Smyrna times., 1879-02-12
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

tifully illustrated and full of entertaining
and racy literature.
A BILL has been introduced in the Leris. |
lature by Representative Collins to amend
the act of the town incorporation, provid- |
ing for the issue Of $4,000 worth of bonds.
THE DELAWARE OBsTRUcrED.-The Della.
ware river is in very bad condition from
the large quantities of floating ice, which
are proving great impeachment to naviga-
ton.
PETITIONS are in circulation to have the
law changed in regard to collecting debts
so as to give the Justice of the Peace iuris-
diction in all claims amounting to 5000 in.
stead of $lO0 as at present.
Our mill ponds are still covered with the
ice formed in December. 1t only happens
once in number of years that we have
the same ice to remain continuously un-
broken for seven or eight weeks.
New ADvERTIsEMENTs.-E e. f. II. Beck
& Co., grand depot; S. L. Kahn, auction of
store goods; Samuel A. Mansfield, watch.
maker and jeweler, 124 South Eleventh st.,
Philadelphia; VIM. Geo. Hill, Clayton, buys
and sells clover seed at wholesale and re-
tail; Hall & Hardcastle, dissolution of
pdItHelSHlpj y. H. IrlurOSe, w llullnSIOn;
sole agent for the Wheeler & Wilson sewing
machine.
THE CLAYTON DEBATING SOCIETY had
| lively discussion on Tuesday evening last
on the question, Resolved, That Delaware
should pass a Local Option Law" The
chief disputants were, John P. Hudson for
the affirmative and James Rothwell for the
negative. 1t was decided in favor of the
affirmative. The next debate was on the
following: " ReSolUcd, That universal suf
frage is unsafe" The chief contestants are
| Bernard Sweeny affirmative, and MINUS
II. Coverdale negative.
POPULAR SoxGs.-Will L. Thompson's
songs have recently become so popular that
a music firm in Boston has been compelled
to order fifteen thousand copies of the fol-
lowing pieces to supply the demand {:
"Gathering Shells from the Sea Shore" "
" Drifting with the Tide" "The Poor Old
Tramp" Each piece is beautiful Song
and Chorus. Any music dealer will mail
them to your address on receipt of price, 40
cents each. Published by w. L. Thomp-
son & Co., East Liverpool, Ohio.
VENDUEs AMONG THE FARMERs..-They
take place as follows: To-day, 18th, John
II. Bewley, near Bombay Hook Geo. C.
Reihm, near Smyrna, Friday l4th Robt
Denney, at his mill, in the village of Duck
Creek, 18th; Rufus NJ. McIlvaine, near
Rothwell's Landing, 18th; James w
Mitchell, near Raymond's Church., 10Th
David j. Cummins, near St. Georges, 10Th
VIM. Allfree, near Prices Corner, Doth
Manlove Davis, on his Eagle Nest" farm,
in Thoroughfare Neck, 9th
VALENTINES DAY.-Next Friday will be
st. Valentines day, and some of the tender
and fragrant missives are now doubtless or
their atfectionate errand. When some o
us were young Valentines day meant more
than it does now. They were made will
the knife in the most delicate patterns o
the studied artist, and often took days il
preparation, and Tom. Moore never penneC
lines too gushing for expressing the deptl
of the donors affection. The Chinese prepa
, rations of the present day and the horrit
! ! caricatures that have almost broken up tn
devotons to the old saint, were just emerg
ging into existence from the hands of til
sacriligious inventors. The custom is Q
t, ancient habit, having its origin in Pagal
rites of old, but the habit of writing verse
. it is said only dates back or 500 years.
/ The TEMPERANCE MEETING on Sunda
: afternoon at the Town Hall was of NOR
1 than ordinary interest. The scriptur
|. lesson was read by Rev. Mr.. Haynes, praye
t offered By Mr.. Geo. Day and singing led b
v Walter o. Hoflecker, with Miss Jenni
/ Smithers at the organ. But the chief il
e terest centered in the announcement thG
? NJ. Anna Off1ey would read some appropriat
= selections. The Hall was packed to il
i. utmost capacity with ladies and gentleme
G who seemed to appreciate to the fullest G,
IS tent the force and power of language whe
y presented in an elocutionary manner. Sh
S read two selections, "The Modern Cain
!. written by L. Evans Edwards and "Tram
W Tramp, Tramp" written by DR.. J. G. IIc
n land.
10 FEMALE PREACHING.-Mrs. Clara A. Roac
s as per announcement, filled the pulpit
le the NJ. E. Church on Sunday last and W
le listened to by very large audiences. Nj
70 Roach is more youthful in appearance this
O. is usually seen in lady preachers, is of goC
N personal presence and in voice, manner al
OF department is thoroughly feminine. 81
ne takes a text but by no means essays
nj give an argumentative DISCOURSE pl
'r- posely, apparently, leaving that to t
le stronger sex while with pathos and tendt
a ness and narrative, she addresses hers,
direct to the sensibilities of her audienc,
u The morning discourse was more direct a,
70 effect more apparent than in the evenir
1d In fact, it could scarcely be expected tn
er with six or seven hundred people in roo
ea with heated furnaces and little or no ven
a. lation, that the speaker could preach
ay people hear to edifcation. Mrs. R. W
mt hold meetings every evening this week a
ca from 2 to o'clock in the afternoons.
he THE CRY MARKETs.-Wheat is about [
he same as last reported, and prime Delawi
his Amber sells in New York at $l.05 to 81.
i,p and White at $l.10 to $l.ll4. Corn
lte rather better, and the best round Southt
IN. yellow has brought As to so cents. De
tie ware yellow ranges from As to so Ger
mt Eggs are still worth 80 to 80 cents. N
Bermuda potatoes and tomatoes are
,is. ginning to 60 to the city market, and
inc price of old stock has declined one to [
ali shillings per barrel. New Bermuda's br
he Sc to SO per barrel. Old stock ranges fir
ers 50 to $2.75, as to quality. Delaware swe
red bring 81 to $3.50 on bare market. A
boxes of tomatoes have arrived and sold
has so cents gallon Spring supplies of We
The tables will come in freely now from
West Indies though they do not bring
ms fancy prices which were formerly ebtail
III. before the canning process was 80 much
the sorted to. Canned tomatoes are about
an. good as the new ones, and hence the pl
inc for the latter cannot be very high
stle present.