Smyrna times., 1888-02-08

Mrs. J. J. RODGERS expects to be in
Smyrna about the 18th inst. She
wishes the ladies to reserve their orders
for themselves and children until thew
see her,
The Presbyterian congregation pur-
pose holding a Pink Tea and Apron
Bazaar in the Opera House, Thursday
and Friday evening of next week.
Besides having good things to eat and
pretty aprons to wear, Mother Goose
and her children will contribute to the
entertainment on Thursday evening.
On Friday evening also an interesting
programme will be provided. 1t will
be made more attractive by music
rendered by the Musical Association Of
Smyrna.
coroner WRIGHT held an inquest
on a cOlOred man named William Penn
at Clayton on Sunday, which however
was adjourned to Monday for further
information. The man, it appears.
was sick at a mans house, living over
in New Castle county who had no one
to take care of him, and he was
brought to Clayton and dropped down
at house at which colored man re-
sided, where he died that night. The
deceased was without relatives and
friends, and the Coroner gave him a
decent burial.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HARRY F. Dixie,
the renowned entertainers will be at
the Opera House ON the evenings Of
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week,
14th and 18th inst The Atlanta Con-
stitutiOR has the following press refer
ence of them:
A large audience greeted Mr.. and
Mrs. Dixie last night. Mr.. Dixie fully
sustained his reputation as a comedian
and Mrs. Dixie was charming and
beautiful as ever. She sings like lark
and all are charmed by her smooth and
| graceful movements on the stage. Mr.
and Mrs. Dixie were called before the
curtain three times. They are indeed
we'll worth seeing"
The Odd Fellows Hall was not re-
opened on Friday night last as an
nOunced because of the nOn-arrival of
some of the new furniture. 1t is now
all in place ready for next Friday night,
when the members of Morning Star
Lodge will be greeted by a neWness of
things that cannot be other than pleas
ing. The Hall is indeed in it's rehabil-
itatiOn a most handsome One-new
| paper, new wainscOating, new chairs
| for the sittings, new pedestals at the
officers desks with handsome and cost
ly chairs for their occupancy. In MAX
| ing the improvements in the Hall the
woodwork was done by Joseph Wright,
the papering by Charles A. Barnes and
the painting by John G. Mannering.
The meeting announced to take
! place on the night of our last issue. to
be addressed by the Presiding Elders,
was largely attended and proved
meeting of decided interest. Presid-
ing Elder France after an anthem bv
the choir and the opening prayer by
the pastor, Rev. w. S. Robinson, an
nounced Rev. T. o. Ayres as the first
| speaker. The address while short.
some twenty minutes, was pithy, di-
rect and attractive from its vigor of
thought. Rev. J. A. B. Wilson who
discOursed for the first time from our
pulpit, spoke for over an hour in an
address that surprised the people for
its breadth of learning, catholicitv of
sentiment and power of OlatOrv. Rev.
A. ID. Davis, who was to have conduc-
ted the evangelstic part of the meet
ing was cut short for time, half past
nine o'clock which it came his turn. but
he succeeded in " warming up the
brethren" ending in a grand hand
shaking. The other Presiding Elder,
Mr.. Murray of Wilmington, had an
engagement that called him home.
WIN. w. JONES living on the Middle
Alley road on going to his farm build
ings on Sunday morning to see after
his stock cast an eye, as was his Gus
tom, around the premises to see if
there were the tracks of any providers
about the buildings through the night.
Lo and behold there they were, two
of them. There was no difficulty to
trace them through devious ways, as if
they were entirely familiar with the
place, to the rOOst. There was the
evidence where the chickens had been
killed, some five or six, the dogs it is
thought frightening them at this point
when they struck across in the direc-
ton Of Jos. w. Lightcap. Mr.. Jones,
reinforced by his neighbor, Geo. T.
HOtiecker followed the trail to Mr..
Lightcap's but the chickens they were
after had been killed and sold the
the week before. The three then took
up the trail and followed it around in
its complete circuit to the starting
pOint-twO or three houses where col
Ored people live-in the edge of the
woods along the railroad, a mile and a
half this side of Kenton. They had
no doubt of the identity of the two
thieves, but they bad no authority OF
law with them to make an arrest.