Smyrna times., 1882-10-25
portion, strong food for reflection with
out its being diluted by further COM
ments.
Smyrna and Vicinity.

we nave lllS lnOfnln9 the llfSC VISTA
tion of frost. The prospect of clearer
weather will delight the farmers.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. j. B. Cooper's, Tuesday
evening, October 31st, at z! o'clock.
A NUMBER of the Democrats of this
vicinity went to Dover yesterday to
attend the mass meeting and OK roast.
PROFs. GROVES and Carpenter will
hold an examination of teachers of the
second and third grade, in this town on
Saturday.
A TWO year old son of James
LecOmpt near Blackiston Cross Roads
fell in the fire on Monday and was
badly burned.
JOS. E. CARTER has received from
the city a large lot of wall paper of
the latest patterns and styles for
Winter and Spring use.
The Democrats will hold Il meeting
at Clayton tomorrow evening to be
addressed by John B. Pennington, ESQ.,,
and Prof. T. n. Williams.
A HALF dozen or more of our citizens
went to Wilmington last evening to
hear the address of Richard Harring-
ton, Esq, in the opera house.
THE warm moist weather of the Fall
has been splendid on pastures and con-
sequently the cattle. The latter are
up to their knees in clover, and, so are
the butchers.
VIM. TYGERT, of this town, received
a check for first and second premiums
on pared and impaired peaches yester-
day, from the Delaware State Fair
Association, Dover.
A. p. GRIFFITH, real estate broker,
has sold the three-story brick dwelling
on Methodist street, belonging to B. F.
Robinson, Esq, of n. j., to Miss Mary
b. Cooper, of this town, for $2500 cash.
THE canning factory is still running
ON tomatoes, but the supply is small
from the slow ripening caused by the
wet weather. They propose finishing
up on pumpkins when the t4r'" " 3
out OF 'ne way wa Mo- '--'''0eS are
k,vLDEN DAYS is the name of a
sprightly paper for boys, published in
Philadelphia by James ElVerson, at So
per year in advance. 1t is claimed to
be the best of papers for young lads,
the reading being pure and wholesome.
THE late rains have put back farm
ers with their wheat seeding. There
is considerable wheat ground in this
county not yet seeded. The delay in
seeding wheat will necessarily postpone
the husking of the corn, and it now
looks as if very little corn will be
marketed this fall
WHEN did the astronomical editor Of
the MiddletOwn Transcript take al
observation of the comet? If still in
the line of his octual vision, like the
"mixed SCHOOL, question it will have
so faded out of sight by week after
the election that it will take Il Lore
Rosse telescope to discover either.
THE repairs upon the heaters anC
fues of the NJ. f. Church of this tow
are not progressing so that the houst
can be warmed for prayer-meeting to
| morrow evening. 1t is therefore deem
A ed best to omit that service this week
Doubtless the work will be done il
time to have fire next Sabbath.
' J. d. RIGG.
Hon. n. B. SMITHERs and Geo. Y
Massey, ESD, of Dover at the solicita
: ton of the Republicans of Duck Cree
) hundred, will address them in thi
i town on Monday evening next.
Levi c. Bird, Esq. of Wilmington i
response to an invitation to addres
II the Republicans of this town, ha
i named Wednesday evening next.
g Two of our citizens, known for the
IS Incorporate habits and refused liquC
ir at our hotels for this reason, went out [
Ie Clayton on Monday where they got
supply to intoxication, and both
u them at different times of the day can
l. near a very serious accident from IL
De cars. One of them fell in front of Il
10 cOw-catcher, but fortunately, rolled G
in time to save himself.
THE Saturday night lady travele
of on the cars do not have the pleasante
&c time imaginable on the ride in fro
- Clayton. They find the car near
+ filled by colored people from Il
ty country OH their Saturday night vi:
i'm to the town in their dirty work clothC
- each sprawled out in seat to himsC
= = making the ride very uncomfortab
D. one to the lady travellers.
n PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
" The following properties were sold
'P this town on Thursday last. Four 10
Sc the property of Samuel Reynolds, co
he tanning 90 acres in all, to Thorn
70 James for SS5 dollars an acre, $17C
:, The farm of the late George Buchane
10 near Casperson's mill on the Delawa
1t, railroad, containing 40 acres wi
ch dwelling house and improvements,
he DIR. j. G.. Swinney for s., 1850, for t
,d widow. The Charles Green land, a
nv belonging to the Buchanen estate, &C
OF tanning ) acres, was sold to John
lg, Wright for $151. The property of
if w. Ford advertised to be sold on t
- same day was withdrawn.
In COURT.-The Fall term of court co
is menced ut Dover on Monday. 7
ho attendance was much smaller tn
1' usual, and little or no interest in
I'VE proceedings. Some of the lawy
were away, presumably on politi
ent mission, and all who could, postpon
YER or compromised the cases. The
IAN preston is that the term will be sh
tn. one, and will probably not contir
en- during the week. The time to spare
Ital attend TO the trial of cases, and mos
md the civil cases have already been
, of ranged to be continued. Appearan
.ith at present indicate but one civil C
red for trial next week. Most of the of
der ses charged are apparently but G
i've trivial character. Since last term
the the Court business in the Protho
res tary's Office has not been very act
the There have been but fifty suits of
ero sorts brought to the approaching Il
had of the Court, which is a less mum
ect. than has been brought to any OF
of term for many years past.
'oun 'Su' THE I-CENTENNIAI--The rush
III; o the Philadelphia Bi-Centehnial c
it itad menced early Monday morning and
49, ~. this time there are several hund
me- me- persons in the city from this town
DES 'I vicinity. The second train from
iva l0War Peninsula with eaUantepn