Smyrna times., 1941-01-16
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

blessings.
The Fruit Growers Bank has de-
clared its 2Sth semi-annual divi-
dend-4 per cent.
John Mannering has rented the
room over Hirnheimer's store to
organize a minstrel troupe.
A party of straw riders from
Leipsic passed through town in
large hay wagon last Saturday
afternoon.
The output for the Smyrna
Creamery for December was 3,171
pounds of butter from 2s,739 OTIS.
of milk.
William H. Baggs has sent in
his resignation, as member of the
Republican Executive Committee
of Kent County.
About $1,000 has been secured
in subscriptions by Rev. Mr.. Max
well to build a new M. E. Church
in Leipsic.
w. P. Legg, the assessor for
Duck Creek Hundred, has finished
his assessment and has copies
hanging up in five places in the
hundred, where they will remain
until the oath inst, for inspection
Mrs. Moore, wife of George w.
Moore, died on Monday night, age
about % years. She was a daugh-
ter of Jordan Argoe, living near
Leipsic.
At the regular meeting Of the
Board of Trade last week num-
Der of new names were added to
the membership, and several COM
mittees previously appointed re
ported progress.
Rev. Mr.. Adams is holding meet
ings nightly at the Presbyterian
Church this week-a continuation
from the observance of the Week
of Prayer" last week. The meet
ing at the Methodist Church is al
SO on its second week.
Prof" Charles H. Jones has
commenced singing school in the
johnson Building and would be
pleased to give instruction in the
rudiments of music to all who de-
sire.
Persons having occasion to trav-
el on the state road will be glad
to know that the chasm caused by
the break at Garrison's mill has
been bridged by Mr.. Anderson, the
Jesse of the mill, and the interrupt
ton to travel thus removed.
Mr.. Yocum, Principal of the
Public School, finds the singular
coincidence, that exclusive of the
High School, for the period be-
tween November 1889 and Novem-
Der, 1890 the sexes were just even
ly balanced-187 girls and 1877
boys. The entire enrolment of the
year was All pupils.
Skating on the mill-pond was
good Thursday and Friday last,
and enjoyed by a number of young
people, including some ladies. Fri
day they numbered from one to
two hundred. Saturday it was get
ting soft, but this did not deter the
small boys, who were not pleased
with the dissipation of it by the
warm air and heavy rain of Sun
day.
AS the result Of the stockhold-
ers meeting Of the Smyrna Library
called for Thursday evening last
the following officers will be con-
tinued for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, H. g. Budd; vice president,
Rev. @. w. Dame; cor. sec. o. 3.
Voshell; rec. sec, w. H. Janney;
treasurer, w. r. Cummins; mana
gers, w. a. FAIRIES, w. Fl. Baggs,
and G. 3. Taylor.
Ruben Ford, residing near Bren-
ford, had an accident last week in
helping Gamaliel Garrison fill mis-
ice house, that was better in results
than is usual in such cases. One
of his horses, which was mettle-
some, on being given the word Ego"
on the wagon being filed, pushed
UP the hill with such force as to
receive the weight of the load on
its neck, choking it down. This
threw the wagon on lock, on a
steep declivity with nothing to
check it tumbling over a precipice
8 feet deep. wagon, horse and all.
Mr.. Ford expected to see the wag-
on demolished and horses crippled,
but, to his surprise only strap or
two of the harness was broken and
one of the horses received a slight
scratch.
In the drawings for jurymen OF
the ". s. Circuit Court, John p,
Collins was drawn for Blackbird
Hundred though he had moved