Smyrna times., 1898-02-23

The Presiding Elders of Whining
ton Conference, are holding a meeting
here to-day.
Next Sunday will be what is called
big Missionary Day" in the M. E.
Sunday School.
The School Board has placed large
maps in the rooms of Misses Mcdowell,
HOugh, DOughten and Spruance
christian Service will be the
subject of Mems Union at st. Peters
next Sunday evening, Crawford Ste
vens leading off
We call the attention of farmers who
are interested in the cultivation of to-
matoes and pickles to the advertise
ment of the Philadelphia Picking Co.,
in this issue.
Rev. L. W. Layfeld is on his second
week in a protracted meeting at Jer-
man Chapel. During last week ten
persons professed conversion. Indi-
cations are excellent for an entended
work.
Leipsic had a funeral Sunday, Mrs.
Wodall, wife of George Wodall, age %
years, and two deaths-Capt. John H.
Fleming, age G6 years, and Mrs. Hop
kins, wife Thomas Hopkins, age 55
years.
The second week in March the
Steamer Brady will make two trips
only. In place of leaving Philadel-
phia Tuesday 18th, she Will leave We'd
nesday 10th, at 12 noon. This is done
to give time for the annual inspection.
A mysterious fire occurred on Sun
day at Florence, the home of Frank
Reiman, involving the loss of his bee
house and several dozen hives of bees.
The loss will be about $500, fully COW
cred by insurance in the Kent County
Mutual.
The pupils of No. school, with the
assistance of local talent, will give an
entertainment at the school house Fri
day evening, Feb. 25th. The program
will be an interesting one, and all are
cordially invited to attend. Admis-
sion 10 cents.
The members of the "Stars and
Stripes" Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, at
tended the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday morning, about twenty in
number, and had strong sermon from
the pastor, Rev. Dr.. j. L. Estlin, on
"The Dangers of migration.
The announcement made last week
that a post-office had been established
on the Leipsic road % miles from
Smyrna to be called "Florence," was
regarded as joke, but it turns out to
be fact, and Mrs j Jennie Reiman is ap-
pointed postmistress. Senator Kenney
is credited with its establishment.
There is only one house, about fifty
yards from the road, that constitutes
the Village"
A bold attempt was made to steal a
horse and carriage from w. NJ Broad
way Tuesday week The latter lives
on the road to Woodland Beach. The
thieves entered his stable near noon,
and took a carriage and the finest
horse they could get. They were about
to make off with it when they were
scared by the approach of a neighbOr
and quickly made their escape. Mr..
Broadway was attending a sale in the
neighborhood at the time, and but fol
the coming up of Hughey Durham just
when he did, it looks if his carriage
and best horse would have been stolen.
The NJ. E. Sunday School elias s
taught by Mrs. Adam Stengle will give
"Quaker Tea" in the parsonage Fri
day evening for the purpose of raising
$4,000 the sum obligated by this
church to the general missionary fund
which is outside the current receipts
of the church to bring up the deficiency
caused by the business depression o.
the last year or two. An admission o.
ten cents will be charged. An excel
lent entertainment will be furnished, {
feature of which will be the use O.
Quaker dialect and for every mistake
made at the table, a fine will be i'm
posed. This is expected to be highly
amusing. The tickets are selling very
rapidly and the entertainment promises
to be a success.
In the 'Loan Exhibition" given by
the Kings Daughters, an account o.
which appeared in our last issue, wal
framed paper (the Ulster Gazette
Kingston, n. Y.,) in heavy morning
lines, published at the time of Gen
George Washington's death, SO years
ago. 1t was framed and kept as a me
mento of ''The Father of His Country,
loaned by Mr.. Mark Davis of Middle
town, and exhibited by Miss Annie
/ Middleton. Several persons wanted 6
reproduction of the paper to frame ant
keep as a memento, which was done al
this Office, and by request of persons
who saw the paper in frame, we pub
lished the essential feature pertaining
to Washinptnn ON nnr first maze