Smyrna times., 1880-09-22
SMYRNA. AND VICINITY.

WIN. G. HILL, agent, calls attention to
the reliable fertilizer of VIM. H. Ross & Co.,
of Seaford.
Mr.. A. GooDING, of Dover, addressed the
Hancock ard English Club Of this town
last evening,
EVEN the Equinoctial passes us by with.
out a rain and storm. The milleIs have
almost ceased to look for the coveted rain.
OUR Agricultural warehouses on both
Main and Commerce Streets are on hand |
to meet the wants of the farmers with a
good supply of grain drills.
REV. Mr.. BRINDLE commenced q pro-
tracted meeting at Kenton On Sunday, |
having conversion the first night with |
further indications of successful meet. |
ing.
QUARTERLY MEETING at the African NJ. f.
Church next Sabbath. Preaching three
times: at 1890 A. NJ, 230 and 100 p. NJ.
We expect Bishop A. w. Wayman to be
with US. J. WILKsHELMs, Pastor.
JOSEPH II. PRIMROSE calls attention to
new invention in the No. Wheeler & Will.
sons Sewing Machine which is thought to
be perfect Read what he has to say for its
merits. 1t will be on exhibition at both
Middletown and Dover.
TODAY tomorrow and Friday the Q. A.
& Kent, the Kent County, Del. & Chesa.
peake, and J. & B. roads will connect with
the train on the Delaware road leaving
Middletown at 1885, thus giving Peninsular
people living off the line of the main road
an opportunity to visit the fair and get
home in the evening.
The MIDDLETowN FAIR opened yesterday
under favorable auspices. The attendance
was small as it usually is the first day. The
remaining days will doubtless show large
attendance. The display of stock is good.
The ladies department was not entirely
completed. The trotting commenced in
the afternoon; best time 2:37.
The "Chimes of Normandy" by Miss
Steiner's Opera Troup, of Baltimore, as will
be seen by advertisement, will be given
next Tuesday evening at the Town Hall.
These performers gave such satisfaction at
their late entertainment as to make de-
sire to hear them again. Miss Steiner is
having special scene painted for the Cd act
and will have elegant costumes.
THE steeple Of the Episcopal Church,
which blew off in the great October gale of
1875, has remained from that time unre.
placed, but we are pleased to learn that the
congregation have decided to erect a new
one this fall. The members Of this con.
gregation have been singularly fortunate in
"wind-falls' of another character this year,
and such recognition of the hand of a
bountiful giver is very appropriate and
seemly.
THE managers of Delaware State Fair
have certainly been fortunate in securing q
fine list Of horses" Driver" Trinket,'
"Jersey Boy" "Wedgewood," Irene,
"Phil. Dougherty," "Wilbur F. edwin
Thorne, ,"-and others will grace the track
in the fast races. We are assured that all
of the other purses are we'll filled with
an unusual good class of horses. We
would advise all who wish to see good
racing and fine exhibits to 60 to the Fair.
: PERsoNAL.-Hon. e. Joice smIthers, fol
the past fourteen years U. S. Consul al
Smyrna, Turkey, is visiting this town, gues
Of VIM. P. Smthers. He has been recent
ly appointed consul to Chin Kiang, China
and will soon proceed to that country.
The Misses Shears, of New Haven, Conn.
are visiting the families of Mr.. briggs anC
: Mr.. Turner near town.
Rev. 7. Z. Martindale, P. E., preached toi
large interested audience at the NJ. E
Church on Sunday evening on the "Per
l sonal Presence Of God,"
l Mrs. C. White and children Of Norfolk
f Va, were guests of VIM. NJ. Bell last week
CURIosITY.-Our town has baby that ha
/ astracted the attention of the curious
4 men as well as women. 1t is girl bah,
D that came to the household Of Mr.. JohI
Van Winkle on Tuesday morning of las
week, which weighs one and three quartz
pounds, is IL inches long, and is perfect il
. every way. Its wrists are about the size o
a mans index finger, shoe one and ahal
inches in length will incase its foot, it
r head is about the size of ball of wrap
ping cotton, and its body not larger thai
8 a mans wrist. 1t is queen of the house
/ hold, is doing well and the physicians hav
! hopes of it being able before long to past
n its hair on its forehead and pilot some ur
I fortunate youth to an Ice cream saloon,
}. DELEGATE ELECTIoN.-Since the begin
9 ming of the Summer our Saturday aftel
y moons have been marked by the absenc
. of the country people-at home attendin
. to their crops. Last Saturday afternoo
" this was entirely different. II was the tim
:, designated to select the delegates to max
out the county tickets, and the "expe
! tants" for Office were on the alert to secur
e the delegation to the county convention
y A set that had assumed the leadership
the party had put up their men for sheri
n and senator, and the men from the "Neck
n had their choice and opinion about leade
1t ship, the latter coming very considerabl
y ahead. The contest did not end unit