Smyrna times., 1881-02-16
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
"PsRrIA at the Bar" Tuesday evening.

The slippery side of the pavement was
up again this morning.
THIS day two weeks will be Ash Wsdnes-
day, the beginning Of Lent.
REMEMBER the Lecture next Tuesday ev.
ening.
The phosphate mill at Rothwell's Land
ing is firing up for busy seasons work.
Go and hear Miss Cowzins Tuesday eve.
WM. DUHURsT has bought the dwelling
of Mrs. Hester A. Mitchell, near the depot,
for $1,000.
Corn has advanced in the city, but the
price will not likely change here until
navigation opens.
"PoRTIA at the Bar" Tuesday evening.
Our mechanics of all kinds have com.
menced work actively, with contracts that
will carry them we'll into the season.
A RENoNsTRANcE with about 80 signatures
has been obtained at Clayton against the
passage Of the Delaware Western bill.
GEO. ". KNOTS, of Downs Chapel. has
been selected as Lay Delegate to the NJ. P.
Conference to meet in Cumberland, Md,
March 9th.
Rev. Mr.. WARREN, Of Frederick, now
teaching school at Shorts school house,
will give a lecture tomorrow evening at
Downs Chapel. for the benefit of Rev. Mr.
Yingling.
WM. WALKER has purchased the " Far
rell building" on Commerce Street, next 10
the store of John II. Bewley, for $1,000.
He will remove his shoe shop there on the
lst proximo.
"PoRTIA at the Bar" by Miss Cowzins
next Tuesday evening. Secure your seats
now.
A, P. GRIFFITH, real estate agent, has
sold the West end of the Manlove estate
on Commerce street to w. E. c. Bell, oI
this town, fer $4O0 cash.
A PETITION circulated here in favor OF the
passage of the Delaware Western Railroad
bill by the Legislature, was signed almost
| univorsallv vxithnut hissant
TIE revival service at the Centennial NJ
E. Church Of this town will close on Sun
day evening next. About so have beer
added to the Church during the meeting
which has been in progress for five weeks
AT the public sale of John Rawlpy, B. V
Weldon auc,ioneer, on Wednesday last
the property sold at fine 6gures-a pair o
mules 1925, horses $l54, pair of steers 70
$ll7, :cows from $25 to $45, and othe
property in proportion.
THE question of how many horse ther
are in Smyrna came up yesterday evening
in a certain Office which led to a canvass O
the town, the result showing nearly 2OC
with a valuation Of $4,000. These animal
range from low to high grade in price
the most valuable pair being held at $4,000
THIS morning as Ed. II. Thomas steps'
; from the door for the purpose OF taking tn
train, net knowing or thinking of the slee
that had formed in the night, his feet slip
ped from under him receiving such sever
c0ncussion in the fall as to render him in
sensible for time. He was carried in tn
house, but not otherwise seriously injured
We give on our first page the poen
which Rev. J. S. Willis delivered with sue
good elocutionary effort at the closing par
of his lecture at the Town Hall two week
since. We also give on our fourth page
sermon that has been handed US whic
may interest the curious and possibly pei
turb those Of easy credulity.
PHeBE CowzINs' Lecture in the Tow
Hall next Tuesday evening Secure you
seats early.
| The colored people of the State held
convention in Dover last Thursday, the oil
ject being to memorializs the Legislator
for improved means for educating colOrs
children of the State. memorial on tn
subject named was drafted and will be pre-
sented to the Legislature. Rev. George II
Waters, of this town, was elected president
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-At a sale by E1
towE the real estate of Edward Ward wa
! sold as follows: Store.house, to DR.. Wm
Daniel, for $2,7l5; stable and lot to Tho
James for $422, and farm near Backiston
D x Roads to John Rheims for $l,75l-$4S9I
$ Immediately following Sheriff Lacey sol
| the house and lot of C. w. Van Wrinkle,
!. West Smyrna, to r. II. Cummins for $50
The English sparrow is bird Of tn
:. greatest faith as we'll as industry. No
D withstanding the cold and snow of pr
: tracted severity, the South wind had n,
y blown three days before two Of them la
t week were seen gathering up straws vii
which to set up house keeping. Birds a
j not generally ahead of the plOwman, b
Q the English sparrow's faith takes hold
=. the first vernsi breeze.
'e A YOUNG woman was around town beggir
]. yesterday and collected it seems a clev
!. little sum in dimes and quarters, judgi
lg from the way she used it. In the event