Smyrna times., 1879-11-12
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
AND still it don't rain.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY. q
AND still it don't rain.
EVERY man in the community who has
got any work in him is busy.
The steamer artisan will hereafter only
stop at Collins Beach. For particulars see
THE Mite Society of the NJ. E. Church
will hold festival at the Town Hall on
evening.
The several days grip of winter has
loosened and we are again enjoying de-
lishtful Indian Summer weather.
The Bethel A. NJ. f. church intend
observing Thanksgiving day by a sermon in
the morning and grand supper at night
THERE have been slight changes in the
Philadelphia grain market. Wheat is
quoted at Sl.3S; corn, old, SO cts. and new
yellow at "a cts.
WM II. S1THENs, engineer on the steamer
j. E. Tugert, while in the act of cutting off
steam on Friday night in the upward trip,
accidently cut off the end of the index
finger of his right hand.
Col. JAMES NJ. McCAErER and Rev. B. F.
jackson editors and managers of the |
Aldine publishing and engraving company, |
are in town looking up material for the
history and biography of Delaware.
So far as reports reach us our two bache-
lor farmers near town are ahead in yield
and in completing their work. Walter 0.
Hoffecker's field of % acres averages 50
bushels per acre and VIM. Polk Cummins'
5l3 bushels.
LAST week the letters sent through our
transient papers 50 and packages of mer-
chandise %. This account was kept by the
P. NJ, in obedience to order from the De-
partment at Washington.
WE are indebted to Jonathan B. Evans
| of the firm of ]. B. Evans & Co., for very
! neat waste basket for our new Sanctum. 1t
| is made of walnut and gum and appre-
ciated both for its workmanship and object
for which it was intended.
Our real estate broker, A. P. Griffith, has
sold the Megear dwelling house on the
corner of Methodist and Union streets in
this town, to w. w. Nelson, for $3.50 cash.
Mr.. Nelson intends to put this house in
good repair for his future residence.
RETCRSED.-The set of harness which
we noted some two weeks since as being
stolen from horse hitched in the rear of
Beck's store, were subsequently found by
another party in his carriage after arriving
| home, and have been returned to the store.
The return of warm weather and the
want of proper dryness has caused the
corn going to market to be ''docked," and
our grain merchants have fallen from so to
As cts The fall is attributable entirely to
this cause and consequently temporary.
: The dramatic entertainment of the elo
cution class announced for Monday the
18th, will be held on Wednesday evening
the 10Th inst. Our people should prepare
themselves to attend this entertainment
! as they will no doubt find it an evening o
: rare intellectual enjoyment.
Our young townsman Frank Pratt, VIII,
n returned home on a visit just year from
|. the day he entered the Naval service, ha
9 returned to his ship TIE Saratoga and vii
soon sail from the Patapsco River on
. three years cruise, during which time h
Il will circumnayigate the globe.
The first number of the Harper's Tosu
20 People has been received and it is Of th
D. kind to attract intelligent youth. 1t
al of eight pages, each page half the size {
n Harper's Weekly and Bazaar, and printed
the same style with number of wood cut
ie the contents being of an interesting chara
r. ter. The subscription price is $3.50 p,
r. year.
CT THE county road between Kenton an
RS Dover is being surveyed and the surveyor
chain is making some stir among the lar
owners. The fences and hedges of
;s number arc found to be over the line.
= is to be hoped that such parties will ha
NC better luck than the poor man whom Il
We Court compelled to pay 27.5O for an indie
tie meRt after his fence had been set back.
IN, The temperance meeting on Sunday W
OF well attended and opened with reading
re-. prayer by Jas. C. Lassell. The music W
- conducted by Walter O. Hoffecker and N
s0 Jennie Smithers. Rev. DR.. Hayward
be Dover for nearly an hour delivered one
'ls. his forcible and logical addresses viii
his pleased the audience, as he never fails
do.
ure THE public meeting of the Brya
ars Literary Society on Friday evening last v
- one of interest and was attended by
'en number of spectators. The readings, r.
Tor tations, essays, &c, were we'll rendered,
of the chief feature was the monthly 6
to brimfull of sentiment, poetry, wit Q
&c facetie. The editors were Andrew
~ Smithers and Miss Elva Carrow.
by
on ACCIDENr.-On Sunday morning last
100 Franklin w. Griffith and daughter
uO' company with James W. Houston and '
ned of Lincoln (who were on a visit were
that their way to church, when short dista
,;cb from his house the whiffietree broke WI
frightened the horse, and the latter
denly turning, the carriage and cont'
=, were precipitated in deep ditch. Fo
the nately no bones were broken and no
Not much bruised but Mr.. Griffith. They
,psn not 60 to church.
'eral ADvErrIsERs-MissM ollie E. Pratt ad
ders tises dress making.
and VIM. P. Wright at Clayton, advert
or.s cheap brick, land lime, lumber, &c.
Payne G. Green, 1913 North Second
herS carpets, oil cloths, window shades, &c.
ition David G. Hoffecker, Dover, "
Eng. America corn and cob mill.
lphic -. =, q 70, ozi n II,H y
ndon ton to their superior and cheap stoC
itical goods embracing large lot of carpe
An well as all kinds of dress goods and ar
-. needed in a family.
other RAILROAD CHANGEs.--The winter arr
will nent went into effect on Monday.
most .l 'iS IN % sno AVA I rOau
nglish tofore at 1925 will hereafter leave
,aring o'clock. The afternoon train that
! win 5:10 will hereafter leave at ASS. The
To-a ing train going South leaves now
o'clock instead of l0:25 as formerly.
IRE other trains leave usual. The Del
" for & Chesapeak Railway has put on p
Lord passenger train when leaves Clayton 2
change ana Gaston AZ i.11 a. 1890 $3.50 p =