Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-10-22
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

niversary of the great storm of 1878.
WHEAT seeding is about accomplished |
and the farmers never had better weather
nor put in so large crop.
The Bryant Literary Society has accepted
an invitation to hold its next meeting
Friday evening-at Belmont Hail."
Mrs. L. A. MALLALIEU is greatly i'm
proving her residence on Maine ST. by the
additions of two bay-windows front and
an additional story on the back.
Tue temperance meeting at the Town
Hall next Sunday, it is expected, will be
by Rev. Mr. Hayward, Of Dover,
and an interesting occasion is expected.
THE unexampled warm October weather
of the past three weeks, the farmers say,
put the Hessian fly in lively attitude and
much of the early sown wheat is likely to
be injured.
II. B. MEGEAE's scent counter, which was
inaugurated on Saturday, was one of the
novelties of the day in the mercantile line,
and in things useful and ornamental still
attracts the people.
THE ladies whose house cleaning has been
deferred for the past two or three weeks by
reason of the extremely dusty weather have
a chance this week to torment the men,
and they are doing it.
THAT was a welcome and good shower
that fell on Saturday night and closed the
long period Of dusty and hot weather.
Much more is needed, and the probabilities
are that we shall have it.
The DR.. FISHER property on Main street,
including the Delaware House, the mansion
house and the house occupied by A. II.
Hobbs, are having an entire new front
pavement, requiring $4,000 bricks.
Our farmers (the most of whom: sold
their wheat some months ago. are not so
much interested just now in the price of
wheat as the price of corn. They would
greatly prefer for the next two or three
months to see "boom" in the market of
the latter article.
GUsTAvUs DAVIS, of West Dover Id, ian
| account of whose deadly assault on Capt.
Gale Jones was given in these columns
| several weeks since) was arrested last week
| by Constable Weldon, and held by Alder.
man Budd under bail of $500 for his APP
/ pearance at court.
AT a meeting of the Directors of the Kent
/ County Mutual Life Insurance Company
last week it was resolved to declare q divi
dend Of 20 per cent. for next year, provided
there are no serious fires between this anC
that time. This is double the highest divi
dend they have ever paid before.
PLEAD GUILTY.-We received yesterday
the following telegram from the Editor o
the New York Eccning Telegraph:
New YORK, Oct. 2lst 1879.
SMYRNA TIMES, SMYRNA, DEL William
Ringgold Cooper plead guilty in London to
day to both charges of forgery. lie will b.
sentenced Thursday.
MILL BURNED.-On Saturday morning
last just before day, the steam saw mil
belonging to James Curlett, near Temple
vile, was discovered to be on fire and wa
speedily consumed. Mr.. c. thinks it caugh
from spark. Loss 5000. 1t will be rebuilt
at once, the services Of Samuel Spencer c
this town, having been secured for tina
purpose.
THE market for wheat in the city reache
its highest point on Friday last, since whic
time it has been on the decline and has r.
coded about eight cts. per bushel. TIL
market for both wheat and flour is wea
, and unsettled, with downward tendenc
f Corn also declined one or two cents. Tt
market price for the former is $3.50, an
for the latter 81 cts.
, "THE Royal Road to Success" the su
e ject of Rev. T. Stubs lecture on Thursda
evening last was listened to by GOO
audience. Numerous kinds Of success W
, given but the Royal" road presented
the speaker was that of character" whiC
was held up with his usual emphasis
thought to the consideration of the youn
:. The reverend speaker had a warm greetil
n by his many friends here at the close of /
,, interesting lecture.
y ADvERT1sERs.-T. B. Megear calls attic
ton to his new stock Of dry goods.
. VIM. FAIRIES g. Co., hardware, cutler
u stoves, etc.
If H. H. huntington, groceries, provision
o flour, etc.
= Geo. w. & S. Taylor, their new and CO..
. plete corn shelter.
n f. r. Cochran, Middletown, Nursery al
" Frui: Farm.
e Jacob Reeds Sons, clothing
SALE OF PHosPHATE.-The quantity
phosphate used this Fall has been We
10 large, and will indicate the breadth of
m wheat crop seeded. The Messrs. Tyg
n have already sold 5000 and will exec
- 1000 tons by the close of the season, Il
- week, not including the raw bone a
N other fertilizing materials, amounting
TX nearly 1000 tons more. Our young maj
n. facturers have also put in fair work
~, the starting season. A Lee Cummins
y sold CPS tons and Andrew Sisco 100 to
CT making the aggregate amount to nea
Sc 5000 tons.
We FORTUNATE EsCAPE.-One day last we
be as John Van Gasken was returning to
he yard from the delivery of some lumt
J.. sitting on a single board stretched from
:" fore to the hind boulster, three little ri
De unobserved, made an effort to mount (
= board. At the utterance of scream
er. children often make in their plays
= looked around to behold the hind VIII
of his wagon passing over the arm
Is across the neck of one Of the little o
TX (Net.ie Faries) and his heart was in
throat in an instant. Fortunately, prc
bly, from the soft bed Of dust, the Ii
Dr.. girl jumped up and ran home, the mi
yer sustained amounting to only slight bru
ed JUBILEE NoTEs.-The boys were so mi
ed pleased with Rev. p. Coombe that t
od wanted him to stay and lecture. They
= "no fly lights on him." He however
u us Tuesday morning.
ma Rev. Mr.. Roche, remarked in social {
re. versation that there were but three churc
inc in the Now York East Conference that
20 sented better appearance, more int
es' gent congregation or required better tai
lily for their pulpit than the church here.
her Rev. Mr.. Clymer throws a brick q
oce effectively. When he said in his discol
: on Tuesday evening that persons of 81
souls liked few and restricted friendsh
oa' he hit more than one person. And
be was agood lesson too, on church ventilat
ict, that ought to stick somewhere.
81, There were only two of the for
pastors wives present on Sunday
les. Murphey and Mrs. Stubs, and they h
the good shaking up. The other ex.pai
no living were invited, but from disah
=. or previous engagements, could not
IN present. Among the invited was
l In VIM. Cooper, ID. D., former Smyrna
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