Smyrna times., 1885-03-25

late residence, on Thursday, April 2nd,
at l o'clock, P. NJ, sharp.
The handsome memorial window in
the chancel of St. Peters Church has
been put in place during the week by
wOrkmen sent on from New York by
the maker for that purpose. A further
description of this window will be
given in connection with the opening
exercises of Easter Sunday.
A PUBLIC meeting will be held at
the NJ. f. Church this evening for the
purpose of organizing a Good Tenn
plars' Lodge in this town. A number
of persons will be present from Dover
and Prof. Webb, of Wilmington, will
also be in attendance. The meeting
will commence at y o'clock.
THE Norfolk train in coming up the
road early yesterday morning got stuck
in a snow bank in a cut where the snow
had drifted, below Pocomoke CITY,
where it was stuck for four hours be-
fore it could be extricated. This is
is something unprecedented among
railroad men, on this Peninsula.
WITH the starting of the new Phila-
delphia and Norfolk train on Monday
next which leaves New York at 500
and Philadelphia at $50 our people
will have during the "a hours of each
day six opportunities to go and six to
return from the city. We certainly
can't complain at our facilities for trav-
el.
THE " Citizens Saving and Safe De-
pOsit Company of Smyrna" introduced
two or three weeks since in the Legis-
lature, has passed both houses and be-
come a law. Some of our strongest
capitalists are said to be behind this
movement and there is some curiosity
to see what it will look like when in
motion.
The attractions at the rink last night
and to night have been a one-mile race
between eight young men of this town
for pair of nickel roller skates. The
contest last night which was largely
attended was quite exciting, Horace
Coverdale winning the first heat,
mile in five minutes, and John Ransom
coming in second
WIN. WOOD residing near our town
has received paper from his former
home in Canada, saying that his county
-Lambton, and Elgia county and the
City of st. Thomas have been carried
for Local Option by large majoritics.
The temperance reform seems to be
making greater progress in Canada
than in this country.
ONE Of our elderly farmers. who he
says kept a record for a number of
years, says that from whatever point
the wind is when the sun crosses the
line, it will prevail from that quarter
for the next three months. Thus, he
says we will have cold backward
Spring, because the wind was north at
the time Of the vernal equinox.
The wedding of Miss Jennie Slaueh-
ter and Thomas Davis, of this town.
will take place at the residence of
Henry Slaughter, the father Of the
bride, near Leipsic, this evening, and
the wedding Of Miss Lima Armstrong
and John f. Wilson, on Tuesday even
ing next at the residence of the BRIDES
father, Samuel Armstrong, near this
town.
The old building on Commerce
street above Delaware, so long dreaded
as a 6 fire trap" it is decided at last
must CO." and the work of demolition
commenced actively this morning.
Geo. W. Tilghman who recently pur-
chased it after tearing it down proposes
to erect a new building in its place
not fully decided On--but most proba-
bly, machinery warehouse.
On Monday a pair Of mules hitched
to wagon belonging to Eugene Crow,
started in run at Sunnyside " and |
ran to this town, Il distance of two
miles, turning all the corners success
fully. When opposite the HoGeck er
cannery Thomas II. Godfrey, black !
smith at Beckett's carriage factory. |
jumped in front of them throwing up |
his OvercOat This caused them to
jump back when he seized the reins |
just as they were about to collide with
team.
THERE is great need in this town for
a live member of the Society for the
Prevention of Crulty to Animals. One
of our young men while in state of
intoxication yesterday evening drove
up and down our streets beating his
horse we are told most numerically to
urge it to faster speed when it was
going as fast as it could 1t is a shame
that helpless dumb animals should
thus suffer at the hands Of imbruted
men, and the laws for their protection
should be rigidiy enforced.
REV. DR., CALDWELL will commence
the first. duties of his second conference
year as Presiding Elder on Saturday
next, holding Quarterly Conference
at KentOn at 10O'clock and Friendship
in ThOrOughiare Neck mt 8 O'Clock the
same day. The Quartely Conference
for this station will be held on Monday
afternoon next at 3 o'clock. DR.. Cald-
well will preach at Kenton, Sunday
morning, Friendship in the afternoon.
and in the NJ. +. Church this town at
night. 1t is expected that Rev. John
France, the new preacher for the Circuit
will be with his people at the times
above named.
The Rural New Yorker, a copy of
which has been handed us, contains
among a number of concerns which the
farmers are cautioned against the
following:
:" Geo. l.. Peters & Co., profess to run
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