Smyrna times., 1892-11-30
THANKSGIVING Day.

u6y corner. III seems 10 nave De6n q
thoroughly enjoyed day however-tO
the most of people day of rest and
feasting, whether the central idea of
the day, Thanksgiving for mercies,
were thrown in or not. A large class
had looked forward to it for full day
of enjoyment in field and woods, with
guns and dogs, but the day was biting,
the game wild and difficult to come up
with, and the realization fell short
mostly of what is expected.
CHURCH SERVICES.
AT the Episcopal Church Rev. G.
w. Dame preached in the morning at
st. Peters Church to the usual congre.
cation, discourse in harmony with
the day.
AT the Methodist Church there was
the usual congregation for this day,
(which is not large, falling something
short of 1907 which after appropriate
music by the choir and a comprehen.
sivo prayer by Rev. DIR. S. L. Baldwin.
of Brooklyn, the Rev. Dr. Tullidge. of
this town, delivered a sermon of over
q half hour, that was apt in thought.
choice in rhetoric, clear in utterance
and favored with tho grace ADAPTED to
a discourse for the PROCESSION. taking for
| his text Psalm CXVI, 18th and 18th
verses: what shall l render to tn.
Lord for all his benefits to me; will
take the Cup of Salvation and call
upon the name of the Lord" He has
not preached for some time, aud said
in accepting the invitation, being now
two three or years past his four score,
he thought be had preached his last
sermon, but he accepted, to the pleas
ure of the entiIe audience, none eniov-
ing it more than the several ministers
present. The closing prayer was by
Presiding Elder Smith.
ANNIVERSARY OF PRESBYTERIAN SUN. |
DAY SCHOOL.
A good crowd attended the Presbv-
terrain Sunday School Anniversary. at
0.I6 O'Clock. very pretty effect as
produced by the trimming, the chief |
feature being large, arched represen. !
tation IN gilt letters, of the word |
thanksgiving. Beneath the arch
occupying the place of the pulpit. wns
representation of a mountain. sur
mounted by cross. The side of tbi,
was terraced 90 hold, as afterwarI,
caAe out III the exercises. the kt+ps
containing the words, Faith. Virtue
hnOHledge, Temperance. Patience
Godliness, Brotherly Kindness, Love
that led to success by wav of the
cross: The space between the mount
ana The posts OF the arch, as we'll AZ
tops of the latter, were ornamented
with Drills Of evergreen.
The school entered the church from
the school room, singing q professional
hymn, marching down eithcrsids aisle.
meeting at the centre aisle At the rear
theh To the front, TO the seats reserved
ior'them: Theu followed the openiup
hymn, The Silver Trumpet" ed bv
the chOrlster, j. Ed. Hoffecker. Mrs
+. f. Evans at the organ. In the ey.
erc!ses following the reading of the
scriptures, prayer and anthem nv the
cnolr, was Thanksgiving Greeting. bv
Miss Mary Stewart, recitation and
song, bV Miss Marion Stevens and
solo by J. Ed. HotIecker, all we're well
done.
The Report of Superintendent E. V.
Cooper showed that the school had
classes and 81 scholars. or including
officers, 7S The amount of monrS
contributed by the classes was S76 60.
the highest by any class being $I7.SS;
the average 0l the scholar being 9Si
cents. The fullest attendance was 81.
out OF % Sundays. Before the closing
exercises the pastor, Rev. c, G. Adams.
made neat address, controverting
Statement made by q recent writer,
that thanksgiving Day" has been di
Verted almost entirely from its original
purpose, in making it day of pleasure.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The exercises at this place. in the
interest of the NJ. E. Mite Society
began at 8 o'clock, e. Virgil Gordon nj
the piano. The curtain rose on q room
that was to be the scene of the "Tom j
Thumb" wedding, (the names of the
participants in which were given in
our last issuel little cut.dowu men and ,
women, five to eight years, tho bows in ,
swallow tail coats, and the little ladies {
likewise dressed in the tip of the fash !
iOn. The first was the assembling ~ i
the guests, which created unbounded i
interest anu merriment in the and O
renee. When all was in readiness. the G
SeIllng so attended by amusing cOntre. Q
temps, mighty enjoyed by the audience t
Inc parson III gown, took his Dosition s
soon followed by the bride and groom
ana the bridesmaids and groomsmen O
70 make up the complement of a full .
hess wedding. The wedding itseIf :
was In pantomime. Then followed the "
congratulations of the parents and the =
guests, the shy or hearty kissing of the =
'elatives and the simple handsbukin0 y
u the guests, all being watched with n
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'ied on the stage in which refresh. =
nenls were served, and several pretty n
addresses made and songs sung, that a
'licitsd warm applause. "
Part Second was called the FESTIVAL
4 Mondoman," suggested by Long
ellOW's poem to the corn. The scene
vas thoroughly rural, and so were tho
'arlicipants-manifestng that sang
roid that characterized an old time o.
'Orn hpsking, only in this case the
emales predOminated. LongfellOw's
'oem to the corn from Hiawatha, was a.
we'll recited by Miss Katie Beckett. II
n the centre stood corn shock. re-.
embling IN Indian tepee, around
Which they gathered, marched i'm good Z,
tyle, sang Suwanee River through N
ombs, etc. Tie character of farmer
las taken by J. Ed. Hofecker with
iervey Hall for right hand man. and NJ
here was of course some lauphsbl. a
onsense, including several really good
rlginal cOnundrums. Will Carter and
lerb. Farrell were called out for d
'wsharp duet, but they failed to make TO
luch progress even after whetting ty
heir harps on the back of a chair. Sam
lotiecker was handed banjo and
Did to step out and do something nice pr
laying the "Rollicking Waltz" fol. co
'weu oy jig as an encore. l.. NJ. na
rice, with sheaf of fodder s,r.nnai
his back, was called to the front and
any ia superior voice, when the Corn hs
Wa7ing, Annie Dear" ioined i'm Tho We
norus by J. Ed. HoiIecker. W q tn
Ierce, W. o. HOAecker, which had a
ou0ie encore and was really very
nelly sung. The closing was a sin. of
Gus march of several minutes bv tbo ar,
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