Smyrna times., 1885-07-22

THE new school district which was
laid off more than two years ago near
Blacklston's Church and which has
mad no school house upon it because OF
inability to agree as to location. &c. is
likely to have school house ere long.
half acre having been given it at
BlackistOn's Cross Roads on which if
IS said the erection of a new house will
commence in short time.
The steam barge 4. j. Whitneu. re-
Gently purchased by J. E. Tygert &
Co., and converted into boat for car
rylng sulphuric acid, having capacity
OF 10 tons, brought down on FRIDAY
the first load of acid which was trans
ierred by the use of u syphon from the
boat into the new tank at Rothwelps
Landing works, and the JIhitney mt
PACK the next day ON regular supply
"Trip from the works at Philadelphia.
G. S. YORK, of Chestertown, who put
in the water works there which have
been so popular with the people. was
IN this town Monday prospecting, and
took home with him a bottle of water
from the spring below the mill and
also one from the Green Spring branch
running between this town and Duck
Creek, to analyze. The lirst-named TO
the taste, without subjecting it to a
chemical test, seemed the purer of the
two.
REV. WIN. B. GORDON, rector of St.
Peters ?. e. Church, held his evening
service on Sunday at $50, thus having
service over before the necessity of
lighting gas and enduring the heat
that would thereby be generated. The
Wednesday evening service has been
dispensed with for the heated term.
Rev. Mr. Gordon purposes in a few
days to make Il trip to the mountains
to recuperate his health Rev. DR..
will OfIiciate during the two
weeks of his absence.
THE following easy method of de-
stnmps as recently proven by
a farmer, says the Salem Sunbeam, may
be of value to others. The farmer
bored holes in the top of n number of !
stumps which he wished to remove and |
placed in them quantity Of saItpetre. |
He then filled up the holes with water |
and plugged them and left them to |
season. About month ago he took |
)ut the plugs and poured in Kerosene |
md set it on fire. The stumps have
away without blazing. and
low there is nothing left Of them but
lshes.
The lovers of flowers were much in
crested in the unfolding of Night
blooming Cereus, belonging to Mis-. r..
+. Lambdln, on Monday evening. 1t
commenced to unfold shortly after
lark and by ten o'clock was in full
loom and by morning had accom-
'llshed its mission as IL flower. 1t diff
cred from the usual kind seen here in
eng prickly cane stalk some four
7et high without leaf, the flower being
shoot that comes out from the side
ear the top of the plant Mrs. Lamb
In has two plants each of them with
everal buds that will shortly bloom.
IHE church camp meeting which was
0mmenced at the Centennial Church on
thursday to be continued during the
'eek was not so we'll attended as it
Mould have been, but despite this fact
ley had a frst-class, old-time shout
nd jOlliticatiOn. The order through
ut the day was Of Il most commend
Ole character and nothing happened |
mar the days pleasure. An excur-
on by cars from Chestertown came up
the morning and after discharging
$ load of colored passengers took on
load of white ones and proceeded to
'oodland Beach, returning in the .
'enlng, when the cOlored excursion
is again took possession of the train
nd left for home. Rev. Mr.. Lee. of {
lddletOwn, preached in the morning t
I'd Rev. 7. NJ. Hubbard the pastor,
night. \ prayer meeting and bap- I
small ceremony were features of the
ternoon. The grand rally will be !
I'D tonight. Scores of curious whites
9TH male and female, attended, one a
'rtion of the large, airy, muslin tent L
ing reserved for them.