Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

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Denney Home farm" reversed. William
Denney was the purchaser of J. Frank
Denney's interest-price $500.
THE Levy Court of this County has ap-
pointed J. W. Jones, of this town, Asses
sor of Duck Creek Hd rice Joshua T.
Jerman, who has gone to Omaha. Nebraska,
to reside.
A FEW gentlemen in Rev. Mr.. Umsted's
congregation have presented him with
complete set of octave volumes of the
Library of Universal knowledge" which
he appreciates, and gratefully acknOwl-
edges.
THE L. s. Circuit Court meets in Will
mingtOn next Tuesday, 18th inst The
Grand Jurors summoned from this place
are, DR.. VIM. Cummins and Robert Hill
Petit Jurors, William FAIRIES and Isaac
Truax.
PUBLIC SALEs.-Wm. NJ. Boyer, admir-,
will sell the personal property of Alvin r.
Severson in this town on Saturday next.
William r. Allen will sell his personal
property near Dexter's Corner on Tues
day next, Oct. 18th.
THE two new stores on Commerce street
of John E. Phillips and Jos. II. Primrose
with their new stock of goods look as
bright and inviting as their proprietors.
The passer by at night cannot help
! noticing their cheerful and attractive ap-
pearancc.
LAND SALEs.--A. 2. Griffith, real estate
agent, has sold the farm Of John II. Bewley,
in the Neck" containing 325 acres, for
$4,000, to VIM. Bradley, Of Canada. He
also sold the farm of T. B. Hazard, near
town, containing 40 acres, for 81 900, to
VIM. Woods of Canada.
REV. J. ID. RIGG, pastor of the NJ. f.
Church, 10 )k into full membership on Sun
| day clt IS of % who joined the Church on
| probation as the fruits of Rev. T. II. Haynes
revival last Winter A number more were
! expected to be admitted at night but were
prevented by the rain. Out of class of
| forty-twO prObatiOners it is expected that
thirty-five or thirty-eight will be read into
| full membership.
CURING APPLEs.-In the absence of
peaches, several of our eyaporators have
made partial run on apples. John
| Anthony has dried about $500 baskets,
N. +. Underwood 5000, l. S. Lapham ], 600
and A. l.. Hudson 1000 John H. Hof-
fecker, having finished up on tomatoes,
started on apples to-day and will can
probably 1000 baskets. Apples have been
selling at 10 cts. per basket, but the de-
mand in the city by the mince meat deal
ers has advanced the price there and
here.
JOHN III. WILLIAMS, after brave strug-
gle running through six or seven weeks,
finally succombed on Saturday morning
last to the stronger adversary, death.
| There was an unusual public interest and
sympathy in his case, and willing hands
and heads would have averted the dreaded
calamity which has fallen upon his family
had it been possible. Ms. WIS quiet de-
meanor Won for him the respect of all
who knew him. and for his wife and seven
children there is profound sympathy. An
unusually large procession followed the
remains to Bethel Church, on Monday
afternoon, completely filing the house
where the services were conducted by
Revs. Martindale, Brindle and Rigg.
THE Levy Court had their usual quiet
routine disturbed yesterday by a Phos-
phate man. Lawyer Grubb, Of Whining
ton, appeared for Walton & Whann of
that city to complain that they had not
had justice done them in the analysis OF
their phosphate, that the samples for
warded to State Chemist Wolf as theirs
was wrong or that the chemist had given
them some other aad lower analysis.
He spoke for about an hogr and a-half
and insisted that the Levy Court Rhould
procure proper samples and have them
| n txf1od on1 F,tthlfgl,a1 -. A. L.
clients. 1t iB not thought that the Lew
Court was convinced of dealing unfairly,
and repel the insinuatiOn that any mem
Der of the Kent County Levy Court would
tampeF with the samples
RAJN.--The effects of the dry weather
of the Summer seemed eliminating not
only On this but tapping oyer into the
products of the next year. Saturday was
a blue day. With the farmers the absorb
ing subject of conversation was the dry
weather. Several had found out that
their wheat recently drilled, after an at
tempt at termination had wilted and
| TOtted in the ground. 1t was of course
alarming iptellegence. There was nc
more show Gf rain than had been at any
other time for a mouth, and few more
weeks of such weather would seal the fate
OF the crop LOT the ucXJ year, on which sc
much depended. To those who took IN
the worst Of possibilities-another such 4
year as this, (evils going Ia thrces) the
dim outline Of canine was marked In tho
distance. But happily, o relief to those
fears was near at hand. Though a full
orbed moon sent its bright but un
sympathetic rays down all night, as II n
mockery of the ascending desires for rain
the morning brought gathering clouds
which accumulated until the Afternoon
when fresh north-easter brought a aOot
rain falI which continued until night se
in, wettiDg the ground several inches
Monday morning vas the brightest the,
have seen for several weeks and an occa
} sion of thankfulness TO all rational beings
HAVING taken position at Wanama
ker * Browns, Philadelphia, better know
. as Oak Hall, shall be pleased to hay
! the citizens OF Smyrna and vicinity i
! want of clothing, to cali and look thropg
the immense stock there before pprchasin
: elsewhere. You are all cordially invite
K to call and ! shall take especial pleasur
4 inconductingyou through Conhdentths
can offer you better Inducements tha
J any other Clothing House in America.
). Very truly yours, +. s. PHELPS,
d with w. e b., 8. f. Cor. 9Th 4 Market :