Smyrna times., 1879-02-26
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

cake day.
We have had bad roads but two days in
two months.
l. d. HAMILTON removes with his family
to-day to Chester, Pa.
REV. CHAs. PORTS is putting up a new
dwelling house near the Centennial NJ. +. |
Church on East st.
LAST Sunday was, according to the alma
nae, Quinquagesima Sunday. Now look |
into your dictionary.
NEXT Saturday, March 1st., is the annual |
moving day for Duck Creek, Little Creek |
and KentOn Hundreds.
THE Benevolent Society will meet at the
residence Of Mrs. J. B. Cooper on Thurs
day evening at half past six.
Town ELECTION next Monday, March Sd.
Is any body gettingup tickets? We haven't
heard probable issue mooted.
Two cold snaps last week and pavements
constantly wet with snow, sleet or slush was
rather trying to delicate pedestrians.
IN three more days Spring commences
according to the almanacs. But the crocus
and the datiodil still slumber in their cold
and icy beds.
The winter has been an enjoyable one,
but every body now wants to see the ice.
blockade raised. 1t don't look like bust
ness while it lasts.
THE steamer Pte,rcpom yesterday, impa-
tient of further delay, made trial trip to
Philadelphia to test the ice foes in the
river, and if possible resume her regular
| trips.
THERE was nothing to remind us that
last Saturday was Washington's birth day,
the banks and every place of business being
open. The day f;aling on Saturday, cheated
our schools of a holiday.
A DECIDEDLY mild spring like wind pre-
walls to-day, but is likely to be followed to-
morrow by another polar wave, the ther-
mometer last night registering 800 below
zero at Pembina in Western Canada.
THE LENTEN season will be observed at
St. Peters Church with the usual appro-
pirate religious services, commencing this
morning, Services will be held every Wed.
nesday and Friday during Lent with sermon
or lecture by the pastor, Rev. VIM. b.
Gordon.
THE Messrs. Tygert, as soon as they can
get coal and other material, the last Of this
week, it is expected, will commence their
phosphate, bone and plaster mill to fill
some large orders already in for the spring
trade. They expect shortly to erect a large
warehouse at Clayton.
The time for making contracts and en-.
tering upon the farm work for the ensuing
season commences next Monday. AS was
expected from the low price of grain there
is reduction in wages of about 20 per cent
the monthly hands who got $l2 and $40 re
: spectively last year get this $40 and IS.
The missionary collection for the NJ. +
Church, this town, was taken up on Sunday
last and amounted, including the Sunday
f School, to about 5000. 1t is intended tC
, raise an additional $50 to equal the amour
of last year. The different church collec
tions will be up with the former collec
| tions.
. The moving of George Cook from th,
farm of DR.. Gootee to the "Tilghmar
t tract" near Blackstone Cross Roads, mad
e a noticeable procession this morning as i
e passed through town-numbering IA four
r horse teams all in row and three two
/ horse teams followed by cattle and othe
i stock
: Observation-Disclosures Davis, on his " Eagl
;. Nest" farm, tomorrow, 9th: William Iii
: yard, near Wilds' Corner, 9th; V. {
Dixon, near Backiston's Cross Roads, 28th
:, . John II. Bewley, at p. P. Collins hote
q Saturday, March lst; Mrs Jane Coverdale
q this town, household goods, Tuesday mex
= March 4th.
5, To further prevent fraud in the reuse c
l. cigar box stamps, the Internal Revenu
officers have issued an order and our dea
n ers have been so notified, that hereafter tn
e stamps must be utterly destroyed as 500
e as the boxes have been emptied, under
ID penalty of $50 fine and six months in
er prisonment.
~ ~ PoRK.-The amount of pork killed b
" the hog butchers of this town the past ia
,s and winter was, Henry Lienberger 2G,S2
nc Moore & Archer 2l ,05S and Hamilton
- Viney 20 ,229 or a total Of 68, ll3. We ha,
q had the two first items in some weeks, bl
al have been delayed in getting the figures
m the last named firm.
he The TEMPERANCE MEETING on Sunday
IN the Town Hall was addressed by Rev. job
ne Hough in aringing and strongly emphasize
i'll speech followed by Rev. II. S. Thompsc
IN in a clear and forcible address from IL
e. gospel stand point. Though entirely il
a promptu, and confined to the morale of IL
subject, it was a fine retorical effort.
~ CLEAR OF DEBT-The Trustees Of Smyrr
~ Circuit parsonage, last week, paid off
ha debt Of over 81 900 which has been restir
81. on the property for several years III
ba churches and parsonage of this Circuit a
oo now all clear Of debt. The Rev. Mr.. Ra
n9S Inns, has, in church and parsonage il
are provements and debts, raised, during Il
be past two years, over $4,000.
er The grain merchants report corn Il
ed past fall and winter averaging a bett
er weight than usual-the most of the tin
nd above the standard. 1t weighed as hea'
it and was in as good shipping condition
October as the previous crop was in ia
We uary. The heaviest crop that we ha
ste heard of is that of Joseph Goldsboroui
on. on Mr.. Cavender's farm-594 Tbs. ?
ill bushel.
,.I' ne AT the recent public sales of proper
,'n the prices of cattle have kept up we
'.S Jas. W. Mitchell had cows, mixture
~ Durham.and Devon, to sell as high as $
m IN the whole stock averaging over $40,
~ ~. heifer II years old brought $42. Shot
nls w. weighing between so and 100 TBS. sold
ityc 62 cts. per fb. Horses ranged lower in pl
20. oI portion as was the case with most farm il
'e0 plements.