Smyrna times., 1878-10-23


CHEsTNUTTING has been one of the youth.
full occupations for the past two weeks, the
crop being unusually good. Some of the
parties that left town for a visit to the
woods land they were not boys either) gave
the impression they were going on a bear
hunt. A wagon ride is so exhilarating.
We have received from Every Even;nq a
pamphlet copy of Senator Bayard's address
delivered at Pimlico Fair Grounds, before
the Maryland Agricultural Association. 1t
is printed for gratuitous distribution and
will be sent anywhere on receipt of an adj
dress and one-cent stamp for postage.
LAND SALEs.-Our real estate agent A. P.
Griffith has sold the farm of Joseph D.
Parker, in Blackbird HID, New Castle co.,
containing llS acres, for $3,l00 to Abel
Sevil of the same county. He also sold the
house and lot in Kenton of Mrs. Rebecca
Sevil to Mrs. Elizabeth Parker of New
Castle CO. for $1,000.
The papers were in error in the report of
the awards as made out by the committee
at the Middletown fair. Mrs. Amelia
Coverdale's awards were as follows: lst
premium on pea fowl fan and Cd on turkey
feather fan. Mrs. briggs also sent white
mountain cake, which was accidentally
omitted in making up the report.
ONE of our butchers on Saturday disposed
of 1900 lbs. of meat, considerable portion
of which was pork, which is now being
introduced in market. Considering there
are six others here at the same business
and frequently two or three from other
points, it gives some idea of the quantity of
meat consumed in our community.
The revival, now going on at Clayton
still continues, thirty-siX having professed
conversion. The attendance has been
large, especially on Sunday evenings when
there have been more than could get adj
mittance. When the Rev. J. NJ. Yinging
came to the circuit eighteen months ago,
there were only five members and they
now number over fifty.
THE TEMPERANCE MEETING at the Town
Hall on Sunday afternoon last, was fairly
attended. A. ?. Griffith was called to the
chair, the Scripture lesson read by Herman
Roe, prayer offered by VIM. II. Baggs and
addresses made by John E. Phillips and
George Day, all of this town. The speak
ers announced for next Sunday are John
D. Raymond of this town, and Rev. J. II
Wiley of Townsend station, a young
speaker Of considerable promise.
ALMOST FIRE.-On Wednesday after
noon last, shortly after we had gone to press
the roof on the dwelling of Mrs. Sarah
Cats was found to be on fire and but fol
the timely discovery of gentleman passing
in a carriage, might have proved, as a stiff
breeze was blowing, a serious confagration
The roof was ignited by spark from the
chimney. This is the second time this yeaI
that this roof has been on fire and some
thirty years ago the house was nearly des
troyed by fire.
CoNCERT.-The concert Monday evening
was an excellent entertainment, and it is
shame that it was not better attended, botl
for the object, and the love of music fo
its sake. Prof. Chas. Clary, for whose
benefit it was gotten up, showed himself ;
superior musician with cornet and violin
and his solos were highly appreciated
Somebody's dear one" vocal solo by Mis-
Sarah P. Flowers, was artistically rendered
and " Rock me to Sleep" by Miss Adelii
Wilson was sweetly sung. The "Irmi
Qartette" exceeded any former effort in tn,
hall, and in "Essie Dear" were called out
, third time. The Lyric" also took a steI
forward in public appreciation, and il
, "Balm of Gilead" did not satisfy the au
dience with third appearance. We dc
| not remember to have heard in the Hal
f more affective Piano Duett than tn
Hunters Chorus" by Miss NJ. P. Jone
| and Mr.. j. V. Roberts. The audienc
| seemed to be in the most appreciativ
a mood
= THE RAIN ardently looked for, fell il
; gentle showers last Friday, and though no
large in quantity will prove effectual il
: terminating the newly sown wheat. Th
: drought, continuing for a space of tw
months, is unusual for this season of til
year, and has been general over the West
ern and Eastern States. In the West W
4 read of fire that devastated tract of
4 square miles, burning houses, barns, fence
and everything combustible. In New Yor
. State the Tribune says "wells have bee
y , empty for weeks, the beds of considerabl
= streams are absolutely dry, and the pastur
u lands, which ought still to be at thei
greenest and furnishing their most nutr
J tious and productive yield to the dair
farmer are bare and brown as if burne
over. 1t is, perhaps; matter of compari
lively small moment that the foliage O
l. many wooded hills is less brilliant an
striking in color than we hoped to Sc,
: owing plainly to the fact that the leav,
ID have withered prematurely, instead {
ripening into crimson and gold"
II Soul AND SPIRIT.-Rev. T. II. Haynes i
. his morning discourse last Sunday took fc
his subject, BE ye sanctifed, soul, bod
r. and spirit" very common text, but as
is his custom with all such trite subject
treated in line of thought very differer
# from the usual pulpit presentation,
a thoughtful in conception as it was scholarl
I. in utterance. Without attempting a syi
> opsis of the discourse we would say, tn;
the line of remark pursued by him, shove
y the makeup Of the human soul, to be quit
y distinct from that OF the rational and in
i0 mortal spirit, except when they seemed
interlap for the purposes of unity.
IS The human or animal soul, was col
D. sidered the intermedial part of man, la
Y ping down on one side upon the physca
ol and reaching up on the other to the inte
lectual and immortal: that, while it ha
It. its own nature and laws and actions, whic
Or were carefully examined, there was nothir
~ found in them of a moral quality, per S
)y elucidated by their existence in irration
animals; and made to partake of NOR
id quality, only, when brought in contact vii
id reason and revelation. He argued tn
10 whatever we possess in common with 9TH
is animals, indicating mind, but below Il
region of intellect, and what we call i
- stinct in them, belongs to the animal SO
~ ~ of man and consequently possesses I
- - moral quality in themselves; or, the int
* "a rior creatures would be moral. And tn
ol to take away the superior or intelleotu
A' part of man, would necessitate his decle
sion, though he retain his natural temper
st ment and disposition and their affiliatiI
to passions and propensities, to a grade in Il
ID scale of being not superior to the 9th
IS animals around him.
ny The conclusion was that if a man DC