Smyrna times., 1880-12-29

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mence at l04 o'clock. Quarterly commun.
ion service Sunday morning
Mr.. JAS. F. GRIFFIN in returning from a
visits to his relatives here takes with him
to Chicago his nephew Master Joseph Pratt
This makes the third of Mrs. Pratt's boys
that has left home early in life to seek his
fortune in distant parts-viz: Frank in the
Navy, Samuel at Pittshurg and now Joe,
her youngest, goes to the far West.
REvs. MEssRs. O'NEIL and VanBurkalow
in entering the town this morning in a.
sleigh were near meeting with serious &C.
cident. They came in close quarters with
a wood wagon and in pulling out of its way
were upset by a snowbank, descending in
the fall under the wagon. Fortunately it
was stopped in time to save the wheels
from passing over them.
ONE of our citizens who observes through
a stronger medium than his own optical
lenses has figured it out that $4,000 was
expended for presents by the people in
side the town alone. That out of a
population of $4,000 there were 1000 who
gave Christmas presents from 81. TO $780,
An average of this gives SIS. to each or an
aggregate of $4,000. The estimate was
made to cover all probabilities, our msthe.
NAUTICAL friend concluding that in few in
stances did the presents amount to as low
sum as 81.
TEE "White Rose Minstrels" met their
fullest expectations on Thursday evening
in the way of an audience and the latter in
turn seemed to fully appreciate the enter
tainment. The jokes of the endmen were
usalIy good and some decided locals hits
/ we're made. The three farces, Night in a
strange Hotel" Goal Heavens Revenge'
aud "Slippery Day. were decidedly amusing
and in the last Humphreys was inimitable.
On Christmas night the entertainment was
repeated with changed programme, and
| a very appreciative audience werein attend
ance. The receipts for both nights were
$l351O
IT is rare ever to find such splendid
sleighing as Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of last week and it amounted to q
perfect carnival in our streets. Maine
street especially was race course, and the
reckless driving of some came near furn
ishing the local reporter with several serious
accidents. All the fast horses were GU
and the young men of the town claim som'
of good speed, but some how the countr!
mays would frequently come out ahead
f The horses probably enjoyed the excite
| ment and sport as we'll as the young people
. but if Burgh had been present he nigh
q not have thought so, all the time. Yester
i. day and to day the sieighing has been a
g enjoyed.
> The house spoken of as the Academy
in the "reminiscences OH our first page is til
building now occupied by Rev. T. f. Martin
dale and H. Mustard. The enc called tn
Barracks" is the present residence of jai
Il P, Hoffecker, so called from its being til
a rendezvous Of the soldiers in the war {
n 1912 and especially SO when the BIRTHS
It war ship PoitierS, Ga guns, anchored o
o Bombay Hook, the threat and expec!atio
: being that the "red. coats would ascen
q the creek and attempt to capture or bur
If the town. When Mr.. II. took possessio
10 of the house fifty years afterward, sewers
IL knapsacks and canteens were found in
Al cuddy in the garrett.
10 We learn from the same communicate
n that the town had " D-laware'' an
'. Friendship" engine fifty years ago an
10 how much longer is not stated. Wondt
q, If the present ones are the same machine:
a. This would be a proper subject of invest
a CATION by the Town Commissioners.
1T SNow.-A denizen of a city after decla
III ing that SHOWS meant dirt, delay, DISCUS
lie and every snow fake that came down a
OF impeachment to travel, and saying that q
OF the city snow would only lie down in
cleanly and orderly manner and kee
itself clean and behave itself decently,
the country snow does, there would |
little cause Of complaint" pays the folio,
e. ing compliment to the country which son
Ii. at least of those living in the towns thin
rose colored:
= 1.-THE modern snew-storm in the counti
!" is q blessing and beauty. 1t roOps d
nature in garment Of purity and natu
knows enough to keep it clean for a Will
1t preserves the earth in proper conditic
e. for renewed activity when spring return
Sc 1t furnishes lumbermen in the forest 8
a easy way Of transporting logs TO Il
streams, on which, when the ice embari
is lifted, they may float to market.
IN provides farmers sons and other vigoro
,v lads with an abundance Of material fro
which to make snowballs. And it is
''' bonanza to the young men and maide
who love to 60 sleighing. For men to
r sleighing alone or for women to sleigh
LIE themselves is dismal business. But
To- youth Of both sexes fill the sleigh, and II
to merry jingle of the bells is indicative Of Il
merriness of heart which makes the occ
pants Of the vehicle so happy that tn
on care not whether the thing keeps to
ial runners or spills them out among 4
- drifts"
'ut VIsIToRs.-Ths following are the hold
visitors: Mrs. Cliff and Miss Ida Armstror
or. Sassafras; Owen Grow, Harry VanGaske
Miss Laura Doughtsn, Jas. Roberts, Frar
.w Benson, Harry Evans, Mrs. Susan A. Fo
a. Ter, VIM. II. Richardson, Wimingto
D.l Mrs. DR.. Todd, John A. Hoffecker, CHI
Waters, D. c. Denney, Geo. w. DEM,
Lewis Clawson, John Clawson, Edwa
ga Evans, Mrs. Emma Myers aud Miss Liz
or Myers, Philadelphia; Mrs. John C. Musta