Smyrna times., 1879-11-05
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

THERMOMETER this morning down to 220
"a good average mid-winter weather.
Mrs. SARAH L. STEVENSON, reject ofthe late
Denny Stevenson, died on Monday, last in
this town, in the So year of her age.
THE field of wheat, best set and growth,
that we have seen in this vicinity, is that
on John C. Baileys farm, near Bethel NJ.
f. Church.
The ROOF on the dwelling of the George |
Collins mansion house near Collins Beach, !
which is seventy.fve years old, is being re-
placed by new one.
WHEAT has advanced again slightly, the
past week. The Philadelphia quotations
are; wheat $l.45, corn, old e. cts, and
new 81 cts, oats A cts.
THE Manship NJ. E. Church, at Bishops
Corner, which has been undergoing repairs,
will be reopened next Sunday, with services
morning, afternoon and evening.
THE man and his gun, or rather the gun
and man, is now the order of the day.
Quite number only scare the birds, but
then again we have some good shots.
WIN. A. FAIRIES & Bro, are erecting
stable and carriage house &c by Is feet in
the rear of their wheelwright and black
smith shop which has been leased to John
Winter.
The blustery, wintry weather has made it
hard on the corn huskers and fodder, the
latter being so dry. Our fields still remain
as dry as an ash pile, while throughout the
Northern States they have been having
snow foot deep.
! THE real estate agency of A. P. Griffith
| has very extensive correspondence espe-
cially from the northern part Of this
country and Canada and one day this week
they received letter from gentleman in
Glasgow, Scotland, inquiring for Delaware
land.
WIN. G. HILL is paying so cts. for new
corn at Clayton. This is ten cents better
than the corresponding period last year
This cold dry weather ought to send it tc
will be coming along shortly and then the
market may not be so good.
The Rev. William Gordon, Rector of st
Peters Church is off on ten days visit t
Baltimore and Annapolis. Mr.. G. took M
summer vacation and this is the first timt
we believe that he has been away since h.
entered the parish about year ago. Their
will not be any services next Sunday at st
Peters.
ADvERTIsERs.-Jas. ?. Hoffecker who ha
gained an enviable reputation for purity il
medicines, advertises drugs, chemicals
paints, stationery, &C., at the lowest prices
Randolph Peters advertses a 60 PACED cats
,, logue of desirable fruit trees graft,
John Kennedy money to loan, and Mr.
Macafee house for rent.
= WE had in our Office on the first
a November, twig from tree in Thomas ,
Q Lambdin's garden containing eight goo
9 sized peaches, but not sufficiently ripe [
s eat. Mr.. L. has two trees that were quit
!, full when the freezing weather of last wee
i checked their further development, bl
|, they still have some of the fruit on ther
4 New HousE.-Jas. W. Anthony two mil
= west of the town has during the past seasc
q remodeled his house, adding thereto
q story and in addition built new room
!, by %. II is now in cottage style, car
q fully and substantially built, "hard finisl
n inside with modern improvements, and h
n two bay windows. The work was done
IL Francis Woodruff.
~ The released captiVes from the coun
le Jail, some four or FIVE negroes, enter
az this town on Saturday and drank
as much of the 40 be joyful" as to ma
pa them hilarious. One of them "Cal
"a Jackson, who barely escaped the "cat
" nine' for stealing turkeys, got into I
ne hands Of the Police and thence into [
'ai Lookup where he rested until Sumo
no morning. The rest avoided the officers.
It's. MISS NJ. ANNA OFFLBY will give under
he auspices of the Bryant Literary Society,
DIR. Evolutionary and dramatic entertainm
ing for the benefit Of the Smyrna Library
ion the Town Hall on Monday evening, n
ign 18th. Those who attended the enterts
as ment of a similar character under
His skillfEi management of Miss Ofiey,
INTO Spring, will be pleased to hear
ter announcement, for a more delightful e,
AN, ing has seldom been enjoyed in this to
rth-
a to MIREp.-Wilson L. Caveadsr sent to
lere has horses to his farm in White Hall
on occupied by Samuel p. Truax and whil
shes playful mood on Saturday afternoon
ac- into piece of meadow or marsh land
con- became mirsd beyond the ability Of Ii
dis selves or the appliances at Mr.. Tru
mis- hand to extricate. Robt 8. Moore of
lined town was seut for to come with bis 81
con- and fall and sheers1 and it was net
The two O'clock next morning that they
las got out of their perilous condition.