Smyrna times., 1880-07-14

Harper e. Wilson, Still Pond, for clerk. I
VIM. B. r. Selby, Congress Hall at Ocean {
City. ]
LEAP YEAR PARTY.-Rumors are afloat
that the young ladies of the town are get
ting up leap year party for tomorrow
evening at Belmont Grove, and the staid
old bachelors and beardless youths are
lingering around the porch steps hoping
that the lightning may strike them in the
shape of an invitation.
MEETING DIsrURBED.-Th colored people
of Manship NJ. L. Church held a "bush"
meeting in Hardcastle's woods near Moor
ton on Sunday last, which was broken up
by disorderly crowd. Charles Carpenter
and Frank Bowyer, cOlored, engaged in a
fight in which knives were drawn. The
officers of the church intend to prosecute
them.
VIsIToRs.-The following are the visitors
for the past week. Miss Carrie Elliason, OF
Middletown Miss Fannie Carrow, Charles
Emerson, Philadelphia; Mrs. Owen c. Crow,
Mrs. S. A. Fowler, Miss Kate Whalin, Prof.
Jas. V. Roberts, Miss Carrie Allen, Misses
Primrose, NJ. S. Richardson, Wilmington;
Miss Kate Denney, Dover; Ada. A. Della.
ncy, Baltimore; Miss i. NandOsen and |
Irelan, Camden, n. j.; Miss Rena Garri- |
son, Bridgeton, n. j.. Miss Maggie Smith
ers, Philadelphia; Miss Mary Loper, Mil F,
lington; Miss Salie Riddle, Miss Pora
Spencer, Jas. c. Jcnnison, Thos. d. Frazier,
New Castle; Misses Ella and Ida BOgie,
Washington, d. c.: VIM. S. Gelston, Brook
lyn, N. y.
WHEAT CRops.-Chas II. Griffith, tenant
! Ii | hne
2,2O0 bushels on 100 acres. The "Fultz'
variety on 50 acres yielded % bushels per
| acre.
Henry Slaughter, on Redman's Land.
ing farm, ia acres, had 1900 bushels, or
nearly % bushels per acre.
Samuel p. TruaX, on Mrs. Cavender's
farm, had 1900 bushels on 95 acres, about
lji bushels per acre.
VIM c. Mitchell, .ir., on the farm of w.
G. Mitchell, had 1000 bushels on GO acres,
1GS bushel per acre.
Thomas f. Bailey, near Kenton, raised
2,l00 bushels from 100 acres, 2l bushels
per acre.
Jimmy" McClusky claims 80 bushels
per acre from town lot.
New BCILDINGs.-James NanWinkle has
erected (now enclosed and ready for finish
Pearl 24Xl4 feet, with rooms.
Isaac Nicker's new house, on Commerce
} st. near East, in course of completion, is 20
} feet front running back # feet, having &
rooms.
, Frank Collins's new house near Collins
Beach is now ready for occupancy. 1t is a
2 large, commodious mouse, mausard roof
and perhaps the handsomcst dwelling in
, TnOroughiare Neck.
John Severson's new dwelling near Bren
ford will be one of the attractive places OF
, the neghborhood. 1t has front Of 81
a feet running bacl; 10 feet, two stories, and
= has ! rooms. All the other buildings have
:, been moved to adapt them to the new cir
cumstances, and in addition he is having 6
granary and carriage house built 2G by &
feet.
@ THE ExCURsIoN-Th NJ. +. Sunda,
V School excursion to Bombay Hook las
!. Wednesday was the first railroad trip eve
IT undertaken by the school, and was a sue
e cess in point of enjoyment and profit. Tei
s. cars were filled to OVERLOOKING with happ
Y, people of all ages; at least four hundre
er must have gone as members of the schoo
with three hundred outsiders. The da
was very fair and not extremely hot, an
IL the occasion was much enjoyed by al
y Dinner was spread on the tables in tn
y grove, more baskets being on hand tina
as ever before. The new brass band of ou
~ town deserves credit for its part in the eI
. tertainment many persons, both Of ou
rs town and from abroad expressing surpris
"a at their remarkably good playing for the
'n short time of practice. The train left tn
ground at S o'clock, and the whole larg
NJ party returned home safely A noticeab
k, point in regard to tho occasion was tn;
rs, there was not the least accident or VI
rs. pleasant incident to mar the general plea
ng ure.
y A STRICKEN FAMILY.-On Sunday wee
NO D. j. Murphey, Jr., Esq, died at his father
he residence in Newark, Delaware. He was
promising young lawyer aged about twent
six years, and a member of the New Cast
,er county Bar, to which he was admitted tv
las years ago. Ills is the sixth death whiC
IN, has occurred among the members of Il
tn Bar in New Castle county in less than tv
ms years, out of list of less than sixty, Il
ch names of which are as follows, in the ord
ng of their deaths: Samuel Harrington, Cha
use cellor Daniel NJ. Bates, VIM. S. McCaule
1ss Norris Pepper, j. A. Bayard and Mr.. MI
phey. Mr.. NJ. was the youngest son of
for J. Murphy, was born and spent considt
|
bo Mills near this town. Much sympathy
av. expressed for Mr.. Murphy in the loss
10. his children after arriving to early ma
'bo hood, this making the third, leaving on
Of one surviving, Henry G. now living at
NV Galley" mills. The other sons deceas
law were Samuel and Theodore, both of who
,oI. died two or three years since.
SABBATH DEsECRATION.-In view Of t
tor growing disregard of the sanctity of t
we Sabbath, which is perhaps worse this ye
al than heretofore, the Quarterly Conf
49, ence Of the NJ. +. Church of this town,
s ,r6 its session on Monday evening last pass
nd the following preamble and resolutions
~ AS the perpetuity of our holy christian
an1 depends upon continuation of profou
IT, regard for the sanctity of the Lords d
No, remembering that it is not only one of
20 .,I5, ten commandments, but more widely tn
- all others affects our religious worship, a
+oJ as tho practice among the business men
our town of keeping their stores open III
late hour on Saturday nights has grown
pre- such an extent that tho Sabbath is bel
uch seriously infringed upon by some Of 81
nay merchants, either by actually selling GO
ing after the hour of midnight, or by arrang
OF their business after that hour, and as 81
, oi infringments on their part, is making
mes additional opportunity for those engaI
ofty in that most damaging of all traifics (ru
lerl' selling) to continue its sale after the p
one ence of the Sabbath, thereby forming
rom base for the more fragrant violations
are Gods law, and the law of the land
40 threaten to undermine our religious in
om' tutiops: Therefore
Res0LUed, That this Quarterly Confere