Smyrna times., 1910-04-20

A buzzard caught in kite string
in Alley Street was freed by Earl
Ely.
Mrs. Legates who has been seri-
ously i'll with pleuro-pneumouia is
improving slowly.
Mr.. James Wright is improving
Mr.. Alex Lords home with a coat
of paint.
Mr.. James Shaw, one of our flag
men who has been on the sick list
for some time is slowly improving.
Issac Sinex has purchased of H. D.
Bower the real estate broker of
SMYRNA, the residence of Oscar S.
Leathers of this town for a consider
alton of $500.
Rev. l. G. Fosnocht, pastor, an
nounces the following subjects for
St. Paul's M. E. Church, Clayton,
for Sunday April oath: Morning sub
iect, 10. 80 a. M, "The Mansions of
Heaven; Evening subject, 7.SO p. M,
Goods Looking Glass.
The Blackiston Cannery was sold
on Thursday at the Receivers Sale of
the Clayton Enterprise Company to
Thomas Mabrey for Sl980. The sale
attracted a large crowd of people
and considerable stuff was disposed
of. The lumber yard and real estate
will be sold later.
While driving across main line OF
railroad crossing, Mr.. Henry D.
Hartman's horse got its foot caught
in between track and wood, causing
the horse to fall down and break the
shafts and sprain its shoulders. The
flag man stopped the approaching
train or the horse would have been
killed.
Mrs. Ethel Jones Slaughter, wife
of Matthew F. Slaughter, died on
Friday, at the residence of her broth
er. MIR. Joseph Jones, in her thirty
first year. Relatives and friends to
a considerable number attended the
funeral at the Catholic Church, at
st. Joseph's Industrial Sci ool yester-
day, Tuesday, April 10, at 10 a. m. ,
with high mass. Interment was at
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Pastor W. N. Sherwood Returned. :
Rm. w. N. Sherwood, pastor Of
Ewell's M. P. Church, attended tlt
M P. conference session in Balti
more last week. He has been re-
turned to Ewells' much to the
satisfaction of the members who ar,
hoping for prosperous year. The
conference which was the eighty
second session of the Maryland An
nual Conference, adjourned Tuesday
By unanimous vote Rev. ]. M. Sheri
dan was reelected President of confer
ence for the ensuing year and Rev. W
S. Phillips was again chosen Secre
tary.. Rev. DR.. Sheridan has beel
President of the conference for tn
past three years, and his recollection
shows that the conference will nc
return to the three-year limit for ii
presidents during the term of DI
Sheridan. The report showed tina
the past year had been one of un
usual activity in church and par
sonage building and the paying {
debts. There has been a substantis
increase in salaries paid the minis
ters. Reports from q charges sho
an advance in salaries of So, SOC owe
last year and 20 charges report ad
vances for the coming year. TT
president reported that during ii
year there had been 2, 144 conversion
within the bounds of the Conferent
and that 2,309 had united with II
churches. The Conference condemn,
the recent session of the Marylar
Legislature for not passing the loc
option bills that were before it, al
DECLARED that too much time WI
taken in celebrating and not enou,
for active work. The Conferen
decided to meet next year at Fe
eralsburg, Md. Some of the a
pointments were as follows: Che
apeake-A. B Dupuy; Clayton
W. N. Sherwood; Delmar-J.
Wright; Dover and Leipsic-F.
Reynolds; Felton-F. S Cal
Georgetown, D. C.-E. D. Stor
Georgetown-E. P. Perry; Geors
town Circuit ]. w. Gibson suppl
Harrington-L. A. Bennett; Lau
Avery Donovan and G.. R. Nicer,
dy, supernumerary; Laurel Circui
G. r. Donaldson; Lewes-W.
johnson; Milton-F. A. Hollal