Smyrna times., 1879-03-12
Our newly elected commissioners should
see after the broken naYements

1t will be to the interest Of farmers to no
tice the advertisement of w. G. Hill, hav-
ing received large invoice of strictly pure,
recleaned, Western Glover Seed.
Attention is also called to the advertise
ments of S. A. Mansfield, and George B.
Wells & Co., Philadelphia, A. II. Worden,
Easton, Md, and S. L. Kahn, and John
Wilkinson, of this town, in business locals.
The Rev Mr.. Umsted, pastor of the Pres
byterian church in this town, has made con-
siderable change in the inner structure of |
the church. The pulpit has been lowered, |
and the breastwork in front of the pews and |
the platform in front of pulpit removed
Additional seats have been put in in place |
thereof, and the organ has been removed |
from the gallery to the lower room near the |
pulpit where the choir will in the future
sit
SCALDED TO DEArH.-A little child of
Philip Harrington, living on Col. Geo. w.
Cummins' " Barren Hope" farm, came to
sudden and painful end on Friday last.
The mother left it sitting on the floor to
step up stairs for a moment, but in the
time the little fellow crawled to and pulled
a kettle of boiling water over on itself, so
severely scalding its feet and ankles that it
| died from the effects of it the same night
1t was only months old.
JOSEPH FAIRIES, one of our old citizens,
died on Sunday morning at the ripe age Of
76 years. lie had been in infirm health for
some months, and for several weeks con-
fined to the house, but was apparently bet
ter on the day before he died than he had
been for q month. His disease was asthma.
Up to the time of his failing health he had
been a merchant in our town, and by his
oopraof buSiDoSc ba hitc nd pOfTap Siva ~, n n
ners had the esteem of all those who came in
contact with him.
Miss GERTIE BUNNELL, of Philadelphia,
has been paying our town visit the past
week, coming direct from Galena, Md,
where she had entertained the citizens of
that vicinity the night before with her Sc.
lect readings. This is her first visit to Ma.
ryland and shows that the demands Of the
Peninsula are fast growing upon her. She
, has recently given three readings in Mil.
ford two each in Seaford Georgetown and
Lewes, and one each in Laurel and Farm.
ington. Miss Gertie seems almost rs if she
half belonged to Smyrna.
THEFr.-On Friday morning last about
+ one o'clock our policemen saw a colorcd
l man proceeding up Frazer St. with a bushe
U basket in his arms. His movements looked
|
5 to stop. Instead Of stopping, however, he
+ dropped his basket and ran, making hi,
! escape. They found in the basket fou
u chickens, two alive and two dead, which i
was afterwards learned were stolen from
r the chicken house of Col. Geo, II. Ray
IS mond The basket also contained coat
r the owner of which is unknown.
q SPGIXG is here in earnest Winter hell
,fg ,tritl ], EnDN l..
: the rising altitude of the vernal sun to le
: 90 its hold, and then it did so all at once
1t was step from icy winter to genia
halmy spring. On Monday the thermomC
ter was up between seventy and eighty de-
grees. Everything has a new life. Bus
y ness men, especially the farmers, move no.
lr as if they had an object in moving. TO n
class is the change more desirable and benz
fetal than to the little folks who are no
a. released from their two months Of impri
M onment.
An APPROPRIATION was made by Congre:
among the others for the Delaware Rive
OF of $1,000 for the improvement Of Due
ID Creek. 1t is to be used entirely for the W
lg dening of the creek at its mouth so as t
make it accessible as a harbOr in times
I'd emergency. There is no place on tn
Ia. shore between Mahon's River and Reed
lv Island where vessels can take harbo
and such a place is very desirable for OF
river commerce. The desired widening an
en- Strengthening of the creek may be accou
re pGshed by the appropriation of a futul
'n Congress.
The TRADE DoLLAR.-An inquiry W
made in yesterdays Philadelphia Ledger
or a correspondent if the Secretary of II
ot Treasury had any authority to call in Il
oil trade dollar and issue in its stead the Blar
y, dollar which is legal tender for al
ut amount, and received the following rep
from the financial editor of that paper
nw "The trade dollar is not money as
he cognized by any law, consequently the S,
10. retary oc the Treasury has no control ov
MS it as such. lie cannot call it in in exchan
il for the Bland dollar, or in any other "
interfere with it. The only remedy at pl
sent is in the hands of the public, to tire
ca the trade dollar in its true character
i, ne no money"
or SUNDAY School ELECTION.-The Assoc
rec ton of the NJ. f. Sunday School Of Il
IRE town held its annual election last Thursd
evening, the election resulting in the choi
of the following officers, all of whom are
mas elected except the Secretary and Treasur
on President of the Association-John
en-, Hofecker, 81 year
OF Superintendent Of School-ITerman r.
ne Sd year
m Assistant uperintendent-W II. Bag
Sd year.
ave Lady Superintendent-Mr NJ. J. Bt
p. ley, llth year.
asst Secretary-R. NJ. Rosn, lst year.
,ric Treasurer-A. p. Griffith lst year.
his Choristcr-J. II. Groves, 5th year.
YES Organst--Mrs. j. II. Groves, I'd year.
J. Superintendent Infant Room-Mrs.
Mcdowell, 25th year.
lrn' Musical Director, Infant Room-Miss
ers va Carrow, Cd year.
dIi' Organist, Infant Room-Miss Elva {
ara row, I'd year.
'slt' Secretary and Treasurer Missionary
Ola, ciety-O. b. Voshel, 81 year.
tea The school now consists of A officers q
teachers, and $50 scholars.
eeo THE TEMPERANCE MEETING at the to
hall on Sunday afternoon was of more II
~, ordinary interest, made SO by the fact
.ue having in our town on the same day
1he prominent elocutonists. Miss NJ. Al
imcN m OAley consented to read one selecti
III" "only SIXTEEN" and Miss Gertie Bunr
by request read former selection, "G
APP Night Papa" Our hall can be filled at
.stle time to hear either of these ladies, and b
lder on the same occasion was a double treat
eek The reading was preceded by brief
Viii. dress from the Rev. John Hough who
red, gued the benefits of restriction-that
otb | mora tho sale of ardent SDiritS w pirci