Smyrna times., 1883-02-28

THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet on Tuesday, March
9th, at 3 o'clock, at the residence of
Mrs. w. w. Nelson. All the ladiesinter-
ested in the cause of temperance are
earnestly solicited to attend.
WEDDING.-J. P. Collins, of Thor
oughfare Neck and Miss Laura Stats,
of Wilmington, were married on Mon
day evening in that city, Rev. r. K.
Stephenson, officiating. A large COM
pany was present, for whom an ele-
CANT supper had been prepared. The
bride and groom returned to the home
of the latter in Thoroughfare Neck, on
the farm belonging to his mother
PUBLIC SALEs.-The following pre-
sons will sell their personal property at
public sale:
John l.. Bilderback, ON the road
from Smyrna to Kenton, ON Tuesday,
March 9th.
w. S. Reynolds, at Prices Corner,
on Tuesday, March 18th.
Jonas Keiser ON the road from Smyrna
toShort's Landing, on Thursday, March
18th. u
SENATOR WILSON Il. LAVENDER, we
are informed is the only member of the
Legislature who declined (the courte8yl
to receive from the railroad officials q
free pass over the Delaware Railroad
1t is said Mr.. Lavender, in consequence,
is regarded with distinguished coAsid-
Grafton by the officials and those haV-
ing charge of the bills now pending
to widen and improve the P. w. & B.
r. r., and consolidate various roads
with the Delaware Railroad
We received too late for this issue a
rejoinder from Justice in defense OF
the Union Church malcontent,' y
who he says is "the fairest among
ten thousand and the one altogether
lovely" which we may publish next
week and end the discussion. We
will say in this connection, to quiet
some surmises, that the Rev. r. X
Stephenson has had no connection
with this discussion in any way, neal
or remote, nor has any other minister
HALL Of Morning Star Lodge, No. 6
1. o. o. F., Smyrna, February 10Th
.. 1888. On motion duly seconded it wa
RESOLVED, That this Lodge tender t.
Brother w. B. Gordon a rising vote o
/ thanks for the very able sermon OF
, Odd Fellowship delivered by him il
) his, St. Perters Church, on Sunday, tn
11th of February also, to the vestry O
said Church for their kindness in pro
: viding seats for the members of thi
l Lodge, and that the same be publishe,
t in the SMYRNA TIMES.
KNOCKED SENsELEss.-Rev J.
e VanBurkalow met with an accident O
: Thursday last that came near bein
= serious in its results. He was splittin
stick of wood that did not yiel
readily, and in lifting his axe littl
: higher to come down with create
force, caught it in a clothes line, bring
u ing it down on his own head an
knocking him insensible. He remain
W ed in an unconscious state for som
:, time after medical aid was procured
;s but had sufficiently recovered to |
,e out ON Saturday.
GROUND SELECTED.-The Board
n School Directors bought last week
- Mrs. Susan Fisler two hundred feet
II a lot on South street Just above Il
Iv Town Hall, and the same number
- feet through lot belonging to Il
heirs of Samuel Cats, the two on
of lacking five perches of being two acre
n The price paid was $780, This
We generally we think considered an e
be cellent selection; in a convenie
of place, high ground, and we'll adapt'
IS in every way to what is wanted
such purchase. The committee a
now ready to receive proposition for
iis lis school building.
tn CoINCIDENCE.-It is a singular ia
of that in a town the size of ours whe
,al only a small portion of the land
Ter owned by any one individual that t
coincidence has happened that t
ground for two churches and two pU
Ter lie institution, viz: the Methodi
ale Presbyterian, Town Hall and new
ch for the consolidated schools have be
nd bought of Mrs. Susan Fisler The f;
he that the lots were eligible for the p,
Ice poses desired of course had its influer
in their selection, but that other Fl
~ that she dealt literally with the p
ny chasers, because for a public bene
VI had quite as much.