Smyrna times., 1882-02-08

ALMOST A FIRE esterday evening
about O'Clock as the watchman in the
machine shops OF Geo. W. & S. TAYLOR
was proceeding on one Of his rounds he
discovered that the floor Overthe boilers had
burst into light blaze. Three men who
were passing observed the fire at the
same time from the street The shop bell
was first rung and then with buckets of
water and armluls of snow snatched up
from bank i'll the street, the flames were
speedily eXtlnguished. If late at night it
might have been more serious.
BURIED IN SNOW.-On Sunday last as
Thomas, son OfThOmas Humphreys, a little
boy of four winters, was passing along
the street i'll front of Geo. w. & S. Tay-
loys Machine Shops, Il heavy snow slide
came down from the roof MASKING him
to the ground and burying him completely
from sight. 1t was fortunate that u bov
up the street saw the accident and notified
Mr. Iay!or, who with another man speed
lily dug him out with shOvcls. They say
that the little fellow must have perished
had he not been seen, as he could not
have eXtricated himself.
BOYS will have their fun snow -ballinn
but on Monday morning their monopoly
OF TINS KIND OF sport WAS disputed by two
men nifty and sixty years of age who
showed them they could heavc as accurate
ball at sleighing party as the bows
could. We do not know that the pres
ence Of two Cinnamon in our midst had
anything to do with this reversal of things
but it seemed very much like the WAYS of
the Cclestials. Over there for instance in
the matter of kite-nying, the old men
take the strings and fly the kites while the
boys lay on the hillside and lock ut them
IHE MiddletOWn Lyceum we stated last
week on newspaper authority numbered
80 members. The IranscriW tells us to
add another fifty to the number This is
III striking contrast to the state of affairs
III another town we know where every
thing is running wild oil tripping the
light fantastic, and no thought is taken
for the nonce for that which enlargcs the
mental faculties When two individuals
start out for an education and one cult
Yates the head and the other the heels. it
does not take much of a philosopher to
tell which will stand at the head of the
class.
SLEIGHING.-Them merry jingle of the
bells is delightful break in the monotony
OF the winter. Our streets have been cX-
ccedigly gay since Saturday, and youth
and beauty as well as those otherwise.
IN handsome tunoutS and others as
uncSthctlcal rs it would be possible to
put together, have been croudino the
hours in the merry pastime. In conse-
quence Of the depth in some places and
baroness in others the slciching has not
been 50 good as last winter but to the
ladies and children who only have an op-
portunity as offered, it has been all the
same.
\ SHORT time since two Of our younr
men applied to Herman Roe to give them
night lessons in commercial bookkeeping.
They got along 50 nicely as to be pleased
themselves and attract the attention of
their associates, and on Monday night the
class was increased to eight or ten. This
! certainly looks like the beginning of rood
steps in the right direction. Bows who
thus evince disposition to prepare them
selves for life's duties are likely to have
that quality Of mind or energy that leads
to success. Thus encouraged. 8Ir. Roe
may develop this into something more
important.
ONE of the gamiest men in our com
lnunity, full Of fun and trollic with Joke
on the tip of every finger is gentleman
on the sunny side Of three score and ten.
1t was very natural that the first valen-
tine of the season should come to him.
which did on the lst inst-thc picture of
once proud game cock. but now with
head hanging down and wing droopcd.
a. If used up. 1t was hardly fair to thus
commence on him two weeks i'm advance
I I I int I.,J 10 l.,
needs no defence at our hands. for every
body knows that it will take more than a
carrlcature of a used up rooster to make
his feathers fall
THE Rocky MouaiaiA N,lrx, published
ut Denver Colorado gives an account of
the formal opening of John A. Clough's
stock yard, pronounced to be the most
| complete of any west Of the MISSOURI
river. Andrew p. Smithcrs. who left here
two months ago, drew the plans of the
yard and superintends them. The ex-
pressions of pleasure and Joy Of the herd
ers on entering their new and spacious
quarters were manifested in the usual
western way of pitching their hats in the
air. These western establishments have
a largeness of operation sometimes aston
| lshlng to us of tho East. Their fields
seems unlimited.
FIRE Al BLACKBlRD.-On Wednesday
night of last week about midnight a fire
was discovered in the store-house belong
ing to Samuel X. Warren, occupied by
james Thornton. Mr.. Thornton. who was
sleeping in the building, was awakened bv
his dog which was in the store-room. The
fire had gained such headWay that tho
gentleman came very near being burned
alive. Everything in tho building was
consumed. 1t is supposed the building
was set on fire. Three houses caught fire
from the burning building, but the imme-
date application of water soon extinguish-
ed the flames The building was insured
for $1,000 in tho Odessa Company, and the
goods for $l2O0in Philadelphia Company.
SOME of our people who have come
home by the new depot in Philadelphia
express regret at the change. The gate
very narrow one, opens and closes bv
an electrical arrangement, allowing only
five minutes for all the passengers to pass
through and get seated in the cars. No
one who has not a ticket to b. punch
ed can pass the gates. As 200 trains come
and go from the depot through the dav,
everything has 10 be done with celebrity
and in Il manner to confuse people not ac-
customed to travel. Another inconven-
ience noted is that tho passenger ears run
only within n square of the depot When,
however, the people get accustomed to
the change, they may like the new as well
rs the old.
A MARROW EsCApt, -Vnctar1,,, ,,,o,.,,