Smyrna times., 1885-12-16
For The Smyrna Times.
Letter from Harrington.

Although the peach crop was of little
benefit to our people, and they were
left to the revenue of usual trade, GER
tain lines Of business surely indicate
more than usual success in the wear
now rapidly drawing to II close. One
enterprising firm have established a
branch house, besides crOwding the
shelves of the old stand with Il good
line of popular stock. The new post
master has also laid in Il large stock in
the confectiOn line. A new firm have
opened IL large wholesale and retail
confectionery house, to which they con-
template adding IL bakery in a few
weeks. And, in fact, every business
house in town gives signs of prosperity
The Franklin Brothers, among the
most enterprisiugo of our manufacturers,
have added IL large building to their
basket factory, into which they have
put mass of machinery for manulac-
turing furniture. They intend to make
this speciality hereafter, and will un-
dOubtedly make it remunerativc.
The churches are now making ex-
tensive preparations for Christmas en-
tertainments by way of cantatas and
big treats to their schools Some of
these entertainments promise to be of
a very high order. The musical talents
of our people are very good, and this
part of the programmes cannot iail to
give the highest degree of satisfaction.
We have had of late kind of show
ering down of donations. First, the
society of the NJ. +. Church made a
successful raid upon their pastor, leav-
ing the larder well supplied, various
articles of clothing for the family, n
set of dishes for the wife and food for
the household. Then came Il magnifi-
cent donation to an aged couple in
town, who were almost helpless and
very poor This was made by the peo-
pie of all the churches, although the
couple are members of the NJ. f..
Church, and the happy twain have a
handsome supply for the entire Winter.
1.-THE poor you have with you always" {"
said the Master and the alIluent owe
them a competence.
Scout Flanner spent more than two
weeks in town, but it is a question
whether he did not do more harm than
good. The church people wished him
success, but couldn't fall in with his
novel and questionable methods and
hence did not aid in his work. He
often reported large results and great
displays of divine power, but those
who attended his services never wit
messed these things, and yet we do not
think he Internationally misrepre-
sented the case. But he is mistaken
man and not in the line of divinely-
assigned work. He was looking for
his wife to aid him for some time, but
he said she had a good work in your
town and couldn't leave it.
The results of revival work i'm town
this season have not been striking in
quantity, but have been in the quality
of the accessiOns counted. The meet
ing held in the NJ. p. Church resulted
in one conversion; that held in the
Presbyterian Church counted no con-
verts, but strengthened the society I;
that of the M. +. Church resulted i'm
eight conversions only, but among them
are five gentlemen of great promise to
the church. And what is better. the
conversion Of these gentlemen broke
up a gambling ring which was doing n
deal of harm to many of the young
of the town.
The Harrington Enterprise is on n
steady upgrade march. Since drop-