Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-21
SMYRNA.


Special Correspon 1ence OF Gaz site > nd journal.
SMYRNA, Feb. 13 The death OF John
A. Savin, one of our most respected citi-
zens, occurred at his residence on South
street, Tuesday night, Of pulmonary coa-
sumption. He had been confined to his
ioom for several months. The deceased
was in his 55th year and before his late
illness led an active life. The interment
will take place Friday afternoon at the
Bpisoopal cemetery.
William J. Corrie, merchant, will sell
out and remove to Peterborough, Apo
quiDimink hundred,
SMYRNA, Feb 16.-John C. Bailey,
Though real estate agent A Price Grif-
nth, recently sold to Frank Rssh the
Savin iarm for "a 500. 1t is sitt sted
about i've miles from town and cont aims
sbont 140 acres.
D'Este Brothers "Humpty Dumpty"
combination appeared at the town hall
last might, before fair sized audience
John c. Allen, agent for f. s. Hovey,
owner of Collins Beach, who was re-
Gently in town said that under no ci.cum-
stances could he advise the expenditure
OF suy more money there. This probably
will end that summer resort.
e. L. Stow, who for the past year has
been employed by John P. Hudson, will
move to New Jersey on March lst and
engage in the truck business.
Mrs. Hannah K. Surgeons WAS married
to Motion Hudson on Thursday evening,
at her residence in this town, by the
Rev. ]. d. Rigg.
The revival in the NJ. K. Church closed
Thursday evening. Several professed con-
version.
&c. Conkrell who has previously been
employed by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company has been transferred to
Pittsburg.
SMYRNA, Feb. 1S.-The body of Irving
Louis Cooper, infant son OF Fletcher Il.
Cooper of the Philadelphia Euening NeUs,
was inferred in the Bethel burying
ground near town yesterday. Owing to
the disagreeable weather which prevailed
only few were present.
The public sale Saturday of Mrs.
Frances Cavender's personal property at
her residence on Delaware street WAS very
we'll attended, and ths property disposed
of brought good prices.
Saturday morning the pugilisls of
Smyrna were ont testing their strength
Two encounters occurred when blows
were dealt but no one was seriously hut;.
The distur bance between peddler sud
negro named Sherry Lockerman, created
quite an excitement for few mil utes,
but after th5 eontes, mas over .uucb
laughter was INDUCED in.
SMYRNA, F5b. y.-Ysstsrday aft
Iocn at the large pubic sa'e OF j.
rygert & Go the property sold - f"l
lows: II Tyeer,'s new house to 4
II. Beck for "a 100 lot and stsbs su-
joining, $3.50; the trait evAporators and
adjoining lot to william A. C. Hard
castle for 81 9l5; warehouse and lot at
Clayton for $455: an eight-acre lot at
Fieming's Landing to John G. Bailey for
1852
The town lots were sold as follows !:
William Forcum, one lot $50; Russell
Coe, one lot, $42 James Collins, two lots,
$44 and $43; H. K. Best, two lots, GAS
and $4S; l.. C. Mccoy, one lot, $45 ;
B. II. Beck, one lot, $50; H. D. Boyer,
two lots, $56 and $35; J. W. Denney,
one lot $35; Joseph Wright, one lot, $33;
w. G.. Pierce, five lots, $40, $40, $42,
$50 and $40.
John Van Gasken, a prominent Citizen
of this town, was taken suddenly i'll al
his office Saturday and had to be carried
home.
On Saturday afternoon while Thomas
Marvel and Edward Rose, two small
boys, were playing with hatchet Marvel,
without any provooation, cut off the little
finger of Roses left hand. Drs. Clifton
and Cloak dressed the wound and the
little fellow is doing we'll.
SMYRNA, Feb. 20.-The meeting at the
town hall Monday night, called by the
Philadelphia & Smyrna Transportation
Company to consider the cleaning out Of
the creek, was we'll attended. Several
brief addresses were made in it's favor
and the following committee WAS ap
pointed to solicit subscriptions for stock
K. D. Hoffsoker, John Ii. Hoffecker and
DR.. William 7. Collins.
Thieves were at work last night in
town. The residence of William Fair
banks, on Commerce street, was entered
through shutter in the rear, but fortu
nately, ,as the occupants OF the house were
aroused, nothing of much value was
carried of. Leaving there, they wen
over to Fairbanks next neighbor, Mrs
Hazsll, and entered her residence by
way OF the cellar. They could get no fur
| ther and contented themselves with itt
| contents, consisting OF potatoes, lard, &c