Smyrna times., 1895-12-25


Ham tell what he knows about the
''GeU gia Cracker" on New Years
night is one that most people cannot
afford to miss. Seats are selling rapid
ly. Secure one early.
When a mans conscience begins to
get hard it does so faster than anything
in nature. 1t is like the boiling of an
egg. 1t is very clear at first, but as
soon as it gets cloudy, one minute
more and you may cut it with knife.
Then it is ready to deprive man OF
his franchise or chisel him out of his
property.
If you want parlor, dinning room,
sitting room or chamber suits, up
holstered cObbler cane or reed chairs,
couches, lounges, sidebOards, chif-
fOniers, china closets, book cases, hall
stands, ladies or gents desks. In fact
anything in the furniture line you may
find it at the well stocked rooms of W.
A. FAIRIES & Bro.
With the exception of the showers of
Saturday evening, the ten or twelve
days before Christmas have been with
out rain, mild in temperature and thus
without any impediment to shopping.
The usual crowd is on to-day and the
stores are doing business with open
doors, as they would in a genial day in
April.
The warm weather of last week which
ended Saturday night with several
moderate showers, was quite different
in waterfall from the Western States
where it rained for three days steady,
breaking river banks, washing away
railroad tracks and deluging low lands.
The Mississippi river rose % feet. 1t
cleared away more like spring than
winter.
Congressman James G. Mcguire, of
California, will address the citizens of
Smyrna in the Opera House on Friday
evening, Dec 9th, i'll the interest of
| Single Tax. His subject will be Chow
the Single Tax will affect Farmers. "
Admission, free. Mr.. Mcguire is
member of Congress from San Fran
cisco, and is known as an eloquent
! speaker.
! Our readers who have been looking
| for Hoods Calendar for 1896 will be
| glad to know that it is out and may be
obtained from the druggist or by send
ding 6 cents in stamps to G. l. Hood u
Co., Lowell, Mass. 1t represents a
! lovely head in beautiful brown tints,
surrounded by a gold frame, embossed
and decidedly up to date, and is a
pleasant reminder of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla.
N. F. Wilds, who advertised in the
TINES for a tenant to succeed j. K.
| Orrell on "Sunnyside," (whO goes to
MiddletOwn to engage in butcheringJ
has selected from % applicants Isaac
Green of McDOnough, who was
a resident of this vicinity until a doZ-
zen years ago. Besides wife and
daughter, Mr.. Green has four sons who
will be his chief reliance in conducting
the farm.
The NJ. E. Church at Clayton will
have Christmass Tree entertainment
Christmas Eve, o'clock prayer
meeting Christmas morning, and a
watch meeting the last night of the
year. The NJ. p. Church of the same
town, and Salem, in Blackbird hun
dred, will also have a Christmas Eve
Sunday School entertainment The
Leipsic NJ. E. Church will celebrate
Christmas night.
We give in another place over the sig
nature of"ClOd Hopper, 'an article from
the pen of the vetern ''man of affairs
and publicist, Mr.. Thos. B. COursey,
of Spring Mills, this county, on the
| 4 NTr- 4
lation to the public through two OF
three generations has been that of 8
benefactor in thought, purpose anC
deed, and is a wonderful man in his
prolonged physical and mental strength
celebrating as he did on Saturday, the
! IA inst, his 89th anniversary, anC
writing with the vigor and legibility o
forty years ago
H. J. Luce, who purchased turkeys
at the depot on Wednesdays and Thurs
= day, as per advertisement in the TnIEi
/ shipped to the city markets 70 barrels
full. The money paid out was 81, no. 40
The price paid for good stock was L
cents per pound. The mercury wa
! up in the sixties last week but thi
seemed to make little difference to tn
|
! turkey was a necessity. The abov
l did not include that of other shippers
and the large number needed for HON
supply. The local purchase of J. w
+ Jones was over 81, 200.
n The electric light plant was two year
e old last Wednesday Chief Enginee
e Rose celebrated the day by giving tn
e machinery and floor a thorough clear
ing. 1t looks as bright and clean a
one could expect, and we dare say theT
a is no better kept power-house in tn
e State. No matter when visitors go i
i there, they will find everything clea
It and orderly. 1t is an ideal engine
Il room. In the two years which th
V citizens of Smyrna have had the plaI
it has given perfect satisfaction. Th
streets have been well-lighted, and i
this time the people have rarely bee
= deprived of light from any accident {
= the pOwer-house.
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