Smyrna times., 1885-09-16

VO.AHS NJ fOodELL is having q sub
stantial residence built on his farm
down the Neck" occupied by Thos
kIrby. The main building will bav,
front of 40 feet, IS feet deep, to whieI
bodybuilding forming an l. will b,
constructed % by IS feet. Willard +
weldon and ThOs. Humphreys are do
ing the carpenter work.
ELMER z. TAYLOR and E. w. Daw
son, have been for some time inventinp
ana constructing a machine for cutting
OH corn, which had a very successful
trial yesterday, they think. 1t cut
1our rows of 168 hills, one of them
without missing a stalk. After some
adJ ustments, it will be given another
trial on Saturday when they expect
stlll more satisfactory results.
The place of E. w. Dawson. as prin.
ipal of the public school at Kenton has
been filled by the selection of John n
stevens, OF SeafOrd, some years ago a
resident of Odessa. The new school
mouse, which has been before the com
mlsslOners all the season, has not vet.
lOr some reason, been commenced. but
they are contemplating doing it now
very soon. They purpose construct
ing it of brick.
REV. J. B. QUIGG will preach on
sunday morning next a sermon on
the subject of Temperance. as will a
large number of the ministers of the
united States in connection with and
preparatory to the Centennial Com
memoratiOn of Prohibition, which will
be held in Philadelphia next week.
The time and place is thus fixed be-
cause the celebrated DR.. Rush, of that
city, published there the first article
tavoring prohibition 100 years ago.
WE last week noted the size of two
peaches, one weighing 10 and the other
II ounces. On Monday we were pre-
sented with specimen of the Cr,lw-
ford Late variety grown by Geo. w
Mattltord, on ID. j. Cummins' walker
Farm" which went up the scale. or
rather pulled it down at IA ounces
IL measured twelve inches around If
one way and eleven inches the Other
Now let some one take this down
Move quick, for the season is getting
short. e'''i's
WE are indebted to DR.. S. B. r
Chambers, of Marengo, Indiana. for
several copies of Western papers. Dr.
Chambers will be better known to our
cltlzens as Sam" Chambers. who was
an apprentice with Alvan Allen some
twenty-five years ago. Some time
after leaving here he made up his mind
Ihat there was an easier way for him TO
make living than by handling brick
ana mortar, and he is now practic-
ing physician and surgeon, with a drug
store as base of supplies.
JOHN WINTER, our baker and con-
tecuoner, has concluded an arrange
ment with Mrs. Sophia Deosch. of
/, lL,nllauelphla, for his entire property i'm
TINS toWn, which, if nothing prevents |
VIII go INTO effect in a few weeks
Inc Inc price Is stated at about $4,000
Inc purpose of Mr.. and Mrs. Winter |
Is 10 visit their native cOuntry-Ger- |
Imany-fOr the benefit of his wife;s |
health. Mr.. Winter has conducted |
the business here for the past four
years popularity and very successfully
The John F. Slater Lodge Of Odd
tellows, of this town, turned ont on
thursday fOrty-six members in line
accompanied by the grand officers of
The State. They were headed bv the
independent COrnet Band. of this
Town, and attracted considerable atten-
.ioh as they paraded through the prin-
;iPaI streets, dressed in black clothes.
EYhlte gloves, badges and regalia. In
ne evening they dedicated the hall
ma held walk around " and festi.
'al. This lodge is now paying benefits
me member alone having been Maid
'27 as sick dues. '
BUT few of our business places have
made greater Improvement in their
ooms than has been in the old Cosden
noe store, which has been fitted uD
or, and is now being occupied bv VIM,
Baggs. Much in the appearance of
room depends upon the proper selec-
ION OF the color of the paper and paint
MS mas been done in this case with |
rustic effect. These together with
rlghter lights for night use, give Mr.
,aggs a very cheerful store for his dis {
lay OF boots and shoes for which ne i
as been cOmplimented by manv cal i
9rs and customers. +
The principal of the public school '
alled at the office of the Breaklvnte,. l
'gft last week, blew the editor I'M e
hu stopped his paper because the lat 6
# contained the week before the fol-
wing paragraph: ?
The exercises of the Lewes Unior
chool will begin next Monday and iti. a
. be hoped that the teachers will mako or Ii
Tort to teach just little more than thew b
ave in the past" ''''' "
IL hadn't occurred to us, but we p
On t think we should have had This {,
ipeHence if we had made the samp b
lggestlon about writing and spelling t.
our high school. \
IHE editor of the Record saws "the N
ltOr of the TIMES is no newsnanar +,
an IN any sense of the word y and +,
Jes as reason that we cannot point
a nall dozen newspaper enterprises
at we have been the author Of" We
low full well the Records editors idea
newspaper enterprise and confess W
at we were not born with a oenius of Sc
at kind. Now, if we were to 90 and al
gage John B. Cough or some other &C
Puiar lecturer who could draw large OF
diences at big figures, scoop in a few tn
ndred dollars and put the whole pile W
our pocket while giving him for his TO
are bogus check that stands an in tr
mite protest, we suppose we would bt
'eC tue editors most approved idea of III
Wspaper enterprise. Is that the love OF
~ the editor Of the Record bears the TN
ltor OF the Times, that he would have v
n swindler too? tn
The Grcensborough Free Press. in tn
'recting the TINES on the band ex- it.
rsion to Cape May, explains that Us
lnager Flemming telegraphed that
ICE before it came off that he had in Sn
lded to make it the last of the season m,
1t was not abruptly terminated be- rel
lse II panned out badly" but saws II
We don't believe there was very much
ney cleared thereby" The bills
re, however, printed for an excur- ,,
II the following week, as we under ne
nd, and for satisfactory reasons the esl
Jher continuance of the excursions ac'
$ abandoned. There were five car lac
DIS went down, but number of the an
isengers got off at Woodland Beach. ca
c only object in referring to it at ali ~
TO give record to passing event nc
information coming from one of wa
excursiOnists. We, however i0y
led that the excursion season had hir
m profitable one, and Manager Joi
mming has received congratulations Wh
his success. net
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