Smyrna times., 1881-10-26
Smyrna and Vicinity.


Smyrna and Vicinity.
THESE October days are superb
THIS is the last week of the China sale.
ISN'T it time TO reorganize the Literary
Society?
LADIES don't forget to attend the sale
tonight of China Ware. p
THE people are finding out that Prim-
rose means business in the boot and shoe
line.
DON'T forget to read the business locals
of Collins & Savin, j. H. Primrose and
]. E. Phillips.
THE pressure in every department of
mechanical business gives brighter out
look for the winter.
New Stock of China at Auction, to-
night. Wallace Building. p
THE Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. w. W.
Nelson, ON Thursday evening at seven (7)
o'clock.
UNDER the influence of the warm, grow
ing rain of Monday morning the wheat
fields are putting on beautiful green ap-
pearance.
If you want cheap Toilet Set, attend
the sale tonight. Wallace Building. p
OUR Mortuary list this week records the
death of four persons over three score and
ten. This speaks we'll for our region on
the score of health when so many attain
the full limit allotted.
THE Hyer's Sisters Combination, a col
ored comic opera company will give an
entertainment at the Town Hall ON Sat
| urday evening. They are under the man.
agement of M. B. Leavitte.
! THE attention of our ladies is called to
| the advertisement of ]. o. Bentley, 226
North Eighth St, Philadelphia. 1t is the
depot for artistic designing and stamping,
decorative needle work, oriental beed
work, &c.
| A PROMENADE CONCERT AND VARIETY
ENTERTAINMENT will be given by the
young people of the Centennial Church
on Friday evening Of this week. At
the close of the concert Grand March"
will take place in which twenty-five well
drilled couple will participate. The sing
ing of this choir has been brought up to a
high degree of excellence, and we have
no question that with the music and the
various novelties" introduced, all who go
will be highly entertained.
SAvERAL ladies connected with the NJ.
F. Church did kindly act to one of their
fellow members last week that commands
itself in the direction of practical religion,
viz: donation to Mrs. Edith Lurty of a
number of things needed for the comfort
of her family during the coming winter.
Mrs. L. is an industrious widow that
works for the support of herself and sew
eral small children, but she has lost much
time this Fall by sickness and death, and
this kindly act will be a comfort to heI
and blessing to the donors.
Mrs KATE Z. Holt, wife of DIR. T. S
Holt, died at HillsbOrough Caroline Co.
Nd, on Wednesday last aged 40 years
Mrs. Holt was the youngest child of the
late VIM. Thompson, Esq, of cherished
memory, and resident of this town anC
vicinity until the last eight years when she
married and settled in the place above
named. Her bright, sunny Temperament
(
. both here and in her adopted home whC
deeply deplore her untimely death. Sh'
, was buried at the cemetery at that plac
on Friday last. She leaves two children
+ MINISTERIAL LAMENITIEs.--The Rev, MI
Brindle in some complimentary remark
in the financial effort at the Down
Chapel dedication on Sunday said that hi
2 grandfather attended the Methodist Prot
I estant Church and he had frequentl
accompanied him to their meetings wit
pleasure in his early days. Whereupo
;; Rev. Mr.. COchel Immediately moved tina
a Bro. Brindle be made life member of tn
. M. 2. Church by $40 subscription, whic
. was responded to in Whit, and befor
9 Mr.. b. had time to take in the situatio
n he was duly declared member of tn
Methodist Protestant Church. Mr.. Cocht
naively remarked that though membe
of their church, they would, however
permit him to preach in the NJ. +. Churc
Is ut Kenton, occasionally.
!. THE Levy Court of Kent County al
- pears to have lent itself 10 contemptabl
'e trick Of a Smyrna phosphate firm, with th
10 intention Ofinjuring the business of Messr
Ip Walton, Whann & Co., OF this cIty,-Wi
nlingt0n Sunday Star.
~ The above is onlya squib in compar
$, son to the fusilades fred off by I'll
ID entire daily press of Wilmington. tt
le ease in which those papers have a
=. lowed themselves to be drug into Sian,
erous statements is astonishing. I'll
u, chief complaint of Walton, Whann & G
is a charge affecting the integrity of bot
ar the Messrs Tygert and the Levy CouI
n Now having made the broad insinuatiol
An they must bring the proof or they will
1d subject TO the iHputation that this is only
er feint to cover up greater wrong on the
h. part. Let us have the FIRST eyslenae Of
al truthfulness.
ne The Daily Elevator of Fort Smith, Arl
he has the followingi item referring TO one ofo
~ former citizens: " Marshal V. Dell has
~ ceived notice that his accounts for d
- bursements for the fiscal year of 80 a
-, '8l were approved and credited. The
- counts were made out by Chief Deputy
Lo M. huntington, which speaks well for
~ efficiency, as it is an unusual thing |
he he accounts to be approved by the Cover
,o mept without considerable suspense
~ To understand more fully the difficulty
no making out these accounts, we will sts
Ss ;,s that one hundred and forty thousand
ha lars was paid out, and t%entysfour HI
aa dred witnesses were paid mileage and
: ; tendance, to say nothing of support of
;as ). Court, prisoners, jurors, marshals a
a;. posse, miscellaneous expenses for the We
r. r. ali of which expense have 10 agree p
Ia fectiy with the Government books
~, ast Washington
sa;r RrNrMRER that a Df,elns- ia M