Smyrna times., 1898-01-12
Frank Bailey is almost giving lum-
ber away. See his ad. Il

Frank Bailey is almost giving lum-
ber away. See his ad. #
Rev. l.. W. Layfeld has clos ed his
extra services at Severson's NJ. E.
church for a while owing to the bad
condition of the roads. Hewill preach
there next Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
The water motor at the Methodist
church refused again last Sunday
morning to furnish sufficient power to
pump the organ This is becoming
very frequent of late and is a source of
great annoyance to the choir and CON
gregatiOn.
The street crossings during these
days are kept in excellent condition by
Policeman Garner. In fact they are
receiving more attention at his hands
than from any of his predecessors.
Policeman Garner is faithful in his
duty and he is winning the praise of
the citizens of the town for his efficient
services.
Says Metropolitan paper: The frugal
Frenchman has learned way of graft
ing a tomato ON the potato vine, which
is thus made to nurture both fruits, the
one above as well as the one under
ground, with great saving both in
land and agricultural labor. The exper-
iment has been successfully tried at
TrOyes, and will now, ofcourse, spread
all over the republic, multiplying its
productive powers and thus enabling
it to meet its next war indemnity in
the same buOyant and solvent spirit in
which it met the last one.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society held
their annual election Jan. 4th, 1898.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell, President;
Mrs. Geo. H. Raymond, First Wee
President; Mrs A. Colt, Second Vice
President, Mrs. H. W. Tschudy; Treas
ure; Mrs. w. A. Stevens, Secretary;
Mrs. A. L. Cummins, Distributing
Agent; Miss Mary English, Mrs. NJ.
Boyd, Visiting Committee. The So
ciety have changed their meeting night
from the first Tuesday of the month to
the first Monday of the month.
SECRETARY.
Before the Chester County Farmers
Institute at West Chester, Pa, last
week, Hon. G. w. Talbot advocated the
passage of law permitting each town
ship i'll the State to erect pillOry, to
give justices of the peace power to dis
pose of cases coming under the ''tramp
act, J." and to whip publicly those found
guilty of being professional tramps.
This suggestion found much favor
among the farmers, who are afraid to
take the law into their own hands.
fearing the tramps will set fire to their
barns as method of revenge. Many a
barn IN Chester county has been de-
strOyed in this way. The whipping
post seems to be gaining in favor, and
it will not prove surprising if Della
ware has plenty of company in admin
istering this method of punishment,
before many years.
The Mems Parochial Union of st.
Peters Parish hold their monthly
meeting at the chapel, Sunday even
ing, Jan. 30th, at o'clock sharp. The
subject for discussion is, ''To what ex-
tent has a man a right to ignore the
church and its services" The subject
will be stated by Mr.. w. E. Waters,
and a general discussion will be in
vited, particularly from those who be-
heve they have real right, inherent
or endowed, to personally ignore or
neglect the church. By the church is
meant every organization that believes
in the Triune God. They will not aim
at controversy but to compare views
in a rational and candid manner with
those who ignore the church or are ap-
parently careless about it. Let there
be good attendance. The discussion
will doubtless be of value to every one
who will be present
Most all the preparation necessary to
make the change in the arc light sys-
tenn has been made and now Chief
Engineer James Wilson and Secretary
Anthony are waiting the arrival of
other material to complete the change.
The wiring has been properly made
and this to the credit of the above men
has been done without the purchase of
extra wire by the town. Secretary
Anthony is endeavOring to have the
change made at the least cost possible.
Everything seems to be in readiness to
change the arc lamps about the town
to incandescent, and in our rounds |
about the town we hear but little COM
plant made against the action of the
council. The streets will be better
lighted and best of all the citizens will
have lights all night long.
Geo. NJ. Stevenson, Mrs. J. w. |
Clifton, Miss Clara Bewley, Miss Mary
Thompson, Mrs. John P. Hudson and
W. o. HOffecker of the NJ. E. Sunday
School and Miss Laura A. Bell, Miss
Hester G. Rutledge, Miss Susie E.
Hudson Miss Mary E. Wright, Miss
Lizzie Mcdowell and Miss Elizabeth
Smithers of the NJ. E. Christian En-
deavor Society have been appointed
committees to look into the advisabilitv