Smyrna times., 1883-05-16

WOuld nave Dcen COHSlu6IdDly ldISCI |
had the people known the specified
time.
The "Band of Hope" q Juvenile
temperance society will hold picnic
in belmont Grove" on Saturday
afternoon. The parents of the chill
dren are requested to participate with
them.
THE stave cutter, a piece of very
heavy and accurate workmanship,
made by the Messrs. Taylor was con-
veyed from the shop to the new basket
mill of Stephen Walker at Clayton on
Monday.
PERsoNAL-MissE Eleanor Stanger, of
Glassboro, N. j., and Miss Kate T.
Barker, of Syracuse, n. Y, former
school mates, are visiting Mrs. Frank F.
Evans.
Mrs. NJ. A. Dunning, of Philadelphia,
is visiting friends in town.
AN exhibition and concert of school |
No. 3, will be given at Centennial M.
E. Church on Friday evening. Mrs, M. |
+. Waters teacher. A well arranged
programme has been gotten out for the
occasion, and the school, we have no
doubt, will do themselves credit.
HURr.-A dispatch was received yes
terday by his brothers that William
Cole had been badly hurt while on
duty on the South Jersey road run
ming from Philadelphia to Cape May.
He was serving in the capacity of fire
man. One of his brothers went on for
him and they are expected home to-
morrow.
THE Presbyterian society of this
town have accepted the offer of the
i Methodists to worship with them dur
ing the period of the erection of their
new church. The union services will
commence the first Sunday in June,
the pastors of the respective societies
preaching alternately. The choirs of
the two churches will also unite.
J. H. SCOWDRICK of the firm of
Scowdrick & Kline, $50 North Water
street, Philadelphia, commission mer-
chants. was in this section the first of
the week looking up the berry and
peach trade. Mr.. 8. grew up in Duck
Creek Hundred, but was for some years
merchandising at Middletown before
going to Philadelphia. See his card.
SALE OF LoTs.-At the sale of Spru-
City lots made by E. III. Beck, May 10th,
the attendance was small and prices
} according. Only portion of the lots
were offered and sold as follows: No.
"a, 35, SO, AZ, 4S. 49 and so to E. E.
- 70
HAZEL; No. 81 to E. NJ. Cloak. The
prices ranged from $l5 to $40 per lot
The Weekly Underwriter, an insur.
ance paper, notices the appointment O
Col. Douglass as Insurance Commis
, siOner, and after paying compliment
to Mr.. AlcFee, his predecessor, says
"Our correspondent at Dover says o
J the new commissioner: Mr.. Douglas
, is gentleman Of high standing an(
+ mature Judgment, and the appoint
ment is regarded as good one.'"
| THERE is but little doubt that tn,
frequent burglaries committed in thi
town last Fall were by the Allen gang
i The offer of the TOWp Commissioner
: of $50 for their detection, they pre-
t sumably thought a sufficient sum l.
: keep some one on the watch and henc
gave their attention to places les
l. guarded. One thing is certain, theF
has not been a burglary in town since
t RESOLUTIONS OF THANKs.-The fol
n lowing resolutions of thanks wer
9s adopted by the Sunday School AssC
n citation of Smyrna d.. E. Church, o
the 18th inst:
RESOLVED That the thanks Of this Associate
= are due, and are hereby rendered to the Miss.
D. Conner, and Messrs Howell, Zimmerman an
ClymeF for the very excellent concert given
,e the Smyrna Town HALL ON Friday evening Il
re 18th inst for the bepeft Of said school.
=, ResolUed, That this action be published in Il
u u SMYRNA TIMES. and copy sent 70 each of Il
ID parties named above
y LAST night under cover Of the daFI
% ness some low-lived fellows wei
"a around the streets squirting tobacC
y juice and throwing guilds of tobacco o
as the bulk-WiHdOYs of the merchant
IN Acts so low deserve quick punishmer
N and we understand will be meeted OF
al to the parties, who are known, if the
s- do it again. A night in the lookup
70 q sure cure for all such wantonness.
Ie- TIE new or express train it is sa
D,y will be put on the Delaware road ne.
De week to run from Crisfield, giving pc
1u sons from that and intermediate plac
~ an opportunity to spend four hour
pe that is from IL to 3 o'clock in PhiladC
eel phia and return the same day. 1t w
'ss stop only at the principal station
eu The train will pass here about nj
a o'clock going up and five coming dow
ar This train ought to suit those who a
interested in nothing between the tV
'er points.
Dle COULDN'T STAND THE PRESSURE
1er At the time of what is called the "eart
fy quake last week lady living nc
re- re- Green Spring had a colored won
ny washing clothes for her, when she 50
there were two distinct shocks. T
= negress Immediately dropped her VIC
and put for home, nor could she
prevailed on to stay. The house
,er- the reputation at Que time among
the superstltlons GT being haunted" a
the quake of the earth it is presum
she thought a ghostly demonstrate
hat
ows THE SUICIDE AFFAIR.-An item
been going the rounds of the pap
o1ONS Att RbbphpbCu bdlCiuC ny ldu
ux- mum of Mrs. Guinness of the Guinnt
the Abbey Companv while at MiIford ;
SOB fit of jealousy of her husband, I
following note from Mr.. Guinness
,ol another version of the affair:
n DEAR SIR.-One of the ladies
! = "a our company took an overdose of
- anum while we were In Milford, j
last week aud q couple of the gen
rise men in our company said it would
ling good advertising dodge, aecoFdiH
l by they told the editors Of the papers II
o long ridiculous story about one
the ladies having tried to commit
good cide-that it was caused by jealo
and &C., &c, &c.,-and now the comp
that are laughing at the Milford par
new and the way they sl0aLLowed the
atest See their last issue. Very truly.
CHAs. M. GUINNESS