Smyrna times., 1891-01-14

Ons, harness, ETC., next Saturday. See
advertisement.
The man who at this time of the year
leaves his horse standing on the street
any length of time without being blan-
keted, doesn't deserve to have a horse.
W. P. LEGG, the assessor for Duck
Greek Hundred, has finished his as
sessment and has copies hanging up in
five places in the hundred, where they
will remain until the oath inst. for in
spectiOn.
Mrs. MOoRE,wife of George w Moore,
residing near Casperson's Mill, died on
Monday night, age about % years.
She was daughter of Jordan Argoe,
living near Leipsic.
AT the regular meeting of the Board
of Trade last week a number of new
names were added to the membership,
and the several committees previously
appointed reported progress.
REV. Mr.. ADAMS is holding meetings
nightly at the Presbyterian church
this week-a continuation from the OBJ
servance of the week of Prayer" last
week. The meeting at the Methodist
is alsO on its secOnd veek
PROF" CHAs. H. JONES has COM
menced a singing school in the John
son Building (the room late in the oc-
cupancy of the Republican Club and
would be pleased to give instruction
in the rudiments of music to all who
desire.
PERSONS having occasion to travel
on the state road will be glad to know
that the chasm caused by the break at
the Garrison mill has been bridged by
Mr.. Anderson, the lessee of the mill ,
aud the interruption to travel thus
removed.
You will do we'll to read the new ad-
vertisement of Edward G. Walls and
then see the goods His entire over
coat stock has been reduced in price.
His ad, was handed to US for last
weeks paper, but we were too busy to
get it in.
The store known as Cummins' cor
ner, as will be seen by advertisement
elsewhere, has been leased and filled
with large stock of clothing by John
T. Dickey, of 222 Market street, Will
mingtOD. Harry D. Sampson has it
in charge, and calls attention to the ad-
vertisement.
Mr.. YOCUM, Principal of the Public
School, finds the singular coincidence,
that exclusive of the High School, for
the period between November 1889 and
November, 1890 the sexes were lust
evenly balanced-1S7 girls and 1877
boys. The entire enrolment of the
year was All pupils.
The weather this season is much
more like winter than last year, but
there has been none of that rigor that
usually characterizes this part of the
year. Even last week, though the
lower temperature and long nights
made ice three to four inches thick,
the bright sun, soft skies, and moder-
a'e day temperature made it seem
more like crisp October days than mid
utter
SKATING on the mill-pOnd was good
Thursday and Friday last, and enjoyed
by number of young people, includ-
ing some ladies. Friday they number
ed from one to two hundred. Satur-
day it was getting soft, but this did not
deter the small boys, who were not
pleased with the dissipation of It by
the warm air and heavy rain of Sun.
day.
AS the result of the stockbolder's
meeting Ofthe Smyrna Library called
for Thursday evening last the follow
ing officers will be continued for the
ensuing year: president, H. G. Budd !;
vice president, Rev. G. w. Dame cor.
sec. o. B. Voshell rec. sec., W. H.
Janney; treasurer, W. P. Cummins !;
managers, w. A. FAIRIES, W. H. Baggs
and g. B. Taylor.
TIE subject which Rev. Nj. Wilson
had for discussion Sunday morning led
him to draw on home as well as on
Jerusalem for Illustrations, aud with
the directness, force and fearlessness
which the prophet Nathan used IN his
address to David. He specified the
place where the law was being violated.
young men enticed in the ways of sin
and debaunchery, public decency out
ragged, and declared there was a gam.
bling hole in Smyrna, where money
was gambled for not only through the
week but on Sunday.
RUBEN FORD, residing near Bren-
ford, had an accident last week in
helping Gamaliel Garrison gil his ice
house, that was better in results than
Is usual in such cases. One Of his