Smyrna times., 1886-06-16
Rusiness Rrislx

Business Brisk.
The statement that comes to us from
our mercantile circles is very crafty
ing, giving evidence as it does that the
abundant crops on every hand have in
spired confidence, opening the purse
string to swell the current of circula-
ton while those of many have been re-
plenished by the product of the first
fruits at the same time. Last week
stands credited with being the busiest
week of the year in our stores and
shops. Friday, which is somewhat of
an off day, a keeper of one of our gen
eral stores says was busy day for him
and his entire force from morning un-
til night and Saturdays are exceptional
ly active days. Our shoe stores say it
was a splendid business week, a week
that would compare with the best per-
iOds before the 'bad times" set in, and
as for the tailors, milliners, mantua
makers, &c, why, they have Just been
overrun with work. The different me-
chanical trades are all busy with
work that is contracted for or in
contemplation to carry them through
the season shared to some extent dur
ing the Winter in the universal cry of
'hard times" We have at no time had
half the reason to complain as has been
the case in many towns that have suf-
fered both commercial and mechani-
cal dearth.
The Reading Room Sociable.
The sociable held at the Reading
Room, in the Cooper Building, on Fri
| day night was well attended and the
meeting interesting throughout. Miss
Grace Quigg performed on the organ
and several pretty selections were
sung. The attractive feature of the
evening, however, was the address of
Mrs. Lille Gracey, we'll known to our
! citizens, being some years ago for a
| period of three years a resident of the
NJ. E. Parsonage, of this town. She
was then known only as an active
church worker, interested in all it's en-
| terprises, but like many others of the
gifted women of our lane. the demands
| of the period for temperance, mission
airy and evangelical work has forced
| her with them from comparative re-
tirement into public life as efficient
seed sewers, which will doubtless
grow and ripen in due time into an
abundant harvest. This is the first
time that Mrs. Gracey has appeared be-
fore our people as a public speaker,
and had there been no interest in her
from old associations and friendships,
her easy address and strength of state
ment would have put her in the line of
meritOriOus and effective speakers.
The temperance cause, no less than
the several other interests for the ma
terial moral and spiritual uplifting of
the people has in her warm CO.
operator.
The Presbyterian Children's .
Day.
Church was an occasion of marked in 4.
terest to the society and the Sunday
school, and the large number of visi-
tors. The young ladies who dressed
the church on the evening before had
choice array of flowers at their com
mand.' The display was not so profuse
and elborate as it was tasteful. A Ia
bic that stood in the altar facing the
centre aisle was thickly embedded
with roses from out of which arose u
beautifully arranged boquet. The
baptismal font was also made espec-
tally attractive from its rich collection
of various flowers while massive bas-
kets of various blooms hung from the
gas brackets and fragrant boquets
rested ON every window sill.
The exercises consisted of singing,
responsive readings and an address by
the pastor. The tunes were pretty and
well executed, and the responses given
in excellent time. The Water of
Life" was the pastoral topic for the
day throughout the Presbyterian con-
nectiOn and DR.. Umsted made it espec-
tally interesting by weaving in with it
and thus serving the purpose of illus
tratiOn, an account. of his recent
Presbyterial visit to Minnesota,
where the Father of Waters "-the
Mississippi river, has its origin, and
where there are numerous lakes, water
falls, &c. The service throughout was
an interesting occasion to both chill
dren and adults.
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