Smyrna times., 1878-06-12

ton will be entirely .Rainey Satur-
days are the merchants adherence and we
seem to be having a. succession oil them.
nevertheless, considerable amount oil
strawberry money was spent last Saturday.
Small favors always thankfully received......
The "Charge of the Light Brigade" is as
nothing when compared to charge OF the
Adams Express Company. ...Spring chick
ems will now be holding indignation meet
ings at the near approach of the camp
meeting season.. A considerable number
will have hid titeir diminished heads by the
time both colors are through with them.
1.-THE small boy is spelling for swim,
and he watches for the approach of warm
weather with an anxiety born of a spirit
that brooks no restraint....... Says dis
tinguished writer, "the best epitaph man
can leave for inscription on his tomb stone
! is that he lived to benefit his fellow man.
! Lineage and titles of nobility are but
sounding names, but the man who makes
sacrifices for his fellows and lives to benefit
others than his own, has a monument III
the hearts Of the people more enduring
than granite" ."......Mr. Roe's School on
Thursday and Mr.. Rosn's on Friday pic
nicked in the Blackbird camp-meeting
woods, and both are represented to have
had delightful times with plenty Of refresh
ments-the latter not the least important
feature of a day in the woods.......T The
schoolboy is anxiously counting the days
until vacation. Ditto the teacher.......Our
town poet is rather "dashy" this week.
......Wh hat will this year bring forth? Fourth
of July of course, but we have not so much
as heard of a Celebration in embryo.
Any one passing down Main street to-day
will have observed activity in front of the
establishment of John w. Flick. He put
a dashing advertisement in the TINES last
week and as a result has sold within the
week more than d0uJLe the goods of any
previous week, and as the hustle to-day i
in unloading five big wagon loads TO re
L plenish his stock Flick is a live man, anC
= not afraid Of little outlay to make busi
. ness......The Messrs. Tygert have a sampl,
of corn that stands s. feet without stretch
ing the blades. 1t was grown by VIM
l McAfee and fertilized by Star Bone Phos
phate at the rate of $50 lbs. to the acre..
3 John A. Cavender has given the wood
u u work Of his residence a coat OF paint tina
y has considerably frightened up its appear
{ ance......Strawherrics are departing an
y soon will be among the things that were
There are more regrets ut your short sta
i than is the case with most visitors, and
warm welcome awaits the advent Of you
81 blooming cheeks on your next annual visit
II The man who said that the Lord coul
81 have made better fruit than til
q strawberry, but hadn't, has said othe
q things quite wide Of the mark. VIII
. knows after all, that it was not stray
berry instead of an apple that the Serper
e used in tempting mother Eve. One
"a the finest and most forward fields of whe;
or near town is that Of Robert Denney, whic
y will be ready for the reaper on Saturda
az ......This morning the harp and viols Of
IS band of Italians are making sweet mus
ne in harmony with the quiet summer liz
y aspect, and in beautiful contrast to IL
eS cold, lowering weather of the preyio,
days......Wm. V. Grieves, we learn, h
&c. leased the IIygenia House collins Beach