Smyrna times., 1883-02-07
Smyrna and Vicinity.

THE young folks are already scatter
ing valentines as love missives.
The Band of Hope will meet at the
usual place Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The rector of St. Peters Church will
hold daily services during the Lenten
season.
A WEDDING on stormy day is the
measure of the capacity of town for
ladies gossamers.
THE public sales advertised in the
TIMES, we are told, have been much
the best attended.
THE new five cent coin made its ap-
pearance less than a week ago and is
plentiful already.
CHARLES c. BOYER, near Moorton,
on account of the rain, has postponed
his sale to Saturday next, 10th inst.
The Americus Club will give their
fifth social hop at the Town Hall, on
Wednesday evening, February 14th.
Abel Taylor had his hand badly
mangled on Friday last while working
at buzz saw in the machine shops of
Geo. w. & S. Taylor.
ANOTHER class of thirteen persons
joined the M. E. church Sunday on
probation, like the former ones nearly
all in their teens.
THERE is talk of getting up a large
stock cannery here and procuring an
act of Incorporation at the present
session of the Legislature.
THE steamer Maid of Kent plying
between Leipsic and Philadelphia has
resumed her trips, leaving LeipsiC
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
WE are indebted to Senator w. T
Cavender for bills in relation to Con
tested Elections and providing for the
Regulation of Weights and Measures
REV. w. B. GORDON will preach
sermon in st. Peters Church next Sun
day morning ON Odd Fellowship
Morning Star Lodge will be present il
body.
A. E. PHILLEo's sketch of the Tw,
Orphans" caricature of the "Tw
Orphans of the East Lynne compan,
On the bill fence at the Smyrna Hous
: is as laugable as it is artistic.
THE vendue season is now in ful
force and effect. The printer and tn
auctiOneer have been busy, and th
farmers can have sale to go to ever
day, nearly from this to moving timt
: DAVID STEVENSON, marble cutie
| severely twisted his ancle last Frida
at Harrington by catching it in th
step while getting out of the car.
caused him considerable suffering, bU
e ne is getting about again.
OUR capitalists will not fail to ol
serve the sale of the Spruance propert
), near town this day week, fully d
h scribed in our advertising column
o No more desirable home has been
the market for long time.
n WE have received communicate
# from Townsend signed Justice "
defense of Union church and the ind
IL vidual he says who was alluded I
G under the designation bad pennies
a. which will appear in our next issue.
~ WIN. FAIRIES & Co. are erecting
m addition, to the rear of their store of
lie feet. This is for a work-room, the pu
,f pose being to extend the store roo
- back twenty-four feet, the enlare
- ment being necessary to aceomoda
n their growing trade.
- THE great Baltimore hense of w
;" E. Hooper & Sons, dealers in nettin
er for seines and ponds, it will be seen
he advertisement has been changed
ar VIM. j. Hooper & Son. This hor
j has furnished the most of the seine a
- net supplies of our fishermen for
nc number of years. a
= THE New York East Lynne Compa
a. were well patronized in the ST
"a Orphans on Friday night at the To
he Hall, but had little over half hol
or to witness" Hazel Kirke y on Saturd
hu night, though the performances in b,
" were pronounced better than usr
ay This was the second visit in little o
ew a month.
Our Saturdays throughout Janu
& were not such as the merch ants
di- business men generally desire, be
4. mostly snowy or rainy, but Satur,
'no last was a day that called even til
'at- who were alternating out of their no
tu. The people from the country were
,rm town in force, and the streets
stores presented animated crov
us' some bartering, while others wer,
ar; pleasant conversation about BUSH
red plans and prospects for the season.