Smyrna times., 1882-05-31

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ing through Commerce street at the un.
lawful rate of about IL miles an hour anf
10 escape running over q boy in front q
Gne Post Office, run shaft into the shouI
0er OF John ID. Hoffecker's horse, making
a severe wound. He is the same man. we
uhderdstand, who ran against Miss Catha
rlnc wilson last October, in making q
rapld turn OF corner, dislocatine hel
shoulder which she has not since and will
not nave the proper use of again. not tC
say anything of the cost and suffering She
has endured. Such recklessness ought to
be made to suffer the consequences rather
! than innocent parties.
COMMITTED FOR STEALING A HORSE
TheadOr ChaZotte charged with stealing a
brown horse and a bride of the value of
one hundred and twenty-five dollars. the
property of John r. Logan, on the night
of Sunday last, had a hearing before
Alderman Budd on Monday. Logan cave
evidence to the taking of the propertv.
Patrick Mahan, of Blackbird hundred
testified that defalter offered to sch the
property to him for $25; as he could not
give satisfactory answers as to his owner
ship OF the property, the witness stopped
him, and brought him in town and sur
rendered him to the officers. He acknOwl-
edged taking the horse and was committed
ia default of $3.50 bail to answer the
charge.
MNEMOTECHNY.-Pr a. S. Boyd. of
Baltimore delivered free lecture on
nemOnics or the art of memory at the
Town Hall ON Friday evening to an inter-
ested audience. He gave some examples
i'll remembering words and figures that
was astonishing and convinced these pres
ent that if the memory could be thus aided
1t would be practical advantage. He
had some very strong testimonials from
prominent citizens in CheStertOwn, Cen
treville and other places where he has
taught. y class of about thirty persons
has been formed, and received their first
lesson last night i'll a lower room of the
Town Hall. Prof. Boyd wishes us to say
that those who did not get in last night
can join the class tomorrow evening n
o'clock and will receive the full instruc-
tion. The course will embrace FIVE or six
lessons.
PERSONAL Mrs $. f. Anthony has
been the last week or two on a visit to
friends in New York state.
B. a. HAZEL returned on Saturday from
a trip South and will rusticate with us
most Of the Summer.
John NanGasken who has been confined
to his room the past two weeks by sick
ness is improving.
Miss Mary Spruance is visiting her uncle
Rev. John A. Roche NJ d., Of Brooklvp
in company with her grandmother Mrs
Raughley.
Among the home visitors this week
have been George T. Baggs. ESQ. and
Olin Hough, Of EastOn, Md, Harry Evans
OF Wilmington, Edward Evans, Of Phila-
delphla, VIM. a. Ransom, of Harrington.
Mrs. Samuel H. Bayard, of Wilmington
has been visiting relations in this town
the past two or three weeks.
john r. Reese. a former resident near
TINS town now residing near Newark, was
IL attendance at the Baptist Association last
week.
Town CL0CK.-We noted last week the
Festival which is to be held this evening
at the Town Hall, and stated incidentally
that the proceeds were to be applied to
the purchase OF bell for the Odd Fellows
Hall. At subsequent meeting Of the
Order, by very decided vote o town
clock was substituted for the bella
change that will be for the convenience of
the whole community. As its striking will
be heard over the town, its hourly indica-
ton OF the dial will be a regular reminder
ot how the day is passing by. 1t will be
an indication to the laboring men when to
rise III the morning and to the young men
when II Is time to 60 home at night to
tAe cook when to put on dinner and the
lady when to take her SiesfG. No wonder
the festival is going through to night with
a rush. The committee has had no diff
Guilty in getting cakes made by the ladies.
and the cream. stra rawberries, foreign fruit.
&c, have been supplied in abundance
ne contest for the six pound lady cake
for between Dover and Middle
town. will be an interesting feature
a STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.-For
some months past our town authorities
have been considering the question of
supplying thu town with water in sufficient
quantity to meet any emergency and at
the regular meeting of the Board of Com
mlssloners On Wednesday evening last. a
commlttee was appointed with instructions
TO have the line of Commerce. street run
and the attitudes taken to the angle at
Colonel RaymOnd's, thence along Della
ware avenue to the intersection of the
beautiful stream known as Green branch
in front of the farm of Horace Spruance.
On Friday morning last the committee
called to their assistance MeSSrs. J. II and
Walter o. Hoftecker and with the proper
Instruments entered upon their duties at
the stone bridge as a starting point and
obtained as a result of their iabors the fol-
lowing facts. Altitude at Font Hill from
bed of stream at stone bridge % 6-1O feet.
AT Summit, Commerce street above Pearl
20 $40 feet; at intersection Commerce
and Main street 13 feet at East street
40 feet. While these figures show
that mOtive power will be
necessary to accomplish the object. vet
we are hopeful that the enterprise NAV
present itself to the minds of the Commit !
Tee in some practical plan that will relieve
us to some extent Of the fear of being
wiped out by terrible eORfagratien, and
Turing the Summer months give Is pure
without being stifed with
lust.
The BAPTIST ASSOCIATION held at |
Brynzion" Church, on the road from |
his town to kenton, concluded on Friday |
1t noon. On the two first days the people !
Ook lunch baskets with ample provisions
or themselves and visitors, which were
pread on a cOmmon-table and enjoyed in |
he most social way. This occupied the |
incoming" time or recess between the |
morning and afternoon services. Thurs
lay which would have been the "big'' day.
was unfortunately rainy and deferred manv |
especially from Cow Marsh" the next |
aearest society, from driving up. On