Smyrna times., 1886-02-17
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

Ihapel.
MANY of the country roads are cut
I'D, caused by the recent heavy snow
md rain.
SEE what Caleb Boggs has to say
about the early rose and burbank pOta-
oes in his advertisement
IF February gives much snow
A fine Summer it doth foreshow.
old Rhyme.
REV. DIR. TULLIDGE filled the pulpit
Of the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
very acceptably morning and night.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will |
met on Tuesday evening, February |
2Sd, at the residence of Mrs. E. J.
Colt.
DR.. w. Il. COLLINS, Of this town, has
been appointed one of the surgeons of
the Delaware Division, P, w. q B.
railroad.
A NUMBER of cellers were flooded by
the overflow of water caused by the
heavy rain and melted snow of Thurs
day and Friday.
REV. HERMAN Roe will preach at
the Presbyterian Church next Sunday
both morning and evening. Rev. DIR.
Umsted is cOnvalescent.
EDWARD GILBERT, carriage painter,
who has been living the past two years
in this town, moved yesterday to Bal
timore, his former home.
WIN. ]. Campbell, proprietor of the
Clayton House at Clayton, has sold out
to Jos. f. Cole, of this town, and the
latter took charge last week.
EVERY box in the post Office is rented
and more in demand. Postmaster
Bewley at this rate will soon have to
call in the aid of a carpenter.
The temperature was warm enough
on Sunday and Monday, (the thermom-
eter registering between 50' and 60o) to
bring out the bees and wasps.
"a CITIZEN of Hartley sends us a
short communication, but we are pre-
cluded from publishing it because the
"Citizen does not give his name.
The thawing Of the ground has
made desperate roads and the mettle'
some horses as we'll as their driver;
come to town well bespattered with
mud
DIR. CHARLES VI. JOHNSON has beer
appointed Medical Examiner of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Depart
ment, Oh the Delaware Division, will
office at Dover.
HOWARD REED, son of George T
Reed, who has been Il fireman on TIN
steamer Tygert for some time, has ac
cepted a position on the Delaware rail
road as fireman.
5. i. KING, teacher of the publ
school at Downs Chapel, who had t
resign on account of his health, LEI
Monday for his home in Trenton, n.
He was very popular as a teacher.
IT speaks well for our citizens rs
has in it the promise of comfort for tn
needy that the festival of the Ladies
2 Benevolent Society, netted $50, wit
t such weather as prevailed last week.
l THE steamer j. Z. Tygert left Rotl
r wells Landing on Monday for Leips
for cargo Of grain; will return to th
place on Friday and resume her regl
lar trips to Philadelphia next Tuesda,
THE Sunday School of the Episcop
Church intends holding a festival
about two weeks. The seats of Il
f chapel will be removed, which wi
f give them an unObstructed and cor
Portable room.
= AN enterprising youth sent % cen
to New York firm in answer to I
/ advertisement, How to make $50
l. week on a capital of ST." He receiv,
st the reply Oh a slip of paper, Fish f
Il fools as do
REV. JAMES CARROLL has finish
his prOtracted meeting at Leipsic, t
re conversions numbering about fort
= The two churches-Leipsic and Ra
IL mOnd's-have been greatly strengl
lie ened by these accessiOns.
IN The audience of Sauabrah, at t
ne Hall on Friday night was not as lar
ye as desired lin fact it was a very b
r. night, but those who heard him We
- very much pleased with his descr
~ tiOns and impersOnatiOns.
The removals of the ice embargo
"' enabled our plumbers to get to VIC
again in filling their numerous Orde
ed Mr.. LippincOtt introduced yesterC
M water into the bakery and cOnfecti
= cry establishment of Mrs. DOsch
III Son.
LAST week the members ofthe NJ.
III Church at Clayton gave their past
IN, Rev. g. NJ. Thompson, who has rece
he ly changed his residence from Kent
he to that town, a handsome dOnat
:, party, which was enjoyed also sociS
10 by large company.
SMYRNA seems to have been arou
to its duty lately in the matter
amusements. There have been S
hv eral entertainments each week in
,ed Hall since the first of the Winter,
the same condition of affairs is likel
N continue until the Spring.
ioO THE NJ. f. Sunday School is pre-
PO- ing an interesting programme for
ra- Anniversary exercises, which will
Ter. held at the church on Tuesday ev
Mr. ing next Singing will form the C
- part, followed by an address from
lses Rev Alfred Smith, of Greensboro
ses- Md.
'As- A CLASS for Bible readings is
nOunced for organization next Fri
evening at the NJ. E. Church, III
tho charge of DIR. w T. Collins. T.
classes Of Bible reading have been
ter popular and beneficial especially
the the younger people wherever inau
.aI,, ated.
AGE, The question Does Prohibi
ver PrOhibit?" is strongly argued on
-, first page, and those interested in
O''l pro and CON of the question may fin
was interesting to give the article cal
ely reading The writer closes with a
,ave erence to Hartley as illustrative OF
,;no position.
liver WE print elsewhere the prospC
-. of the New York Star which has
'""' ing the past few months arisen frOl
rest obscure position to the front RAJ
lsid- New York journalism. 1t issued
for and weekly. We can furnish the
to our patrons with the TIKEs for
per annum.
-, +. II. HARPER, of Still Pond,
~ who was in town yesterday to I'll
Ihe place in the Board Of Directors OF
er of Fruit Growers National Bank,
,ated they will have peaches on the ele'