Smyrna times., 1879-12-03

BRENFoRD STATION has 20 inhabitants, the
age of some of them running 80, 81, 81, %,
60, 65, SO, 40, others younger. 1t claims to
be ahead of any other station in the price
paid for corn. Not the least interesting
features of Brenford are the long yarns spun
when the sportsmen meet.
ADVANCE IN THE GRAIN MARKET.-The
market for wheat and corn has been
steadily advancing for the past week, and
wheat is now commanding in Philadelphia
LAG and new corn So. Wilmington
manufacturer is paying $l.55 for wheat.
The northern canals are frozen up, and
millions of bushels of grain are detained
by the ice, and as the foreign demand |
keeps up, some predict that wheat will yet |
60 to $l.75. Large quantities of corn are |
likely to go from this section this month to
market, and the railroad freighting will be
heavy. The demand is SO great that the
agent at Clayton yesterday ordered seventy |
five cars for that place, and the branch |
roads diverging from there.
FIRE AT KENToN-On Friday morning
last about o'clock the carriage house and
granary of James Wright, living at Kenton
was discovered to be on fire and soon fell
a prev to the devouring flames. Except
the provender in the loft where the fire
originated nearly every thing was removed
including carriage, portable engine, and
various farm implements. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from the use of
pipe while feeding in the morning. Loss
about $780, no insurance. The next day
Mr.. Wrights dwelling was also discovered
) to be on fire, but fortunately observed in
. time to save it-rssulting, it is said, from
the pleasure the unusual sight gave the
children the day before, who wanted to see
another fire. The house destroyed was the
! old NJ. f. Church, supplanted two years ago
! by the present church.
8 OK Dr.-Geo. B. Wells, formerly of this
' town, who for the past two years has had a
4 hat store on 9th ct. Philadelphia, has sold
. out to Mr.. Stetson.
b William B. Start will succeed the Misses
: Megears on Commerce st. (who 60 to Maine
r ST. the coming Spring, and will open
l. segar store and news depot.
Walter D. Crow, now in the Wordon"
e storehouse, intends the coming year to
Il open a dry goods house in Wilmington.
i Mrs. C. N. Collins has rented the new
Q store house of DR.. Daniels on Maine St., and
e will use it after completion for trimming
g store.
If George w. Gordon, adjoining the above,
ii has added an additional room (the one re-
e Gently used as a confectionery store) for
o the purpose of keeping dry goods as well
Is as groceries.
it Miss Maria D. Supple will remove to-
t. morrow to the store vacated by Mr.. Kahn,
l. VIM. B. Start taking her place until the
e. first of March for a foreign fruit, confec-
n tionery and segar store.
IF LEFT Our IN THE CoLD.-Secretary Sher-
vt man will ask congress to appropriate
n $4,000 for the improvement of the Della
u. ware and tributary streams--notably $4,000
in for the Mispillion Creek at Milford, while
80 Smyrna Creek with as good claim to a
re share of this money is left out in the cold.
n Our Congressman though they had secured
IN us an appropriation at the last regular
ar session and we 30 announced, but between
I'd the committee room and the ballot in the
in Senate it was by some legerdemain work
ne dropped out. 1t has long since become 9
err habit if not a principal Of our leglsla
ne ton, that an appropriation is secured more
by the push made for it than its intrinsic
Ia. merit. If our Creek is desired to be put in
of better navigable condition land all admi
so it should bel, our business men may un
"a. derstand once for all that it cannot be done
IS. without an effort, and that too, not spas
on modic one, but well concerted, earnest ant
CIV persistent. When they ,0W it shall b.
ire done, it will be done and not before. Blu
its they must not look for two or three vesse
lis. or steam boat owners to do all the work !
is it will require the combined forces OF tn
all community.
h!' THE BOSWELL HEATER.-The Peninsula
-, ~ Ne,cS in speaking of Dorseys Hall fifty b.
-. seventy.fve feet) just completed in Mi
on ford, says: "This large room is comfortabl
~. heated by Boswell DETECTED Heater, pu
.HS in by N. #. Underwood, of Kenton, Del
IL ~, which is not much larger, nor occupie
'ls very little more space, than a commo
~" sized stove, but is so constructed that tn
iao volume of heat is largely increased wit
-" ons-third the fuel used by common or an
other heaters" Mr.. Underwood hi
= worked the manufacture of this heater u
to a considerable business. The foundry
and Messrs. Evans & Co., in this town, is kel
busy all the time, and has been the who
season, except when engaged in putting I
lrs. plows in the Spring. The Messrs. EvaI
themselves in the machine departures
have been busy since August, and likely
c be for several months to come in fitting
az and preparing the heaters for the orde
:uo placed in their hands. 1t is a matter
mug importance to the town as a mechanic
enterprise. lie had an order a week or
YER ago from Wilmington for five, and has p
lid In school houses.
ond 1,--,.,. n. c.,,,o,. o..;. :,
ue- before the rising Of the moon, pat" al
John Mcclure and Mr.. Knots were star
met ing talking in Clayton when they saw
,eve light like the striking of a match at A.
eft of Cummins' Phosphate Factory, quarter
con- mile distant, ana IN moment alte
with flash of light reaching up to the no
IL c. q
and lhey MADE nasty tracks LOT the spot, a
1em. by the vigorous application of water FRI
several barrels kept filled for such EN-
loed gancies, the flames were subdued and
Us OF building saved. 1t was found that pers
puma with incendiary intent had brought seve
was sheaves of fodder and ignited them for I
hree purpose. Suspicion falls on . notori
, we character of the place. Some two WEI
ntef' since a similar attempt was made to fire
IL Is residence Of Alex. Wallen in Clayton "
a sheaf of fodder, happily discovered
Is of time to save the building but not bef
leach destroying pair of pants of the elder
me- II Wallen.
but 1t is stated that young man com
mage from Kenton on Sunday evening saw
never flames at the Phosphate Factory, but r
vsar. on to town, and after he had been here
neral about twenty minutes, remarked that
If the believed Mr.. Cummins' factory was on
week Such obtuseness very naturally subjeC
| the him to some expletivss that were not '
complimentary.
large THE SEASON OF ADvENT.--Sunday last
neral the nrst SUNDAY IN ADVENT ana lmpro
urch. by the Rev. MI. Gorden, rector OF
monp Peters Church, in an interesting seri
Some from St John lst, ll-lZvs: ne came
/ the his own and his own received him not,
,lemn as many az received him to them, CAV,
an an. power to become the sons of God, ever