Smyrna times., 1881-05-11

:, SI"Ol anu 10 useu Dy the pastor The Sunday |
School has appointed committee to take into |
consideration the buying of an organ for the |
use OF the Church and Sunday School The |
congregation at this place, we learn, is in |
creasing very rapidly
PREACHING IN THE TowN HA1I.-In con-
sequence Of the Bethel Church where the Con-
ference is being held being too small to accom-
modate the large audiences that will assemble |
on Sunday they have secured the Town Hall |
2:3O p. NJ. and 1880 in the evening The
preaching will be by three of their most emf
nent ministers, Bishop Brown most probably !
preached in the morning
LEIPsIC CANNERY.-Mr. Hall has nut into
his factory at Leipsic, a new invention for
making cans, by the use of which the cans are
sOldered on the outside. His immense build
ing which is to be used as acannery is in course
of construction. When this and the box
house are completed there will be four large
buildings up all to be used for the factory and
cannery. In addition there are four dwelling
houses erected on his factory grounds.
THE new regulation signal of the Pcnnsyl-
vanla, double quick, substituted for the
mOnOtOnOus blow of the F., w. Il g. makes it
iveler for the listeners lift does not for the man
who has his hand on the throttle of the wills
tie. That other improvement of announcing
rs soon as leaving station the name of the
next will be appreciated And, then, it will
give variety to see the agents and attaches of
the Depots marching around in their rcgula-
ton uniforms.
DWELLING BURNED.--On Thursday after
noon last the dwelling of David Stats near
the Tent i'll ThOroughfare Neck together
with his meat, -four and nearly all the furni-
ture was burned involving a loss of $500 or
SSOO. The family ut the time were all out in
the field planting corn except colored boy
about ~ years old that had been living With
him some two month, who confessed to having
set the house on fire He was promptly lodged
in New Castle Jail for trial. The family have
since lived in the barn and Mr.. Stats has been
quite indsposed.
PEARs.-The Pear Orchards show q full
average bloom and it is hoped will yield more
than an average crop. The largest yielding
orchards are those of Robert Hill (Big oak
farm. RObt. Ii. Cummns, JAS. j. Turner and
Geo w. Cummins. That of the latter covers
perhaps more acres than any of the others but
many of the trees have not yet come into
bearing. John Anthony, A. L. Hudson, II.
p Massey Reese Lewis Tschudy d Cats
John III. Bishop and others have given atten-
ton to the culture of this fruit but not to so
largo an extent.
THE LOCAL PREACHERS AND ExHoRTERs
ASSOCIATION will meet in this town on Friday
evening and terminate on Sunday evening.
According to the Programme the exercises
will be opened on that evening by a sermon
from Rev. z. \. Leatherbery; Saturday will
be devoted to discussions embracing five differ
ent subjects; LOvcteast on Sunday morning mt
81 o'clock, preaching at lOl o clock by Rev +.
| Numbers, children's meeting at > q clock and
| preaching i'll the evening by Rev. {. H. Baker
The attendance of several visitors to the asso-
citation may change the Sunday part Of the
programme.
REV. II. S. THOMPSON of the New Hampshire
! Conference, preached at the NJ. +. Church on
Sunday morning to large audience from the
! text How shall We escape ifye neglect so great
| Salvation" His theme was the greatness of
! the salvation, scheme that could have been
! planned only in the wisdom of God and exc
! cuted through the Divinity inherent in the
son. 1t was picturesque but well connected
train of thought setting forth the Plan of
! Salvation from its conception to redeem man
| from his fallen condition on through the ages,
eventuating in the highest altitude of eternity
! or its deepest abyss-the life of the great be-
| yond.
+. LOWER, near Brenford is putting an
addition to the rear of his dwelling and other
wise remOdelling and improving it. Though
! injured considerably by the drought Of last
| summer in the effect on his young trees his
| large lawn is giving evidence of what Mr.. l..
has intended it to be. The residence of Jos.
! +. Jefferson, which was made last Spring, is
also being beautifed by front lawn with
! large flower mound &c. "Sunnyside' near
! the above, gives evidence of continued i'm
provement especially in its meadow drainage
The same can be said of the farms of J. p
Dickson and VIM. Stevens. Jedcdiah Gar
risOn's field Of wheat on the Cats property is
the best in this neighbOrhOOd.
! THE road from Konton to the Seven Hicko-
| rles, distance of II miles, on which are the
! residences and farms of DIR. Temple, DIR.
Goodwin, q. G. Arnold, Hon. Jas. Williams
! and ThOS. f. Bailey is an attractive road lined
| on either side as it is by comfortable houses
| with pleasant surroundings and well cultivated
! fields that indicate progressive agriculture A
partial neglect Of the head-lands and road
side, detracts from the otherwise we'll cared
for fields but this is something that can easily
be remedied. The place of Ex-Representa-
tive Williams in its elaborate lawn and general
air of comfort in the house and farm buildings
Is among the finest country seats in Kent. The
wheat fields of Mr.. w and DIR. Temple are
among the best in the section and Mr. Arnold
grass fie Id Is the best set OF any in the neigh
borhood. John l.. BOyd's farm between the
Seven Hickories and Cloak S Mill shows equally
good farming and VIM. S. Jones wheat field
near "Brinzion'' Church is keeping company
with those above named, as are those s. Hutch
inson and b. +. Middleton, back from the
road.
PERsoNAL.-A. II. Hobbs of Odessa, late OF
this town, dropped down among his old friend:
last week, not forgetting the TIMES office.
A; r. Young, commission merchant of New
York, is on his annual visit among the fruit
men.
Rev. T. o. Ayres of Leipsic paid us a cal
on Monday. He looks as if hard work agreed
with him.
Rev. T. H. Haynes, of Chestertown cam,
to town last evening on his return from Viii
mington whittier he had been to attend thu
meeting of the Church Extension Board III,
leaves for home this afternoon tho nornins
being passed in numerous social greetings.
Joseph Wright. who has been confined Il
the house for the past two weeks by rheumatism
is out again.
A Flatbush, N. Y, paper has the following il
reference to former citizen: REV DIR. Roch
? preached the grandest sermon last Sunda,
morning that was ever preached in the NJ. Il
Church of this place. The text was the 9tl
verse of the 9Th chapter of Genesis. 1t wa
! accompanied with power. He also preached
apowerful sermon in the evening. This PEG
/ pie are highly favored in having such
preacher"
! Miss Lizzie Smith, of Easton, Md. Mrs
Q Fier@, of Greensborough, and Mrs. Malo,
and daughter Of Philadelphia are visiting
friends here
Peter S. Collins Is on visit to his daughter
. Mrs DIR. Wilson, Leesburg, N. j.
CARP.-In the first part of the winter Sena
, tor Salisbury notified VIM. nj. Bell of thi
q town that fifty German Carp were awaiting
his disposal at Dover. Mr.. Bell had no plac
adapted to their propagation, but l. s. Lap
ham had, and they were accordingly turne
over to him. Mr.. Lapham had a fish pom
already prepared some sixty or seventy fee
I square which was supplied with water from
: ment is several feet high, and to still furthe
q | prevent the admission Of other fish from tn
!, branch stream below, the flowing water passe
. through q wire seive Other predatory ifs