Smyrna times., 1888-02-01
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
THE fortunate man who has a sur
plus in his coal-bin isn't anxious for
any reduction.
IT is well that talk is cheap. If it
were not, some people would be peren-
nially bankrupt.
THE mystery is explained at last
that January thaw was postponed on
account of the weather.
THOSE who spread ashes or sand
upon their pavements receive outward
praise and inward satisfaction.
REV. w. TENTON KRUsE, of Della
ware county, Pennsylvania, will preach
in the Presbyterian church next Sunday.
WE have received THE Carriers
Greeting" issued by the Morning NetVs,
OF Wilmington. 1t is a very attractive
souvenir.
WE again call the attention of real
estate purchasers to the valuable farm
advertised in another column, of G. G.
Arnold, near KentOn.
Miss ADA GILMAN is an excellent
actress, of the pure SOubrette type, and
possesses as it were a charm that holds
her audiences.-Philddelphia Press.
TO-MORROw-Thursday is ground
hog" or Candlemas day. The proven
bal ground hog is said to come forth
from his winter quarters and forecast
the weather.
AT Deakyneville, for the month end
ing January 28th, the following stu
dents have done cOmmendable work:
Sallie Deakyne, Eta Deakyne, Walter
Donovan and John Reynolds.
The Record says that DR.. Cooper,
unsuccessful in his suit for Register
will move to Philadelphia but the edi-
tor encOuragingly remarks, Kenton
in the meanwhile will continue to i'm
prove"
The thermometer has tumbled so
often lately that it is a wonder it hasn't
broken its neck. And a good many
people have also taken a tumble lately.
Even the wicked could not stand on
slippery places.
BY notice in another place it will
be seen that a meeting is called of per-
sons who served in the late war to
meet on Friday evening at the Office of
Alderman Budd for the purpose of
forming a grand army post
OUR contemporary seems to be under
the impression that a buz saw has a
smooth edge, and so it does appear to
have when in rapid motion, but if that
is his opinion he had better heed the
admOnition not to monkey with it,"
AN enjoyable progressive euchre
party was given on Monday night at
the residence of John Raymond, at
Leipsic, in honor of their guest, Miss
Jennie Griffin, of near Denton, Nd. A
beautiful repast was served at an an
prOpriate hour to which ample Justice
was done.
The diversions on the ice was varied
on Saturday by an ice boat, a large sail
catching the wind and carrying it along
with delightful speed. But the bleak
wind that swept over the ice with the
temperature ranging at about 1872, made
it too much like artie sport for them to
enjOv for prOtracted time.
Miss ADA GILMAN is a bewitching
little SOubrette actress, and in some of
her parts recalls to mind the activity
and chic of Lolita, and in others the
versatility of Miss Pixley, but in no
way did she essay an imitation ofthese
two SOubrettes, for she is originality
itself-NelO York Dramatic NeUs.
TICKETS for the Ada Gilman enter
tainment at the Opera House tO-mor-
row. Friday and Saturday evenings
can be had at the drug store of Jas. p.
HOdecker, Tickets 25 cents, securing
reserved seats up to the evening. The
tickets as are reduced to this price to
give an opportunity to attend the three
entertainments.
THE most of the ice houses were
filed a week ago. The big one at the
pond was put off to the last, and wit:
the aid Of mule power for cutting the
ice, and horse power for hosting it into
the building, the work was continued
till yesterday. Promising that the
crop otherwise housed will do for the
present season, this can be held in re-
serve for 1889 when we may not have
a period Of two weeks in which to
gather ice. 1t contains about 800 tons
SUPERINTENDENT HANDY had the
large attendance Of forty persons to be
examined for teachers certificates on
Saturday. The amount of work
devolving on the Superintendent in
these examinations may be inferred
when it is known that each Of them
were examined on nine different TOPICS
in writing, making 800 papers that
have to be carefully examined. Mr..
Lake, principal of our public schools,
kindly assisted the Superintendent in
the taxing labors of Saturday,
The Baker Brothers who have been
prospecting for a place to establish a
cannery for corn, it is now stated, will
locate at Odessa. The inducements
offered by the citizens Is understood to
be the gift of ground to locate the
plant, and freedom from taxes for ten
years (which could have been had else
where) and above all, an assurance
that peaches had so played out there
as not to Interfere with growing the
sweet corn IN any quantity desired.
This seems to have been the hindering
cause with smyrna zoo much land and
too much interest in peaches.