Smyrna times., 1896-09-30

Miss Katie Taylor of Jerman Chapel
was awarded beautiful bible on Sun
lay evening as a prize for repeating
rom memory the titles and golden
-exts of all the Sunday School lessons
Of the last quarter. The other con-
testants were Misses Bessie Johnson
and Ella Carter.
The smiling candidate will soon be
around, shaking hands and asking for
support. OF course, you will treat him
kindly, for he has hard road to travel |
Some high toned politicians have even |
dropped down to q familiar CONVEX
sation with the colored voter about the
button he wears.
There was frost Thursday morning,
but it left no effects ON vegetation.
The rain that set in yesterday was ap-
preciated, because needed. If it had
come a week or ten days sooner, it
would have been called a veritable
equinOctial storm. 1t is bright aud
warm this morning.
The Union prayer meetings of the
Christian Endeavor societies of the
Presbyterian and Methodist church to
prepare for the coming State COnven-
the last of October, may prove of great
Importance to the churches irrespective
of the societies, and should have the
full support of the church membership.
The one at the Presbyterian church
last Friday evening was led by Rev.
Mr.. Stengle and the one next Friday
evening at the Methodist church will
be led by Rev. Mr.. Estlin.
It has often been remarked that cir
cuses coming to our town take q great
deal of money away and hardly leave
anything in return. From a careful
estimate we find that one of our
bakery's sold them 400 loaves of bread,
8 dozen large pies and etc. From our
feed store they purchased 50 bushels of
oats, 2500 lbs. of hay, 1900 lbs of straw
ETC., at our butcher shambles they
procured from 500 lbs. to 800 lbs of
beef, besides a large amount of pro-
visions, clothing advertising ETC.,
which in the aggregate amounted to
to S4OO to $500.
Lee Washington was severely bitten
by fierce dog on Mt. Vernon street,
Thursday. A pumpmaker was at work
in fixing a pump in the neighborhood,
and the little boy went into the yard
as an accommodation for the man to
return an implement he had borrowed
not knowing anything about the dog,
when he was set upon by the vicious
animal and severely laeerated in his
lower limbs. He is under the care of
DIR. Swinney and the injuries so severe
as to keep him home from school two
or three weeks.
Our canning factories, after com.
paritively short season on the tomato
crop have closed down canning for an.
other year. Last Thursday about &
100 BOhemians, who have been EN-.
plOyed in Counselman & Co.'S factory
left in chartered car for Baltimore
The BOhemians make quite a little
village at Smyrna Landing during tn,
summer months and are always fount
to be quiet and orderly. They ar,
steady workers and during the canning
season, accumulate almost enough t.
keep them through the year.
There are enough people in the com
munity, if so inclined to fill all tn
churches and thus make them NOR
than beacon lights to this section. At
tendants at the Methodist Sunda.
night did not notice any perceptibl
difference in the size of the audience
while the attendance at the Endeavo
Rally at the Presbyterian at the sam
time filled every seat to the door, Will
the large class of young men and boy
> who rarely go inside a church wer
! mostly where they spend their Sun
: days. II those coming on the thresl
old Of action are more important to
community than those going off, til
: church societies should see here an ope
field for active work.
y The event in Smyrna last Saturda
q was the Walter Main Show. The
Il were here early in the morning and
le the time many were up had their ten
I I pitched. At 1890 they gave o sire,
j parade which was the longest and mo
y extensive of any given in this TOW
Is and their show in the afternoon WI
y the cleanest and most entertaininl
Of One important thing in their favo
p they thoroughly believed in adyerti
st ing and Judging from the crowd tn
y, was present, they were amply repaid +
IL the enormous amount of money the
p expended. The people focked to TOW
"a from all points at Il radius of TWEEN
- = miles or more, Our streets were lin,
le and while our merchants may not ha'
q done big business, yet their presea
= with us gave holiday attire. II
mos m crowd who attended the circus h
st been variousIy estimated from two
ia three thousand. The Main Sho,
nd were exceedingly entertainingin ali
mt features and throughout was Gle
ed performance They left here Saturd
night for Milford.