Smyrna times., 1884-10-22

THE TIMES Office acknowledges the
receipt from Mrs. D. J. Cummins of
some excellent wedding cake.
J. w. JONES is putting an additional
story on the back part of his residence
on South Street and otherwise imprOv-
ing it.
COTTON's store has been re-supplied
again this week with large stock of
Fall goods, such as ladies' coats, dol
mans, &c.
AN architect came from Philadelphia
yesterday to make plans for the con
templated improvement in the EpiscO-
pal Church.
PROTRACTED meetings are being
held at Downs Chapel by Rev. Mr..
Lucas, and ut Hawkins Chapel by Rev.
\. McQuay.
A COURSE of lectures called the Star
Course is to commence in this town,
November nth, by A. z. Burbank,
the humOrist.
w. w. TsCHUDY has raised the pave
ment in front of his store to make it
correspond to that of Miss S. B. Collins
with which it connects.
w. M. BELL having used up all the
clay suitable for making drain tile, at
his works, has sold his good will and
fixtures to Jerman & COsgrifi.
GEO. d. WRIGHT, of Leipsic, has
bought his fathers farm near Brenford,
NOW in the tenure of Isaac Baker and
will take pOssiOn Of it next year.
JOHN ALLsTON has sold his property
in RaymOnd's Neck, known as the
Savin farm" containing 167 acres, to
the Johnson Brothers, for "a 300
The firm of Beckett & N[aekey. ear
Fiage builders, was dissolved on Mon
day last. Mr.. B., as agent, will con-
tinue the business at the old stand.
JOHN Z. PHILLIPS gives notice that
he is ready with good stock of cloth
ing, hats and gentemen's wear to
meet the Fall demands of our citizens.
Jos. L. BECKETT, agent, will make a
large public sale of secondhand car
Fiages, horses, &C., on Saturday.
November 8th For particulars see
advertisement next week.
AT a Republican meeting held on
Saturday, John H. Cathcart was nomi-
mated for Inspector and John S. Grif-
mn for Assessor to be voted for at the
election on Tuesday week
THE heirs of the late John A. Caven-
der have sold to Thomas Lavender the
farm on which he now resides, l ! miles
north of this town, on the State road,
containing 60 acres, for 81 300.
CYPRESS swamp in Western Black
bird hundred and a large woods near
BlaneO" in KentOn hundred have
each been burning for several days and
much valuable timber has been de-
strOyed.
The Weather Bureau at Washing
ton has predicted rain and colder
weather for the Northern, Middle and
Eastern States for the past two davs
but neither seems to be able to get this
side of the Allegheny Mountains.
JOSEPH H. PRIMROSE, intending to
give his attention entirely to the Shoe
business, gives notice elsewhere that
ne Wall sell bis horse, buggy and sew
ing machines at public sale at the
Smyrna House, on Saturday afternoon
at o'clock P. 8l.
THOMAS f. BAILEY who picked and
evapOrated his variety of peaches
known as Bilyeu's late October " two
weeks ago, says they turned out y
pounds TO the basket. This is ahead
Of any other peach in its yield Of dried
lruit from the eYapOratOr
WALTER o. HoPPEcKRR has one
held OF corn husked and exDects To
nave the other finished before the
close OF the week-46 acres in all
This corn promises a Weld of about 20
bushels TO the a.-c. Geo. r. Tbo,nn.
son hnish"d East week his crop of 35
acres.
HERMAN RoR's "Smvrna Home
School " has been growing constantIv
and Is meeting with the pr0speritv we
nave predicted for it. Phe facilities
have been increased this week bv the
opening Of a second room. thus prn-
aViding for better classification and
making room for more pupils.
beEONE Of our ministers in remarkinq
on the SIN ofingratitude in not return
ing thanks for Divine blessings. in our
material affairs, said he had been
asked hundreds of times to pray for
SICK people for rain, &C., but had never
been asked but twice to return thanks
i0r any blessings or favor received.
ae delegates from this Hundred TO
" the Republican County Convention
held at Dover yesterday. came home
with exceedingly ruffied feelings at
what they considered the Machine y
methods in the manipulation Of the
Convention, as exercised by one or two
men. The situation this morning is
unchanged.
AT a meeting Of the Democratic
Club Of this Hundred, held last even
ing, Geo. NJ. Stevenson was nut in
nomination for Inspector, vice. o. B
Noshell, ,deelined. At the same time it
was resolved 10 hold meeting Fri
day night Of this week, and mass
meeting on Saturday afternoon and
night of next week.
The temperance meeting at the
Town Hall on Sunday afternoon was
earnestly addressed BY Rev. ]. B.
Quigg' who proclaimed the question of
the suppression of the vice of intem-
peraiice the great aud important issue
Of the day, that would thus be eonsid-
cred and acted upon by the better citi-
zens but for the madness Of party
spirit.
1..ltH as liffl slfsI vi
OWING 10 the embargO placed on the
importation of rags from Egypt. the
cost Of paper IN this country has been
advancing steadily for a week or two
past and Pow deslers viii not iiIl orders
except at advanced prices. People
who do not pay for their newspapers
at all, or only enthusiastically, should
make a note of this