Smyrna times., 1898-02-02


Vernon street house, now in tenure of
the Rev. W. F. Corkran, by putting
IN all the sanitary improvements and a
new end window, which adds to the
appearance of the street. This will
soon be followed be a new coat of
paint.
Instead of frost and snow, January
gave us continuous rains. Along the
Ohio River and its large tributaries
much damage from flood waters has
been recently reported, and through
out the entire upper Mississippi Val
ley, in fact, there is complaint of in
undatiOn, due to unreasonable down
pOurs of rain. The time is certainly
out of joint, as far as the current
weather is concerned.
The Smyrna High School will give
their annual public literary exercises
on Friday afternoon the 18th of Feb
ruary. 1t has been their custom form
erly to give this entertainment on
WashingtOn's Birthday. The Band of
Hope have engaged that evening for
an entertainment and will want the
Opera House in the afternoon to make
ready for their play that night. Wash
ingtOn's Birthday is holiday with the
school children and in order to give
them the benefit of this, their public
entertainment will be given the Fri
day afternoon before, the 18th inst
The program has not yet been ar
ranged.
Samuel Hobbs was arrested on Sat
urday evening by Constable Pratt, and
Policeman Garner and Jones and
brought before Magistrate f. V.
Cooper, charged with drunkness and
disOrderly conduct at the Smyrna
House. Mr.. Cyrus P. Gears. intend
ing to maintained good order at this
hOstelrie is determined to break the
rOwdyism up and where they disobev
his orders he resorts to law. Hobbs
was very obstreperous and unruly
when arrested and it took three officers
to get him under control. Magistrate
Cooper fined him with costs S3.57 and
held him in a peace bond of 800 for
his good behavior. He gave good Sc
curity and was released.
GROUND Hoe DAY.-To-day is can
dlemas or ground hog day. Whether
winter is over or whether ice and cold
weather will continue for forty davs
depends, according to popular belief,
on whether, the little beast sees his
shadow when he energies from his
hole. If he sees his shadow he is sup
posed to retire for forty days nap,
while winter goes on. If he does not
see his shadow he remains out of the
hole, for spring is thus beholder.
To-day the sun was visible giving
his hogship chance to see his shadow.
so we will have forty days more of win
ter, just as we had last winter, when it
was cloudy and the shadow not seen.
The PrOtracted Meetings that ran
through January at the Methodist
church, is continued through this week.
The meetings both as to numbers and
warmth have seemingly met the full
requirements, and Pastor Stengle in
his earnest efforts to produce penitence
and contrition among the unsaved,
thus supported by his membership.
had every reason to look for large re-
suits, but the allurements of the world
haveproved too strong to be overcome.
For this reason the meetings have been
extended over to this week. While not
what was desired and expected the
meetings have not been barren of re-
suits. On Sunday morning when the
invitation was extended to those who
wished to connect themselves with the
church, having been at the altar and
professed conversion, six went forward
-four males and two females and
gave their names. Rev. C. I. Stengle
preached last night and Rev. l.. w.
Layfeld will preach this evening.
Rev. P. H. Rawlins, of Seaford.
preached on Sunday at the NJ. E.
church, it being made the occasion for
lifting the collection for the ''worn out
preachers, their widows and orphans"
otherwise designated "Veteran's Dav."
The apportiOnment for this station is
$50, but the collection for the day fell
some $50 short of the desired amount
which will be made up however, to the
assessment by conference time. He
preached in the morning from the pas
sage OF scripture, God Forbid that [ |
should Glory save in the Cross of |
Christ" the latter symbolizing the
will, purposes and conservation that
characterized the master. At night he |
preached an evangelistic sermon full |
OF energy and warmth to impress. if |
possible, the unsaved. The speaker |
was listened to attentively by the large
audience, who Overran the auditorium,
number being in the gallery, but if
moved, gave no manifestation of it.
He was greeted however by number
who remembered him favorably and
well, when pastor of the circuit eigh-
teen or twenty years ago.
John Chatham, of Chester, Pa, we'll
known in this town had quite and ex-
perience with swindling agents last
week of which the Chester Times gives
prominent mention. Two sharpers
had been going around South Chester
and after duping several druggists,
they entered the drug store managed
by Mr.. Chatham and tried to sell an
order of phenacetine. This drug is ex-
pensive, selling at $1.OO an ounce, but
these men claimed that theirs had par
ticular advantage over others sold in
the market and reduced the price one
half as an inducement for him to buv.
They showed him a sample box of the
drug which he was allowed to taste
and prove that it was the genuine ar
ticle. The other boxes were sealed
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