Smyrna times., 1880-02-11

'-'' - CMllh d. u lOfH1eF resident OF this
| nunofed now residing near Easton, Md,
is Ola visit to this section.
IHE sale of personal property of p. F..
.TruaX, ON the "Cowgill farm" will take
place on Tuesday of next week instead Of
| Wednesday.
HUGH MOORE intending to go to Chester
to live, gives notice in our advertising col.
umns of a public sale Of household goods
on Saturday next.
THE social event of Kenton last evening
was the marriage of Mr.. Gamaliel Garrison
+ and Miss Clara, daughter of DR.. J, A.
Goodwin. Mr. Garrison expects to go to
farming in tina Spring on the Collins
farm" on the State road 81 miles below
Smyrna.
MAIZE OLEI!Ils is the name of the new fer
tilizer las per advertisement elsewhere)
which Alex. q. Cummins as tested by Mr..
Slsco and others, gets out for use Oh corn.
Mr.. Siscs has found by experiment he saws
the proper combinations of ingredients to
suit the growth of corn, and the testimony
OF number who tried it the past season
certainly corroborat0s his statement
JAMES HARTEN, all of his life until the
vicinity rs butcher or farmer, now resides
on Solomon's Island, Calvert county. Md.
named after Isaac Solomon also a former
resident Of this town who put up an oyster
packing establishment and induced Mr..
Harten to go there some fifteen wears AGO.
Ihls establishment WeBt down, and Mr..
! Harten is at his old trade of butcheriuc.
lie has teur sons married and living with
him ON the island. The island contains
| about 10 acres and numbers about 40
people.
HELP FOR IRELAND.-The call to aid
famine stricken Ireland rings out through.
out the land, and the purses of generous
Americans are being widely opened for
their relief. The call is made for our sec
ton to unite in the effort for relief. The
members Of the Celtic race in our com.
munity especially feel for their fellows in
| the old country, and Messrs. Michel Riley,
Bernard Sweeney and Dennis Ahearn are
authorized by their pastor, Rev. John A.
Lynes, to collect donations from the CHAIR.
! tably disposed citizens Of Smyrna and
vicinity for the above worthy object
LENT SERvICEs-St. Peters Church, this
town, Rev. w. B. Gordon, Rector.
ash WcineSday:-Service with Sermon. at
1890 A. NJ; Service, at 5 p. NJ
Sundays Morning Service, at 1880 A.
NJ; Evening Service, at 7.l5 p. NJ.
Week Days w Wednesday and Friday. at
1890 NJ; Tues day and Thursday, at 5p. N.
HoI9 UceE:- Wednesday and Friday.
Lltany at 1880 \. NJ. Daily Service, at :. Is
P. NJ. usual Wednesday evening lecture, at
7.lj =. NJ.
holy CoDmuqi5a LIST Sunday in March
and Maundy Thursday
The public are invited to attend these
services. Seats free
ALMOST a FIRG.-The residence Of Mrs.
+. 81. Thompson, widow of the late Rev.
Or. /. >. Thompson, caught fire on Sunday /
afternoon last waile she and her daughter.
Mrs. a. p Griffith were in an upper room. I
the rest of the family being at SUNDAY /
School. On descending to the lower floor
they were met by a sitting smoke. the
whole frame work Of the mantle being in
hight blaze. Mrs G.. set to work vigor
ously and soon eXtinguished the flames.
Mrs. thompson, who is in feeble health,
was considerably atfrighted at the sight.
nut happily the danger was soon over.
The loss was about $40, which will be re-.
placed by the Philadelphia Fire As:ocia.
ton In which company it was insured.
The room of the Bryant Literary Society
was we'll filled on Friday evening last. and
Tao IroEramme, which was vol receivcd
was as follows Criticism, Miss Kate +
Bell; recitation, Miss Jcnaie Smitbers.
reading, Miss Mary c. Bells referred cues
ton, WHO was john of Runnvmedc?"
George I. Baggs reading of Brrtt Lasro.l
O~l Misses Sue Il. Colt and Fannie Van.
UasEen,-an interesting paper. Tho /" Bry.
ant has decided upon an entertainment
Tor thursday evening March 4th, in con.
necton with the lrma' Quartotto, at
which tme Sheridan's popular drama the
rivals, will be produced. The best talent
OF the society has been secured for this en-.
tertalnment, and the "Irma" will render
Their choicest selections. The evening will
doubtless be an enjoyable one.
The Levy Court have shown DISPOSITION
to act fairly by designating certain DAYS
Tor those who failed to get on the list by
the Assessor to appear in person with the
ahdaVit ct freeholder, in tho follow.
ing order: East Dover Hundred, Tuesday.
Feb. 10; Duck Creek Hundred, Wcdnes
day, Feb. II; North MvrderLill Hundred.
Thursday, Feb. 10; Milford Hundred. Fri.
day, Feb. 49, South Murderkill Hundred.
Monday, February l6; Mispillon Hundred
tuesday, Feb. II Kenton Hundred. We'd
nesday, Feb IS; West Dover and Little
Creek Hundreds, Thursday, Feb. 10Th. 1t
may be considerable trouble for those in
the remote Hundreds to attend on the Levy
Court on the days designated, hut those
not prevented by unavoidable causes will
show their value Of the franchise by tho
effort they may make to attend.
who was resident of this town and vi ,
entity Tor some twenty eight years, leaving i
here for Baltimore some six years ago. died
In that city on Wednesday last, aged CT
years. Mr.. Lockwood was man of con.
siderable mental force and in his earlier
life quite successful in business. His ORIGINAL
business was that of blacksmithing in s
winch hewas remarkably successful. From
the profits OF his business be purchased a {
valuable farm in the ALLEY" where he re. l
sided some ten years, returning to the
town and entering the business of mould.
lRg, but not with the success which ot :
tended his first years in the mechanical
business, I
The Baltimore San thus speaks of his c
oscease: Mr.. Thomas Is. Lockwood died
on Wednesday last, at No. 164 Arlington
avenue, of consumption, after long i'll.
ness. lie was native Of Delaware, and n ;
machinist by occupation. Several wears !;
ago he came to Baltimore, and was well >
known as an inventor of agricultural i'm. !
PIGMENTS and tools now largely in usa. lie
subsequently, resided in the Western States.
but returned to Baltimore a year ago. Mr.. q
Lockwood was widower, and leaves sew. !
eral children surviving in thi, CITY," !
DESPERATE AssAULT.-On Thursday morn 0
ing last while two ladies were standing at
the counter of the store of Jas. II. Cotton. a
in this town making some purchases, man