Smyrna times., 1882-02-08

THE SNOw.-The snow storm of Satur-
day was one of the fiercest and most
widely extended that usually visits our
section of the country. 1t would be diff
cult to imagine more disa9recable day.
Of course no one went out but from ne
cessity. Country trade was almost en-
tirely cut off and the merchantile traffic
about dead letter. In the evening a
large number of persons had their pave
ments cleared off but the whiriing. eddy
ing drifts filled them up again leaving
ABOUT as much for the next morning as if
they hadn't been touched. Sunday morn
ing was beautiful with the floods of golden
sunlight pouring down on the whit.
shroud that envelOped the earth. But
few, however, were tempted to the streets.
and consequently the morning services at
tho churches were very slimly attended
The streets were very much banked by
what might be called big snow-some
ten or twelve inches on level. The
storm ragged throughout the Middle and
Eastern States, the fall in many places
recorded as deep as two and three feet.
NENDUEs.-Tho following persons will
sell their personal property at public sale ::
". y. Cummins, i'll RaymOnd's Neck
on Ihursday, February 9th.
IL. y. Cochran, near Middlet0wn. on
Monday, February 18th.
Robert RaWley, near Raymond's Church.
on Monday, February 18th.
I. Is. DcakNnc, near DclkVnYillc. ON
Tuesday, February lIth.
Mrs. Mary r. Honccker, in "Whitc
Hall, Neck, on Tuesday. February l4th.
Il. +. TruaX, near the Black bird Camp
meeting woods, on Wednesday, Feb 10Th.
Harry Cooper, near Seversom's Church.
Thursday, February 10th.
benJ. ID. AttiX, near kcnton on Monday,
February 10Th.
\. B. Deakyne, near Prices Corner. on
tuesday, February DIST.
John II. Bailey and Henry Senv. at
Spruance City, Tuesday, February DIST.
Jacob johnson and Henry George, on
the new road leading from Bombay Hook
TO tlemlngs Landing, ON Wednesday,
February 22d.
Patrick IIanifee near Duck Creek. on
Friday, February 24th.
Ananias Ennis, near TaylorS ,..,r.
Wednesday, March StA
The EVIL ToNGUE.-Rev. Mr.. Rioo
varied his usual subject on SUNDAY lirht
| tongue, Il prevalent and detrimental
habit, manifested mostly in social gossip.
that forms the staple of converse ton in a
large part of every Coummunitv. The
habit In 50 many families of the parents
or nclghbors dIacUurslHa OH the short
cOming5 and imperfections of this or that
church members, and spreading before
their children the scandals that wicked
tongues have generated, does more than
anything else to prejudice them against
the church ami prevent them from enter
ing the christian life within its fold. Here
may be the secret why SO many Chi dren
are travelling different road from their
parents. With such Il variety of constitu-
uonal make up and pcculiarities. it is i'm
possible for all to use the same rule in the
measurement proprietics, and the parent
who thus judges may be teaching his child
very wrong and prejudical Judgment
that hurts the influence Of the one while
it makes callOus the other. There aIwavs
have been and always will be persons who
enter the church for sinister and wicked
purposes, but the family circle is not the
proper tribunal TO try them.
STUCK IN A DRIFT.-Thc Duamy en-
gine found Saturday tough day and the
snow storm that came in whirling. DRIVING
singing blasts the day through increas-
ing as the hours approached Sunday, was
the worst perhaps that has been encOun-
tered on our Branch road With a GOOD
head of steam the engineer managed ia
drive through the increasing banks until
1t came to meeting the last and most i'm
/ portant one, except that bringing the
noon mail. Starting out to CLAYTON at
/ quarter to eight clock, in the ascent at
| the outer limits of the town Just bevond
! flat iron point the passenger car stuck.
and the wheels refused to take any hold
on the slippery track The water supply
sufficient for an ordinary occasion was
deemed insufficient. and the engine mt
OIL alone to Clayton for a full supply.
W hen it returned the wind that was blow
Inga gale filled up the track almost as fast
asst could be removed by the shovelers, and
thus the unequal contest was kept up
until midnight between tho train and tho
snow driven by the bleak wind. The
engine was the first to stop and the storm
ceased its fury an hour or two later. In
the meantime the passengers bound for
this town, fortunately all males. number
ing some eight or ten, mounted "shanks
mare" and plunged through the drifts and
bending to the binding driving snow.
made the town, a mile and a-half, bv bed
time. Sunday morning between eight and
nine O'Clock the putting and pushing of
the engine began again but it was not
until we'll on to noon that the mail, which
had been left at Clayton, was obtained
and distributed at our POst-oiIice.