Smyrna times., 1881-09-28
Smyrna and Vicinity.

THE Benevolent Society will meet at
the residence of Mrs. w. w. Tschudy on
Thursday evening at half past seven.
WHEAT seeding is now general. The
prevailing heat and drought makes some
hesitate to seed for fear of the Fly.
ALEX. G. CuMM1Ns' phosphate factory,
we are, told is running day and night on
Marrow-Bone Phosphate to supply
orders.
REV. Mr.. BRINDLE will commence an
extra meeting at Serverson's Church on
Sunday evening next to continue during
the week.
CHARLES NUMBERS is building on his
farm in the middle Alley" occupied by
his son, dwelling 80 feet front by 16 feet
deep, two story; the back building is %
by Is feet.
A. P. GRIFFITH, Real Estate Agent, has
sold a lot on Main street, belonging to w.
M. Bell, for $500 cash to Misses w. and E.
Hurlock, and they intend to erect neat
cottage at once.
MATTE HUNTER, a PAGER, made q mile
yesterday on the Dover track in 2:18.
According to file of the TINES the best
time twenty years ago was 1928. This
shows great advancement in speed.
A STALK of tobacco fertilized by "Dia-
mond Crown" Phosphate has been ON ex-
hibition at A. Lee Cummins' office which
is over seven feet high and has leaves two
feet in length. 1t was grown by n. Far
son.
REV. WM. B. GoRDoN's address on the
subject of THE cultivation of the beauti-
full, )" delivered before the late State Teach
er's Association, was published in the Ed
ucational Column of the last issue of the
Susser Journal.
THE steamer j. E. 1ygert will leave the
Landing here for Philadelphia on Monday
next at o'clock, and on Wednesday at
81 o'clock. Returning will leave Phila-
delphia Tuesday 4th at II o'clock and
Friday 7th at 3 o'clock.
ONE might judge from the number of
wagons loaded with Phosphate seen on
the road in the country that this commod-
ity was in very large use this season, and
so it is. There is much respect being paid
to the prospective crop of next season.
QUITE Il number of premiums were
taken by persons from this section at the
Middletown Fair but as the exhibits were
nameless it was impossible to designate,
and the accurate list cannot be obtained
until published in the Transcript on Sat-
urday.
JOHN E. PHILLIPS has opened one of
the largest and best lines of gentlemen's
furnishing goods that has ever been
brought to the town. Mr.. Phillips pur-
poses to make these goods a speciality, and
furnishes as cheap and good articles as can
be had in the city.
NoTICE.-In retiring from the Retail
Shoe Trade in Smyrna, | desire for myself
and brothers to return thanks to the citi-
zens of this community for their patron
age and kindness. May the blessings of a
kind Providence prosper us in all our
ways. Adieu. r. NJ. JOHNSON.
ALvAN r. SEvERsoN who came to our
town from Brenford last Winter to reside,
died on Monday night of bilious dysentary
after little over a weeks illness. He was
engaged until the past two or three
months in the mercantile business and
was favorably known by those who had
business with him. He leaves a wife and
child.
A GREAT many exhibits, especially from
the ladies, went from this town to the
Dover Fair on Monday. The articles are
more numerous, it is said, than ever be-
fore, and in thus competing for the pre-
miums the chances for winning will he
somewhat narrowed down. There are
many handsome specimens of art and
needle work.
NEW CARRIAGES SHOP.-The wheelwright
shop recently purchased by Geo. w. Cum
minis on Main street, and which he has
leased to Messrs. Beckett & Mackey for
carriage shop, is being fitted up for their
occupancy. The old building has been
moved back and a new one erected i'm its
front "a feet front by 48 feet deep, two
stories high. The two together will give
them very roomy building.
THE high temperature and rainless
weeks is creating some anxiety in direc-
ton other than the crops, viz: the health
of the community. There is more than
the usual Fall sickness which set in early
and promises, unless there is a change of
weather to increase rather than diminish.
The tendency is to serious illness such as
typhoid and dysentary, as is so often the
case following dry summers; and the
greatest blessing in this regard would be
good rains and equable temperature,
WE hear some talk Of an Agricultural
Store being established in our town the
coming Spring. The wonder has often
been expressed why Smyrna has gone SO
long without such an establishment when
such towns as Dover, EastOn, Centreville,
&C., support two and three. Our country
surrounding us is growing richer all the
time and the demand Tor improved ma
chinery is all the time on the increase,
and if not next year, very soon, the farm
ers demands will require such an estab-
lishment in our town.
FOUND pEAp,-This day week bag
was found along the road, near the resi-
dence OF Jonathan Stephenson Just beyond
Duck Creek, which on examination was
found to contain dead baby A domes-
tic had observed the bag there the Mon
DAY evening previous. Coroner Weldin
OF Wilmington was telegraphed to, and
after an examination in the presence of
several witnesses the remains, which were
in an advanced state of decomposition.
were inferred. The indications were that
it was of premature birth. The maternity
is thought to belong to a colored woman
who lived in the ncighborbood up to that
time.
AT special meeting of the Board of
School Directors the following resolutions
were adopted:
WHEREAS, the President of the United
States and the Gov. of this State have set
apart this day for humiliation and prayer,
requesting the closing Of all places Of