Smyrna times., 1881-11-02


THE PROMENADE CONCERT given at the
Town Hall on Friday evening last by the
colored people of Centennial Church was
the best as an entertainment that thew
have ever given to the public. The most
OF the music was anthems requiring skill
and accuracy, which were rendered with
good effect, the audience showing its ap-
pfeclatlOn by several hearty encores. The
promenade closed the performances and
was not the least attractive feature of the
evening. In the centre of the floor a
large horseshoe was drawn in chalk. with
artistic merit. The promenaders to the
number of about forty persons under the
marshalship of Rev. Waters were for a
half hour carried through Il series of eyo-
lutlons of as many changes and with the
precision and accuracy Of a military drill.
by invitation the same concert will be
given at Dover ON Thursday the 10th inst.
MINOR MENTION.-When will it stop
raining? was the talk on the third day
OF the shoWery Weather-said with as
much petulancy rs if it had been raining
for three weeks.-What if il does rain
IN these days of gOssamer gowns; no body
gets wet, and in the cities MANY Indies
prefer rainy days to go shopping. The
lady who stays home from church now for
q light rain virtually declares that she
does not belong to the GOssamer brigade,
and 1t will never do you know to be out
OF fashion. The dry weather seriously
lnterterred with the Blackbird Hundred
creamery for this season, but there are
several screameries i'll full operation in
this town." What are we to do for
vegetables the coming winter?" is the all
important question with housekceDers.
A 70 70, ~
tonight, Percy? "No sah, | works for
my money, | does, and you don't ketch
me toolin' it away for none sch." But
just watch Percy how easily he can take a
smile. Flour is high. so is butter.
and coal; and yet is there not Just as
much money spent for tobacco, &c, as
there was when staples were cheap p
The prices are little down, but the farm
ers had better hurry their chickens to
market: Old Mary is out of jail, chicken
hungry, and in this condition can make
the feathers 1y.-This is poor Fall for
Autumn leaves. But few trees have
shown the usual bright tints and they
have gone down before the storm, and
projected expeditions to the woods have
been disbanded.--Iti is good thing that
all crops do not fail at the same time
The stove men have had Il splendid harvest
and been as busy as bees the whole Fall
gathering in rich winter rstOres. .-Sausape
this year has advanced to the place of a
luxury and as such is good olfactorv
compound for frosty mornings The
temperature on Sunday was 50 mild and
Springlike that the blackbirds and robbins
ran the gamut in some modifiedvernalnotcs
The moist condition of the weather
looks as if the dusty period had come to
sudden termination 1t is difficult to
decide which is the more unwelcome as Il
companion, the man who always agrees
with you or the man who always disagrces
with yOu.--Real cold weather is not so
desirable, but anything to stop the imprc-
cations on the flies would be agreeable
something to lay them Out.-The young
man who has any doubts as to whether he
is an ytoit or not before he starts out to see
his dulcined can have all doubts removed
by visiting Phillips Gentleman's Furnish
ing EmpOrium.--If you want to know
what firms are trying to bring themselves
and this town to the front in business,
look at the advertising columns of the
local paper.-The question has not vet
been determined where certain young
people are at during church hours on sun
day mornings, and the desired information
may require the services of detective
committee.