Smyrna times., 1883-01-03

md will be ready to resume her trips y
lext week. =
GEO. D. COLLINS has the lumber col f
ected for his new house on Commerce /
street, the work on which will progress a
IS the weather permits. '
THE Simmons & Reynolds min ,
;trels had fair house on Thursday I
evening, but some parties criticise
their performance quite severely. :
THE premiums of the Kent County
Mutual Insurance Company have been
paid this year more promptly than
usual, but there are still few taking a
risk.
A SERIES of meetings, to be pro-
tracted through the coming weeks as
the work of revival may indicate, com
menced at the NJ. f. Church last
evening.
ISAAC r. STAATs, in ThOroughfare
Neck, killed a pen of four hogs week
or so ago, the heaviest of which
weighed 4S2 pounds. and the average
weight $40, making total of ,4SO.
Policies in the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of the State OF
Delaware expire on January 9Th, 1883. |
Dues may be paid at any time before
that date to DIR. VIM. Cummins, Agent.
THE Town Commissioners have
offered reward of 500 for the arrest
and conviction of the person or per-
sons who robbed the premises of John
Winter, December oath, or James H.
Cotton, October 10Th, or $50 in either
case.
OVER million dollars worth of the
finest, cheapest and best clothing in the
United States, is to be found at Oak
Hall, 9th and Market ST., Phila., Pa.
l should be pleased to show you through
the stock at any time.
D F. S. PHELPS.
A MAN named Dunham, who an
nounced himself as the King of Lee
turers," gave a voluable discourse on
the Ingersoll order on professions in
life, one night last week, ending with
| the glorifcatiOn of a certain patent
medicine as a remedy for all the ills of
life.
On Monday, John Casperson while
at work at his mill near Clayton with
some logs, in removing q prop from
under large one, it knocked bill
hook he held in his hand against his
thigh with such force as to break the
bone. He was helped in his house
near by and medical help sent for.
CLINTON SPEAR, of Millington, Md,
while under the influence of liquor in
this town on Monday evening, mistOok
private dwelling for the Town Hall
and refused to go out In the effort to
get him out he fell from the porch,
breaking his right arm and dislocating
his shoulder. Mr.. Spear, it is said, has
} not drank before for seven years, and
, had he remained in his own State he
might have rode around a week in
search of the special business he was
after, without being subject to tempta-
: ton and the serious results that fol
: lowed.
HEPTAsoPHs.-The following officers
e were elected on Wednesday evening
t last by Smyrna COnclave, No. 45
l. o. H., for the ensuing term:
, ArchOn-B. V. Weldon.
Provost-JOs. Z. Williams.
: Secretary-GeO. NJ. Stevenson.
)" Financier-O. B. VOshell.
9 Treasurer. B. Evans.
Prelate-Wm. Wood.
u Inspector-Wm. Walker.
It Warden-Wm. Duhurst.
r Sentinel-Wm. Wells.
4 Trustees ]. d. Evans, b. V. Weldo
and VIM. Wells.
N IT is not necessary to pick our word
a in mentioning the Philadelphia Time
the prospectus of which journal aI
u pears in another column. The Tim,
t. has got to be sort of necessity wit
d, some people of this community and
q. ought to be with many more 1t ha
many imitators all over the land, bl
In there is really nothing like the Tim
from Maine to California. We hay
w persuaded ourselves at times that Il
reason the people like it SO much
that it is constantly giving its reade
On juicy bites from the sunny side of Il
Nv journalistic peach.
rs DEATH OF JAMEsJ J. TURNER. The
in is more than usual sympathy for Il
family in the death of James ]. Turn
:, which occurred at bis residence ne
VI this town on Sunday morning la
ed after a sickness of three weeks, fro
I'D typhoid fever. He came to this vicini
In a little over five years since, from Ne
+o Haven, Conn, with his bride, daug
WI ter of Samuel b. briggs, who also wi
OF bis family moved here at the sal
ed time. Mr., Turner, with his youth, a
aid vigOT and prospect Of q long life
In fore him, thus 50 suddenly cut
makes their case one of special bereal
'ei- ment. He leayes widow and T.
ew children. The interment takes pla
ms; ehis p. NJ, at 81, Peters Cemetery.
'es' WATcHMEEFIEG.-In in accordance W
APP Methodistic custom, watch me9ting s
Ter. vices were held ut the M. +, Church
Sunday night, commencing at
o'clock. The congregation was Ia
en- and the services more than usually
nti- pressive. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. ri
ere took no text, basing his remarks VI
!. A. some scriptural passages appropriate
the occasion, the speaker making |
- time of retro and introspection. Tb
tier minutes before twelve o'clock
was choir, as softly As the organ could p
lev it, sang Nearer My God to Thee"
S: bell in the tower, at the sams time {
Pug ing a requiem to the departing VI
The scene was one of great impressI
ing ness. Whep the clock struck tive
the the bell ,pealed cut on the clear n
,rg. night air its ,warmest notes Of welct
' TO the New Year, the .congTegat
pies which was standing in solemn attitl
and receiving the benediCtion Of the pas