Smyrna times., 1891-03-04

OillS nave Deen clfculaCeQ to-day Tor
meeting at the Alderman's Office to-
night. It will have important matters
TO consider. The first will be the hos
iery factory that is ready to come on
certain conditions, nearly, but not fully
Contingent on this are
several other enterprises. Our busi-
ness future hangs on the right move.
ment now.
The homes of the preachers and lay
members who will attend the Annual
Conference at Centreville, Thursday,
March 18th, have been published. Pre-
siding Elder France will stop with W.
!. Price, Rev. w. w. w. Wilson, with
Elliott, Rev. r. X. Stephenson with
Hervey Hall, Rev. Herman Roe
with Martin Thawley, John H. Hof-
fecker with l.. w. Collins, Joseph
Smithers with J. E. Elliott. Bishop
Fowler makes his home with Mrs.
Anna NJ. @. Palmer.
A TEN months old colt which was
overlooked at the Vendue of Of A. Lee
Cummins on Friday, was hooked by
COW the following day, and died in a
few hours. The COW had been pur-
chased by one of our citizens and in
trying to get her away she had become
the colt was cornered and
get out of the way. Loss,
about $35. DIR. Lambdin was sent for
but the colt died in a minute or so after
he got there. In returning home, at
the edge of the town, he was run into
by double team, the driver of which.
didn't see him, breaking the wheel
down, bending the axle, breaking the
shafts and tearing the harness of his
horse.
A NEWS letter from Smyrna to a
Wilmington paper has the following
paragraph Lent is being religiously
observed by many of our citizens as a
season of deep religious thought and
devotion. With others it is a season
merely of cant and fashion. They can
do nothing but practice self-abnegation
while it is on, and abandon themselves
to fashionable follies the rest of the
the year. The other day a person cas-.
ually remarked to one of these that h.
was going to dine the next day with a
friend who had invited two or three
intimate associates to a family dinner.
This six weeks religionist with a
Mortified expression on her face, re-
piled, What in Lent?"
The three vendues of last week.
which had been advertised in the
TIMES were all large in amount, and
very largely attended, that of VIM. II.
Marvel on the Redman farm, Monday,
by persons from New Castle and Sus.
sex Counties. About $4,000 worth of
property was sold. The sale of Hon.
James Williams on his farm near Ken
ton Wednesday, the closing day of the
warm spell, called out an immense
concourse of people. The stock was
good, and fair prices realized. The
sale Of A. Lee Cummins on his farm in
Severson's Nexk on Friday, though the
day was cold and windy, was we'll at
tended and satisfactory prices obtained.
This was especially so with the farm
implements which were in unusually
good condition.
BETSY ROBINSON, an aged and highly
respected cOlored woman, died SUNDAY
last, and was buried yester-
day, her fnneral being largely atten-
ded. Her age was not exactly known,
but was supposed to be over 100 years.
She had been living here As wears.
George Robinson, who is now an old
man, says he was little boy when his
father married her. She was born, il
is stated, near Baltimore, and left in a
basket on a doorstep, with a COW
turned in the yard to furnish milk for
the infant.
THE entertainment given by the
Schubert Quartette at the Town
Hall last night, was thoroughly enioy.
ed by good sized audience. which
would have been considerably larger
but for the inclement weather. Tha,
the audience was pleased was mani.
tested in the fact that every piece on
the programme was called for a second
time, the encore bringing out number
OF old and popular airs that ALWAYS
touch a sympathetic chord. Every
body will be pleased to hear them
again.
THE Loyal Legion entertainment al
the Opera House on Friday evening
entitled q cantata of the "Water Fair.
les" and a Meeting of Nations" was
not as we'll patrOnized as our home
talent usually is, and as the creditable
acting of the children deserved. Here.
tofOre the children have been greeted
by a good audience, but on FRIDAY
night the hall was not more than half
iull: There was in the neighborhood
OF about one person from Clayton.
In the presentation of the first mar,
Miss Bertha Smithers occupied the
throne as Queen there were several
pretty scenes and considerable variety
IL the execution of the Water Fairies.
w. Z. Warren scored two encOres in
solos, and won the laurels Of the even.
ing. Several other features would
have passed of with more eclat had the
audience exhibited more enthusiasm.
"a meeting of Nations" was an at
tractive stage scene, a male and female
OF each nation in their native costume
bearing their national flag and singing
national sOng-the whole ending
with very pretty march of charging
hgures in which they all blended.
THE alarm of fire ON Saturday even
ing was caused by an explosion of a
lamp according to one statement. and
by another, by the fire communicating
with the stream of oil flowing from the
can, bursting the latter while attempt.
ing to gil the lamp,-at the residence
OF Dave Brown, on Pearl Street. The
bed and other things were afire, and
Brown most burnt the coat off of him.
self he says, in trying to save his chill.
dren. By vigorous work of the neigh
bors in hustling the bed and other arti-
cles on IRE out of doors, the flames
were soon suppressed.
Our fireman who hadn't had a simi-
lar call for about two years were the
hrst to catch the cry of fire" that rang
down the street, and In few minutes
mad the engines out and were well on
the way, when they were met by a
messenger with the information that II
was all out" Richard Brown was on
the spot. as he usually is, with his
hacks for the fire laddies'' to hitch the
engines to and ride to the scene. and
thus be fresh for work on reaching
there.
Town Eleatio1.