Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
The Legislature will receive no new
business after the 25th of this month.
THE slight fall of snow yesterday and the
day before called out a few sleighs, but the
slush soon put stop to the gingle.
We acknowledge the receipt from Rep
resentative Collins of copy of the bill to
create a Board of Railroad Commissioners.
The Levy Court last week appointed
John NJ. Voshel Trustee of the poor for
Duck Creek Hd., vice Saml P. Truax, re-
signed.
WHAT is the matter with Duck Creek
Hid. that Gov. Hall has completely passed
it by? We haven't had new Colonel APP
pointed yet.
CHICKENS are selling at u cts. per pound
in our market. At these prices the farmers
cannot find more profitable investment of
their corn than in raising chickens.
ST. VANENTINE's votarics seem to have
been more numerous this year than usual.
Sentiment abounded, but comic one-cen-
ters did quite as much abound.
We are now-this and next week-pas
ing through the principal vendue seasons
for this section, and the cold snowy weather
is anything but what the advertisers would
like.
THE friends Of Mrs. G. Speakman will be
pleased to learn that the suit for some time
pending in Philadelphia, involving a con-
siderable sum of money, has been decided
in her favor.
Col. j. F. HOY, of Baltimore, who has
been speaking successfully at Dover and
Camden on temperance the past week,
arrived in town to-day, and with his wife
are guests of Mrs. &. Speakman.
VENDUEs.-.Wm. Allfree, near Prices
Corner, Goth Hall & Hardcastle, at P. P.
Collins hotel, this town, 22nd; Samuel
Ringgold, near Kenton, Goth; Manlove
Davis, on his Eagle Nest" farm, in
Thoroughfare Neck, 9th.
BEFORE we recover from one cold wave,
another is upon US and spring seems no
nearer than it did q month ago. On Sat.
urday morning last the thermometer was
down again to l0', the rise in temperature
only being to give US another dish of snow.
The usual time to 90 TO work with the
farmer will soon be upon US.
THE TEMPERANCE MEETING on Sunday
| afternoon at the Town Hall was of the
kind that fills the hall to its utmost capac
| ity, the extra number being called out by
the announcement that the meeting would
be addressed by a lady-Mrs. Clara A.
Roach of Washington. Mrs. r. addressed
them for half hour in touching recitals of
the evils of the indulgence in intoxicating
drinks.
THE revival services commenced last
week by Mrs. Roach still continue with
favorable results. The result of last week s
labors was the addition to the church on
probation on Sunday of fourteen persons.
The attendance on Sunday was very large
especially in the evening. At the close of
an earnest sermon ten or twelve bowed at
the altar for prayer. Meetings are held
every evening and each afternoon between
= and o'clock and Mrs. Roach is showing
| by every possible means her earnest desire
to save the people.
The following circular is of interest to
the twenty or more persons who are entitled
to pensions in this vicinity, and we give il
for their benefit:
PENSION OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81, 1879.
CIRCULAR LETTER.
SIR:-Persons who are entitled to arrears
OF pension, under the Act of granting Ar.
rears, approved January 25, 1879, and
whose pensions were granted previous tc
that date, will not require the assistance oi
a claim agent in obtaining the amount due
them. All correspondence in relation tc
any claim for such arrears, will he with per
sons entitled, and no claim agent will be re
cOgnized in such claim.
letter addressed to the Commissioner
of Pensions, signed by the person who wa
in receipt of the pension at the date afore
said, and two witnesses, in the presence o
a magistrate, will be the only application
required-and upon which the rights Of al
PARTIES concerned will be adjusted.
Ray The Pension Certificate should not b.
sent to this OfHce-but it must be exhibited
to the magistrate. .-sEa
The letter should be in the following o
equivalent form;
{ To the CommtssiOners Of Pensions;
|, .........."..... q pensioner under pen
sion certificate No. .,........, hereby appl.
for the arrears due me, under the Ac
granting Arrears of Pension, approved Jan
uary 25, 1879. My post.olfice address is
here insert the name of the post.othce
and if the claimant resides in city, tn
name and number of the street and resi-
depca must also be given. Name Of cIai"
ant.
I'vo Witnesses.
STATE OF =, COUNTY og -7--~-, SS:
! Signed in my presence, by .,,;,."..;, wh
is known to me to be the person be des
cribes himself to be, and at the same tim
he exhibited to me his pension certificate
which is numbered ...... Magistrate
signature"
} Very respectfully,
, ! j. A. BENTLEY, Commissioners Of Pensions