Smyrna times., 1898-01-26
For nobby ladies gents and chill
dren's shoes, go to Pixies. T

For nObby ladies' gents and chill
dren's shoes, go to Pixies. II
Almost every one has streak of su-
prostitution of some kind OF other.
u. 5. MOffett has given up the mail
to Walkers, and it is now carried by
VIM. David.
The steamer Geo. +. Brady will
make two trips a week next month in
stead of three.
Cosgriff & Beck have sold the farm
of William Pfister, near Blackbird,
containing 80 acres to Mr.. Frank Scha-
fer for $3.50.
COsgriff & Beck have sold the E. r.
Sipple farm near Blackbird, containing
115 acres, to Mr.. John W. M. Wheat
man of near Leipsic, for $4,000.
Next Sunday will be 'Veteran's
Day." at the NJ E. church, when the
Conference Claimants collection will
be taken. Rev. P. H Rawlins, for
merly of Smyrna circuit, will fill the
pulpit both morning and evening.
The members of the Morning Star
Lodge, No 6, 1. O. O. F., of this
town are requested to be present on
Friday evening, Jan. 2Sth at 7.3O
o'clock. The Rev. J. E. Nicholson of
Clayton, will deliver lecture on said
evening.
The public sale of National Bank
Stock, property of the A. B. Roe, of
Greensboro, Md, came off last Satur-
day. There were twenty shares ad-
vertised all of which was bought by
Moses Price at $74.75 a share. This
was considered excellent when the par
value of the shares were $50.
We had a clever rain on Saturday
afternoon and night and very high
westernly wind on Sunday, but out
west they had a blizzard. At one place
there was a thunder storm with the
snow. Where it did not snow it
rained, and a very high damaging
wind visited the Middle as well as the
Western States.
The Mems Union have a novel dis
cussiOn next Sunday evening at the
Episcopal Chapel at seven o'clock.
They propose to try to ascertain if a
man has a right to ignore church SER
vice They are likely to find it a diff
ticult question to settle, and to en-
force after it is settled Nevertheless
as some in the community effect to ig-
more church services it may be well to
at least discuss the cause. Persons
who do not go to church are especially
invited, and if they have any reasons
to offer the Union will be most clad to
know what is in their mind ON this
subject
The testimonies to the character of
Samuel G. Pratt whose death we no.
ticed last week, are numerous. The
following from the Secretary of the
Odd Fellows Lodge of which he was a
member in Pittsburg, goes to show
this. He says:
''Please convey to the sisters of Bro.
Pratt cur heart felt sympathy in the
loss Of their brother. Among all of us
who had the pleasure of knowing him
personally, there is a feeling of pro-
found sorrow for the death of one who
was esteemed for his high christian
character. We wish we had many
members such as he was. -
The following officers have been cleo
ted to serve in the Presbyterian Sun
School for the ensueing six months.
Superintendent, George w. Tavlor:
assistant superintendent, Edward NJ.
Boyd; secretary. Harvey B. Stewart:
treasurer, Frank F. Evans; cornetist
John W. Watkins organist, Mrs. F.
+. Evans; teachers, Mrs. J. w. An
thony, E. " Cooper, Miss Eunice An
thony, Mrs. S. J. Reynolds. Miss
Ethel Cooper, Mrs. J. L. Estlin. Miss
Eva Bitter, Mrs. F. F. Evans. Prof.
G. II. LeFevre. The attendance
throughout the year has been good and
the school as well as the church is rap
idly growing.
The prOtracted meeting at the NJ. F.
church is now on its fourth week. The
meetings have grown in interest from
the first with the membership who
have stood by the pastor we'll. filling
the lecture room nightly, except such
an evening as characterized the end
ing OF yesterday, when the rain and
inch OF slush reduced the audience to
few dozen. 1t is a noticeable feat
ure that the people of the world.-tbe
class desired to be reached-are very
slim in attendance. Neverth eless.
several have been to the altar and pro-
tessed conversion, a deep seriousness
pervades the meetings, and Pastor
Stengle and others still look for more
manifested results.
On Thursday afternoon last Mas
cullne Foreaker of Bombay Hook ISL
and, was arranged before Souire
cooper charged with shooting a horse
OF his neighbor, Peter Raisin. II
pears that the latter's horse while graz-
ing along the public road on the 9Th
INST, got On the property of Masculine
Foreaker and was eating his fodder.
Inc latter thinking he had the right
got MS gun and fred load into the
animal from which it died on the 18Th
inst. Raisin brought suit. Foreaker
was found guilty and fined, with costs
SlO.6S. Threatening to shoot more of
halslns stock he was fined, with costs
90 cents extra. He was also held in S1oo
peace bond. He however still remains
liable to pay for the horse sbould |
Raisin decide to bring suit.
While draining out the pond of NAL |
CONS Mills, near Brenford, last week