Smyrna times., 1935-01-10


toe for wedding decorations, is not
the safest, if it is one of the most
exhilarating pleasures of young
mans life.
The trees and shrubbery looked
pretty Monday in their setting
brought about by the sleet storm.
Belmont Park" exceeded them all
in its icy incasement.
The new $1,000 organ, Jardine
make, bought for st. Peters
Church, arrived last week, but will
not be set up until the repairs on
the church are completed.
Rev. Mr.. Quigg commenced a
protracted meeting of New Years
might, but between the weather
and the attractions away of a
social and other character, but lit
tile progres has been made.
William FAIRIES is having an ad-
ditional room 16 x "a feet, built
over the rear part of his store and
workshop, for mechanical use. This
gives a depth of 101 feet for both
the upper and lower rooms.
Rev. S. w. D. Smith, the pastor,
will hold a memorial service at
Bethel A. M. E. Church this even
ing, in commemoration of Bishop
Dickerson, of that church, whose
recent death is so lamented by the
denomination.
The holiday season ended with a
series of social gatherings, in the
way of parties for the young and
those not so young, a masquerade,
dinners for special guests, etc., that
occupied a large part of last week
and Tapped over on this.
William Devnish has made appli-
cation at the Patent Office for a
patent on his scissors sharpener.
This little device, it is possible,
may prove, like others adapted
only to the simple pursuits of life,
a very profitable invention.
Including last, this and next
week the M. E. Church, of this
town will be the scene of church
weddings in three successive weeks.
Should the weddings follow in the
same ratio the remainder of the
Winter, the young people cannot
complain of stagnation in society.
John P. Hudson has purchased
of Mrs. Harris, at Clayton, piece
pf land situated between the Office
of w. G. Hill and the store of w.
A. G. Hardcastle, nearly half an
acre, on the front of which he in
tends to erect a building for a
hardware store, using, the back
part for a lumber yard.
Two weeks ago dogs got among
the sheep of Joseph c. Goldsbor-
ough, near town, and killed one,
when they were discovered by Mr..
Golldsborough, who emptied the
contents of a well-loaded gun into
the side of one of the dogs There
were two of them at his place, but
fast week an attack was made on
the sheep of Eugene Crow, on an
adjoining farm, when they num-
bered three, killing one shep of this
flock before they were discovered.
The farmers of this neighborhood
should form themselves into a de-
tective corps.
The Times Office acknowledges
the compliment from Mrs. William
Bradley of some excellent wedding
cake as a memento of the wedding
of her daughter Bessie to Thomas
Kirby, as announced in our last is
sue. Our meagre information pre-
vented us going into particulars,
but the occasion was most pleas
ant one to the large company pres
ent. Rev. ]. T. Umsted performing
the ceremony, Miss Mary Bradley
and George A. Armstrong acting
as bridesmaid and groomsman.
They returned from their wedding
tour the last of the week and have
since been receiving the congratu-
aations OF their friends.
On Saturday last Robert Norris,
In charge of the gas works, was
engaged in arranging some gas
fixtures on Main Street, when,
about three O'Clock, he was taken
suddenly ill and could scarcely get
to his home, which was not far
distant. His case seemed so SER
ious that doctor was sent for at
once. Shortly afterwards he went
into a collapse from which no ap-
pareft reaction could be aroused
and later in the evening DR.. Cliff
ton called DIR. Collins and it was
not until two O'Clock Sunday morn
ing that an assured change had oc-
CURED. He has been steadily i'm
proving since and it is hoped will
be about in q few days.