Smyrna times., 1881-09-07

thing to attend to beyond unfinished bust;
ness. The past month has been one Uf
few complaints in regard to obnoxious
premises, and it is gratifying 10 the Board
that the people themselves are taking the
precautions in their own hands,
THE BIBLE SOCIETY of Duck Greek
Hundred met on Monday evening last and
reelected the officers for the ensuing year,
and the following delegates to attend the
Kent County Bible Society, which meets
in Camden tomorrow the Sth inst, viz
Revs. Gordon, Umsted, Rigg, Martindale,
Brindle, Lucas and DIR. Cummins, Joseph
Wright, Prof. Groves, Geo. w. Taylor, DIR.
J. G. Swinney and r. ID. Hoffecker.
THE main audience room of Bethel
Church on the Circuit, which has been
closed several weeks for repairs, was opened
on Sunday for service, preaching by the
pastor Rev. J. A. Brindle. The church is
now in thorough repair, as neat as silver
dollar and an ornament to the neighbor-'
hood. The debt is fully provided for by
the Trustees and the Ladies Mite Society
without any public demonstration.
One hundred men in Smyrna get drunk
every Saturday night.-SeafOrd Inder.
The above is doubtless an abbreviation
of an item of particular Saturday, very
different thing from every Saturday, but it
seems impossible for some itemizers to dis
tinguish a particular thing from things in
general If there were half dozen last
Saturday we do not know it. Much of
that we do have is by thirsty Marylanders
who cross the line to wet their whistles.
If it is true that peaches produce hay
fever we can now understand why the
good people of Delaware always made
their baskets so small. They wanted to
do as little damage for the money as pos
sible.--PhiLG. Evening NelOs.
The itemizer of the Ne,Us must have got
among a lot of Jerseymen when he formed
his Judgment about small baskets, but he
ought to have been sharper than to have
been so mistaken. A full souled Della
warean uses the regulation basket.
SUNDAY was ''big day. with the col
ored people, and they thronged our streets
to the number of about thousand, a
we'll filled train from ChestertOwn helping
with the numbers. The occasion was two
church ''camp meetings." The Centen-
nial Church got up one for its benefit the
week before and the " Bethelites," as
seems to be their custom, got up one i'll
opposition They put forth their best
preachers and had a happy day, but
: when not strictly at service, the bread
| stalls or cake stands claim a large share Of
their attention.
, WARM RECEPTIoN.--On the return o.
Rev. r. X. Stephenson, the pastor of Ap
, poquinimink Circuit, from his summertrip
5 he was cordially welcomed in the way of 1
: good supper at the house of Mr.. J. p
Fie; later ice cream, cake, lemonade
were served at the parsonage by tht
g friends who came to give him welcome
: home. The evening was spent in music
u and singing. At the close of the evenin,
. the Pastor addressed the company thank
ing them for their kindness, and remind
) ing them of the goodness of the Lord a
e shown in the preservation of their lines, tn
o. health of their families, and the prosperit,
{ of the church. At 1890 they retired t
their homes highly gratifed with the ex
n ercises of the evening.
: Down THE PENINsULA.-The peopl
8 down the Peninsula have been more fortu
d nate this year than usual with their crops
It and, the further down the better. FrOI
e Dover on down if the corn is not so goo
as usual the crop is not deplorably baC
and the difference in price will make u
the loss in bushels perhaps and may e1
ceed it with some. Down in the lower pal
of the Peninsula, especially in Accoma
u and Northampton counties, Va, it
proving most profitable year. Rev. i
K. Stephenson, who returned last wee
from visit to Onancoek, says their croI
of white and sweet potatoes their be-
as paying prpducts) have been large an
d, prices unusually good, A man who real
zed $50 from an acre of the former has
thrifty crop of corn growing ON the san
DO ground. The steamer Tdngier was fol
IN hours one day last week in loading swe
IN potatoes and then had to leave 700 boxe
Sailing vessels are also called into r
QUESTION, The New York market is d
OF cidedly active at $3.50 to 4.50 per barre
ne There is also good crop of peaches
Oi this section and altogether they are hapI
if they are "way down dare"
m. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS opened on Mo
nd day with more than usual commotiC
among the little folks. CONSOLIDATE,