Smyrna times., 1931-10-28

ton, on wednesday last in the S1St
year of her age. Mrs. Bailey's
maiden name was Smithers, born
and reared near Frederick but her
married life, extending over a per
iod of fifty years, was spent at
Kenton where her children with
one exception reside. Mrs. Bailey
was throughout her life held in
high esteem by all who came in
contact with her, and as far as she
had the opportunity, for the church
and in acts of charity, let her in
fiuence be felt for good. Though in
active sympathy with the M. E.
Church all her life, her name did
not appear on the Record until
1875 when she joined with several
of her children and grand children
who were brought into the church
at that time. Her widow hood has
been spent with her children who
We'd with each other in acts Of af-
fection and devotion and thus
crowned her last days with the
best fruits of mortal gifts. A very
large procession of relatives and
friends followed her remains to st.
Peters Episcopal Cemetery near
this town on Saturday.
Select Readings. - Miss Lulie
Clay Bigbie Of Tennessee, who has
been reading in Maryland for some
weeks and came to us commended
by the press Of that State, read in
the Town Hall on Monday evening
to a small but select audience. She
was introduced by L. Irving Handy
in some well chosen sentences, rich
in sentiment and complimentary to
the sex and especially the fair
reader. The usual accompaniment
of music to alternate between the
readings was wanting, both as a
relief to the elocutionist and as an
entertainment, which must make it
very taxing to the vocal organs,
but she was equal to the occasion
and appeared in good voice and
physical force at its close. The
program embraced ten selections
from grave to say, from lively to
severe, several of which had been
heard before from favorite readers
on our stage. Mrs. Caudle" and
Josiah Aliens Wife" were quite
humorously rendered and the pal
cony Scene" (Romeo and Juliet)
and 'Poe's Raven" had an attentive
and appreciative hearing by the
audience.
Life Of Garfield. - w. Scott
Thomas, near Smyrna, has taken
the agency for a life of Garfield
and has entered upon a canvass of
this community for subscriptions.
It is written by James McCabe,
Esq, one of our best writers,
author Of Pictorial History Of the
World, Paths in the Holy Land,
Centennial History of the U. S.
etc. It has SIS pages and will be
published in two styles of binding
by the National Publishing CO. No
book at this time would perhaps
prove of more interest to the gen
eral reader than a life Of our late
lamented President It was a typ
ical American life in its exemlifi-
cation and while it should be a
pride to every lover of our nation
ality, it should also be an incen-
tive to every young man strug-
Cling against the same adverse
circumstances. No one can read
it without profit.
Ministerial Amenities.-Th Rev.
Mr.. Brindle in some complimentary
remarks in the financial effort at
the Downs Chapel dedication on
Sunday said that his grandfather
attended the Methodist Protestant
Church and he had frequently ac-
companied him to their meetings
with pleasure in his early days.
Whereupon Rev. Mr.. Coche1 i'm
mediately moved that Brother
Brindle be made a life member of
the NJ. P. Church by a $40 sub
scription which was responded to
in a whiff, and before Mr.. Brindle
had time to take in the situation
he was duly declared member of
the Methodist Protestant Church.
Mr.. Cochel naively remarked that
though a member of their church,
they would, however, permit him
to preach in the NJ. E. Church at
Kenton, occasionally.
Bailey. October 18th,
at the residence of her son-in-law,
Honorable James Williams, Mrs.
Sarah Bailey, widow Of the late
Mason Bailey. aged 81 years.
/ Buchanan-Near Clayton, Octo-
ber 21st, George w. Buchanan,
aged "a years.
Holt. At Hillsboro, Md, October
18th, Kate E., wife Of DR.. t. S.
Holt, aged 40 years.
Skaggs. Near Dexter's Corner,
October 10th, John Skaggs, aged
i II wears,