Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

10 dS"lh auVerllSeu aC SherlH SAFE April 4th.
} DIR. E. NORRIS CLOAK, who for time has
been practising in Philadelphia, has re.
turned to his native town and taken the
office recently occupied by DR.. Borst. DR..
Z. has all the attainments necessary to as.
sure HIM success.
The Eoery Erening was the only paper
that had a telegraphc report of the Con.
ference proceedings, and to it we are in
debted for the proceedings in the main,
and to Rev. 2. II. Rawlins for the doinrs
OF the last session and copy of the ap.
pointments.
LADY MISSIONARY ADDREss.-The lecture
room OF the Nj. +. Church, this town, was
hlled last night to hear an address from
Miss Fannie Sparks of Wilmington, but
who has been for six years in charge of the
barrellly Orphanage in Hindustan. She
returned home several months ago to re-.
cruit her impaired health, but expects to
return again the coming autumn. Her
description Of the idolatrous and degraded
condition, especially of the women Of that
land, made strong impression on the
audience. She was followed in short AL.
| dress by Mrs. Stevens of Wilmington.
always earnest and impressive.
PIOUS LITTLE BIRDs.-Two English spar.
rows week before last, under the influence
OF the genial rays of sun that came flood.
| ing down on animated nature, concluded
It was time to set up house keeping, and
were not long in deciding upon the proper
! place-an upper window of one of our
large residences between the venltian shut
ter and the sash. They commenced on
Friday week ago and worked diligently on
Saturday, like any other young couple
| having large expectations in prospect To
the ladys surprise in whose house they
! nave made home for the season with no
| other compensation, but their company
! ana their cheerful notes, on Sunday not n
straw was brought to the furtherance Of
the work of nest building. This greatly
surprised the lady who had become much
| Interested in the industrious little Creatures
especially their ingenuity and perseverance,
In getting through the Stats and placing
in position as they desired, the large straws
OF foot or more in length. Last week the
work went on apace, every day adding to
the accumulation Of stock, and by Saturday
evening they had supply Of m ltpria and
the nest nearly completed. Sunday cama
again and with it an entire cessation of
nest making, nor did the careful observa.
tlons OF the lady detect anything like work
before
birds, even the domestic sparrows were
Sthhatarians, but it is a curious coincidence
that II they do take day Of rest that il
should seem to occur on Sunday.
WHOSE MONEY Is IT?-Mr. John Maclary.
OF LeipSic, in this county, died on the 9th
day OF December, 1870, says the Sentinel,
leaving widow and several children. One
son, William Thomas, was supposed to be
living in Wisconsin. Mr.. Robert B. jump,
executor OF the estate, after settling uD.
had in his hands $3,390.65, as the share of
William Thomas. Upon inquiry, the fol.
lowing facts were revealed On Nav 26. |
1870, the said VIM. Thomas left his wife.
he having no children, in Wisconsin, to 90
to Kansas, and wrote to her on the llth |
day of September, 1870, the last time she
has ever heard from him. She saws that
she has an affidavit from man that saw
him in Kansas on the 18th day of Dpcem. |
her, 1870. The money has been deposited |
IN the Farmers Bank for the past years. |
The widow, through her attorney, Hon. |
Eli Salisbury, is claiming the whole fund |
under the laws of Wisconsin. Jacob |
Maclary. the only own brother Of VIM. |
Thomas, claims one-half of the money as |
his brother died. or is supposed TO have
died, without issue. Other points in the |
case make it one of the most important that
has arisen here for Years. If it turns out |
That nothing has been heard of him sinc4
the date OF his letter, Sept. lth. can his |
wife claim apything? Mr.. John w. Cullen |
has been granted letters of administration.
and has given bond, and demanded the
money OF the Bank but they have not
Pald 1t over yet waiting to investigate the
matter.
Town TALK.-The beautiful days have
the tendency to call our ladies out. es.
p1cially Tor an evenings promenade This
lleases the young men, and as far as that
goes, the elder ones also, whose eyesight is
not growing dim.......O OF all plentiful things
displayed by the store keepers, nothing
compares to that of Garden seed. Thev
are getting ahead of the chromos.
Young lady who is not astir in time to hear
wake rooln" Is not supposed to be pas
slonately fond OF music......The Confer.
enee Is over and some who engaged in
preacher hunting will have time to reflect
whether they took the most prudent course
or not. This refers to that other "feller."
......The purple magnolia ut Belmont is in
bloom and remitting its fragrance. .Our
ladies who have such beautiful windows of
howers and plants, have the thanks of the
passers 0y.......A great mprovement-the
cutting down the high hedge on the Land.
ing road.......St. Patrick was in reasonable
behavior this year, storming and weeping
hut little, though his breath was chilli,
Garden "sass" Of several kinds is getting
plentiful in market.......John Mannerinp is
the champion tree trimmer of the town.
lie has climbed and cut off the tops of lis
trees this spring and is ready for more, but
a grape vine is his delight.......T That excur.
sion ticket business is not settled vet, ex.
cept to make every business man pay 81 .2j
more for his fare than he would have done
but for this single 90 cts. To be sure he
does not go so often, and it seems to be a
loss to all, save the steamboat which is
reapIng harvest.......The best looking man
OF Clayton or, unless this might seem too
personal, we will put it, the best dressed
man OF Clayton has changed his quarters
to smyrna 1t was too bad to thus leave
Clayton bereft.......Our schools are now
deserted by the larger boys. They are
studying niture in the expansive fields, and
some OF them may yet, like Cncinnatus of
old, be called from the plow to do wonder. I
tul deeds.......Our young sportsmen are {
hndlng pleasure in cunning for snipe. :
lie visitors Os OuP town IN fha Hoo c,,..,.. |