Smyrna times., 1886-03-10

REV. Herman Roe, will address the
Good Templars at their lodge this eve
ming.
JAMES REYNOLDS living near Prices
Corner will have avendue on Thursday,
March 18th.
L.P. Mcdowell & Son, of Middle
town offer a fine lot of mules and
horses for sale.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment of HillbOrn the square" halter
of Philadelphia.
PROF. Congden has organized
writing Gloss for scientific penmauship,
which meets nightly.
The Report of the condition of The
Fruit Growers National Bank shows
the deposit subject to check to be $146,-
952.64 and loans and discounts $780,
O76.32.
The local brethren had a field day
on Sunday, good and effective SER
mons being preached in this town by
Revs. Roe and Smith. and Lassell at
Friendship.
THE Rink will be open tomorrow
night for the lovers of roller skating,
prior to the sale the following day. 1t
will open with music and close with a
grand finale.
The session of the Wilmington Con-
ference closed yesterday afternoon.
The appointments will be found on our
third page. There is no change in the
ministers of this place.
ABOUT ten o'clock on Monday night
a small tenant house occupied by Sam
uel BARLEY on the farm of DR.. Daniels
near Green Spring, took fire and
burned down. Loss about $500.
w. w. JONES, near Underwood's
Corner, finished filling his ice house on
Monday. 1t is hardly once in a gene
ration that such a thing as housing ice
in March occurs in this latitude.
THE first robin of the season lighted
on the tip top of the NJ f. Church
spire Sunday morning and welcomed
the rising orb of day with few
snatches of its matin song, as only the
robin can.
ROBERT DENNEY received dispatch
this forenoon from Dover, saving that
his brother, Thomas II. Dennev. of
that town, was found dead in his bed
this morning. That is all that is known
about it at this writing.
c. w. FARRELL. near Black bird Sta
ton, intending to move to smaller
farm in ThOrOughfare Neck, vacated
by Capt. John Cooper, will sell a con-
siderable portion of his personal pro-
perty, on Monday next, March 18th.
THOMAS JACKSON at Duck Creek has
sold his house in that place to Robert
Denney, for $400, and has removed to
MlddletOwn to live with one of his
daughters. He will be succeeded in
the shoe business by Christopher Back
er.
If an editor puts in his paper a dun
ming paragraph his delinquents think
its his method of getting off bit offun,
and if he don't dun them, they thing it
is because he is too easy to take the trOu-
Bile, and thus the poor editor "gets
left"
REV. J. I. UMsTED, after an absence
of several weeks from sickness was
able to fill his pulpit on Sunday morn
ing. His continued Improvement gives
promise that he will hereafter be able
to meet with and minister to his con-
gregation.
AT the meeting of the stockholders
of the Diamond State Loan Associa-
ton held at Esquire Colts office on
Friday evening, the affairs of the As
sociatiOn were wound up AMI the
stockholders paid $l.15 per share. The
active business of the Association
ceased some ten years ago,
PROF. WYATT and his class of sing
ers commenced on Monday night the
rebearsals for the 3" Cantata of the Hav.
makers with the view to its presenta-
tiOn in about three weeks. The par
Elephants are delighted with the music,
some of them thinking much of it su-
periOr to the OratOriO recently rem
dered at the Town Hall.
DEVOE was pretty lucky in prOgnos.
ticating the weather until he struck
March which he said would come in
warm and muggy and remain so until
the third when a severe rain storm
would set in. He was clear off the
track for the whole week. The further
prophecy we hope will prove true, viz.
that after the tenth the weather will
become warm in the United States.
THE Festival in St. Peters Chape
last week surprised its projectors in its
results as was not gotten up on ar
elaborate scale, the net receipts beins
Sl6O. 1t proved a pleasant as well as
/ profitable occasion, the social freedom
being its distinguishing feature. The
Sunday School orchestra favored the
visitors at intervals during the two
evenings with some very enjoyable
music.
CHARLES PORTS, was delighted tO,finC
/ through Bishop Wayman a near rela-
| tive whose whereabouts he had moi
heard Of for fifty years. His MARYLAND
master when he was about grown sole
him to what was called Georgia
| trader" " who sold him to a man in
/ Florida, when his name was changed
from Allen Potts to Allen Jones, BY
which he is now known. He has
twelve sons, three of them preachers
he himself being preacher.
Mrs. McGrew, daughter of Dallas D
Lore, ID. d., will deliver an address il
the NJ. E. Church, tomorrow evening
at half past seven o'clock. Mrs
McGrew, Is a graduate of the Michigan
College of medicine, and practiced he
/ profession for several years in MOrada
bad and CawnpOre, two of our mission
airy stations in India. Her experience O
the work among the Zenanas is full 0
interest, and she cannot fail to interes
aS well "a instruct A cordial invita-
ton is extended t1 all.
The following officers Of Mcdonnell
Encampment, No. 2. /. o. o. f.. of thi
town, were installed last night for tn
ensuing term:
Chiet Patriarch, b. V. Weldon.
High Priest, Chas. w. SiScn.
Senior Warden, Chas. b Peregoev.
Junior Warden, Joseph II. Wright.
Scribe, T. NJ. Fowler.
Treasurer, Joseph Wright.
Guide. Geo. NJ. stevenson.
Outside Guardian, John r. Harris.
Inside Guardian, John ?. Patterson
First Watch. j. ID. Scout.
Second Watch. w. n. Ransom.
Third Watch E. G. FAIRIES.
Fourth Watch, Carl w. Willumser
Guards Of the Tent, Abel 5. Farie