Smyrna times., 1878-04-10

| NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA.-The at
tention of our readers is called to the Ger
titicate of John Jay Knox, Comptroller of
the Currency at Washington, D. c., in our
issue of to-day, in which the Bank at
Smyrna is authorized to commence business
as Natianal Bank, under the name and
style of "The National Bank of Smyrna"
At their stated meeting, held at their Bank
ing House on Thursday the 4th inst, the
| following directors and officers were elected
to serve the ensuing year: D. j. Cummins,
Smyrna; John E. Collins, Smyrna; VIM.
G. Satterfeld, Greensboro, Md; John C.
Bailey, Smyrna; James B. Conner, FELTON,;
John w. E. Sudler, Sudlersville; Peter S.
Collins, Smyrna; ]. NJ. Voshell, Smyrna !;
Andrew B. Roe, Greensboro; John Ii.
Bewley, Smyrna; Wilson I. Cavender,
Smyrna; James w. Anthony, Smyrna.
d. j. Cummins, Prest.
W. NJ. Bell, Cashier.
o. B. Voshell, Teller.
! DESIGNATING GRAVE YARDs.-The irreyer-
ence for tho dead, or rather for the GENE.
teries whore their ashes repose, is wonder
ful. This place is no exception, for we see
the same thing complained of elsewhere.
| There seems to be in the minds of certain
class of young people an inexcusable
thoughtlessness or downright depravity
that merits retribution. Some years ago
these despoilers, under the cover of dark
ness, committed acts of desecration in the
old M. E. Cemetery that wounded many
hearts and are visible to this day. In the
new, "Glenwood Cemetery" paths are
made across private lots, the tomb stones
written on with pencils, and in one case
the ears knocked off lamb that decorated
/ n IN a. N lAf A Lot
the Episcopal Cemetery called our atten.
ton two or three weeks ago to the damage
to his eVergreens, that during the winter
have been nearly ruined by being broken
as If for purpose of decoration The Pres
| byterlan Cemetery has suffered time and
again from like vandal hands, and the cor
porators of these several places should make
an effort to protect these "cities of the
dead" at least for the "repose of the
souls " of the living.
School ExHIBITIoN.-Th entertainment
OF public schools Nos. 5 and l07, this town,
on Friday evening last, was a success in
every way. The programme (rather
lengthy was well rendered throughout
The choruses, under the direction of Prof
Groves, were sung with a will; the one
entitled Fairy Moonlight" was an excel
lent selection and beautifully executed.
The two solos and chorus and the ducts
were all of merit, especially one of the
latter, "Little BOY Blue" by two little
| girls, Rena Williams and Fora Mannering.
The salutatory, by Paul Jefferson, was well
! done for one so young. How St. Nichaels
was Saved" was spiritedly declaimed by
| Salle 5. HOtfecker, as was also the "orator
of the evening" by Glenn. Spruance, and
"School Girls Soliloquy," by Mamie Hof
fecker. The dialogues, six in number, were
we'll rendered, especially Arabellas Poor
Relation" and "Imps of the Trunk Room"
the latter the best piece of natural, un-
conscious acting of the evening,-by Stella
Smith and Beulah Jefferson. We cannot
particularize all the characters, but the fol-
| lowing scholars took their parts creditably,
viz: VIM. Ransom, Evalyn Taylor, Ella
| Buckmaster, Laura Bell Mary Spruance,
Eugenia and Belle Hoffecker, Edith II. Bell,
Eta Smith, Venie Money, Lille Archer,
Ella Smithers, VIM. Truax, Walter Rash
and Willie Brown. The closing piece, a
Pantomime-"Mischief in the Studio" was
we'll acted by VIM. Ransom, Glenn. Spruance,
Allen Cunningham, Harry Wilson, Cora
Tschudy and Laura Bell. Col. Geo. II.
Raymond, one of the commissioners, con
Quoted the evening exercises, and much
credit is due the teachers, r. NJ. Rosin,
Miss Lizzie Parrott and Mrs. NJ. E. Smithers,
for the efficiency manifested by the pupils.
At the close of the programme books were
awarded for good scholarship, viz by Col.
Raymond, Matte Cook, for Geography =;
Laura Bell, History; Ida Hernheimer,
first; Florence Reedy, second; Mary Hall,
third; and Harry Bell fourth, for deport.
ment and scholarship. By Mr.. Rosn, to
Kate Tschudy, for Grammar, and Prof.
Groves to John V. Weldon, for Mental
Arithmetic.
Town TALK.-The oldest inhabitant
faileth to remember a spring when the
roads have been so uniformly good... Our
young folks were kept in state of ferment
all the latter part of last Thursday. About
noon travelling acrobat named Dare
stretched rope across the street at the
centre OF the town, and at two and six
O'Clock performed some astonishing feats
up In the air,-ths principal one being
the walking from one end of the rope to
the other head downward by catching his
feet in loops. In the evening the crowd
was very large, but the Prof" was very
careful to take up a satisfactory collection
before he assembled in the air.......T The pas.
senger car that vibrates between our station
and Clayton returned last week after an
absence OF about two months at the repair
shops of the P. w. g. B. Il. r. quite SNOWY
in its new coat of yellow and vermilion,
and "takes down" that ''little yaller wagon
that runs in the same latitude, if not on
the same parallel line.......A Philadelpha
paper says 'the peach has not been affected
by tue weather, and the yield will be great. u
They charge US with "howing" every
spring over the peach crop, but the Deca
logue nowhere tells us that "howling" is
worse than lying. .....Our "town talker'5 has
been requested to call the attention of the
Trustees of Glenwood Cemetery to its great
need OF being put in a more decent condi
tlon, with the usual addenda,-a a0ord to Mc
wtse Is SgDEcient.......One of our young folks
got up a complete surprise party" the
other day. The announcement was made q
day ahead, the only surprise being in the
direction the invitations took...... Ham is
now lower than it has ever been since 1861
and it is said the present wholesale price
, OF the article, Q cts. per pound, will moi
pay the first cost of the product, to say
nothing about the curing, packing and
shipping. Everything has its offset, anc
this is the Offset to the 80 ct. price of
few years ago.....The fourth moon of tn,
. year is now in the growing state and will
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