Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

HArMoEY BAND.-The above is the name
adoplrd by the young men who have or.
ganize brass band in this town. The
membsrs composing it are rs follows:
CAas. II. Henderson, r. f. johnson, c..
Spruahce, L. S. Start, Wm. Stevenson, j.
McMergan, II. w. Jefferson, A. Humphries,
Jr:, +. ). Carter }. V. Weldon, j. f. Carter,
w. Is. Carrow, w. I. Massey and II. Scout.
lively interest seems 10 be taken in it
by some OF our citizens and Festival is to
be gotten up for their benefit at the Town
Hall on Thursday evening of next week,
| llth INST, by some of the ladies. A lively
time may be expected.
SHARPER's FoHED.-A week or so ago Mr..
Moses Price, OF our town, was in Philadel.
phia on business and about to take the cars
on his return when he was met bv a nam
who very cordially greeted him as "Judac''
how was his health, &c. Mr.. Price told
him he was mistaken. "Whv, arn't Won
Judge Booth of Delaware?' he said. &C.
was certain you were Judge Booth" Mr..
+. told him that he was another man en-.
tlrely, that his name was Price and that he
was from Smyrna. With an appolory for
the mistake, the stranger bade him good
morning and passed on. A square or two
further on he was met by young man who
addressed him very cordially 0s Mr.. Price,
how are you? &c Mr.. p. told him he had
the advantage Of him, did not remember
to have ever seen him, &c. "Oh YES.
know you well, have seen you number
OF times when | have visited my uncle, Mr..
Raymond, President of the Bank" Ara
you son Of John Raymond u asked Mr.
Price, which question was of course an.
swsred in the affirmative by the vounn
/ R,r fbo - / I
am travelling for large tea house in San
Francisco that requires the labor of POO
Chnaman to pack our teas all the time.
intended 10 go down to Smyrna to-day to
post up bills and introduce our trade but
have just received telegram that calls me
to New York Immediately, and | wish YOU
would do me the favor to go around to the
office and take some circulars to distribute
among the people before 90 to Snlvrna.
| will give you the best pound of tea YOU
ever tasted" 81 don't think | will have
| time" said Mr.. P, "before train time" "Oh
yes you will, my office is Just around the
corner from here" and not wishing to ap.
! pear disobliging, Mr.. p. went with him and
they turned up short street from Arch he
thinks about No. 81, between 9Th and 9th.
The door was fastened and a man appeared
who opened it and Mr.. p. was invited ints
side Office where samples of tea were ex.
hihitsd. A package handed him was con.
sidered very fine Judging from tho SMELLY,
hut he would send up to Wanamak0r's
where he had some of the best that was
ever put up, and the elderly man was dilsc
ted to 90 and get it,
AT this point another man entered the
door and threw himself down in chair,
rsmarking that Philadelphia was the largest
| city in the world, and on being corrected
said, "well it was the largest he had ever
seem" WHY" remarked the YOUNG
salesman, 'yOu must be a stranger here' -
Yes, | am a stock raiser in the West and
never came here before: | thought would
try this market" Have you cold p
"Y~s." "What did you realizc?" $4,000
At this point Of the conversation it flashed
across Mr.. Prices mind that he was in the
/ hands of sharpers and a very unhealthy
| place for him. Without a word he made
a bee line for the door in haste, which
! fortunately was mot locked as lie expected
and without regard to their calls he moved
direct for his objective point, the cars
| Had the door been locked he intended te
smash an opening through the glass with q
chair. Mr.. Price thinks they were pre-
| pairing the tea with chloroform or some
thing so as to stupify him, and that he
would have left there minus his purse
watch, &c.
We have noted this incident thus cir
cumstantially so that other unsuspsctin!
persons may be on their guard when visit
ing the cities. There are more person,
'taken in" than people are aware Of the,
feel mortified when thus meeting with :
loss and keep it to themselves Thes,
sharpers know the prominent names nnc
institutions of all the surrounding towns
and if they can by any means get an ac
costed individuals name, they can in
moment concect a very plausible and de
ceptive story.