Smyrna times., 1878-07-17
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

NEXT Wednesday the M. II. Sunday
School will picnic at Collins Beach.
THE Presbyterian Sunday School of this
town are picnicing at Fraland to-day.
EIGHT persons from this town went down
this morning on the excursion to Rehoboth
the first of the season.
THE Rev. w. B. Gordon, of Virginia, will
preach in st. Peters Church on Sunday
next, 2lst., morning and evening.
THE shoe factory of r. NJ. & w. Il. John
son, this town, has organized under joint
stock company and will begin operation
this week.
WE are indebted to Hon. Jas. Williams
for speeches of Senatar Bayard in opposi
ton to subsidies and on the retirement of
Legal Tenders.
BIG YIELD.-Mr. Nathaniel Wilds. Of
this town, raised 20 baskets of Early
Rose potatoes in his garden on a piece Of
ground 33 feet square.
JOHN II. BEwLEY, on his farm in the
Neck last week, cut 81 acres of heavy oats
in l02 hours, including all the stoppages to
oil, &c. The machine used was a Champion
self.raker.
THE CAPE MAY ExCURsIoN.-This morn
ing the excursion from Chestertown passed
through town at S.45, with about 400 per
sons on board. About 20 from this town
Joined them.
JAMES MCCLUsKY, JR., aged IA years, son
of James McClusky, Sr., of this town, fell
and broke his left arm yesterday, while
carrying bag of wheat. DR.. Cloak re-
duced the fracture
If VIM. Nailor, near Green Spring, does
not get the top of market for his black
berries, it is not because they are not large
enough-a number of these in some boxes
left with us being almost as large rs wal
nuts.
The railroad authorities have attached a
passenger car to the freight train for the
accommodation of the public. The train
passes here going south A. NJ, and going
north at 7.45. This makes trains each
way day.
SHERIFF SALEs.-The following parties are
advertised at sheriff sale Jas. c. Clawson,
dwelling, this town, tomorrow .! o'clock.
Joshu r. Clements, deceased, farm of
3l9 acres, North Murderllill Hd., Tuesday
23d at o'clock, at Dover.
JAMES MCCARTER, of this town, showed
us yesterday a sample of oats grown on a
three or four acre tract of land that
measured over 6 feetin height. The ground
was low bottom, worthless until tiled with
Bells tile, and is the strongest in favor OF
thus reclaiming our waste lands.
IT is said that the steamer 7HoS. Clyle
running between Phila. and Collins Beach
and Bombay Hook, has already obtained a
| reputation for speed and comfort. Swiss
bell ringers and other instrumental and
vocal talent make the excursions especially
attractive. No spirituous liquors are sold
on the Clyde.
LAST Tuesday, Wm B. Start, of Phila.
! formerly of this town, cut his right leg iust
above the knee with q large knife, sepa
rating an artery and causing the loss o
much blood. 1t was thought that amputa
ton would be necessary, but we are glad t.
learn that he is doing we'll and will be ou
again in a day or two.
S. Z. CLARK, who went to Philadelphia
for medical treatment few weeks ago, ha
returned, much benefited, and is able t.
get around a little without his crutches
He took hot air sulphur baths, whicI
| SG6l1lG0 " nave lllC 06SlIGO CuGCJ. III
disease is neuralgia, caused by malaria
disorder, which effected the sciatic nerves
AT THE SEA SHORE.-A number Of person
from town have left the past week to rec
reate at Rehoboth, Martha's Vineyard, an
Cape May, viz Prof James II. Groves, j
w. Denney and wife, John H. Hoffecke
and wife, Robt. D. Hoffecker, wife and sor
Peter S. Collins, Mrs. Rebecca Jester. Mis-
Kate Sharp, Mrs. Samuel Spencer, Mrs. c
Speakman, and Jas. T. Hoffecker and sor
Rehoboth A. P. Griffith, wife and daughte
Miss Mollie Thompson, DR.. VIM. L. Collin
Joined at Newark, Del, by Rev. II.
Thompson and wife, and Mrs. Myer
sister of Mr.. T.) Martha's Vineyard, to /
guests of Rev. S. L. Gracy, formerly paste
of the NJ. E. Church, this town; and Henr
I Tygert, Cape May.
VIsIToRs.-The following is a list of tho.
who have come to visit our town the pa
week. In the first paragraph are IL
names of former Smyrnians.
w. FAIRIES, Miss Fannie Carrow, II. Sisc
George and Willie Stubbs, Miss Liz
Norris, Philadelphia; Miss Bell ALLIE
| Horris Allen, May and Little Primros
Miss Charlie Smith, Wilmington; John v
|, Savln, chicago; Mrs. Jane thompson, Gla
i gov.
: Mrs. Ann Dubosq, Miss Flora Albrigh
!, Phila.; j. Harry Hoffecker, Burtie Rob
# Wilmington; Miss Sue Higgins, st. George
:, Miss Jennie Eldridge and Miss Carrie Ne,
e comb, Millville, n. j.; Miss Ella Jont
Millington; Chas. Lambdin, Baltimor
d Mr.. and Mrs. Wheatley, Belle Air, Nd.
s. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.--Last Frid
/ afternoon, during the severe thunder stor
# which passed over about o'clock, Jol
Il w. Emory was struck and almost fatal
: injured by lightning. He was in t.
T. kitchen at his residence on Frazer stree
e standing by the stove drying his cloth
l. when the lightning entered through t
q front-room chimney, going out into t
kitchen, striking Mr.. Z. on the should
u and passing down his body to his fe
d tearing his clothing He was unconscio
Is for about half an hour after, and has sin
been in q rather critical condition un
yesterday when he seemed to get bett
His wife and three or four children we
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