Smyrna times., 1881-12-28
For Tie SEIprRI Times.
DOVER.
DOVES, Dec. 26, i


DOVES, Dec. 26, 1881.
Mr.. EDITor:--OA last Saturday Our
town was cverrun with people. locker
man street was 50 crowded that il was
almost imnossiblc for any one 10 pass; our
merchants reaped Q good harvest. AT
night the store OF Reynolds 6 Co., was
beautifully illuminated with candles from
top to bottom. His store, think, was the
only one lighted up so brilliantly this year.
Several of the employees of Messrs. Rich
ardson & Robbins, previous to their stop
ping work, presented Mr.. a. B. Richardson
with handsome gold cye-g glasses, while his
son. II. \. Richardson and Mr.. Ruttcr,
were presented each with gold-hcaded
cane. 1t has been the Gus, ON of the firm
for several years, TO give to each regular
employee a goose, or turkey every Thanks
giving and Christmas day. in honor Of
which the above presents were made.
Mr.. Wm. G.. Fountain, sold on Friday and
Saturday last the furniture which he had
in the Capital HOtci, when be was tenant.
Cniei-juSticc COinegys IS very sick. lie
kas been confined to his betb for several
! days. We hope ne will sooa be restored
to health. II he were TO die. his death
would be keenly felt in this State, as be
is not 0T:ly an able iurist but good citizen.
Nearly all OF the Academy students
went home on Friday to spend Christmas
around their own hcarths.One, and those
Of our young men who were away, have
also returned home TO make glad the
! hearts OF their parents and friends. We
wish them merry Charismas and happy
! New Year.
| While our citizens were eating their
! Christmas turkey and their little ones ioy-
fully playing with the toys, old Kris
i brought, the thought came TO me, was this
| general in our town? was every parent
| happy because their children were happy I?
! No, We have some few in our midst who
had no turkey to grace their table on
! Sunday, nor had they the satisfaction Of
seeing their little ones, on getting up i'll
| the aOrning, run for their stockings. or to
| their Christmas tree, but they could sec
! d;sappointmsntd depicted on their children S
countenapces and tears triclllipg down
/ their little checks. Imagine the parents
! feelings wken the little ONES asked them ii
Kris had not provided cakes, candies,
! etc. for them.
The marriage OF Mr.. r. r. Kenney and
| Miss Harriet c. Penncwill, second dau.h-
ter Of John G. Pennewill, Esq, of our
town, was celebrated on Wednesday after
noon last, in Christ Church, by Rev NJ. s
| Gibson, assisted by Rev. Dir. Brooks
OF Salisbury Nd. The church was crowd.
ed with relatives aud friends, who had
assembled 10 witness the nuptials. At 3
o'clock sharp, the organ presided over by
Prof iamM, OF the Conference Academy
began 10 play beautiful wedding march
as the bridal train walked towards ths
: chancel, followed by the lady and gentle
men attendants. The bride was hand
sOmely dressed in light silver colored satin
/ with the usual conventional veil, and tht
grOom was attired in Il suit Of black. Tn,
lady attendants were Misses Meta Wake
, and Ida Calbreth, and the gentlemen wcr.
Messrs. Thomas salisbury, and II. A
; Cuibrcth. At 40G the happy couple lci
I for Philadelphia, carrying with them tn
| best wishes Of their host Of friends, for
happy and prosperous journey throug!
life. They will reside in our town.
The work of laying the water pipes ha
stopped for the Winter. Next Spring, vi
understand the work will he resumed
when it viii continue un;il the works aF
completed. The pipe has been laid fror
the engine house, which is few fee
beyond the State road bridge, which span
the stream a. the head of Jones' Creek
just out Of town, down State ctreet as ia
, as the Court HoUse, and along Division
street ana tnS02e Gown GOYePn0r'S ave
! nuc. The pipe was not put in on Locker
man street this time, on account Of tn
! fearful condition Of the street.
= Mr.. Alexander J. Taylor, a promincn
citizen died at his residence on State stree
OH Sunday morning, after long an
D painful Illness. His death has cast oue
e gloom over our town. lie was bigIIl
3 respected and in his time had held sever.
a important Offices of trust, both in In
I cGnntry ana chupch. At the time of hi
It death lie was class leader in the bI. ]
e church, which position he had held fs
: several years. IN l847, he was appointe
by Coy. Tharp, to fiil the unexSpire4 teri
Of his father, which was occasioned b
n death, in the sheritf7s office. In the Fa
c Of 1850 he was again appointed by III
G same Governor, ProthonOtary, which pos
: tion we understand, he flied with cred
= not only TO himself but to the people. ]
q In 1858 he was once more called in;
d public life and was made Clerk of tt
If Orphans Court and Register in CHANGER
r by Gov. Salisbury. This was the Ia
o public Office he ever filed. Being q Su
veyor he devoted nearly all the latter pa
= Of his life 10 that profession, until last We:
v- ho l.,