Smyrna times., 1886-12-01

ton, IS having an extensive revival at
BlackistOn's Church and between
thirty aud forty persons have been con-
verted.
WE have from Hartnett & Bros,
Printers Machinists, 50 and 81 North
9th street, Philadelphia, a neat little
pocket edition of WOrcester's Die
tiOnary.
ISAAC BAKER will sell his personal
property at public sale at his residence
on the road from Fleming's Landing to
Friendship Church, on Wednesday,
December 8th.
J. H. PRIMROSE & Co., real estate
brokers, has sold to Jesse Rihel, of |
Philadelphia, the farm of 81 acres and |
storehouse at Dinah's Corner, belong |
ing to Peter Loose, for 81 900.
A. Z. FOWLER, has broken ground |
for a dwelling on North street opposite !
the new residence of VIM. H. Wood
keeper. Mr.. F. purchased his lot
of Peterson and Mustard, through the
real estate agency of E. H. Beck.
JOHN w. EMERY, the pumpmaker
and Jonas A. COrkron both residing in
the Ward Building" left on Monday
with their families for Chester.
Miles S. Barratt also left for other
scenes without the smiles of his credi-
tors.
SAMUEL w. MCCAULLEY and ]. A.
McCaulley, executors, Will sell at pub
lie sale at the National Hotel, Middle
| town, on Thursday, December 10th,
five farms in Blackbird and Pencader
hundreds, belonging to the estate of
William McCaulley, deceased. See ad-
vertisement.
NEXT Sunday will be the quarterly
meeting occasion for Smyrna station,
circuit and AppOquinimink circuit.
| Presiding Elder France will preach in
this town in the morning and at Union
Church, near Blackbird, in the after
noon. The Bev. J. B. Quigg will
preach at Bethel Sunday morning.
A CITIZEN who had debt of less
than one dollar against another who
was good at promising but never paying,
after dunning him about sixty times
decided to stop, estimating each lie
at one cent, and concluded for the bal
| >,
he would have to grin and Barrett.
GEO. w. & S. TAYLOR have rear
ranged their workshops since putting
the addition on the building by remov-
ing the machines to the middle part,
thus leaving the south wing of the
building for the wood department.
, New line shafting has also been con-
q structed and several new and heavy
machines have been introduced.
! CAPT. A. H. SMITH, of the steamer
t John E. 1ygert, received yesterday il
n Philadelphia with other money a fiv,
|, dollar greenback that had written on il
the following record Of a personal his
. tory of eight years:
! Last of fortune of 81, 700, 600, all spen
h for rum and women. Received Oct. 9th
;; 1871. Spent Oct. 7th, 1873.
! &. q. BISHOP, JR., Cleveland, Ohio.
rt COsGRIFF & Jerman since the settin
a in of the frost season when they Qui
Of making tile, have been digging tn
- clay for next years use, it being greatl
~ improved by the freezing and thawin
:. processes of Winter. They finished o
" Saturday having prepared enoug
Sc clay for ten kilns AS far as work
concerned they can new rest from the
labOrs for the next four months in
thorough enjoyment of its leisure me-
Is ments.
h WIN. CROssLEY of Leipsic got sewers
i cuts from "a pocket knife ON his nee
and face on Saturday night by ma
IT. whose name we did not learn. CrOssle
IN had borrowed so cents of the man
n the morning, promising to return it
he an hour. During the evening he wel
NJ to the man again to borrow another
,al cent piece, and on being refused knOc
he ed the man down and was beating hi
severely when the latter pulled out Il
Il knife to defend himself, stiking,
10 said, for CrOssley's jugular.
ld ROBERT, a son of Isaac Truax, elev
,oo years old, met with an accident viii
1c. cunning Saturday week that has Civ
he him much pain and caused no lit
fer concern to his parents. In dischargi
my the gun which was resting against /
re arm rather than his shoulder, the
'eu bound or "kick was with such fOI
md as to do it serious injury, though
to first not thought serious nor causi
will any alarm. In its swollen and pain
ion condition the doctors who have be
called in have not been able to det
~" mine whether it is fractured or not.
the
ma MRS. LETITIA II. PIERCE reach
-, her threescOre and ten on Friday a
'.u her neighbOrs made it the occasion @
u pleasant surprise visit. While she '
'e" at a neighbors at the opposite corner
am the street (which was a part of
Dtes plan) they got possession of the hO
, in and on returning seeing the rooms i
the blaze of light, the gas being all turI
on, her first impression was that
tf,l house was on fire. Refreshments
~ been provided, and the evening wa
pleasant one socially all around, the
ny vaders leaving some pleasant mem
most toes for Mrs. P.'s recollection Of
mas 10th anniversary.
oaD AN evening or two ago part,
gentlemen while Willing away
ien'' hour in a store got into an anima
tate discussion in regard to the numbe
may grains of wheat in a measure. To
'ther the matter one of them got half |
poll of wheat and between the compan
was soon counted, the number of gri
will being 5,252 This multiplied by
,olu. number of half pints in busht
49, 128--would make the contents {
~ bushel of wheat to be 672,256 gra
- ~ Likewise, it was found that a qual
eally corn contained 2, 1856 grains and a bu
o'OOO 69,920; a quart Of beans 3,165 an
lated bushel 101 ,280 single beans.
,irtb MADAM ANDERsoN's TROUPE
r;... GLASS BLOWERS interested a nun
..'9.', ., Of spectators last night at the T
lnen' Hall, in the wonderful skill they
p the hibit in blowing and spinning glass
up OF various objects of interest. During
! will hours Of the exhibit four Of the trt
nents are all the time at their dexte
n its manipulations, giving the Wis
, ele- every opportunity to witness the 8
;aon. full operations. There are besides G
h - objects of interest on exhibition.
spuo- dress spun and woven by Madam
y sne derson. Each visitor carried awi
mlas present. They will be here the
oee of mainder of the week, exhibiting
aftarnoOn and evening"