Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

The members of Smyrna Conclave.
NO. 40, l. o. H., are requested to meet
at J. ii. PrimrOse's office, this evening.
at 7.3O o'clock, sharp. Business of inn
portance. GEO. M. STEVENSON, Sec'y.
JOS H. WRIGHT has purchased of
Mrs. Susan III. Fisler a lot on South
street, adjoining the new school house.
53 by 80 feet. He contemplates erec-
ting thereon double dwelling between
now and spring.
The street sprinkler stopped on Sat
urday; Mr.. Jones not feeling justified
in running it throughout the Fall.
though it was greatly desired by a large
number of the people, but not perhaps
a paying number.
CARDS are out announcing the we'd
ding of Miss Margaret G. ROthwell re-
siding near town and VIM. e. Rough. of
Mount Hope, Pa, at the Presbyterian
Church, in this town, Wednesday even
ing September 3Oth.
WE spoke in our last issue of the Sc
we're loss of hogs last week in White
Hall Neck by cholera. 1t seems to be
coming this way, Walter o. Hoffecker
having lost one of his best porkers last
week from this disease.
AT this season of the year the grass
was never greener or the flowers bright
er than now. In every section flower
beds are to be seen aglOw with beauty,
which they did not show even in the
proverbially charming spring time.
THERE will be all-day service in the
new NJ. E. Church, at Colts Station, on
Sunday, Oct. 11th I'd. W. Rev. An
drew Manship, of Philadelphia, will be
present to conduct the services. Wei
come to all. G.. X. MORRIS.
The time is at hand when the young
man who is unable to attend school or
College, can improve the mind. The
evenings are long and several hours
devoted to reading books of useful and
practical knowledge will be great
benefit.
ALL the latest styles of Fall dress
goods as we'll as number of special
bargains are to be found at Halls.
26 South Second Street. PhiladelDbia
Our lady readers will find their new
advertisement in this weeks issue.
Read it.
A LIVE indian is about as much of
curiosity in this section as a wild hnf.
talo, but two are promised for next
Tuesday night at the Bethel A. M
Church. They will appear in their ma
i've dress and show many relics and
pictures. ''''
IF you want good underwear for
ladies, children and men, also saxon
ana germantown woods and knitting
yarns, notions, hosiery, gloves, or anv-
thing kept in a frst-class TRIMMING
store, call on Mrs. S. f. Richards. on
Market Street. T
JOHN ANTHONY who some months
ago bought the residence of John =.
Iygert, corner of South and Union
streets will take possession the first of
October, Mr.. Tygert moving to Phila-
delPhia. James w. Anthony will sue
ceed his father on the home farm.
J. H. PRIMROSE & Co., real estate
brokers, has sold the farm belonging to
John Rhul, in AppOquinimink hundred.
New Castle county, containing 124
acres, to James McDonOld, of Phiiadel-
phia, for $4,500. Sold also a dwelling
for Mrs. McDOnOld, in West Philadei9
phia, to John Rhul, for $4,000.
THE young folks had hop at the
Town Hall Monday night the music be-
ing furnished by an Italian band whOare
passing down the Peninsula. The band
came to town on Saturday and made
such line music that they were engaged
that night by some of our young men
to serenade their best girls.
THE aged naples in front of the resi-
dences Of Dr. Clifton and Mrs. VIM.
Denney have been removed to be re-
placed with young and more attractive
trees. 1t is possible that the same
course will be taken with those of DIR.
Ashcraft and J. H. Jefferson. which if
done, would make new and uniform
row from the Odd Fellows Hall to the
corner.
MUCH sickness in what is called the
Forest" in Blackbird and Appoouini-
mink hundreds, is said to exist Of the
malarial type, while the section near
the bay, the "Necks," is freezer from IL
than for years. The MOSQUITO crOD
was unusually large the past Summer.
and it is suggested that their bills were
the enforced antidOte for the malarial
poison.
WE are indebted to John #. Jakes.
OF Wyoming, who was Chief Marshal of
the procession of Odd Fellows yester-
day in Baltimore at the unveiiing of
the monument erected to the memory
OF Jas. L. Ridgely, for 40 years Secre.
tary OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge. for
copies of Baltimore papers. The pro-
cession was quite an imposing affair
and was witnessed by an immense
throng of people.
REV. J. B. QUIGG, preached on Sun
day to full house an excellent dis
course on the subject of "The Vitality
of the Temperance Conflict" giving
the opinions of some of our leading
men from DIR. Rush down to the pres
ent time on the subject backed with
statistics showing the immense power
of the liquor traffic but which he
thought could and would by the prop
er effort, be OverthrOwn.
r. II. BECK, real estate agent. has
sold to John G. Bailey, 200 feet of the |
Peterson and Mustard building lots
fronting on Bali or Methodist street
located between Capt. Mustard's and |
Mrs FAIRIES residences), for $1,000. |
MIR. Bailey it is stated intends to put
up dwellings on these lots, unless thev |
are desired for the same purpose bv |
other parties. There are several other !
lots engaged, but we are not at liberty |
to give the names Of the purchasers.
REV. l. D. JOHNSON, pastor of Apo |
4uinimink Circuit is so run down in |
health as to he directed by his doctor |
to desist from preaching for a few
weeks. Mr.. Johnson has labored dill |
gently for the good of his charge and
has much sympathy in what TO him is
D great afiiictiOn in not being able to
minister to his people. Rev.
J. V. Smith of this town preached for
him on Sunday at Friendship, and as
sisted him in the administration of the
Lords supper.
WIN. MOFFITT, an account of whose
terrible accident in having his arm
caught in phosphate mill at the fac
tory of Alex. G. Cummins we gave i'm
our last issue, died on Monday morn
ing from the effects of the injuries re-
ceived. 1t is thought he sustained in
ternal injuries also but the doctor pro-
nOunces his death to have resulted
from blood DOisOninp ThouOh a etout