Smyrna times., 1882-09-06

buried and reinterred in the M. E. '
cemetery. Coroner Jackson made an
examination of the wound on the back (
of the head and found that the skull ]
was not fractured. Henry was evident
ly knocked senseless with a club or
stick before meeting his death from
being cut in the stomach by his MUIR
derer or murderers. No further clue
has been found to the murder.
PERRY PORTS one of our most indus
triOus and thrifty colored citizens, met
with slight accident on Monday week
that came very near costing him his
life. He stuck fork in his foot at the
jointure of the little toe, slight wound,
but it commenced to inflame at once
and before the end of the week the in
famation which had extended to the
peritoneum, gave serious alarm as to
the result. The last two days the in
dicatiOns however have been somewhat
improved.
Lewis Hamilton, another cOlorCd
citizen who commands general respect
has been quiet sick for two weeks, but
is cOnValescing.
THE following from q city paper will .
take down anything we can say for
the Bombay Hook mosquito:
A drunken Florida man was killed, |
while lying in swamp, by a swarm of
mosquitoes alighting upon him and |
draining out his-blOOd." But Il funny
thing happened to the mosquitoes a
few minutes afterward. They began
to howl and dance and call each other
congressman and other opprobrious
epithets, and pass river and harbor bills,
and finally formed ring and engaged
in a disgraceful prize fight, and sang
ave won't go home (hic) till mornin'."
1t is supposed that eighty per cent. of
their victims blood was whisky"
ADvERTIsERs.-J. C. & A. II. Stockly
call the attention of our farmers to Il
special manure for wheat and grass
called the "Bone Phosphate" 1t has
been used for several years by careful
farmers who continue in its use, the
best testimonial for it.
Geo. w. Ingram, of Middletown, adj
vertises one hundred farm of the finest
land for sale.
John II. Hollecker, public salo of
one hundred building lots.
Joseph II. Primrose, Chicago Singer
Sewing Machine
A. c. Yates & Co., of Philadelphia,
Autumn Clothing.
Payne G. Green, 323 North ID Street,
Philadelphia, Carpetings.
The effort to get the people to the
seaside though the weather has been
as hot in September as it was in July,
is not Il success, five only going from
here on the excursion, Sunday, to
Rehoboth. The warm weather now is
by grace and not by covenant. Notes
from most of the well known resorts,
show that for the hotcl-keepers the
melancholy days have nearly come,
when the doors must be locked and
and the verandas boarded up. Their
sadness will be mitigated ifthc accounts
show balance in their favor, as they
probably will do in most cases for
while the Summer has been cool, there
have been enough warm DAYS to make
seaside catering profitable.
5 CHURCH CENTENNIAL.-The people
t of Appoquinimink Circuit will hold an
all-day Centennial service at Friend
ship church, next Sunday, Sept. 10th.
!. The service is held in honor Of the es-
tablishment of Methodism, and the
erection of church called Friendship,
= in ThorOughfare Mock, in 1882. Rev
= ! T. f. Martindalc will preach in the
! morning An historical service will be
q held in the afternoon, the chief speaker
> being Rev. G.. w. Lybrand, of Philadel-
" phia. At this service letters will be
read from former pastors. Preaching
p in the evening by Rev. Jas. l.. Houston
n We are expecting Il grand time. Al
s are cordially invited to enjoy the day
n with us. II. X. STEPHENSON, pastor.
u OUR statement last week that Chas
. Jones picked 10 baskets of peaches il
:, one day is called in question by some
= men who are experts at the business
The information came to us from
10 source that ought to be good. On,
II man offered to bet $40 to IS that i
= can't be done. On the other hanC
o. Charley Dulin from the western Dis
# trict" says they do not call that bi;
rs picking out his way, that they hav
Y. pickers who can go way beyond ii
Fl Another man said he could pick
basket in two minutes with one hand
but when pressed to take u bet on il
le backed down. The Milford News, no
,r to be out done, says it knows Il ma
p. who picked two baskets in thrc
a minutes. 1t has the belt.
a. NEXT SUNDAY.-Sunday next wi
Is be a day of more than usual eventfu
ne ness in Methodist circles 1t will b
We the Quarterly meeting occasion for tn
station and circuit, the third one of tn
year. The many friends of Rev. Enoc
81 Stubbs will be pleased to learn that h
n will be at the Love Feast and preac
ks at the morning service.
lis The Quarterly meeting for the eli
lis cult will be held at Severson's, at
ng o'clock, preaching by Presiding Eide
mt Martindale. The latter will also preaC
ty in this town at night and Rev. NJ
e Stubbs will minister at Millington.
Rev. A. A. Robertson will hold
church campmeeting at Bethel A.
!" Z. church, Rev. j. Nicholson, of Che
nc tertown, preaching in the morning al
ne m Rev. J. J. Kelly, an Indian preache
81 at night.
9h OPENING OF THE SCHOOLs.-On Mo
ne day morning between eight and nil
hu o'clock the school children III ne
ee attire with their bundles of books we
-et' very noticeable through every sire
io1 vending their way to school. III
fba play-days that seemed shorter tn;
Tor anticipated had ended, and now it w
lnr the teacher, the book, and the less,
DO that was before them. We cannot 81
in that they looked so much better, f
ons the long days of play had been Civ,
,raI to muscle rather than flesh dovelOpin
,iiv but the teachers looked cheap" bt
Nc ter, the lines of care almost oblitC
ated. OF course there was a hapl
greeting, as there always is betwe
BAD friends long separated. A numb
ay. who were not present at the examir
un- ton at the close of the former sessiC
to or new scholars, had to appear fir
less before Mr.. Handy the Principal to
not examined and pleasantly assigned as
her his wont, to their appropriate depa
a ments. The working demand of t
lich season will keep some away u week
the two who are otherwise regular.
,ure
day PUSHING AN ENTERPRIsE.-As an
un- stance of what energy, pluck and go
Led. management can accomplish, we ia