Smyrna times., 1884-09-17

Miss MARIE L. GEORGE, of Milford
who taught the Alley School last win.
ter, has been engaged to teach in the
: Nelson School, district 49,west of Bren.
~ ford.
d Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Tweddle, of Thoruilgbfare
e Neck, by their neighbors, they having
0 lost two children during the past two
weeks, by dysentery.
e REV. DIR. CALDWELL. of this town
> IS contributing a series of strong arti-
A cles to the ProhibdiOnist of Whining
i ton, on the Duty Of Government to
Destroy the Liquor Traffic.
MEssRs. BECKETT & MACKEY are
preparing for an exhibit of their fine
carriages at both Worton and Dover
fairs. They will have six at the first
named and eight at the latter.
Miss IDA LovEGRovE, of AIillington.
Md, has taken the agency of the Hart
ford and New Weed Sewing Machines.
OF ). IL. Primrose, of this town. She
will have them at the WortOn Fair.
ISAAC K. SHoRTMAN purchased, YES
terday, through the real estate agency
of Voshell, Groves & Co., the property
known as the "CulIeny" propertv
corner of Main and North streets, for
$1,000.
The Seventh State Agricultural Fair
will be held at Dover, September Both,
and October 1st, 2nd and 3rd. There
will be the usual trials of speed, each
day, besides a grand display of fire
works. See "ad." for particulars.
1 EXPECT to leave town, Saturday.
September goth, and persons having
bills against me will please call at nv
office, on Thursday or Friday, Sep
tember 18th and 18th.
KATE c. WOODHULL.
THE steamer d. q. Tggert made an
extra trip on Saturday Qeaving the |
creek about ten O'Clock at night. for |
the accommodation Of peach shippers.
| The peach season being about over. |
she has changed from daily to tri
weekly trips.
A PREPARATIONS put on in a plastic
state, to harden to the consistency of
stone, guaranteed to make good
blackboard for our public school rooms.
1t IS found will not answer the purpose
intended, and it has been replaced the
past week by slate.
The address Of DR.. J.. II. Caldwell
at the Barratt's Chapel celebration. on
Patriotism and Religion, the two
Pillars and Grea, Factors in the Build.
ing up of our Modern Civilization -
will be published in full i'm the State
= S1f
Mrs. 5. P. MASON has opened a now
street from Methodist fbetween tba
residence of James McClusky and the
yard OF st. POlycrp's Church. through
to North street, thirty feet wide. Her
OBJECT IS to dispose of her land on either
side for building purposes.
The protractel season of intense
heat came suddenly to a close on Fri
day, and by Monday fire was necessa-
ry for comfort. Frost fell on that morn
ing throughout the Northern and East
ern States. Five inches of snow fell c
IN Nova Scotia on Sunday. i
SOME parties started their blows in
the tallOw fields again after the GOOD l
rains OF Friday, but the gIound had l
been too thoroughly baked to be prop =
erly lOosened by the amount of rain =
which had fallen, and the work was v
not as satisfactory as desired. y
The Republicans of Kent county d
Will meet in their respective hundreds. Il
next saturday, to select delegates to
attend the State Convention. to be held
a. Dover, Tuesday, September Both.
The polls will be opened at , o'clock .
lnd Kept open until 4 o'clock. L
AT a meeting held at the Nj f
Snurch. last evening, VIM. w. Nelson. il
" m. IL. Baggs, J. F. Clement and h
ROBERT ID. HOtfecker, were appointed d
delegates to the annual meeting of the +,
Kent County Bible Society, which n
meets at Wyoming tomorrow. W
JOHN w. MEREDITH. one of our on p
erprising -four dealers. hoisted new
ma handsomely painted sign in front
u MS store on Commerce street below tC
aain, last week. The sign is the ham D
iIwOrk of Joseph Carter, and consists re
u white lettering on blue smaltz B
DIR. X. H. VANDYKE, who came IN a
MS town several months ago. left last ..
week, for what he thought n better a.
lace for him in the practice of his nro. u
essIon. DIR. Vandyke is a clever gen W
leman, and his friends here will he NJ
LEASED to hear of his abundant success I'd
his new field.
). ID. JEFFERSON has purchased the 10
IT OF h. Blais, on East street. the Iast sp
I his property here, not before dis Pe
osed OF, for $780, 1t contains one and th
.quartea acres, and has a heavy croD tI .I'
corn, the seed for which was bought m on
high figure. 1t was sold thronob 90
le agency of E. H. Geek. sn
A TEAM belonging to Mr. Paob re- dr.
ulng near a. G. Cummins Phosphate in,
actory, ran through several streets Gle
q saturday, and finally, in turning at wa
le store of j. B. Cooper. collided wifi fill
lamp post, which stopped the team | ar,
1t smashed the lamp. 1t started ot thi
lie depot without driver be
p. ?. POTTER, piano tuner residiro
!. " " lhlihgton. who comes to our town by
Ell recommended, tuned several nj Of
iCs ana organs here last week. and ke
Iar as we know, gave satisfaction in as
5 work. lie will be in town again i'm sig
ct0Der. Persons desiring his services Bo
"a y ieaVe their orders with A. p. Grif- in
H. thI
Il CHURCH camp meeting at Bethel vi U,,
= W =. Church, of this town. on SIM wv
y, called together a large number of I'' Ior
lored people, including a train from c lils
lestertoWn, and number from Do i iIo
u ana other places in hacks. The 9e5 9.d
lIh' alter depOsiting its load here. In uln
OK an excursion Of whites down to lec
oodland Beach. " ~ mo
AT the trial of speed at the Ponlor -
zen track, on Thursday, there were M
e horses entered and four beots MI MI
're necessary to make the decision Ul.I VI
Z tlme being 2.52, $50, 2.48 and . AZ i ren
mes Starling's horse, Mac. took firet res res
'hey, and Geo. Coles horse second l' .ne
ie race was witnessed bv onita a son son
mber Of people. ''0 G9i G1i
IHE party who scratched the win SIN
Ws OF the pOstOllice and the store of the
II. Primrose, with sharp instrument ing
nethlng like diamond, has been Of to I
work again, and repeated II last got
,hI Ior The second or third time. II disa
W appears TO have been done from MAJ
re maliciOusness. The miscreant if tiou
can be caught, deserves severe nm pea
ment pm L.,