Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
KENTON.
Death Of Miss Ella Brayman Fire Na~roc.Iy Fys..
ted -Epuorth League Exercises Personal
Mention
SDeciai Correspondence t9 tie Time.

Speciat CoTespoadence tn tie T,mo.
KENToN, Jan. 24.-The frieud, and r4b.
tives Of Miss Ella V. Brayman were shocked
to hear Of her sudden death ON Thursday
night. The deceased had been suffering
from consumption for some tim. but had
been able to be out of doors until quite r4-
Gently On Thursday she had seemed
quite bright until toward, evening. when
she spoke OF feeling worse. and died about
nine o'clock. The funeral was held Satur-
day, at II O'Clock a. IL. Interment wa,
made at Bryn Zion cemetery, Rev. Rober,
Roe officiating.
A dime social for the benefit Of the Ep-
worth League was held at the Parsonage on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Robt. Lane is having an addition
built to his store on the corner of Main and
Commerce streets We understand the ad-
dition is to be used for CHINA department
by the occupant, MIR. w. S. Arthurs.
EPwORTH LEAGUE EXERCISES. L The
members of the Epworth League cordially
invites the public to attend the meeting on
''1'N''4NA'tJ AAAllF-s Jan. -9tli Inv fNfL4-
ing's exercises are to BE- devoted to brief
study of Longfellow. The following pro-
gram has been prepared:
Favorite Quotations. ....... Congregation
Sketch of LOngfellOw's Life fe................
........ .......... Prot D. = ELS
LOngfellOw as a Poet ..... Rev, Robt Roe
Extracts from 'Hiawatha, ,".............. "
........ ............. Mrs. Addie Roe
'Hha Psalm Of I 1 N-r,.rl+
The Village Blacksmith ... Miss Eva Lane
The Wreck of the Hesperus,
........... Mr.. Willie Dunlap
Footsteps of the Angels Mrs G. p Downs
Paul Revere's Ride, ... Miss Bessie Johns
The Day Is Done. ....... Miss Sylvia Arthurs
On Monday Mr. I. T. Wilmington,
farmer near town, brought a load Of calves
to be shipped from Kenton depot He left
his team standing at the calf-pen while he
went for checks. During his absence an
extra train approached, frightening the
horses and causing them to run away. For
tunately they were captured before any Sc
sious damage was done.
A lighted match dropped in clothes
press came near causing the destruction Of
| the home of Mr.. w. H. Greenwell on Mon
| day night. The family was first alarmed
by smelling smoke, but before discovering
the cause the fire had made much headway,
and all the contents of the clothes-press
were destroyed. Prompt assistance was
given and the fire was soon extinguished.
Walter E. Price. formerly of Smyrna, has
opened a blacksmith shop at Downs
| Chapel.
PERsoNALs.-Mr. David S. Clark spent
Friday in Wilmington. Miss Rebecca Bal
ley, of Smyrna, visited relatives in town
last week-Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bray
man, of Philadelphia. We're guests of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. II. Greenwell on Saturday.
Mr.. Albert Decker. of Philadelphia, at
| tended the funeral of Miss Ella V. Bray
man ON Saturday DR.. Virdin and Mr.
Mason Bailey spent Sunday with friends IN
| WyOming.-Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Johns vis-
| tied friends in Hartley on Sunday
William II. Cooper, of Wilmington, and
Mr.. j. Frank Wilds, of Dover, were guests
of Mrs. Dydla Wilds on Saturday Mr.. II.
w. Moore left yesterday for Washington as
travelling salesman for New York firm
Mrs. John AttiX and daughter are visiting
relativ es near Cordova.