Smyrna times., 1885-10-28
" UT I1WIVTITIL 7
Letter from HarrioCton

AS IS generally known, our town is
inc seat OF the Dover District presiding
Gluefs headquarters or as the late
" IL. .. Dashellls was wont to put if
Che seat OF the bob tail Episcopal resi-
dence of Dover District. And Rev
MT. MIlby Is nicely fixed, too. II i
MS own property, and built according
10 his own ideas, and is commodious
convenient and attractive. He and
his estimahle lady are held in high re-
garu oy the people Of our town, regard
less OF church preferences. During his
laUe olilclaI tour in the southern ex-
tremlty of the District, he was com
PEELED by an increasingly painful case
otm-grOwing tOe.nail to submit TO an
operation, in which half the nail was
removed. The operation was per
formed by DIR. GOldsborO, a Young and
rising surgeon in Cambridge. Md and
MT. NJ. speaks highly Of his skill. Sur
gerry with him is a specially and al
ready he has constant stream of ma
uents of this character.
The temperance question for a
month has been an uppermost tonic in
our town. 1t received this sudden inn
pulse from the standing in our town of
several slgners of an application for ro-
license, which will 90 before the CONT
Ihls week. This time, strange TO say
several among our best citizens signed
Une paper, two of them being members
OF church. This made it look as if the
business was being made more resnect-
aDle and hence the temperance DeonIa
ielt that something more must he done |
Than was being done to prevent the
trat1c donning the garb of resnecto.
Dlllty. But as is usual. there ,vpro a.
verse hethods proposed. 1t was sug-
ses'eu Chat by personal interviews re- |
SpectaOle citizens might be persuaded |
hereafter to keep their names off these
papers and as proof of the practica-
Olllty OF this method it was said hv a
resident pastor that already a half
GOZen with whom he had talked
nad gwen their word of honor that
they would never sign another annIi-
cation. But remOnstrance was 10
termined upon, Notwithstanding r. 10
well-knOwn that the court will raIi-
cense any place unless the remon-
are able to prove the bouse dis-
orderly, or that strong drink is soId
there unlawfully. The outcome ne
InaC the majority and the Leadin0 neo-
ple' would not sign it. They viewed
me movement as utterly impracticable
'hu could not see how temDerance
would be likely to imDrovp
RhlIe enmltles would be enpendaro6'
ihey did not care for the enmitiaS ;f
ne END could be reached which ,,,a.
sought. But this end could NOT ho.im
MS way reached and thus the mott
."'I.4 me remOnstrance may 20 to ]
~, -, OuC II VIII not weigh in their
N anu our houses will be reli-
oneeu ,o II respectable men could be /
'eIsuaueu to withhold their names !
rom the applications, then a remono !
trance would avail. This question of
as living issue, is right be-
ore sT, UOu and must win in the end. 5
ne rellglOus meeting recently held l
j 'he NJ. r. Church was very sUccess-
H. only eight were converted hnt
leSe are some of the best and most
+, IouIislng young men in town. One
ready has expressed the conviction
{ reels that the ministry is his work
I .,! - young man of good speaking =
ollIIles now. Another remarked that
OF onl y had he given his heart and
le 10 God and his cause, but his means
10: lie is one of our most successful
lsiness men. d
There are several new dwellings
'lhg up, one of which promises to be
lie hands0mest in the tOwn-that of =,
zek. Flemlng, Our various factories "
I'VE had good run on pretty full
me,
One thing people should know of our q
wn-it is one Of the healthiest places
the Peninsula. Our physicians O,
ould starve or have to 90 to the
if they had to depend on the
actice of medicine for living. We -
we very little sickness. This is ono A
ason why we have such "A steady tide IN
incomers. We can hardly bniId "
uses fast enough for those who inn
grate to us. 'liA-
Harrington, Det., DOT, 26th, 1885. +