Smyrna times., 1932-11-02

| impatience was manifested at the
delay in getting started, but he en-
tertained them for over two hours
with slight of hand wonders and
mesmeric subjects that kept the
audience in a state of wonder or
in a broad grin of laughter. This
was especially so with the boys on
the stage who now say they were
hired to perform their laughable
mermeric feats. There was a great
need of decorum among the boys
but their conduct was infinitely
better than some boisterous young
men in the gallery.
The Democrats have laid them
selves out for a big day next Sat
urday in this town. A procession
will be formed on the state road
at 10 o'clock in the morning which
will parade through the streets of
the town. At 2 o'clock a public
meeting will be organized for ad-
dresses, which will reassemble
again in the evening at o'clock.
The posters announce the names of
the following speakers for the af-
ternoon and evening, viz: Colonel
c. c. Stockley, the candidate for
Governor; Hon. I. F. Bayard,
George Gray, Esq; John B. Pen
ington, Esq, and Prof. T. n. Will
liams. The Capitol Band Of Do
yer has been engaged to make mu-
sic for the occasion.
REV. BISHOP JESSE TRUES-
DALI PECK, DR.. D., LID, has
been assigned to the Presidency of
the Wilmington Conference to meet
in Cambridge, Md, March 7th, 1883.
He was born in Otsego county, N.
", April 4th, 1911 and is, there
fore in his 72nd year. He was con-
verted and joined the M. E. Church
when a boy of sixteen. His educa-
tion was largely entrusted to his
brother George, who was fourteen
years his senior. His life, up to
the time of his election to the Epis-
copacy in May, 1872, was given to
teaching and the pastorate. He
was President of Dickinson College
from 1848 to 1852. Eight years of
his pastoral life were spent in Cali
fornia. He was the moving spirit
in founding Syracuse University
and is the author of a number of
valuable works, among which are
What Shall I Do To Be Saved ?"
THE Central Idea of Christianity
THE True Women and ''The His
tory of the Great Republic" He is
a man of immense physical proper
tions, a powerful preacher, and is
abundant in labor for the churches.
/ MARROW ESCAPE On Satur-
day afternoon DR.. James Temple of
Kenton who was coming to this
town in carriage with his wife,
narrowly escaped very serious
accident at Jim Town" crossing
just below Clayton. A small ten
ant house and the peach trees in
the field of A L. Hudson complete
ly obstructs the view down the
road; and noticing a shifting train
just above, and hearing no whistle
Of an approaching train from the
opposite direction he felt safe in
passing over, and but for a woman
On the road throwing up her hands
as a signal of warning, he would
have been struck by a rapidly NOV
ing freight train with the awful
n consequences that would have fol
lowed. He wheeled his horse sud-
denly around, the cars passing
within a foot of his carriage. The
Doctor holds the railroad culpable
for possible catastrophe, the
moving train he is confident giving
no signal of their approach. This
Jim Town" crossing is a place
dreaded by people approaching the
town over this road. The track is
not only on an elevation, thus
\ checking the speed Of vehicles
where they should move with
greater freedom, but the dwelling
above alluded to and the peach
trees in that corner Of the field al
/ most entirely cut off the view dowr
the road. The safety Of the peo
pie would be greatly enhanced il
both were removed.
PERSONAL - Rev. Thomas A
Il Stevenson and wife, of Foxburg, Pa
is on a visit to his relatives here.
Andrew Caldwell, candidate TO
sheriff was in town short tim
yesterday.
MO. Benjamin, for several year
the popular telegraph operator a
Clayton has been changed to Dover
where he will take up his residenc
and is succeeded by William Fultol
of that place.
Mrs. William H. Baggs has bee
on a two weeks visit to friends i
Philadelphia. The following pers
ons have been visiting friends i