Smyrna times., 1886-12-15

ice man. If he has any left over he
doesn't warm it up for breakfast, which |
cannot be said of the good housewife in
the scrapple season.
If the bellman of certain church.
who keeps on pulling at his bell long
time after the others are done, could
take hint, it would be in the remark
of lady visitor from region of large
farms, that that bell reminds me very
much of our farm bells"
REV. DR.. JACOB TODD, of Grace
Church, Wilmington, will preach a SER
mon on missions in the NJ. E. Church
of this town, on Wednesday evening,
the 29th inst. The pulpit reputation
of DR.. Todd ought to fill the house,
though the time be on week night.
WE have received a well-written
communication on the subject of the
State Superintendency of our Public
Schools, or rather the scramble for the
position, in which certain personal and
political actions during the campaign
are severely scrutinized, but for reasons
not necessary here to explain, we with
hold it from publication.
The morning session of the Metho-
dist Sunday-schOOl, which is given
largely to music, had in addition to the
assistance of the string instruments on
Sunday morning two well-rendered Sc
lections by quartette, composed of J.
Ed. HOfecker, tenor; Mrs. Aubrey
Vandever, soprano; Miss Fannie Hill,
alto, and w. o. HOffecker, baritone.
THE lands of the late Delaplaine Nc
Daniel, located near MoOrton, and con-
sisting of between 500 and 600 acres,
highly improved with good buildings,
peach, pear and apple orchards, were
offered for sale at Dover on Tuesday of
last week, but only $4,000 was bid
and they were withdrawn. A small
piece of less than an acre, detached
from the main body, was sold to John
Jefferson, for $50.
SOME of our citizens have complained
that the ordinance in regard to cleaning
the pavements of snow is not better en-
forced. There are lots where no one
resides and the fronts of others where
people do live that no attempt was
made to clean off even narrow path,
which to the pedestrian made the walk
ing, in getting their feet covered with
snow, about the same as if none had
been cleaned off.
THE Catholic society of this town. it
is rumOred, are seriously contemplating
changing their place of worship from
this town to Clayton. The reason as
signed for the change, when they have
a good house of worship here in St.
Polycarp Church, is, that the larger
part of the members reside at Clayton
or West of that place, and the holding
of services there would be m IRE con-
venient to the mass of the worshipers.
"THE Orient Missionary Band" com
posed of six children-four of DR.. Swim
ney's and two of James w. Anthony
wish to express their gratitude to all
who aided them in their missionary
fair in the parlOrs of Mrs. DR.. G.. o.
Swinney on Thursday last. The net
receipts were beyond their most san
guine expectation, realizing nearly
enough to educate a heather girl one
year in Shanghai, China, under the
direction of DR.. Ella F. Swinney.
THE Band of Hope desires to express
thanks to the different parties who so
kindly aided in preparation of the
Town Hall for the entertainment given
last Friday evening. To VanGasken
q Cats, for the loan of boards, and the
conveyance to and fro without cost.
to Mrs. Harvey Speakman, for the use
of her piano; to Harry Beck, for NOV
ing it to and from the Hall; to Alder
man Budd, for favOrs; to the ianitor,
w. B. Grant, who was untiring in his
services and to all the friends who
gave their presence and kind ap-
prOval. G.
The revival services at Friendship
Church, which were so seriously inter
fered with by the storm and deep snow.
will be resumed this evening, and will
continue through next Sabbath evening
and perhaps longer, if the weather IS
favorable. Rev. T. SnOwden Thomas.
a member of the Philadelphia Confer
ence and editor of the Peninsula Meth
odlSt, will preach at Union Church at
lO4 A, NJ. on next Sabbath, the 10Th
inst, and at Friendship Church at 81 P.
NJ. A special invitation is extended to
all. Rev. Mr.. COnOway reports that
up to the present time SO persons have
professed conversion at Friendship.
THE sleighing last week, from Tues
day until Saturday night, was an un-
usual event of Winter sport right at the
beginning of the season, A bright, full
moon threw charm over the evenings.
which, with the comparative mild tenn
perature of the weather for the sleigh
ing season, both day and night. made
the week one of delightful endowment
to all who had sleighs of their own or
friends to take them. The merry ring
ing of the bells could be heard at most
any time, day or night. The snow in
the track mad melted considerably by
Saturday evening, and the rain on Sun
day put final stop to the sleighing.
THE following from the Chester Pa
AdUOcdte is Il sample of the newspaper
mans experience:
" We like plain talk We have sub
scriber in Philadelphia who missed his
paper last week. Hero is what he saws:
want you to send me paper for Decem-
Der 4th, as l have not got one. owing to
your stupidity, as l gave you the right di-
rectlOns, but some galOOt in your Office
changed 2533 to 533. You wilt rectifv nj
once The man was evidently mad when
he penned the letter. and said lust what he
meant We like him for it. tits lust sucb
pleasant passages as these that makes MS
love the life of a newspaper man. If he
will come down and hammer some gump-
tlon into that ,galoot' we will like him
more and more"
OF the numerous changes Of proD-
erty and sales of building lots that have
taken place in our town the past year,
not one has called forth such universal
expressions of approval as the purchase
by Alfred l.. Hudson, on Saturday. of
the property directly in front of the
Methodist Church, and used for some
years until the present as a carriage
shop. Mr.. Hudson purchased it for the
purpose of building himself home
next year, to make way for which du-
ring the winter the old buildings will
be removed, The lot is ample, and
MIR. Hudson will doubtless put up
house that, while in every way giving
him comfortable home, will be a great
credit to that part of the town.
THE mill dam, or rather the mill race
of Robert Denney's pond, at Duck
Creek, broke on Sunday afternoon,
thereby draining the pond of its water.
There was no occasion to expect such
an event, as the rainfall of the morning
had been light, and the mill attendants
were taken entirely by surprise. The
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