Smyrna times., 1878-04-24

WE copy the following from the johnson
vile correspondent Of the IVasHinqton C5,ut
NY Post: "The most interesting occasion
OF the week has been the marriage of Mis-
lda M. Hurd, youngest daughter of the late
Edwin F. Hurd, to Levi i. Anthony O
Smyrna, Del, at the residence of Mrs
Iiurd. The ceremony was performed b,
hev' IL: y. Jones. A number of relation.
ana friends were present from Albany
Troy, Hooslck Falls and this place. Rich
and beautiful gifts were presented to the
oflde, and one OF Hurd's best golden axe:
was presented to the bridegroom. The
whole occasion was a happy one. The
happy pair left on the o'clock train fo1
their home in Delaware"
SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES-Last Sunday
Easter) was observed in the Episcopal
Church in the usual manner for this dav,
Vases OF fragrant flowers were in and about
the chancel, and on the wall in the rear OF
the pulpit was the sentence in large ever.
green letters, "Christ our passover is sacri.
need Tor us, therefore let us keep the
feast"
At the NJ. Z. Church there was not SO
much as sprig of apple blossoms or a
tulip, Though frequently, in the season of
lowers, at other times bOquet has graced
| the table in front of the pulpit, and but
for an Easter anthem, there was nothing to
designate it from any other day.
The Presbyterian Church, child of the
Reformation, in its hostility to the extremes
OF Popery, swung off on the other extreme
and pays little or no attention to the
movable feasts" and commemorative
christian days, and hence Easter is
to them no better or no worse than
any other in the observance of chris
tan duty, but the pastor, Rev. Mr.. UNI
stead, did what has seldom been done.
preach on the subject of the Resurrection
IN harmony with the spirit of the day, as
did the Revs. Messrs. Haynes and Johns.
DEEP WELL.-At the tile yard on the
" Prospect llill' farm of Mrs. S. p. Mason.
near Smyrna Landing, a well had to be
sunk to furnish water for the engine, used
IN the manufacture of drain tile, by
W. NJ. Bell, an account of which NAV be
interesting to our readers. The location
OF the well may be said to be in a bottom
ana possibly % feet above tide water of the
creek, about four hundred yards distance.
ne hrst ten feet they passed through
hne quick sand, from which water was con.
tlnually oozlng through from all sides,
compelling them to use cylinders. The
feet deep in the well, but, as no SPRINGS
were found, they decided to deepen II
until they were discovered. After passing
through tough, tenacious clay. thew strucE
a dark, shelly substance resembling slate.
soft, smooth, without grit and contaiuinc
small, shining partials, supposed to be
mica. They now have attained a depth of
hity'two feet, with no appearance of |
spring, but having to contend with the |
water, continually dropping down from
near the surface of the ground They are
eXcayating about eight feet per day, having
hrSt to draw all the water collected |
throught the night, which now amounts |
TO about III feet every morning We hope |
TO announce next week that either oil or |
water has been struck. 1t now is consider. |
Oily deeper than any well in this section |
and more than 27 feet below the bed of |
the creek.
The digger, Mr.. Moore, concluded this
morning to stop digging in consequence of
the water coming in from the sides, and
settle for time a stalk.
Town TALK.-Now is the time TO plant
your spring advertisements as well as vour
garden sass. Mrs. John Mustard is
having coat of paint applied to the
residence OF VIM. d. Hazel, Delaware ST.
ana the residence of Joseph REYNOLDS.
corner OF this and South ST., has had both
y new covered porch and new coat of
paint. a new dressing OF paint on a rusty
mousse Is about as great an improvement as
brand new silk in the place of a dirty
callco on fine looking woman.......The
funeral OF Charles L. FoXwell, at Brinzion
BAPTIST Church, near Kenton, on Sunday.
was one OF the largest that has met at that
:ndrch Tor long time. There were nearly
my carriages from this town and twenty at
me churcn awaiting the arrival of the pro
;eSsioh, ABOUT seventy in all Rev. j. Il.
Y instead preached the funeral disconso
This is, we learn, the twelfth child TiIrh.
nan Foxwell has buried and the ninth de.
posted in this cemetery. :" Doe was told
nat on Easter morning the sun danced and
urned over. Doc" delights in acrobatic
eats and he was up on Sunday mornino
orlgnt and early to see the ''orb of dav rise
II enulgence from the resplendent ORIENT
ma after ten minutes gaze, was entirely
atlshed That the sun does perform extra
eats on Easter Sunday. The Lenten
eason Is over, and those who practiced self
'ehlal teel, no doubt, the better for the
dcrlhce'''.'.'As long as you don't want to
borrow, you will find plentywho are willing
o lend.....The Middletown Transeriot is iS
rouble. 1t says the matrimonial MARKET is
n terrible contracted state in that sec.
ION, there not having been marriage
iotlce IN the Transcript for several mont6s.
I Mlddletown hasn't enough girls to sun.
ny the market, the Transcript may inform
he young men of that section that Smyrna
ets them up in style, and quality unsur. {
'assed IA paragraph has been going the
ounds OF the papers that the Rev. T.
'tuoos Is having great revival at his new .
Ppolntment, Central Church, Philadelphia.
his is not the case in the Methodist sense,
ut Is used by some denominations, sinifving ,
larger attendance and increased Interest !
the regular services. There has beer no
xtra services. Joseph Ii. Primrose. the
merlcan sewing machine man in viii.
nlngton, still stands boldly to the front
We found his floor covered with a new
arpet OF an attractive design, which, with
lis new machines and office furniture.
makes an attractive room. He sold from
us own office lastSaturday eighteen sewing
naehlnes-certainly good business for
ingle day." Smyrna now wants to have
he little HERRING Run" that passes some.
..here near her, dug out and made into n S
iver at the public expense, because the |
dlsslssippi and the Mispillion are 10 be 90 7
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