Smyrna times., 1880-09-15
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


like appearance.
Col. GEo. W. CUMMINs has our thanks for |
a basket of choice Heath peaches.
FODDER saving is the order of the day |
with the farmers, for which the weather is |
very fine.
COLLINS BEACH after successful season |
will formally close with a big hop to-mor-
row evening.
THE market price of wheat is stiffning-
the advance in the city being four or five
cts. per bushel.
Rev. j. NJ. YINGLING commenced pro-
tracted meeting at Clayton on last Sunday
night with favorable prospects.
REV. j. WILKsHELMs is holding a church
camp meeting at Bethel A. M. E. church
this week and Bishop Wayman is expected
next Sunday.
THE regular meeting of the Bryant Liter
ary society will be deferred one week on
on account of the concert of the Jubilee
Singers on the same evening.
WIN. NUMBERS, one of our masons, while
attempting to climb ladder at the resi-
dence of #. w. Blakeley fell about ten feet
spraining one of his ankles badly.
TIE Clyde will discontinue her trips after
to-day. She has carried in addition to the
large number of passengers, about 10000
baskets of peaches from Collins Beach.
NEXT Sunday will be the quarterly meet
ing occasion for this station and Circuit,
Presiding Elder Martindale will preach at
Kenton in the morning and in this town in
the evening.
THE managers of the State Fair arc busily
engaged renovating and fixing up their
building and grounds. Their next fair
begins on the 27 of Sept. Let all who can
exhibit something.
TIE peach evaporators mostly closed
operations yesterday. The fruit has been
in excellent condition and it has been a
most successful year. The quantity evapo-
rated in this section will approximate $780,.
600 pounds. Some of the evaporators will
be run for time on apples.
The number of visitors largely falls of
with the end of the peach season, though
they are always coming and going in con.
siderable numbers. During the time above
named they have aggregated between 40C
and 500. The visitors are always welcome
they bring smiles and good cheer, but the
peach does this and more to.
CHANGE IN TINE TABLE.-On and after
Monday last 18th inst. the passenger trains
will leave Smyrna as follows For Phila
delphia and intermediate stations, 7:0(
, 1910 A. NJ, and 4:50 P. NJ. For Delmar anC
intermediate stations, at 10:40 A. NJ, 2:1!
, and 745 p. NJ. For further particulars SCI
fourth page. For the time table Of tn,
Delaware and Chesapeak Railway, see thirC
page.
s New CHURcH.-The Downs N. P. Chapel
4 which has been standing for more than a
years, is being replaced by new and NOR
: commodious one for the prosperous society
!, The new building, which is enclosed an
ready for the plasterers, is 81 by 40 fee
= with recess pulpit 4 by 10 feet 1t is to b
EH.s hal MA Rha oV,ft
o stained windows, frescoeing, &c, and
: thought when finished will be model {
: beauty.
"ON Wednesday last as the schoont
K Maggie W. MAR was ascending the cree
l. loaded with salt cake for Messrs. Tygel
? she ran into the iron bridge, though tn
If draw was off, breaking it badly. The wor
1t of repairs was commenced this week, bl
r it will require several weeks to repair it f
IA travel. The craft was libeled by Sheri
u Dunn for the damages incurred, and Il
4 owner has employed Geo. V. Massey to
|" fend him.
ol DvERTIsERs.-Eichmann q Meier, we
% known merchant tailors of sos Arch stree
= Philadelphia, call attention to their stoC
{ of goods.
Darlington, Runk & Co., 1126 and II:
ID Chestnut street, large stock of ladi
rs dress goods &c.
D. Dale & Thomas, 1912 and 1906 Mark
3, street, carpetings, oil cloth, rugs, &c.
a Partridge & Richardson at the "B
ne Hive" II and 19 N. Sth ST., fringes, gimI
Ks fancy goods, &c.
in R. & ]. Beck l0l6 Chestnut street, spt
II II tacles, eye glasses, &c.
OF IMPRovEMENTs.-Miss Mary A. Walker
NC having the building on Main st. nearly G
posite the Smyrna House, and for sever
in years prior to this used as barber she
ae torn down for the purpose Of erecting in
m place dwelling % #. front running back
feet. 1t is one of the oldest houses in toy
having been standing there more than !
ng years. John A. Cavender has the work
IS hand.
30 80 Thomas W. Blakeley is erecting on
M farm building to take the place of t
or. sitting room and kitchen 30 by 16 fe
en- which with the larger part erected seve
re- years ago, will make AVERY comfortal
las residence.
nj Charles D. Everett has greatly improv
its the appearance Of his already attract
to residence by new front, remodelli
Is painting, &c.
ia #'...- ~.
dy PERsONAL.-The Rev. j. T. Umsted
as gone to visit tho people of his form
lay ohor.o a.. -. r - ~ ~.