Smyrna times., 1883-01-10
THE LARGEST RETAIL STOCK OF DRY aoo1S

AT the annual meeting ofthe Smyrna
and Delaware Bay r. R., held to-day,
the following officers were elected:
Robert w. DeForest, Chas w. Gould,
John F. Bingham, New York; H. e. |
Douglass, Jno. III. Hoffecker, N. F.
Wilds, Smyrna; Jno. r. Nicholson,
Dover. John f. Bingham, President;
Robt. w. DeForest, Secretary; HI. C.
Douglass, Treasurer; Jno. r. Nichol-
son, Attorney; l.. ID. Bruyn, Engineer.
IT would De unfair TO decry the
weather bureau and It's predictions of
the weather, for it's bulletins in the
main are correct and afford a great
deal of satisfaction to the average
newspaper reader, but some of "oId
Prob's" misses are of the worst kind.
The predictions in yesterdays paper
for that day and to-day was fair
weather" for both, whereas it has been
the occasion of the largest snow storm
for several years. Likewise, the tre-
mendous rainfall the last week in
September came unannOunced, and in
fact in violation of the prognostica-
! tions. Nevertheless the Especial wealth
er bulletins" as given in the Every
EUening are daily satisfaction.
WEEK OF PRAYER.-The week of
prayer is being observed in this town,
as per the programme made out for
use throughout Christendom, only in
the Presbyterian church, Rev. Mr..
| Umsted having a meeting every after
noon for this purpose. This custom
was introduced twenty-three years ago
by DIR. Morrison, missionary in India,
and is still kept up, but difficulty has
been experienced in nrechanging the pro-
gramme for the different days from
year to year to suit those who want
novelty. Though a day of budding
thought which takes wide range
tending largely to materialism, the
cause of missions and christian doctrine
are taking a frmer and stronger hold
in the minds of men and the govern
ment of nations.
PERsoNAL-Rev. G. Ridgeley the
founder of the town of Ridgeley, Md.
now of Chester, Pa, was the guest
of Col. G. w. Cummins on Monday
and Tuesday. He is now So years ole
but as healthy and vigorous apparently
as ten years ago.
Rev. G. H. Fowler, D. D., one of thu
Missionary Secretaries, is expected tC
preach in the Nj. E. church of thi
town ON Sunday 2Sth inst.
, DIR. John G. Swlnney has decided t.
retire from the practice of medicine t.
rest and recuperate, and will move t
} Shiloh, near Bridgeton, N. j., in tn
Spring. DIR. G. o. Swinney, who will
take the house he vacates, offers hi
own for rent.
William DUNCAN has returned t
Philadelphia to take a position wit
his former employers John Annaus
Co.
3 ELECTION OF BANK DIRECTORS
Yesterday was the day for the annus
election of our two banks. The oil
board for each were reelected, 6
q follows:
!. Fruit GroUers' National Bank
' DirectOrs-H. c. Douglass, John I
= Hoffecker, F. H. Harper, A L. Hudson
Samuel Hurlock, r. c. johnson, Tho
James, Geo. III. Raymond, Samu,
s Roberts, w. w. Tschudy, Jos. Smither
e President-Geo. H. Raymond. Casl
e ier-N. F. Wilds. Teller-S. G. Wild
r Bookkeeper-Charles f. Moore.
The National Bank of Smyrna.
tOrs-W. c. Satterfeld, A. B. Roe, !
S E. Sudler, J. f. Collins, d. ]. Cummin
II VIM. HutchisOn, J. Frank Denney, v
, Geo. Hill, Jas. B. Conner, JnO.
e Bailey, JnO. NJ. Voshell, Jno. Z. Tiger
President-D. J. Cummins. Cashi
- w. NJ. Bell. Teller-O. B. Voshe
l. MEETING OF THE ALLIANCE.-Tl
ii meeting of the Temperance Alliance
e this town tomorrow promises to be ol
is Of some magnitude as to number
sr about one hundred delegates being e
pected from different parts of the stat
:. and important to the people as effeC
- - ing their interest on a subject that
- some form has brought mental, bodi
u or pecuniary sorrow to every family
- the State. The delegates will be entC
- tanned by our citizens as their CUES
io The meeting will be organized at
o'clock in the NJ. E. church. The
Is will be an afternoon and event
n meeting also with public addresses.
1e meeting for the children and yout
1e will be held from 81 to u under t
ne direction of the w. G. T. U. At
We o'clock the regular meeting will
of held and addressed by Rev. G.
Miller, of Wilmington. The Executi
Committe will hold business meeti
is i'll the evening at the Office of DIR. w
Ir- Cummins.
T.
II. WIN. p. MEGEAR died at the re
1t dence of Mrs. Sarah Farson near t
m town ON Monday evening after a sh
#. illness of malarial fever, the only til
in i'll his life, it is said, he had been cC
fined to bed by sickness, though
had reached the age of " years.
-ss entered the family of the late Jas.
IN Farson twenty-eight years ago and
ne mained with it continuously up till
ad death. He had some mental peculii
les ties, preferring his home and
We society of his friends and neighbors
nd a contact with the outside world, '
ey fond of books and took great divers
90 in the cultivation of new and che
fruits. He has made the Smyl
ek Library presents of valuable bo,
fnI from time to time, and his kindlin
,as of heart was likewise manifested
in different ways to his friends, He
ON an estate of some twelve or thirt'
ith thousand dollars which was mai
lie divided in small legacies to relati
,en and friends.