Smyrna times., 1881-11-23


mington on Monday, Lamb pleading
guilty to striking John w. Ford on the
head with bill-hook after the latter had
used abusive language towards the de-
PENDANTS wife, and was sentenced to pay
a fine of s. and costs. The parties are
neighbOrs and live in Blackbird I'D. The
affair happened last May.
CHRISTMAS Is COMEING.--J. V. Smith is
now opening his Christmas stock, and YOU
know how his taste has supplied the Il,
mand for such goods in tn, past. SO don
buy until you examine his seek. both IN
quality and prices. You n go and select
now. See adVerti5' mrnt II, X wet K.
Don't forget that ycu can always g,t
your watch repaired in the very hes,
manner by him, and at less cost than in
the city. u
THANKSGIVING DAY.-Serviccs will be
held tomorrow morning in ST. Peters,
| preaching by the Rector, Rev. VIM T.
| Gordon. The Presbyterian and Metho-
dist churches will hold Il Union Service in
the latter church; the THANKSGIVING SEP
mon will he by the Rev. J. T. Ums;c cd
| The Choir will have some fresh music forth,
occasion. In the evening the Prcsby-
terian Sunday School, as has been its Gus
tom for years, will hold its anniversary
which is always an occasion of Interest.
| The day will wind up with the usual FEES
tival of the NJ. f. Mite Society at tn
Town Hall.
Hoo killing has commenced i'm earnest
Monday and Tuesday Witnessing the slav-
ing of a large number Of pprkers. In
years gone by there used to be as much
interest and frequently betting on big hogs
as there is now OH fast horses, but for some
reason this is nearly done away with, the
people learning that hogs of 200 or 300 us
are much better meat than those weighing
800 and GOO lbs, and besides, the grocery
stores are not so red0lent of tobacco fumes
arising from the hot stoves around which
whole evenings would be spent in spinning
marvellous yarns and sqirting tobacco
juice,
APPEAL.-Realizing the strong hold in
temperance has in our midst we feel the
Importance of the Christian people Il
5 Delaware making every effort to resi- {
this overwhelming tide of wrong. +,
this end we ask the cooperation of thi,
church, in appropriating the collection
taken on Thursday Thanksgiving day
for the furtherance of the Temperance
work throughout the State. The grea
I against this great evil cannot be carried
on without it, Shall not the need he sun
piled, and generous response @iven L
y this appeal? UNION.
: The above appeal comes from tn
. Womcns Christian Temperance Union q
; Delaware. The Local Union of Smyrn
! urges the appeal. We expect to have on
of our earnest Christian women of tn
w. G. 4. U. to lecture throughout tn
i State during the Winter and this collcc
l. ton will be applied toward defraying he
expenses. w, C. T. o., SMYRNA.
If CASE OF TREsPAss.-A negro man nam
.e ed Stanley Bedford was cunning on MOI
day on the property of Henry S. Anthem
.e with whom he was residing and n rabbi
that the dogs were in pursuit of ra
through the fence into the field of job
T. II. Jacobs where Bedford followed Jacut
81 warned him off, receiving the answer wit
T. an oath that he would "shOot where h
$ pleased" For this (which however Bee
III ford denied) he was prosecuted for tre
Ss pass, and as per the provisions Of the lay
was fined 50 and costs. The law in r
80 gard to trespasS i'll pursuit of game
% stringent and direct. A gunner cann
~ ~ hunt OH any mans property without Ii
% % bility to fine whether notices are pOstt
y up or mott even to crossing the fields
" approaching his hOuse-he must 20 in ii
VI regular line of travel. The magistrate
compelled to fine persons informed
al under penalty OF $40, and constah
ok who shall refuse To serve warra
tn promptly is liable 10 the same penalt
is SpOrtmen are thus admonished that it
an absolutely necessary to have the conse
to of the occupant of place before guniI
an over it.
PERsoNAL.-T. B. Megear and fami
M VIM. NJ. Bell and wife, Mrs. J. j. Coor
nj. and Geo. II. Raymond Of this town
tor tended the "Silver Wedding Of Mr.. a
he Mrs Alvan Allan in Wilmington |;
,tv week.
,nSt Mrs. Rev. S. L. Baldwin of BrooklS
his \. Y, is visitin our town, the guest
Mrs. r. d. Hoffecker.
Wesley Warren, the conductor of I
pie Branch road and mail messenger, has be
nes disabled for week by erysipelas, a
OF Charles Spencer has taken his place te
a porarily. He is convalescing.
OBJ Col. Geo. H. Raymond left on MOnd
ma for a visit to Milwaukee and other poi
lily West
George A. Millington of "Woodla
Fri. Beach," who has been under medi
ter treatment for several weeks in Philat
the phia for disease affecting his heart 6
the spine, gives no evidence of improveme
had Mrs. Aspril, of Philadelphia, widow
ket the late Rev. J. Aspril, is visiting her sis
on. Mrs. John Baynard.
ila- Miss Lou. Bell, of Salem, n. j., is vi
nth ing the family of VIM. NJ. Bell
lies Herman s. Tygert left this morning
stle Vlsit 10 California.
600 -
has GOLDEN WEDDING.-Not all MARI
rom couples arise on the morn of their fifti
has year, crowned with the silver wreathe
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