Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

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Richards of st. Paul's Church, Will
nington, will take his place, and
preach both morning and evening.
AT the annual meeting of the Direc-
tors of the Kent County Fire Insur-
ance Company, last week, a resolution
was adopted to change the bylaws so
as to read three-fourths, instead of
twe-thirds the value of the property
insured" as at present. The gain of
the years business was $34, ,264.07. The
of property insured is $6,316,-
968. The old Board was reelected, and
present officers continued.
SHELL LIME.-The demand for Sea-
ford Shell Lime was heavier during tae
past year than ever before, which is the
best proof that its superior merit and
cheapness is becoming more and more
generally known to the farming COM
munity, with each succeeding year.
Repeated reductions have lowered the
price from 10 to 6 cents per bushel, put
ting it within the reach of all. Read
the advertisement in another column
and send orders in early. Col. III. G.
Douglass, Agent for Clayton.
A. E. PHILLEo has drawn a picture
of the M. E. Church 20 by % inches
that is true to nature and in its detail
work of art of decided merit. 1t has in
addition a sketch of the parsonage, the
church before it was remoddled, an
inside view looking from the door to
the pulpit as likewise one looking from
hn Init To hn clr akOl1 Of haN
first M. E. Church in New York, good
hkenesses of John Wesley and his
wife and other embellishments of pen
and brush. 1t is to be phototyped and
copies can be had for $4.O0. The indi-
cations are that a number of copies
will be sold. Orders can be left with
J. w. Denney or Mrs. M. J. Bewley.
THE following is the Roll of Honor
of our Public Schools for the month of
January:
High SchOol-Beulah C. jefferson, Clara F.
Hirnheimer, Carrie G. Beck.
Grammar SchOol-Hannah Hirnheimer Marga-
ret Blackiston, Susie Culbreth. Mary Wright;
First Intermedidte.-Lidie Lord, Willie Evans.
Ralph c. Hofecker. Irving Cooper, Edward G.
Budd, Ida F. Phillips Emelie Spruance, Willie
Norris.
Second Intermediate.-Nettie Smith, Clara Beck
ett Mamie DUNCAN. J. v. Smith, Jr., ElVa Jester
Roland Bell, William Thomas, George Taylor
First PriTary-Nellie Collins Susie Wright
Nellie FAIRIES, Fannie Richards, Robert Denney
Florence Hall. Mary DUNCAN, Harry Cotton
Foster Williams, Ethel Taylor.
Second PTfmdTy.-Alice Ferris, Laura Ferris
Walter Turner, Ezra TiSdale, Gilbert Truax
Thomas Tucker. John Leinberger. George Jacobs
PUBLIC SALE.-The following per.
Sons will sell their personal property al
public sale:
Abram Hayden, near Taylor's
Bridge, Wednesday, January 31st.
Abel S. Riggs, on the road from
Smyrna to Bombay Hook, ON Thurs
day, February 1st.
John w. Stephenson, near the Big
Oak" on Tuesday, February 9Th.
Charles G. Boyer, near Moorton, OF
Wednesday, February 7th.
Charles HI. Register, on the roaC
from Smyrna to Bombay Hook, OIL
Tuesday, February 18th.
Emily Warren and Abram Hayden
Jr., administrators of George w. War
ren, on the Liston" farm, Thursday
February 18th.
PERsoNAL.-Dr. John G. Dawson o
Milford, spent several days the pas
week on a visit to his mother Mrs
William P. Smithers.
Mrs. Thomas B. Megear went t.
Doylestown, Pa, yesterday, to visi
her sister, Mrs. Clara Yardley, who
reported seriously ill.
Harry Hill, for some time clerkin
in Middletown, has taken a positio
with Williamson & Son, at Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Oakley an
daughter, left Yonkers, N. Y, las
: week, for Brookfeld, Mo-, where the
expect to locate.
Robert Whittock and Miss Rach,
,, A. Appleton, are to be united in NAL
riage at the residence of the bride
father, H. H. Appleton, near Odess
this evening, Rev. ]. B. Merritt officia
ing.
FARM BUILDINGS SBURNED.-On Mo-
! day afternoon, about 8 o'clock, fire W,
discovered among the out-buildings
Isaac G. Lapham, mile beyond Cla,
= ton ON the Kenton road, and the hor
d stable, cow stable, shed and barracl
:, were speedily destroyed. The stoC
o was all saved and the farming impl
ments, except a power feed cutie
The barn, fruit evaporator and stab
= were fortunately ON the windward si'
T, or they too would have been consume
: Mr.. Lapham was sick abed, and his 81
q Edward and the hired men were a
y sent when the confagration was d
covered. Help, however was soon
hand from various directions. II
= stable was only two years old and We
= complete in its construction-mode
=. - appliance, cement floor, rat proof, &
g All of his provender was consume
,e ! The loss was about $500; insured
" the Kent County Mutual and Fl
" Association, of Philadelphia, for 81 ,9(
10 They are at loss to account for
re origination. A man had been there
Ie gear a horse some time
II fore, and there was no one about t
v house but a fourteen-year-old boy W
first discovered the flames. They f
assured in any event, it was the res
or of an accident.
nj IMIGRATIoN.-The bill establish
n an migration Commissioner as dra'
's. by Mr.. Cavender and reported by
e. committee, contemplates the appoi
ment of the commissioner within
days after the bill becomes a Il
Governor Stockley, who believes
n parcelling out the Offices, favors TIN
~ one for each county. We do not KIN
n whether he intends to urge his vie
=; with any persistence, or, if he {
- IA whether he could defeat the bill t
V" has had two readings in the Sen:
The bill apprOpriates 81 600 for sal
m and $500 for expenses, advertising
,he foreign papers &c. ]. Thomas Bud
ith spoken of as the prospective comr
ce. sioner. In connection with this,
tho german to it, is Mr.. Budd's myth
ad- Humboldt City " scheme that figu
on, so largely in the papers two years Q
The Dover correspondent of the FL
Erening, who evidently got his
'et. from Mr.. Budd, thus refers to it:
The Bombay Hook colonizat
eek scheme is in the same condition of
DIX activity in which it has been repol
lia- for the past year. The Bombay H
are Immigration Company has never C
cal Pleted the purchase of the land,
Ius' cause Philadelphian named Ha
on who owns slice of nearly 1000 a.
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