Smyrna times., 1941-10-23

MetnodS thatt are generally sue
cessful must have merit for their
foundation.
Herman Roe will be at the Opera
House on Friday night. He is al
ways welcome before a Smyrna
audience.
The house of Charles ]. Allen
which was sold at public sale on
Saturday, was bought by himself
for S1,7O0.
Will Buchanan had a horse in
jured by hard driving by someone
taking him from his stable Thurs
day night.
The Ladies Benevolent Society
will meet at the residence of Mrs.
T. B. Megear, Tuesday evening,
October 81.
The immense peach crop is over,
and bananas, oranges, dates, and
cranberries have returned to spend
the winter.
Under the Cross of st. George"
at the Opera House Friday evening.
The lecture will be accompanied
with fine vocal music by our favor
lite songsters and soloists.
The good rain of Monday night
was very gratifying to the farmers.
The wheat was terminating slowly
for want of moisture and a few be-
lated farmers were waiting for it to
prepare their ground.
The Madam Fry Concert Com
pany well known to our. citizens,
will be at the Opera House to-
night, and Howorth's big show,
"On Trip to Ireland" tomorrow
night. This company has IA spec
ialities.
Notwithstanding the corn crop is
large, it is ligely to command a
good price. 1t is well to remember
that the corn cribs are empty, and
there is no great surplus from last
year, to glut the market. The new
corn not yet gathered will be in
great demand.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson commenced a
season of revival services on Sun
day, which it is hoped will grow
with the intervening days. Love-
feast was held at o'clock; at 1890
Rev. ]. c. Clark preached a sermon
of much spiritual force to a large
congregation; in the afternoon Rev.
Grant c. Fuller, in charge of the
Second Methodist Church, in Dover,
addressed the united Sunday
schools, and Rev. Mr.. Clark preach
ed again at night.
The 18th annual convention of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union which assembled in the M
e. Church of this town on Wednes-
day and held sessions mornings, af-
,ternoons, and evenings, for three
days, has been pronounced the
most successful yet. The weather
was charming, hospitality free and
hearty and the public seemingly in
sympathy, judging the way that
they thronged the meeting at night
about 1000 persons attending. The
church was tastefully decorated
with flowers by the flower commit
tee of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety.
The contract for heating the
school was yesterday afarded by
the directors to Mr.. Harry A. Mill
er, of Wilmington, who will place
in the building a horizontal return
tubular boiler, 10 feet long and sc
inches in diameter, with % 3-inch
tubes, radiators of improved pat
tern in each of the rooms, and in
the Railways. Mr.. Miller came to
us very highly recommended as one
well-versed in the business ano
thoroughly competent in every
way. The work will be completed
within three weeks, from the be.
ginning and ample security giver
for the satisfactory working of the
apparatus in every way, which is
expected to make a saving of 25
percent alone in the amount of fue
used.
William E. Riggs came to towr
as is the custom on Saturday night
and when he came to go home, 10
his horse and carriage were gone
nor could diligent search revea
anything of the whereabouts. Tht
country was secured around OF
Sunday, without finding any trace.
of it. 1t had evidently been driver
off by someone who wanted team
to help him on the way. Well
along in the evening, gentleman
from Blackbird Hundred, saw {
horse and carriage in the road
with the halter dragging on tn,
ground, He hitched it up, and NJ
one coming, put the animal up
Both parties were in search OF
Monday, and by this method Mr.
Riggs, regained his horse and car
riage.
Last Thursday the ox-roast wa: