,. II. Get=mere launched,
from the ship yard at Smyrna Landing last
Thursday, left for Philadelphia yesterday.
THE rain on Sunday was needed for the
wheat crop. A number of fields of late
sowing, it is said, have not yet terminated.
WIN. WoRDEN and son, Joseph E. Worden,
left this town yesterday for Easton, Nd,
where they propose establishing lumber
yard.
IT is expected that the collier Rattlesnakc,
at Collins Beach, around which they have
been digging for the past two weeks will be
got off in few days.
FROM the present state of the tax collec-
tions it is very apparent that the crop of
voluntary disfranchised delinquents is
likely to he Ouite LARGE
Sale OF PROPERTY.-Edward Beck has
bought the CDR. Clawson" property on Main
ST., belonging to Jas. Crawford for $2,200
His purpose is to move the Office and build
a store-house where it stands.
THERE is a house in Black bird IId (the
| head of which was the leading actor in {
recent amusing event) in which there ha:
been two marriages, one death and one
birth in the last three months.
THE Sunday inspection committee il
view Of the near approach Of killing time
are making their estimate Of the dfferen
hog pens. The weightiest report thus ia
comes from near the mill pond.
Miss MARY WALKER, on Main ST., is hay
ing her house neatly painted, DR.. j. W
Clifton also his house and office, and P. I
Collins is having some extra touches put o.
the bar-room at the Smyrna Hotel.
Mrs. ELIZABETH A. JOHNSON, wife {
Daniel r. johnson, residing near this towI
died on Sunday last after several years {
feeble health from consumption. She W.
: widely known and highly esteemed.
THE Ladies' Mite Society, Of the NJ.
, Church, this town, will give for its benet
' an entertainment at the Town Hall c
' Thanksgiving evening; admission, 10 ct
i Something new and interesting is promise
TRUsTEE's SALE.-J. A. Fulton, Esq, so
d on Saturday last the lands OF the late Maj
e JAS Chitfins, near Blackiston's Cross RoaC
l. as follows No. |, l66 acres, to Nunas CO
l. erdale, for $500; No. ., - acres, to Jel
e F. Sharp, for $645.
- j. j. TURNER, near the Big Oak, who
y endless. cham power, the little giant RI
70 b. two horses, gave SO much satisfaction
" threshing wheat in the summer, now ru
new corn shelter he has bought wi
equal satisfaction.
id Corn received "black eye" on |;
ID Monday in consequence of the large arri'
fe in the city market, 70.S00 going in on O
ld day and selling at from 80 to A as
sh quality. Our dealers are paying 50 cts.
ok good marketable corn.
omn m Our coal dealers are now having til
~ harvest, and the quantity of coal being !
no away for the winter is very large. Su
m, riority is claimed for the Johns coal,
vertised by w. W. Tschudy. The Mes
lie Tygert and others are furnishing g
r. article for use.
EN-. The SABBATH School of the Presbyter
His Church will hold, as is their custom,
pu- Anniversary on Thanksgiving event
I'VE The exercises will consist of singing,
md dresses, &c. These anniversaries h
nd grown to be an important feature of
20 Thanksgiving holiday.
nov OUR New SHERIFF, Frank N. Du
bonded on Thursday and entered upon
duties of his office on Friday. We
Sh' never heard the doubt expressed but
re- he would amply meet the requirement
ary the office. 1t is stated that he has retail
unI snv Clinton Williamson as his deputy.
be- THE Needles farm, near Salem Churc
ase, Blackbird HID, 200 acres, was sold
be week at public sale in this town,
feel knocked off to VIM. Stiles, of Camden,
um' j., for $1,000. The same property
OntIGu OnC ySdl o5O aAlN OAN ~ -
h TO Executrix Mrs Sarah NJ. Needles at So,
desiring $500 for the property.
'ays CARRIAGE BRoKEN.-Last Friday Re-
i@s' Shilling, pastor of AppOqunimink Cir
: u1s, rs went to the residence of "lde" Staat
go = Thorougfare Neck for social visit,
4 bo while a colored man was taking him to
= nv stable, the horse took violent fright at 81
most thing and before he could be got u
in control had torn the carriage to pieces.
flied EDWARD ANDERSON, from near FELTON,,
,ign' note expressing his qualification at rea
.nan the articles on education by Rev. DR..
'ne says 81 was converted and brought
the church nearly 40 years ago unde
preaching and pastorate at Westche
lu oc. C. Pa. Though years have elapsed he
con- keen recollection OF those events
@erts wonders if the DIR. remembers them.
Lem. The Temperance meeting on Su
days afternoon at the Hall was addressed b.
,era. ETa w. Il. Collins, who took strong groun'
r the the restriction of the sale OF lntoXlc
LIQUORS. Miss Jennie Smithers presld
the organ in the rendering OF some a
,Fney y 6c pirate music. The meeting next Su
, 18th will be addressed by S. n. Williams, e
;Ifire' of the Seaford Inder, who stands high
War public speaker.
laries SUDDEN DEArH.-On Friday evening
, and Henry Collins, living in the farm-hol
G. Speakman, near this this town, we
bed in his usual health. The next I
Y S'fIy tie ing not stirring as usual he was called
lelud- not answering, his wife took hold Of
D. the and found him dead. He is suppos
and have died from heart disease. He W
The industrious man about As years OLD
leaves a wife and several children.
egram sga1n JoHN NJ. BOYD, late of North East,
1t is has settled among US anu gives noVlce
inning ,,bara N owners of stock that he is
nee Of "H0' :: H. ot%;co of yoto,
estiga- to serve tneIh III CiI JIM " 80 80