Smyrna times., 1896-02-19
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Never be cOntented with a bubble
that will burst.
Dentistry in its every branch, DR.
F. L. Grier, Prettyman Building. e
When women no longer care tC
adorn home, man will no longer car,
to make one.
By taking revenge a man is but even
with his enemy, but in passing it ovei
he is superior.
The congregation of st. Peters
Church commenced the six weeks
Lenten service this morning.
Next Sunday will be big Mission
airy Day in the Methodist Sunday
School. The anniversary will be one
week later.
Crown and bridge-work, gold, alumni
mum, WestOn's metal, rubber and gold
lined rubber plates. DIR. F. L. Grier.
Prettyman Building. 4
Messrs. Lewis & Wheatman are push
ing their business of drive wells. and
pumps and have made recent contracts
with Frank Bailey, E. Lapham and
others.
The Athletic Association of this town
has secured the Guy Bros. Minstrels
to show in the Opera House, ON March
18th. Proceeds will be in the interest
of the '96 base ball fund.
Rev. J. L. Estlin, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, will preach Sun
day night on Repentance. An after
service OF 30 minutes of prayer, sing
ing and christian testimony.
A well known gentleman who has
kept account of the number of kisses
exchanged with his wife since their
union, consents to its publication. as
follows: First year, 36, 500; second
year, 10000; third year, 1850; fourth |
year, 12O: fifth year, 2. He then left
off keeping the record.
The property Of Emory Lnm, de-
ceased, which was sold at public sale
Saturday brought very low prices.
A two and a-half story dwelling cor
ler of South and East streets. was
bought by W. E. Hall for S17O; an
'ther property adjoining by John
'anGasken for $3.50; a stable in the
anne vicinity by H. B. Grieves for
'l4l; the farm IN West Kenton Hun
lred belonging to Emory and Thomas
1umm, 80 acres, by VanGasken &
jatts for 1880.
One OF the most novel attractions no.
iced by the residents of Smyrna Land
ng, recently, was a train of cars COM
lg up the Smyrna River. One resi-
ent SAID 1t had never been done before
his recollection, Bnt it was fact
Notwithstanding. On last Friday two
irge freight cars loaded with 100 tons
acld-phosphate came up the creek ON
hinge flat and landed at the wharves
l.. NJ. Prices phosphate factory.
n. Price is getting everything ready {
II busy spring trade.
Inc new department in our local I
'lumns under the heading of "Higb {
chool Notes, should be of interest To G
'renis. The work is wholly under t
e direction Of the corresponding j
itor" of the school, and will no v
'ubt, prove interesting. From time L
time we will publish some of their v
says. themes, &C., to show the marked p
andard that is being kept up and adj
need in school work under the efic- s
Mt principalship OF Mr.. Charles H. il
sFevre. We invite the attention of n
parents to this department. |,
81, Valentines Day passed off quiet a
here. The mails were more or less
avy, but the nHmber of ''comic pic
res" distributed was very small. In
It this old custom prevalent among
e young, Of secreting valentines un- G
doors has almost entirely died out n
this community; so much so that p'
OF our stores handle these holiday tt
ods The evening feature Of st. b,
lentine's Day was the Masquerade Of
a, given under the auspices Of the
ciety Of the Kings Daughters, at the y
me of Mrs. John p Hudson, an ac-
INT of which is given elsewhere. G
TO
)pe Of the most novel attractions of
season will be that Of the Moss H
lity Co., at the Opera House. next Pi
day evening, headed by the famous Sc
sses, who have been before the pub- an
for twelve years EIaying entered
amusement field With q determine, II
a to gain public favor they have bv ea
d and conscientious work. reached Ci
very pinnacle OF success. In ''The
dak," termed a musical comedy les
lesque, they have I'M unusually inl
ght piece of work, justly called the in,
Century comedy, in which each
noer mas an opportunity of display
hiS or her versatility, it having ad,
n written especially for the peculiar TN
titles of this organization. wa