Smyrna times., 1892-12-21
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
New moon Monday night.
KALAMAZOO celery at Harvey b.
Stewards. -
The family pocket book is having
its holiday opening.
THE express companies are feeling
tho approach of Christmas.
Monday of next week will be oh.
served as the legal Christmas Day.
OLD KRtss will hold a leveo with
the little folks at Boehmler's every
day this week.
MEGEAR & Son will show you fine
line of china and glass ware for the
holiday trade.
The office seekers are picking out
nice, fat places. They will not get
them in their stockings at Christmas.
but they live in hope.
CANDIES, nuts, raisins and foreign
fruits in abundance at the fancy gro.
cery store of Megear & Son. H
FOR fancy lamps, plush photograph
albums, brush aud comb case. pOckst-
book cases and hand mirrors, 20 To
VIM. F. Dunn's drug store. +
WHEN parents and older brothers
and sisters bring home strange-lOok.
ing bundles ana will not show what is
in them, it certainly does look very
suspicious.
The dry goods department of Me.
gear Il Son will surpass anv previous
season. Give them call. 4
ABOUT 200 invitations have been
sent out by the young ladies of the B.
NJ. ). X, for their reception on Friday
night OF Christmas week
MRS. HIRONs has had a window
placed in the side of her dwelling. So
as to give view down Main street
the street being seen heretofore ONLY |
from the front windows.
Sl.OO REwARD.-LOst, either on Sat
urday or Sunday, IL solid gold Masonic
Pin. The above reward will be paid !
by returning the same TO
GEO. NJ. STEVENSON.
VIM. DENNEY HAZEL, who moved
from Cecilton to this town last week.
brought a portion of his stock of store
| tTOn1a xu,if
IN the stOrehOuse on lower Main
Street, which Titus j. Hobbs recently
purchased of Thomas E. Jefferson.
CHRISTMAS falling on Sunday this
year, will give the pulpit the Opportun.
ity to elaborate most appropriately on
what the day commentaries as the
greatest event in the worlds history
the birth of Him who came to redeem
fallen race from sin, and bring life
and Immortality to light.
}. V. PRICE, who has bought out TIE
blacksmithing business of Geo. w.
lllghman, succeeding S. VanFossen.
has, in connection with Horace Thigh.
man, started a wheelwright and black.
smith shop. and are ready to meet the
wants of all customers i'm their hne
See advertisement.
The snow of yesterday, under the
influence of a still, frosty night sent
the mercury down to l5o at sunrise
this morning. giving the air a decided
wintry feeling, but the Thermometer
rose rapidly during the morning under
the influence of south wind. I'm till
the present, December has been too
warm for the season.
The Literary Society at Walkers
School House, has been organized for
the winter with the following officers
Andrew Spear, President; John Deak {
yne, Vice President; Harry Staats
Secretary; Will Derrickson. Asst Sec.
retary; Committee on Program. Miss {
Sallie Staats, Harry Stats and George I
HeinOld. Meetings are held Wednes. 9
day night. l
WE give on our first page the line of :
thought Of the sermon preached two I
ago, by Rev. W. H. Thomas c
pastor of Centennial Church. The J.
whites who heard il will not fail to
notice the different effect of the same j
thought reproduced from cold type. C
and as it comes with faultless eio. S
cutlOn and that fervOr and glow, that I
lllumlnes thought in true oratory. D
THE prOtracted meeting, which has
been in progress at SeversOn's Church {,
the past three or four weeks. has re. p
suited in fair degree of success in "
conversions, and in quickening the G
The membership. in the "
absence of Rev. Mr. Stephenson. the -
pastor, from sickness and in the face {,
OF Dad weather, ran the meeting last 2
week Themselves. Presiding Elder D
smith, after holding the Quarterly b
conference this afternoon at Bethel e,
Will preach for them tonight.
NEXT sunday will be the Fourth /,
quarterly occasion Of the Conference s
y yehr, Tor this station. Presiding Elder =,
smith preaching at night. In eonse. 4
1uence Of the lecture room being in a \,
Lorn-up condition for needed renairs y
-frescoing, carpsling and new seats IL
.he love feast that would have been q
held next Sunday morning preceding :,
me sermon, will take the place of the m
regular prayer meeting tomorrow m
1ight. The Quarterly Conference will n
DO held some time next week.
SMYRNA Circuit is undergoing an. Ia
)ther ordeal as TO its autonomy, viz: 81
Is to whether it shall be sliced uD 50
gain, question that has been up an m
lually previous to the session of Con. te
erence, for several years. The sew 81
'rai propositions entertained are clearly in
et forth by our Cheswold correspond OF
mt, and interests general Methodisn Oh
4 the town and country, of this vicin. as
W, should one or more Of the propo- Fl
itions be acted on, and it is possible th
will.
The Sunday.school room, or base
nent of the Methodist Church, that NJ
as gone too long in its out.of-date at
ondition, will be greatly improved in be
ne changes now taking place. The i'm
ainting Of the woodwork and fresco. th
% OF the ceiling and walls Is about bl,
one, and new Brussels carpet will ia,
q put down this week. This exhaust M,
ng nearly the $541 subscribed on Go. ex
lmbus Day, caused a DELAY IN the an,
natter OF new sttings, but this vae nj