Smyrna times., 1878-02-13
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
THE II. Y. NJ. of S. will give grand re-
ception in the town hall on Tuesday even
ing, Goth inst.
THE tax delinquent list returned to the |
Levy Court is said to be very large
throughout the county excessively large.
New CoMEEs-One of our NJ. DIS had |
the pleasure of assisting at the introduction
of five or six new comers into public notice,
on Sunday.
w. ED. HALL, Of this town, was reelected
County Treasurer for Kent co. by the Levy
Court, last week, and Joshua 7. Jerman
collector for this hundred.
The Levy Court of New Castle county
last week appointed Colen Furguson col,
lector for APPOINTMENTS Hundred and
Abraham Hayden for Black bird IId.
FRANK NJ. DUNN, of Marydel, Del, who
had large support at the last county con-
ventiOn, announces himself again as a Dem
ocratic candidate for Sheriff Of Kent co.
Nor SATIsFIED.-One of the parties in.
terviewed last week is not altogether salts
fed with his opinion on the silver question.
He says he did not know we intended to
put it in print.
The protracted meeting at the NJ. +
Church, closed last week, with an accession
to the church Of 40 persons, or, including
the probationers from the chapel at the
Landing, 65 names.
The Agricultural Society of Kent county
has purchased 50 acres Of land lying next
to the railroad and Just outside the limits
of Dover for the purpose of fair ground.
Price, $ll0 per acre.
! SOME meat and other things stolen from
VIM. McAfee some two or three weeks ago,
have beer found, recently, slowed away in
a straw stack on the premises of John c.
Bailey. No clue is had to the thief.
THE American Agric,dt,Uist is a monthly
that should be in the hands of every tllpr
of the soil. Its suggestions for monthly
work are valuable and its information
otherwise is just such as every farmer
should know.
a MAN from the country was on Saturday
inquiring for the room Of the Young
Mems Christian Association ;" he wanted
to see the fox that was caught on Thursday.
He meant the Young Mems Club Room--a
very different thing.
A YOUNG MAN named Hillyard. of Kenton,
was held for his appearance at court last
week, for taking $l00 from Pat Melon,
while attending pigeon shooting match at
Clayton. Pat had been imbiGing too freely
and this is how it was done.
We would call the attention of the pub.
lie to the advertisement Of the Kent County
! Agricultural Association to be found in
|, : W. hnt ha Ga
pecialy will interest themselves in forward
ing this laudable enterprise.
PUBLIC SALEs.-Ebenezer Garrison, neai
; the Baptist Church, will sell his personal
property at public sale on Wednesday
{ next, the Goth inst.
VIM. Morgan, on the Price farm, neal
r Bethel Church, on Monday 25th inst
. A MUSICAL entertainment will be given il
st. Peters Chapel on Tuesday evenin,
next, Feb. 18th. Doors open at 7 o'clock
= overture u O'clock. Admission, Is cents
}, Tickets to be had at the door.
!, JAS. V. ROBERTS, Musical Director.
: WIN. W..TscHUDY (who owns the build
q ing) has bought the patterns, castings an'
!. other appurtenances of the Foundry
belonging to j. Z. Worden, on Commerce
j ST., known as the Lockwood Foundry, ant
J is preparing for the spring trade in plows
g &c.
# Mr.. JAMES VIcK, florist, New York, vii
it please except our thanks for his illustrate,
n catalogue and Floral Guide for 1873, an an
nual alike interesting to the dealer in seed
the florist, and the gardiner. Person
sending to Wick can rely upon first clas
" seed.
ALMOST A CENTENARIAN.-Fann Hami
- ton, mother OF Lewis Hamilton, of thi
i town, who has resided with her son, Danie
n Hamilton, in Wilmington, for 25 years, er
,r tered her SO year on Friday. She is tn
- mother OF 10 children, only four Of whor
- are now living.
h The Misses Cook and Miss Bunnell stope
on their return to Philadelphia fror
" Dover, and spent part Of two days i
e. smyrna. Miss Bunnell has read twice i
<e our town, having friends here, and the Mi
: ses Cook, who formerly resided here. we,
:, warmly received by their friends.
:. MANoHA's AGENCY. A. P. Griffith. manage
~ has sold the farm Of Owen C. Crowley. a
N, acres. near the Tent" IN New Castle &C
ty for $1,000, TO George w. Gore and Geor,
ng Clendaniel, Of Smyrna, Del; also the far
belonging to John Thomas, ir heirs ne
=, Prices Corner, GA acres, to William AlIfre
Ill for $1,000.
~ To DELINQUENT SUBscRiBERs-Our su
Ip- scribers who get their papers through Il
ry mail will find on the directions opposi
ee the name on each paper sent out, in pla
!. figures, the date to which each subscripti'
80 80 is paid. A glance at that will show ea'
OO subscriber how he stands on our subscri
All ton books, and acting on this, will 81
-. | us tr0uhla and he mora nleaeant all arOun
,r,, Our town subscribers who have not pa
- can adjust matters at any time by calling
ds the TINES Office. Subscriptions are me
be easily paid when not allowed to run.