Smyrna times., 1882-02-22
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
TRIM your grape vines.
Town election next Monday week.
PROF. GROVES will hold an examina-
tion for teachers next Saturday.
TO-DAY the Nation celebrates the birth
day of the Father of his Country"
THE Benevolent Society will meet at
Mrs. Joseph Williams on Thursday even
ing.
The schools and banks are closed to-
day in commemoratiOn of Washington's
Birth Day.
THE most rejoiced folks to-day that
George Washington was ever born are the
school children.
THE members of the M. +. Sunday
School are requested to meet at the church
this evening at 6 o'clock, sharp.
WIN. J. CORRIE of Blackbird is selling
off his stock of merchandise there with
the intention Of coming to this town.
IT may be relief to those persons dis
turbed by the case of smallpox i'll the
house near Rothwell's Landing to know
that the patients are now we'll Of the dis
ease.
The Peninsuidr Trade Record is the title
Of a small weekly paper or circular pub
lished by DR.. j. +. Speck of Wilmington,
giving the markets and other trade in
formation.
LENT begins to-day. 1t is time when
some church people cease from dancing
and others from eating meat and some
from neither. They all wish it were one
instead of six weeks in duration.
REV. J. A. BRINDLE intends holding a
two days meeting at Bethel Church, on
the Circuit, next Sunday and Monday
Rev. ]. V. Smith will preach Sunday
morning and the pastor in the evening
and on Monday
REV. VIM. B. GORDON will hold special
services during the week through Lent,
commencing this morning. These meet
ings are solemn and reverential, and can
not be otherwise than helpful to those
! who attend them.
THE warm weather of Monday and
/ NCSlCIOtIlN CdllGO OuG d lSM tlelN OIllu
| frogs to greet an early advent of spring.
cold weather will probably force little
longer retirement to the mud.
IN accordance with his usual custom
w. Geo. Hill has again brought from the
West large lot of clover seed. Farmers
will at once see the advantage to be at
tanned from getting pure article from
the West, rather than use seed grown in
this locality.
THIS is the season when the farmers
contract for their monthly labor Wages
have stiffened little. The average con,
tract prices are $12 to $1S per month in
Guiding board, though some extra or head
hands get as high as $l5 and some inferior
ones as low as $40.
A LARGE company made raid upor
the home of Mr.. David BOggs, jr., neal
Moorton, last Wednesday evening by way
of surprise. The party were bent on fun
and had it, all joining in heartily. Par
of the furniture was moved out in th
front yard. Mr.. B. and lady had no sa,
, in the matter and gracefully summitted.
THE homes Of our resident preachers a
Conference are as follows Rev. Il.
, Martindale, with James Culbertson; Rev
, J. d. Rigg, at MaXwell's Hotel, guest G
,, L. V. Aspril; Rev. J. A. Brindle with Il
,, H. Eliason; DR. w. T. Collins, DistriC
, Steward, with r. III. Eliason. Bisho
Hurst makes his home with Rev. Nj
Lewis, rector of the Episcopal Church.
t PRIMROsE's CROSSING" is the name
a new crossing ON Commerce street i
front of the shoe store of Jos. II. Prim
I rose, a great convenience in bad weathc
I as q short cut, and will save many a ste
n to those who have heretofore had [
e tramp all the way around by the cOrne
: Mr.. Primrose deserves the thanks of tn
r large number thus cOnvenenced for eng
! neering this thing through so successful, !,
T. POSTMASTER BAGGs will move tn
week the furniture of the Post-office frol
: the building which it has occupied az
j. joining the Fruit Growers Bank for I'll
: past 81 years, to the apartment of IL
c Johnson Building occupied by A. LIZ
70 Cummins as phosphate effice, adiOinil
l. door to the TIMES Office entrance I'll
z new Office will be more attractive and col
n venient in every way, and both the P.
A and our citizens are congratulated on IL
g change.
Is THIs has been very poor week as f
n as the weather has been concerned f
l. vendues, Notwithstanding a sale is boOkC
5 for every day. Property has, howeve
s. been selling well, on the long credit ge
% orally of ten months or until the ne
n seasons crops can be made Hors
K have been selling from $50 to $50, Il
+ latter fcr fair travellers colts from $50
Is $125, mules per pair from 1915 to $32
Ia cattle from $50 to $50, sheep So and shOa
At about 8 cts. per pound.
= THE price of admission to the ente
as tainment to be given for the benefit of t
20 Smyrna Library in the Town Hall
&c Thursday evening, Feb. 23rd, is only
y cents, children Is cents. If circumstanc
~ are such that you can not attend, "
" should still buy ticket and in that w
~ " lend helping hand TO the institut
e. which is furnishing wholesome and
is structive reading for the public The
~ lH will be no reserved seats, but ushers W
W. be present, and thus all may be comfort
bly, seated.
Err CLOVER SEED.-In regard to clover Sc
rs the State Grange committee think the
W. will be no advance in price as the forei
n demand has been so far, almost all ST
re piled from the Canadas, it is shipped
MS bond through the United States to Euro
so Our holders have been keeping back
re- the good, in expectation of foreign
es- mand which has not come as was
to pected. The holders are getting unes
RS and no doubt will soon be ready to let
,c- when good seed will be obtained at f
di- price.
on
m PROF. Ford, who will read at the