Smyrna times., 1881-11-23

e. Mr.. Samuel Peacock Of Middletown has
large and interesting collection Of old
and rare coins, including two from Pom
peii. probably about 1900 years old, some
of the reign of Constantine l, A. D., 306-37,
and several of the reign of Licinius /, A. D.,
26s3-323 and one of the reign of Probus,
! A. d.. 276-S2. Mr. Peacock has also q
large collection of modern foreign coins.
His collection in all, embracing silver coins,
! numbers $50 pieces.-MiddLetOiOR Trans
| c4ipt.
! GET Assessed. The anxiety expressed
by Senator Salisbury that every Demo-
| crat should get assessed, causes the Senti-
| mel to say 1--WE join with Uncle Eli in his
anxiety in this matter, and urge the Asses
! ors to get upon the list every man above
the age of 81 years, whether he be Demo
at or Republican, Greenback, or anti
Ring-get them all for the reason, II
| { at it is the duty of the Assessors, e. the
privilege of the citizen to be assessed, and
| (3 the duty of every one to bear his pro-
! portion of the taxes.
! THE Middletown Transcript in it's chosen
r !, of seIiJ-comic in Uncle Smiles adj
vice to his nephew" about profession,
presuming of course he would like to be Il
| pirate and "stand on the burning deck
with a two-edged corn knife in hand" :"
thus draws the life picture, ITO be sure,
if YOU were a successful pirate and sue
ceeded in killing few hundred people
before YOU were hung or nominated to a
Cabinet position, &c" 1t is an easy thing
in throwing down the reins before fancy s
wild steed to plunge into all kinds of
life parallels. Wouldn't it have been as
! 4 kSr. ! l. A,.w,, Il IanIr
TO the Presidents Chair" considering how
MANY boys have started out pirates and
been rewarded by seat in the Chief Ex-
ecutive Office.
LOCAL PREACHERS AssoCIATIoN.-The
Local Preachers Association which was
held at Asbury NJ E. Church, Wilmington
ON Saturday, nominated these officers
For President, w. II. VanHorn; Vice.
President, w. H. Hendrickson; Secretary
W. X. Cahoon Curators, ]. V. Smith
James c. Lassell and w. r. CahOOn
There were several discussions, in which
all took part. Sunday there was a love
feast at 9 O'Clock; preaching by Rev. ]. V
Smith, of Smyrna, at 1880; addresses tC
: the Sabbath School by ]. V. Smith anC
James c. Lassell, and preaching in the
evening by Mr.. Lassell. The association
> was treated with great respect and th'
auditorium filled with people to hear tn,
discussions. On Sunday Asbury was fille'
. throughout the day and at night severa
! hundred persons were unable to get ad
mittance and the services commenced
half hour before the appointed time il
f consequence of the crowded house.
l. spirited meeting followed and severa
r persons professed conversion. The AssC
IrnHf ffN., Of
ever it suited their convenience.
S PLAQUE MAKING.-Gum timber that ha
4 heretofore been considered of little valu
has sprung into a sudden importance sine
plaque parlOr adornments became so fast
: iOnable. This fact says the Morning Neu
= strikes one oddly enough, that SUISSE
county has manufactOry devoted to al
production" and for which there is larg
= and increasing demand from the leadin
n nations of the world. Huxford & CO
( have developed their business at FranI
ford, far beyond their most enthusiast
calculation. They have far out run publ
u expectation and rapidly executed evei
e addition or improvement when once d
ii cided upon. Their factory buildings, fol-
t. in number, two-and-a-half stories, are 8!
feet long embracing a total flooring spa
m of $500 feet, on which are placed Ov
le $50 machines, and yet, with all this spaC
q, they are greatly crowded for room al
al contemplate erecting, at an early da
another large factory to meet their gro'
IN ing business They employ in the bu
- - season 205 hands and the average is abO
- $50. The annual pay roll exceeds $500
=, and from $1,000 to $1,000 is disbursed f
'' timber. A large portion of their help a
women and children, the former earnil
as from go cents to $l.00 per day, and t
of latter, from 3 to II years of age, 80 to
Int cents. This class are employed at pie
at work" The chief products are wood
dishes or plates of thin veneer, cut twent
two to an inch in thickness. These disE
ON are largely used by grocers to conv
in small quantities of butter and lard for cC
xt- venience of their customers. The to
lie, product goes far into the millions Th
have at present, it is said, $4,000 CT
49,, tract for thirty million patent wood plat