Smyrna times., 1933-01-18

public travel being blocked. The
Executive Committee met on Wed
nesday evening-Revs. L. G. Mat
lack, Mr.. Gawthrop of Whining
ton; Rev. ]. B. Quigg, of Laurel;
Rev. r. w. Todd of Dover; James
r. Hoffecker and A. P. Crockett, of
Middletown; r. M. Cooper of Moor
ton; and Rev. J. D. Rigg, DR.. Will
liam Cummins and j. w. Denney
of Smyrna.
On Thursday morning several of
our citizens were at the depot in
sleighs to convey the ladies to the
church, where as part of the bus
mess of the morning session, they
were assigned homes. The meet
ing organized with DR. Matlock in
the chair and Rev. Mr.. Todd, sec
retary. Rev. ]. D. Rigg made the
address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Rev. j. B. Quigg.
Rev. E. L. Hoffecker of Cambridge,
Md, by invitation, while the Com
mittee on Resolutions were out, ad-
dressed the Alliance on the success
of the temperance cause in Mary
land. He read from the Day of
Baltimore an article attacking
Local Option and as proofs of its
erroneous statements he read ex-
tracts from prominent Marylanders
and especially of Cambridge en-
dorsing the beneficial effects of
prohibition, the business of Cam
bridge being more than double
what it was five years ago, when
Local Option was adopted. After
some general discussion, the Com
mittee on Resolutions came in and
offered resolutions which were TAX
en- up one by one and after con
siderable debate adopted. On mo
tion the meeting adjourned till
$50. From $50 to 7.3O the lecture
room was well filled with a chill
dren's meeting, attended by num-
ber of adults, which was addressed
by Rev. w. H. Hutchin, Prof.
Mackey Of Delaware College, Miss
Hilles of Wilmington. Miss Gertie
Bunnell read the touching poem
written by Miss Addie Coke, Dead
in the Doorway" The meeting
then adjourned to the main room
of the building to hear the Rev.
G. w. Miller Of Wilmington. The
exercises were then opened with
well rendered selection from the
choir. After a prayer by the Rev.
T. Il. Tomkinson, the president in
troduced Mr.. Miller, who made, as
all agree, an address Of almost I'm
equalled eloquence. After the adop-
ton of David J. Murphey's motion
asking that Mr.. Miller be requested
to deliver this address before the
Legislature, and reading the min
utes Of the Secretary, the Alliance
adjourned
BIG SNOW AND FINE
SLEIGHING The fifteen inches of
snow that fell a week ago today
was rather extraordinary for our
section, and gave us a touch Of
Winter similar to that pictured in
the old almanacs. The walking
was more obstructed than most
snow storms because Of the supple
mental snow that keep falling
lightly, for hours after the real
storm had passed, which was
tramped on the pavement with an
adhering force as if put there by
hydraulic pressure. One Of the
lovers Of the sport brought out
large field roller and levelled the
track on Main Street so that two
or three could go abreast at 2.4O
speed. 3. B. Allen, liveryman,
made a clean sweep Of his sleighs,
bells and all Mr.. Fairbanks sold
new one he was just passing
through the finishing process for
$50, and perhaps might have got
ten more if he had had the con
science of "a money shaver"
Beckett & Mackey also sold four.
At one time on Saturday after
contest below the Town Hall in a
confused mass, but no one was
hurt. There was really no Incl
dent to record only where liquor
took a part. On Friday evening,
Brady Cooper in company with a
young lady friend, was enjoying a
ride when his team was met by
that of Joe" Cummins from down
the Neck. Mr. Cooper refined his
steed to the right and Cummins
pulled his horse in the same direc-
tion. The collision was a fearful
one. The shoulder of Mr.. Cooper's
animal (from the livery of H. D.
Boyer, was pierced five or six
inches by the shaft from the team
of Cummins, while his horse re-
ceived a similar and worse wound.
In this condition he drove it home.
The sleighing carnival is an occa-
sion for license not INDUCED in at
any other season. The town ord