Smyrna times., 1878-12-25

The Rev. Jos. Cook, the noted Boston
lecturer, will deliver two dscourses in Will
mington-Jan. Sd and 10TH All persons
who desire to hear these lectures will please
report Immediately to Rev. Mr.. Haynes, as
a reduced fare can be obtained on the rail.
road.
lMPRovEING Duck CREEK.-The two en-.
gneers who surveyed our creek last sum-
mer, made their report to the Chief Engi-
neer which was embodied in the Report of
the Sec. OF the Navy to Congress. The
estimates are: for widening creek above
Tygert's factory, 81 500; improvements at
entrance of creek, $4,000; removing shoals,
$1,000, making total of $4,000. The re-
port of the engineer is now before the |
Naval Committee but has not been acted |
upon, and it cannot be known until the |
River and Harbor bill is reported to the |
House If the appropriation will be recon.
mended, and if it is acted upon favorably |
by the committee the House or Senate may
cut it out of the bill.
LAST week was hard one on the steam
boat. The PierrepOnt returned on Tuesday
night loaded down with freight The high
northwest wind of that and the two follow
ing days blew the water to Jersey side caus-
ing such low tides in our creek that she
could not get out again until Thursday
evening, thereby loOsing a trip when the
demands upon her were so heavy. The
goods sent to the wharf on Thursday for
use here on Saturday were by order of
Messrs. Tygert put on board the Clio and
landed at Odessa, from which place they were
hauled in wagons to our town. This was a
tedious and expensive mode of transporta-
ton, but they were Christmas goods and
the proprietors of the boat determined
they should be on hand with as little de-
lay as possible. The freights both ways
have been unusually heavy
A CORRESPONDENT of Every Evening, who
; fell in with Mr.. Williams on his return
} home to enjoy the holidays, writes as fol-
lows: "Hon. James Williams returned
home from Washington on Friday night,
and will remain home during the holidays.
t Mr.. Williams term expires on the 4th of
| March next. During the four years in
which he has represented the State in the
National Congress, Mr.. Williams has not
!. been absent from his seat except when ab-
n solute necessity demanded his presence
elsewhere. His record for honesty, indie
pendence and faithful hard work is as good
Q as that of any member of the Forty-ffth
b Congress. Mr.. Williams, in conversation
4 said that there was now comparatively very
G little jobbery or suspicion of jobbery in
= Congress. Legislation is closely and vigil
n antly watched, and he thinks that the dis
honest methods consequent upon the legis
lation for the war and the settlement O
IL matters pertaining to it have almost en-
e tirely disappeared from the halls of Con
e gress. OF Mr.. Randall he says that honesty
- and integrity is above suspicion, and hi
p" chances for the Speakership are far superio
10 to those of any other candidate. | SPOKE
t, to him about the proposed ship canal acros
Or the Peninsula. Without giving any opinion
a as to the propriety or advisablity of tn
proposed work before report of the engi
neers is made, he did not think that ther
10 was any probability Of the success Of th
scheme"
k MERE MENTIoN-Merry Christmas to al
ON good cheer without stint-but don't tax
all that is offered you for politeness sake
VI The Doctor wants his holiday lkewiSe.....
o. The inch or two of snow on Saturday calle
e. out the youngsters with their sleds and on
sleigh after black spanker. 1t looked fo
an hour or two like the beginning of
es jolly good season, but a peltlng rain 500
no put a stop to all of that.....The indu
trious small boy who has been expectin
'o lots of things from Kriss Kringle, was nc
z : trees as we'll as stockings, and the latte
ks will find tonight that it will take all b
reindeer can carry to fill them......If it wei
"0 only fashionable to pay debts promptly
what good times we would all have h..
- False cvilty goes hand-in-hand with hypo
80 risy, and near akin to lying.......HOw the
lines of Longfellow came forcibly to min
for last Saturday: The day is cold and dar
cs. and dreary; it rains and the wind is nev,
weary; the vine still olings to the moulderir
wall, but at every gust the dead leaves fal
ne and the day is dark and dreary." "......W
of suppose that fifteen pound turkey will
carved to- morrow according to programm
- Temperance delegates must bear this
mind and not turn up their noses because
, dish Of it cold may be set before them i
w. relish. ..... The days are beginning to lengt
en-, and we're all glad Of the change, +
ice we are very tired of short things--sho
he days, short friends, short larders, sho
work, short prices, and above all, short pu
r. ses...The toy stores are eloquent of no
- day gifts for the juveniles, and the stree
oc are vocal with miniature bands OF mus
- each one playing his own tune, and ;
happy in discord. ...,." How Cain and AT
has worried through childhood without al
in mysteries of Christmas stocking to Fill, al
100, people's ears to deafen with their pen
trumpets, can only be explained by t
the novelty of their situation......The m(
yer difficult problem of the past few days
Tor. solve has been how to buy five dolli
ok. worth of toys for Fostering children, wi
,ith seyenty.five cents...... Shall we have chri
lO1 mas carols again Christmas morning? 1
lev. notes of those sweet songs last year 81
un. echo in memory.......In these leaky win
en-. davs one of the best travelling companio
is an umbrella.......N Nothing is troublesol
that we do willingly. THE melancholy d'
am are past, and the gladdest OF the "
OWN promises to come in sunshine and 60
tne cheer "too beautiful to last"
Mr' "When Santa Claus name is called
L. On Christmas morn, It's pleasant
,ted To hear the good old fellow laugh
ran. And promptly answer Present
was The voungster who is the proprietor o
BON. iig saw land he numbers considerably m
, re- than a corporals guard in town. goes
iety the independent hook and sells brack
own &c. enough to have a rousing Chrlstm
der. Some of them are combining capital
,nce a regular organized firm, trade mark d
best and, they mean business. 1.-The price
pork has so seriously declined, paper Sc
that no respectable pig can afford to Il
KeV' on fat...... For the next week or two let
lrch all indulge in flowing spirit but aost
OF from the flowing bowl. The modern del
,s OF ton of temperance is, total abstnance II
terS .L;ros burtF,,l and the temDerate u.s.