Smyrna times., 1889-08-28
The peach basket season at tn
mills has closed.

BETHEL M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL had
a pleasant day picnicing on Thursday
at Woodland Beach.
The public sale of the goods of John
e. Phillips, to meet the claims of credi-
tors, will take place on Friday.
THE Smyrna and Camden, colored.
base ball clubs played a game here on
Friday, with a score of 13 to z in favor
of Smyrna.
TOMATOES are passing through the
town quite freely this week to the
canning factories of Hoffecker and
McGaw, and as fine ones as ever grew
THOUGH late, the johnson Brothers
down the Neck, are bringing some
wagon loads of fine watermelons to
town. The supply in the market how
ever is much shorter than usual.
CLARENCE T. WILSON, of Dover son
of Presiding Elder ]. A. B. Wilson.
will deliver temperance address this
evening in the M. e. Church in Leipsic
Subject, the Monster Crime of the
Century"
CHAs. WHALEY has a whole steam
boat which he wants to sell, as per his
announcement with the craft in the
post office window. 1t will be sold to a
single purchaser, or to any stock com
pany that wants to make an invest
ment.
L. G. HARRISON, of the firm OIL. G.
Harrison & Co., pipe organ manufac-
turers OF New York, one of the several
companies which have been commu-
nlcated with to secure a new organ
for the M. E. Church here. visited
Smyrna yesterday on this particular
business.
The steamboat DGUid ReeUes. plving
between Philadelphia and Leipsic. was
struck by lightning Friday evening
when off the mouth of Leipsic river
Her rigging was shattered and a Dor
ton OF her upper deck splintered. She
made her wharf at Leipsic safely, and.
beyond thorough scare, none of the
passengers or crew were injured.
On Monday as seven cars contain
ing coal for Jas. G. Robinson's bins at
the depot were run up on the track. on
reaching the desired place for dunn.
ing, the engine came to a halt so sud-
den as to snap the coupling, and the
cars Kept on in their onward motion
until they came to the further end two
of them jumped over and formed a
barrier to the rest. The coal had to be
removed from them before thew could
be restored to the track.
NEWS came to town this mornino Of
the death of Mrs. Ella Senix. wife of
Isaac Senix, which occurred last niObt
at their residence near Blackiston
Gross Roads, after weeks illness of
dysentery. The deceased was daupb-
ter OF John A. Hurlock, but the larger
part of her life was a member of fhe
family of 1. f. J. Smith, near Milling
ton lsince the death of her mother) a
bright and vivaciOus young woman.
A year ago last June she became the
second wife of Mr.. Senix, with health
and the promise of long life of han
plness and usefulness. Mr.. Senix has
the sincere sympathy of his neighbors
and friends.
ONLY a farmers Daughter" will
open the dramatic season in Smvrna.
next Wednesday evening, with one of
the most charming and talented
actresses now on the stage. Miss
Adelaide Cherie, in the leading role
Miss Cherie was late leading ladv of
Wallack's theatre, New York. and has
neId prominent positions in MANY of
the principal theatres in the large
cities. She will be supported bv. the
management guarantees, the best COM
pany yet formed for the presentation
OF this play, which is now in its twelfth
and last season. See advertisement in
another column.
REV. S. NJ. MORGAN, of Townsend
hlled the pulpit of the Methodist
church on Sunday in the absence of
Rev. DR.. Robinson, both morning and
night. lie has an intelligent grasD of
his subject, outlines his discourse viii
marked clearness and presents it with
that force and impressiveness that not
a sentence is lost to his audience
Considering that he has only had one
appointment Ton which he is serving
his third year, if his sermons sbouId he
as well received elsewhere as thew were
mere on sunday, it will not be surprising
II ne IS considered a ''catch" at the
next conference.
Rev. Herman Roe, of this town. tool,
Mr.; Morgan's place at Townsend. Mr..
II. has frequent demands on him from
pulplts elsewhere, and judging from
expressions following his ministratiOns
his efforts are highly appreciated.
OUR citizens familiar with Steamboat
llIe remember Capt. Harry Crawford
who died Sunday in Philadelphia of
pneumonia and heart disease. Onr
farmers remember him better before
ne was captain when, over thirtv wears
ago, as an employee on the steamer
BGttoon between our creek and PbiIa-
1elphia he bought produce of all Ixinds
ana especially peaches and other frnit
In season. He had an accurate RIM of
Inc market, bought uniformly. so as n |
have good profit, and made lots of |
money. Captain Crawford began life |
IS fireman, and at the time of bis
leath was the wealthiest steamboat |
owner in Pennsylvania. He had Ior,-o
nVerests IN the Wilmington and Chester
.' '.eam8oats 8oats and in the Upper Della
ware River Steamboat Company and
n ?, the steamboat Republic, and owned
III OF the passenger steamer TwiIi0ht
BESIDES these interests he was largeIv
Interested in coasting schooners and
,ug-boats. He was 76 years old and
caves Two sons and three daughters.
MR.. HENRY DENNEY, who with his
vie was on visit to Mrs. Geo. W. Cnm.
nlns at "WOOdlawn" last weel, is
ion of Charles Dennev who wos
Ars. Cummins brother. Mr. Nan 49,,
vent to Texas when a young man
hlrty years ago to carve out for him
ell place in life, and has been emf
lentiy successful. He settled in
5elton, then a village of several brn-
,red inhabitants which has now undar
ne prosperity Of the New South y
lnce the adjustment ofslaverv 0rown
nto town of some 5000 peonle Tba
var breaking out shortly after he went
mere, ne had to take his place and
ght for his State in the Confederoto
rmy throughout the war. This being
yer, he gave himself assiduousIv t9
uslness, went into the banking 6usi-
ess some years ago as a nrivate
anKer, commands large resources and
as become the possessor of cOnsid-
raole real estate. On leaving here
.se week ne went to Milwaukee to
ISL relatives there. This is his
econd visit North in Twelve years.
WIN. A. FAIRIES relates an incident
men .nlcn came under his observations at