Smyrna times., 1885-01-07
Smyrna and Vicinity.
THIS is the season for duns.

THIS is the season for duns.
HELP the poor tomorrow night by
going to the festival.
THE bad weather causes u great
deal of enforced idleness.
ROUGHING horses is now pressing
work on the blacksmiths.
EVERY week now lessons the chance
Of the untitled ice houses.
Two full moons in January, one the
lst and the other the Both.
DON'T forget the Benevolent Society
Festival tomorrow night. Admission
ten cents.
JAMES A. COLLINS has purchased
two houses on Frazier street, Of J. c.
Bailey, for $780,
SENATOR w. T. CAvENDER has our
thanks for a copy of Governor Stock
ley's biennial message.
PARTIES having broken dishes can
have them mended at small cost bv
taking them to John Wilkinson, Jr.
PAY your bills promptly, and you
will enable others to pay theirs. A
policy like this will benefit all classes.
TIE notes of blue birds were heard
day or two ago, and yet some people
say they leave us for the South in the
Winter
WILMER B. SMITH, jeweler, calls at
tention to Regent" " diamonds. Thev
are within your reach. You will be
delighted with them. 10
REV. J. T. UMsTED will observe the
" week of prayer" this week at the
Presbyterian Church, in accordance
with universal christiandom.
The trees and shrubbery looked
pretty Monday in their setting of dia-
monds. Belmont Park" exceeded
them all in its icy incasement.
CLIMBING sleety trees for mistletoe
for wedding decorations, is not the
safest, if it is one of the most eXhilara-
ting pleasures Of a young mans life.
THE new$1 900 organ, Jardine make
bought for st. Peters Church, arrived
last week, but will not be set up until
the repairs on the church are COM
pleted.
The public schools opened Monday
after week and IL half's holiday. and
those b" home from school " returned
to their respective institutions mostly
yesterday.
AT the close Of recent Sunday
school session ut Leipsic, James p.
Lamb, on behalf of the school, present
ed the pastor, Rev. w. J.D. Lucas.
with handsome hanging lamp.
REV. Mr.. QUIGG commended a pro-
tracted meeting on New Years night.
but between the weather and the at |
fractions away of social and other
character, but little progress has been
made.
WIN. FAIRIES is having an additional
room 16x24 feet, built over the rear
part of his store and workshop, for
mechanical use. This gives a depth of
lOl feet for both the upper and lower
rooms.
REV. s. w. D. SMITH, the pastor
Will hold IA memorial service at Bethel
A. NJ. +. Church this evening, in COM
memoratiOn of Bishop Dickerson. of
that church, whose recent death is so
lamented by the denomination.
WIN. DEYNIsH has made application
at the Patent Office for patent on his
scissors sharpener. This little device.
1t IS possible, may prove, like Others
adapted only to the simple pursuits of
life, very profitable invention.
A GREAT number of people whose
calls them to the public biob-
ways have been forcibly reminded the
past week that we "stand on slippery
places" and quite number have
found that " naughty spirit goeth be-
fore u fall"
The holiday season ended with a
series Of social gatherings, in the wav
Of parties for the young and those not
50 young, IA masquerade, dinners for
special guests, &c, that occupied n
large part of last week and tanned
over on this.
WIN. +. RIGGS, JR., has completed
yne assessment of the property of Duck
Greek hundred, and it foots up real
personal and poll, 81, ,Sl6 529. The as
'eSsment list will be placed in five con-
'picuous places in the hundred, where
those interested can find it.
INCLUDING last, this and next weel,
-he NJ. +. Church, of this town will be
,he scene of church weddings in three
successive weeks. Should the we'd
llngs follow in the same ratio the re-
nalnder of the Winter, the young peo-
pie cannot complain of stagnation in
society
AT a meeting Of the directors of the
Fruit Growers National Bank last
week, the salary of N. f. Wilds.
was raised from 81 200 to 81 800
Der annum, and that of S. G.. Wilds.
eller, from $500 to 81 100 The salary
If Chas. +. Moore, book-keeper. was
'dvanced from 5000 to $72O, several
months ago.
Sunday added to the reputation Of
Is several predecessors rs AN exceed
ngly bad Sunday" rain falling all
lay, freezing as it fell, making the
'avements icy and walking desperately
'ad, especially by night, when but few
PERSONS felt safe in venturing on the
treet Monday morning found the /,
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