Smyrna times., 1883-12-26
b. B. ALLEN receives to-day 81 head
of fine young mules.

B. B. ALLEN receives to-day 81 hea(
of fine young mules.
HELEN POTTER is announced I,
read IN this town New Years night.
WIN. G. FAIRBANKS shoed at hi,
establishment Is horses on Saturday.
THE steamer Tysers has carried N
unusual number of passengers the past
week.
JAS. W. SPRUANCE lost horse last
week 20 years old. 1t was in active
use up till its death.
JOHN. NJ. JESTER. near the demo,
Will make sale of his persona! proDer-
ty on Saturday next.
THE Clayton Sunday School will
+ have tree and distribution of presents
ON New Years night.
Two new chandeliers of pretty de-
sign were placed in the Young mems
reading room on Monday.
WN. H. WRIGHT has furnished ,ba
orick-51 ,O00-fOr the building of the
round house ana turn-table.
THE branch train had TO make two
trips on Saturday evening to bring the
passengers in from Clayton.
WANTED-Copies of SMYRNA TINES
oi the following dates for which ten
cents for each copy will be given
March 2lst. May 10th May S0th. 1855,
ONE Of the pleasant events of Christ
mas morning was the singing OF some
beautiful carols between l. and
clock At several private residences nv
quartette Of gentlemen.
The Banks were closed Yesterday
and will be again next Tuesday. borf
legal holidays. Those having paper Ia
negotiate az the Fruit Growers Bank
VIII nave to attend to it on Monday.
STEPHEN F. JACKSON. a bow Of Is
years, got his arm broken Yesterday Al
smyrna Landing by falling on the ice
on his all-foreS." and another bov
jumping on him. DR.. Clifton reduced
the fracture.
NHRISTNAS presents were never 50
abundant. possibly we might saw in
some cases superintendent. as this year
10 say they were received nv the
wheel barrow load at some domiciles
would not be q figure of speech bur 2
ALL the bad weather of December
seems TO have been concentrated in tho
christmas week. ending with last NIGHT
ms morning the skies are bright The
trees gllstening with icy pearls and the
street resonant with the Jingle of
sleigh bells. jingle %
OWING to the inclemencv of the
weather the Sabbath School entertain
ment at Walkers school house wos
postponed until Monday night, Dacem-
per 3lst. 1t is hoped that ali The +
scholars both of the Sabbatb ScboaI
and day school will be present.
CHRISTMAS presents took a wide /
range yesterday. In music they wanf |
all the way from the penny whistle - |
,ae piano one OF our bright eyed little I
music scholars receiving one Of the lat /
"a u LtACAlS lot christmas preS-
e1nt' Another expects to get one for a
New Years present.
JAMES STARTLING bought turkey
asst week weighing %! pounds. This
oird takes the hat in weight of any re-
ported, by over a pound. It was nnr.
'haSed OF him by W. W. Whitlock Of
ne Bingham House. The competition
'un so high between the poultry deal.
rs last week, at Clayton. that as HIGH
s IS cents per pound was paid for
turkeys to ship. 1 -0'
IHE prizes awarded at the high
chool on Friday for meritori6ns
cnolarship were as follows; for
:ssays, May Martindale. frs, prize
5ryant 5 Poetical works; second prize
:. r Gordon, gold pen and holder
or reading, Ethel Ii. Cooper. gold
aedai; second. Minnie E. Reed silver
medal. The other contestants were
larry K. Bell. Beuah Jefferson. Snsie
,,ll6reth, Elva Wilson and Susie
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