Smyrna times., 1897-01-06

in hunt down the Neck on Wednes-
day, but it was not a successful one,
the participants largely going in car
riages because of the melting snow,
rather than the usual horseback meth
cd.
Star and Stripes Council, No. 26, Jr.
O. U. A. NJ. at an adjourned meeting
held Wednesday evening last, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
six months: 2. c.. William B. Start;
c., Robert H. Denney; V. c., John S.
Anthony; A. r. S., Prof. G. H. lie
Fevre; Con Seth Williams; w. Frank
McCaulley; 1. S., James Morris; o.
S., G. Davis Brown; T., John S.
Griffin.
A matter of interest to the farmers
will be a meeting of the Farmers Insti-
tute at the Odd Fellows Hall on Mon
day and Tuesday next the 18th and 18th
of January. Addresses will be made
by Hon. S. D. Willard, of New York;
Hon. c. J. Monroe, of Michigan, en-
bracing such subjects as Plums, Small
Fruits, Peach yellows and farm culture
in general. The meeting will be free
and should be attended by every
farmer.
A horse that Edward Curry was driv-
ing on Monday, in approaching Clay
ton from the west side, the ground
being in a soft muddy condition, went
down, both front feet in a hole. pros
trating the animal and throwing Mr..
Curry over the dash board. Forum
ately, two young men who happened to
| be passing, went to his immediate
relief. Mr.. C's leg and arm were con-
siderably bruised The singletree was
broken, but the horse escaped injury.
On Friday night, Jan. 8th, Frederick
W. Speirs, Phi. D., Professor OF
Political Economy at the Drexel
Institute, Philadelphia, will give an
illustrated, stereoptican lecture on
Currency in st. Peters Chapel II
will be a non partisan scientific review
of facts and principles upon which the
science of money is founded-put il
popular form. Tickets with reserved
seats, 25 cents, for sale at all Drug
Stores. Chart at Dunn's Pharmacy.
Megear & Son, through a special cir
cular, extend an invitation to all coffee
drinkers. to Coffee Party to be given
at there store Friday and Saturday
Jan'y 8 and 0, by Thomas Wood, & Co.
of Boston, Mass. large coffee importers
Coffee and waters will be served tC
every visitor, and an expert from their
Boston house will demonstrate how t.
get the best results in making a cup o
coffee. They have some special bar
gains named on their circulars for thest
days. +
A business meeting of the Teachers
Union will be held in the Bible class
room of the Methodist church at hal
past six o'clock this evening for the
transaction of business of the Creates
importance. Owing to the observance O.
the week of prayer Mrs. Brockson will
not be down this week, and hence tn,
opportunity is afforded of meeting to
night to perfect the organization ant
transact other business, and all wht
would like to enter upon a systemati
study of the Bible will be welcome.
Despite the declaration to the con
trary, there is still a considerable laten
superstition existing as ''relic of bar
barism" in many minds. Friday wa
the first day of the New Year. Thi
day is the beginning of the settlin,
and collecting season, but number o
persons would not pay out money oi
that day, because the old saw ran, "i
you pay out money on New Years Da,
! you will be paying out money all tn
year" These same persons, it wa
noticed, were not averse to receiving
money any hour in the day.
John r. Wilson has made settle
mont with the heirs of Russell Coe b.
which he takes his property held b
the latter-farm in the Alley, dwellin
and lot in this town and property a
Smyrna Landing-fou dwellings, an
q wharf rfproperty all for the sum of S35OC
d The family Of Mr.. W. have in tn
i meantime taken a boarding house i
}. Philadelphia and will in a week or tw
v take possession of it. Mr.. Wilson wi
u pass his time during the season b,
II tween his home in Philadelphia an
:. his farm down here.
v The going out of the old and I'll
coming in of the new year was dul
observed last week The Watch NigI
d meeting was held as has been the Gu
W tom since the beginning of the centur,
d at the Methodist Church. The hor
1t for meeting was from 1890 to
<, O'Clock, Rev. A Stergle conducting Il
N services. A large number Of the q
10 tendents had been in the time pr
N ceeding the meeting hour, at the 'Tei
% given at the residence of Mrs. Samu
! j. Reynolds, which really practical
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