Smyrna times., 1889-03-06
THE young peoples dancing class is

: 1HE young peoples dancing class is
. broken up.
The roads have been in a horrible
condition for travelling.
QUAILs have been sent to several Of
our farmers to liberate this month.
A CLASS of young beginners in the
public school was organized Monday.
TRIM your grape vines at once.
None but editors can afford to neglect
this advice.
TIE st Peters Sunday School is
making preparations for its Easter
celebration.
IHE protracted services at the NJ.
u; Church are continued this week.
The Rev. Mr.. Galloway is expected to
arrive to-day to assist the pastor.
The people from the "Neck" saw
they do not remember when so much
rain has fallen as in the late double
storm. Many acres are covered with
water.
ST. PATRICK's DAY, 18th inst, will
come on Sunday this year. st. Pat
rick can beat the Harrison rain of Sun
day and Monday, he will deserve a
double canOniZation. I
DURING the rain of Monday the tire.
bay at CaspersOn's mill broke, cadsing
the loss OF the larger part of the/ water
aud endangering for time thg dam of
Denney's pond below.
G: G. ARNOLD, of Kent0n, will move
to Washington next week. He has as
suranceS of an appointment on the Ex-
ecutive staff under AKr. Halford Pres
ldent Harrison's Secretary.
THE annual missionary collection
will be taken Dext Sunday in the M.
E. Church iH both the congregation
| and Sunday school: The conference
convenes two weeks from to-day.
THE bridge or culvert on the Thor
oughI1re Neck road, near the residence
of Ahdrew Spear, washed out on Mon
dog, and travellers to town from that
section have to come ria Smvrna
YLanding.
AT the election for town commission
ers IN Kenton yesterday the original
board was reelected without material
opposition as follows: J. NJ Artkurs,
David 0. Downs, Thomas f. Bailey.
stephen Walker and James Frazier.
REV. ARTHUR TORRENs of Prince
ton Theological Seminary. who preach
ed at the Presbyterian church two
sundays the past month pleased the !
congregation very much, and it is
probable he will be called TO the set
tied pastOrate of the church.
AFTER all this winter has not been
without its blessings. While the man |
with a new sleigh has mad no chance |
to use it, the man who lives on a cor
ner has had no sidewalks to keep clean |
and he has saved his muscle to nut |
into garden work next summer.
REV. E. E. WHITE is closing nm his
three and a half years on Smyrna Cir
cult very successfully and pleasantly.
as we hear, to all parties. A desire
mas been expressed for his return. The
status of the circuit is still unsettled
with reference to its further division.
THE Geo. Williams real estate on
lower Main street was sold at public
sale on Saturday as follows: the dwell
ing ana lot to John NJ. Voshell for
S38O; the lot adjoining the residence
OF q. b. Taylor by him for $40 and
the lot back by J. NJ. VOshell for $50.
The Ewell NJ. P. Aid Society will
give an entertainment in the church
IN the early part of the coming week.
programme to consist of vocal and in
strumental music, dialogues and reel.
tatIons OF pleasing character. Come
TO clayton and help US in the good
work.
AT the meeting of the society of
Christian Endeavor last evening for
the election of officers, the following
We're chosen for the ensuing six
months: President, Miss Emma Wei
don; Vice-President, J. f. DeFord
Secretary, Miss Carrie Budd: Treas
urer, T. l.. Mason.
FOUR hundred and thirty acres of
marsh land, adjoining lands of John
M. Voshell and others, have been
seized as the property of Elijah Pen
lngtOn, and will DE sold by the Duck
Greek Improvement Company at the l
smyrna House on Saturday. March
10th, to pay taxes and cost.
CLARENCE T. FAIRIES. son Of Isaac
II. who went on to Washington on :
saturday with his father, got it off the :
other visitors from here in the wav of ,,
a position. He was appointed one of ;
the ushers for the grand stand where !
Jhe procession was reviewed, aud was :
paid for it, while the most of DeonIe
had to slOp around in the muddy
streets. i
>. V. SMITH was one of those who .
.ook an early Monday morning start :
Tor Washington thinking the clouds i
lad about exhausted themselves. but :
when be got to Baltimore seeing 81 y
many drowned rat looking. hungry y
men, hunting for place to get fed and 7
iTied out and the storm in the mean y
Nhile renewing its force, he very wisely II
concluded to return home and read the :,
account of it in the papers. "
DR.. J. A. B. WILSON PRESIDING Elder p
If Dover district will preach in Rav- d
nOnd's NJ. E. Church on next SnnJov t,
he 10th inst, at 23O o'clock. also in "
1eipsic at night at O'Clock, and will 81
loid his quarterly Conference on Mon Il
'ay morning at 10 o'clock. All the e
members OF the quarterly conference Il
ire earnestly requested to be present Il
trustees are especially requested to c.
AVE their reports prepared. W
The double dwelling on upper Com.
nerce street, occupied bv Charles
ones and Thomas Mcdowell. was
amaged by fire Wednesday afternoon S
the extent of several hundred dol ST
ars. The contents in the main were
aved. The fire department rendered -
xcellent service confning the fire to
ne house in which it broke out. though d.
dJolning other frame dwellings. IL p
'as insured in the Kent County Nut ss
al and belonged to the heirs of the
ate Jas. Mcdowell. d.
JUST how the regular feast davs ..
amed in the calendar move in the
ays when they occur, from year to g,
ear, is curious as well as interesting
note. Last year ShrOve Tuesday
on the 14th of February this
ear 1t occurs on the 5th of March
his year Ash Wednesday, or Lent
ccurs on the 9th of March last wear
n the 10Th of February. Palm sun
ay last year was March 25th; this g
ear April 14th. Easter this wear N
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