Smyrna times., 1881-06-29

Smyrna and Vicinity.
LARGE quantities of Hay were housed
last week.
THE Jubilee of the " Centennial" was
a success pecuniarly and otherwise.
Mt. FRIENDSHIP CIRCUIT will hold a
campmeeting in Burris' woods, near town,
commencing July 23d.
The last two days marks a considerable
change from the cool days and cooler
nights to weather decidedly warm.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet ON Thursday evening at u o'clock
at the residence of Mrs. DR.. Cummins.
JosPEPH B. FAIRIES advertises for homes
for 300 stock ewes, viz: keeping them ON
shares. He has already large number
out on the shares.
BLACKBIRD Camp Meeting will COM
mence ON the 27 of July, and end on the
9Th of August. A meeting will be held
for selecting tent sites on Saturday next.
THE street sprinkler got weary and did
not appear Mt all last week, but the show
ers fortunately came to our relief to allay
the dust. The future of the street sprink-
ling is one of the unknown quantities.
ONE cause of summer sickness is doubt
less over eating and malaria gets the
credit of very much that should be char
ged to imprudence. What should we do
if we hadn't something to lay our self
imposed misfOrtunes upon?
The following excursions are booked
for Collins Beach: June Both, (to-mOrrOW)
11th Ward Relief Association, Philadel-
phia July 9th, M. f. Sunday School,
Smyrna; July 14th, Washington Social,
Philadelphia, and Aug. Sd, Morning Star
Social, Phila.
The public schools will close Friday.
The 'wear and tare" of the teachers has
been very apparent and the holiday does
not come any too soon for them. The
children feel that two months run will
be as much benefit to their muscles as the
books were to their brain.
The second Quarterly Meeting for
Saturday and Sunday. Presiding Elder
Martindale will preach in this town Sun
day morning, at Union, Appoquinimink
Circuit in the afternoon and at Sassafras
Md, at night. Rev. ], d. Rigg will
preach at KentOn, ON the Circuit, Sunday
morning.
Senator Sessions was indicted by the
Grand Jury of Albany County, n. Y, on
Friday last for bribery. The District-At-
torney opposed motion of counsel for
| Senator Sessions to have the trial take
place at once The Court decided to post
pone trial of the indictment to the next
| term of the court, on the second Tuesday
in September.
MINOR IMPROVEMENTS.-Isaac Penne-
will has had a tasty pourch erected in
front of his residence, and the premises
otherwise improved by paint.
/ A. Lee Cummins has given his office a
thorough dressing of paint, and otherwise
added to its cheerful appearance
VIM. Walkers shoe store and residence
has received a fresh coat of paint.
SMYRNA, true to her instincts, will OBJ
serve, as may be elsewhere seen, our
glorious anniversary of Independence.
4 The principle speaker of the afternoon
will be Rev. G. w. Miller, the popular
pastor of Grace church Wilmington. Rev.
DIR. >. L.. Baldwin, of Newark, N. j., is ex-
pected on visit to the town on that day
and may take part in the exercises.
SocIETIEs.--A special meeting of Morn
ing Star Lodge, No. 6, j. o. o. F., will be
held this evening in their lodge room, at 8
o'clock.
At ameeting of Harmony Lodge. No. 13.
A. +. A. NJ, of this town, the following
officers We're elected: w. NJ. Josiah D
Evans ;. w, Charles Smith j, W., w.
A: FAIRIES; Treas, b. V. Weldon; Sec.
VIM. Culleny.
AFTER July 1st, Herman Roe will en-.
gage in the vegetable and produce business
having his headquarters with Jos. n
Williams, on Commerce street, He will
keep a line of green groceries, -four, &c.
and will buy country produceof all kind,
r making speciality of fruit, grain, poultr,
and eggs. We congratulate Mr.. Roe OF
his change Of base and wish him well il
his new venture. z et. ~ ii ifse
THERE will be an all day meeting a
Centennial M. T.. Church on Sunday next
Preaching, lGl A, M, 8 and o'clock p. M
| A collection will be taken for the par
!, pose of raising the Pastors salary on Mon
day. the Fourth. The event win be cele
brated With festival during the day i
5 the tent in rear Of the Church, and IN th
evening at s O'Clock the pastor win de
liver an Grafton in the church, on g Gu
I Struggles and our Future Admission
? free, and no collection,
k THERE will be quarterly meeting mex
sSilbbath at the A. M. II. Church. FPeaci
!, ing three times in the morning at 1913
p. NJ, afternoon at 2:30, p. M, and in tn
r. evening at 7:3O. r. NJ. ~ 1sEtli3 ineff