Smyrna times., 1882-11-01

effect on the first day of October, 1882
The New York city authorities claim
that this ordinance will be strictly en-
forced, and shippers "must keep all
food from poultry at least - hours
before killing, and it would be better
not to feed for 24 hours previously.
MARROW EsCAPE.-On Saturday
afternoon DIR. James Temple ofKenton
who was coming to this town i'll n
carriage with his wife narrowly escap-
ed IL very serious accident at Jim
Town" crossing just below Clayton.
A small tenant house and the peach
trees in the field of A. L. Hudson com
pletely obstructs the view down the
road; and noticing a shifting train
Just above, and hearing no whistle of
an approaching train from the opposite
direction he felt safe in passing over,
and but for a woman on the road
throwing up her hands as signal of
! warning. he would have been struck
! by a rapidly moving freight train with
| the awful consequences that would
/ have followed. He wheeled his horse
suddenly around, the cars passing
! within a foot of his carriage The
Doctor holds the railroad culpabie for
a possible catastrophe, the moving
train he is confident giving no signal
of their approach. This " Jim Town
crossing is a place dreaded by people
! approaching the town over this road.
The track is not only on an elevation,
thus checking the speed of vehicles
where they should move with greater
freedom, but the dwelling above allud-
ed to and the peach trees in that
corner of the field almost entirely cut
Off the view down the road. The
safety of the people would be greatly
enhanced if both We're removed.
MINOR MENTICN.-TnX receipts are
ripe.-Has'n this been gloriously
mild fall. .-Whcn Is Smyrna's Bi
Centennial? Where is our historian :
Some Of our people who went tC
the "Bi' last week III Philadelphia
rosted considerably higher than they
do at home.---It will soon he law
full to kill rabbits, provided you caI
hit them.--Nc cnnor says there viii
be good sleighing before the end o
NOvember.--Our guuners are nov
preparing for the fall campaign agains
the partridges. So many pcopl,
went to the Bi-Ccntcnnial from SOM
places, that political meetings wer
postponed. The speakers were save'
few lies less, and the people cam
!, home wiser and better. .-SOme mel
are rated high until they die, then tn
, rate lowers considerably: but mos
men are rated higher after death tha
|, while living. are bein
polished for Winter use. "A ma
, who snores is said to sleep out lou(
, Plant potting for Winter flower
is now in Orlcr.--The Fall ha
|, been so warm that the hy-spcck seaso
will not be over until after the 9TH {
, November. --Thc earliest marllete
: corn will bring the highest pric,
: probably.-The mosquitoes Al
:. claiming relationship longer this Ia
:. than usual. .-The luxury OF puml
kin pies is now in order. I'll
man who has the weaker side of Il
It argument always makes the mo
V noise. If you want to hear Il pi
t. squeal, get him penned into a corne
e THE coal dealer and the clothir
h merchant now look anXiOusly for col
:, weather, while he who expects to We;
IS his straw hat and old coat until aft
IS the election, is well satisfied with
e prolonged Summer.--Thcre ha'
e been lots Of stump speakers this car
n paign but these, in influencing votes 9
IF counted as nothing to old none
e bags"