Smyrna times., 1877-12-19
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
OSCAR FISHER has grand stock of jewelry
and Christmas goods.

Sm HNA AND V1C4RxG6s
OSCAR FISHER has a grand stock of jewelry
and Christmas goods.
The time approacheth when even the
queerest bachelor wishes he had taken
one.
Our young ladies and gents are on the
qt0 vire for another church wedding-the
day after Christmas.
A NUMBER of our merchants have taken
time by the forelock, and laid in a well
selected stock of Christmas goods.
LARGE quantities of evergreen prepared
for immediate decorations are being shipped
to the city for the use of the coming holi-
days.
MANY people put up fancy signs in their
parlors asking God to bless their home, and
then they themselves do all they can to
curse it.
J. w. FLICK has laid aside his medical
works in New York and is on his way
home to dispose of his handsome Christ
mas stock.
JAS. r. PRYOR, administrator, will sell at
public sale ON Thursday, Jan. Sd, the per
sonal property of jeremiah Pryor deceased,
near Duck Creek.
| Hon. JAS. WILLIAMS has returned home
to spend his Congressional recess. lie has
been to call on his son at the University of
Virginia, at Charlottesville.
The Young Peoples Christian Associa-
tion of the NJ. f. Church, this town, have
been holding meetings in the Presbyterian
Church for the past two Sunday evenings.
| =, L. L. Il,
mas holidays. All we have to say is, be as
else happy. "They all do it," or,
ought to.
On Christmas day religious services will
be held in the NJ. E. Church in the morn
ing at 6 o'clock and in the evening at u
o'clock. In the Episcopal Church services
will be held at l02 o'clock a. M.-preaching
by the rector.
REV. j. NJ. YINGLING, of Leipsic Circuit
Methodist Protestant Church, closed last
week at Downs Chapel near Kenton, a
very successful revival, numbering l0l con
versions, including all the leading citizens
of that community.
POULTRY shipping preparatory to the
holidays is now the order of the day. This
morning four large wagon loads, all in a
string, passed our windows en- route to the
depot for shipment to the city by the
owners, Messrs. Farrell & Startling.
EVERY body is remarking the lovely
weather we are having. Some more wise
than others-the ladies especially-are
taking advantage of it to make their holi.
day purchases, and for a week our shop.
keepers have been unusually busy.
The steamer ArieI will make her regular
trip up on Monday, Dec. 24th, and lay over
in Philadelphia over Christmas. Leaving
Second sWharf above Race at l2 noon on
Wednesday, Dec. Goth, stopping at Port
Penn, Collnss Beach, and Bombay Hook
both ways.
MURDER NEAR TowNsEXD.--A negro
} named Isaac Hopkins, was shot dead in
the house of William Harris, also colored.
living about five miles from Townsend, on
Saturday night. Harris had been to a
festival and, returning home, found Hop.
kins in company with his wife. Harris
commenced to beat and abuse his wife,
when Hopkins interfered, and the former
seized gun and shot the latter in the left
side, near the heart. The wounded man
; died on Sunday. Mrs. Harris was the only
witness Of the tragedy. Harris is still al
, large.
MENIsTERIAL.-Last Sunday, in the alb
sence OF the pastor Of the NJ. E. Church
the Rev. I. E. Terry, of Lepsic, ofiiciated
, nthe evening (Rev. j. V. Smith occupying
! the pulpit in the morning) to a large and
appreciative audience. AT the Episcopal
Church, the new Rector, Rev. Arthur S
! Johns, preached an interesting sermon from
Blessed are the peace makers" The rev
i erend gentleman breaches without manu-
e script, and in a natural voice-not thai
) twang that so generally accompanies the
: surplice. In applying his subject, he sac
E with emphasis, that if fsany one had the
: peace of God in his heart, he knew it, anc
I was interested in others having it.
! DoNATIoN.-Last Wednesday Rev. P. II
a Rawlins and lady were surprised by tn,
0 sudden halting in front Of their residenc,
: of large number of carriages. Thes,
g surprise parties are not occasions Of muel
= ! ceremony, and soon, to the number o
about forty, they had possession of tn,
o house and the reverend gentleman and hi
. lady were for several hours the guests o
their parishioners. The latter brough
:, their baskets full, and besides having
e good social time themselves, left numerou
8 articles that will serve as remembrances 70
a some weeks. The day above named wa
the 22d anniversary Of his marriage, and i
u was n knowledge Of this fact that cause,
IS the selection of that day.
N 1t may not be out Of place in this con
,f nection to say that Mr.. Rawlins is yer
!. popular on his entire charge. Abundan
= In laoors, social in intercourse with hi
y people and rightly dividing the word G
q truth, he has been instrumental in hayin
,. successful revivals at Seversons', Centra
and is now in the midst of one of grea
70 power at Kenton.