Smyrna times., 1895-02-27
Walkers.
TROUBLED WITH ROADs-CELEBRATIO
All THE SCHOOL HOUsO-A NEW
lNVENTIoN-sOCIAL AND PER.
SONAL MENTION

AhOObLED WITH OADS-CELEBRATTON
AT THE SCHOOL HOUsO-A NEW
lNVENTIoN-sOCIAL AND PER.
sONAL MENTION.
0PeclaI correspondence to the Smyrna Times
SnowbOund roads are being onenad
Inc road from Eagle Nest or StockIy,.
corner Is now open the entire wav n
smyrna. others are expected to he
! opened the first of this week. The rood
from walker to the tent" is hankod
Oadly as this road is travelled cousidor-
able but the wheat fields alongside tbat
route are being badly used up som
Ol the farmers of near Tay lOr's Rridoa
nave turned out and are shoveliny the
sno" IN order to open travel. Where
mere Is one farmers who will volunteer
20 shovel snow, there are three or fonr
that VIII not do it and this is very dis
couIaglng TO those that offer their all
Miss Addie Deakyne, teacher at
walker celebrated Washington's birtb
gay oy inviting the scholars, parents and
irlehds to the school house where ~
c'al exercises had been arranged III.
SCHOLARS delivered declamations and
sang national airs appropriate to The
occasion. The program was one n
create enthusiasm and interest
~ Is certainly apparent that RIact-
olfu hundred has a set of Road Com
lhiss'ohers paid to supervise the roads
Wi'nout power to act. When questioned
why not make the roads passable their
answer Is: I'VE have no right -
ms deplorable condition of tho road,
may be well compared with soma is1
olated rural district where thew na,, no
taxes, and do not expect accomod atin0
from Road Commissioners ~ C.'.'I
Goui = ouilillssIohers, " or deadlock Legislators |
- !hey want anything done, it is for
lneir own accommodation But Black.
Olrd hundred is not isolated, though II
may De rural. 1t is advanced with Tho
lines ana was still propressing
|heh she struck the snowbank Ana
ne Is stuck; Who is going to shovel
ier out? The taxpayers But ali of
mem don't want to shovel
n young man of this vicinity has an
INVENTION with which he thinks ona
nan can clear the snow from a roaJ
rack eight feet wide, at the rate of
hree miles an hour, the snow beipG si~
eet deep. This would he a good t5inH
Or the deadlock legislature to buv and
mt one in each hundred-RIack S;rd arJ
undred especially. u
"hlle attending social catherine
ne evening last week, Stephen Keen's 5
orse became unhitched and suddaniv !
lsappeared. 1t is remarkahIe bnS,
he horse got out through the narTow, 1
1aus cut through the snowdrifts and s
J,Iss ul'ches' IN the fields without anv a
Iilshaps except the loss of the robe 2
men was found in the road by James
ei!n ana taken care of. The horse ?
ade straight for home. Y
"A number of young people from here
Tented the social gathering of PurnelI
e"is' at his home between here and
acKOlrd last week. The evening was
easantly spent in social pastimes
iIeshnents were served at the close
the evening. 0 O'OSo
george Hartup, who had the nisfor. |
ne 10 oVerturn his sleigh while driv- i
d SPIRITED animal, seriously Injured
e OF MS limbs two weeks ago. He is
pected. ~ oe II
MISS Elsie Stats gave an evening
;ial ior the entertainments of her
ests, Miss Mamie Newcomb and
sister Miss Clara Stats. of naar n
estertown, Nd, Tuesday evening at II
residence near Walker. "
i i. d. staats, of raylor's Bridge. has
IKE ground for his new residences.
nlsses Clara Stats aud Mamie New. n
no, OF Chestertown, Md, are visit. Ne
d. w. Stats. "'0 ''s''- OC
ohn Heinold, who went to Michi0an
me early winter to visit his brother
return home this week. The lat
George c. Heinold, who stopped in UiI
81 virginia to get married, will also
on with his bride. va "''O Con
patker's, Feb. 25, 1895. "