Smyrna times., 1932-08-10
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course held the closest attention Of
the congregation for two hours.
many persons at its close express
ing regret that it could not con
tinue still longer His address was
in the main an argument directed
with a force that legal minds would
appreciate, against the brutality,
unconstitutionality and usurpation
to be found in any legislation look
ing to the recognition in any form
Of the liquor traffic, which tie
courts everywhere declare to be
the open foe to that great central
thought in all good government,
the right to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. The liquor
traffic cannot be regulated, and all
attempts are only an injury to the
people who suffer The only sue
cessful way to deal with it is by
prohibition.
OUR BRIDGES. One day last
week as one of our young men was
crossing a bridge opposite the
young peach orchard of Col. George
w. Cummins, the horse that was
attached to the buggy in which he
was seated, suddenly went down
through a hole in the plank as if
in a desperate effort to stand on
its head. In his frantic effort to
get loose the shafts were broken,
the harness had to be cut and the
struggling animal rescued FORUM
ately without broken leg. Col.
Cummins has taken a pride in
keeping up the road, including the
stone reservoir in front of Wood
lawn" at his own expense for a
number Of years, thus relieving the
county of any Appropriation for
that much of the road. Whether
this understanding with the road
overseer includes the bridge in
question, we do not know, as it is
at the extreme limit of his line.
There is another bridge on the
same road a few miles further on
that Is equally or more dangerous.
The county through the overseer is
responsible for the safe condition
Of its public highways. The coun-
ty demands of the citizen a tax for
this purpose, agreeing as its part
of the compact to keep them in
safe repair, and if it does not,
must be responsible for the dam
ages. There is an evident care
lessness in this regard with those
who have the charge of our public
roads.
PERSONALLY William A. FAIRIES
and DR.. d. T. Smithers and daugh-
ter, left here Monday morning for
Atlantic City where they expect to
remain about one week.
Peter S. Collins and wife are on
a visit to relatives in Leesburg,
New Jersey.
Harry L. Douglass left Monday
for Boston, Mass, to take
a position with commission house
in that place during the fruit sea-
son.
Mrs. Rev. j. T. Umsted and son,
Chalmers, left on Monday for
visit of two or three weeks near
Port Penn. Mr.. Umsted will be
absent during the month of Aug
ust.
Miss Irene Roberts, Joseph H.
Primrose are sojourning at Reho-
both.
The following are the visitors of
the week: Miss Mary Cropper,
James r. Bennett, Miss Katie Park
er, Miss Lizzie Norris, Walter
Rash, Miss Maggie Caryell, Miss
Emma Kennedy, Miss Lizzie Pow
ell, Howard Sisco, Misses Ella and
Lucy Smith, Alfred Stevenson,
Miss Lou Troth, Miss Rebecca
Miss Minnie McAfee,
Philadelphia; Miss Susie OFT, Dan
iel Spruance, Frank l.. Kennedy,
Wilmington, Theodore p. Haughey,
Mrs. Louis Haughey, of Indianap-
oils, Indiana; Miss Emma r. Engle, |