Smyrna times., 1942-01-08


to be anxious about their crop for
1892.
The Arion orchestra are engaged
to make music for a dance party at
Millington tonight.
Everybody welcomed the cold
wave that came with Sunday, hop
ing it woul loosen the grippe.
1892 comes with smiling face and
buoyant step. Meet him in the
same manner, if it's possible for
you to do so.
The Presbyterian Church and the
Society of Christian Endeavor of
the M. E. Church are both observ-
ing the Week of Prayer.
The travel on the Delaware Road
was very heavy all last week, a
large number of persons taking ad-
vantage of the holiday rates of
tickets.
The price of corn has dropped
considerably below the selling idea
of the farmers, and of course 'here
will be a general holding on = a
rise. There are very few VIII gill
sell below so cents until they have
to.
There were but eleven rainy
days or parts of rainy days in De-
cember. The excess of tempera-
ture above the average for the
month was $50 degrees, the whole
year was 361 degrees warmer than
it should have been.
The young people who came
home to spend the holidays as well
as their guests, have mostly re.
turned. They had "good time
as the phrase goes, but would have
liked it better had the season beer
attended with the merry ringing Of
sleigh bells.
1t is pretty strong evidence thai
the grippe has a decided hold in 6
Esfngle ity when fifty mem
bers of a single congregation as is
said to be the case in this town
are under its influence. With fifty
members sick and half as many
more detained to wait on them, 6
good big hole can be knocked in 6
congregation.
Saturday gave us another heavy
fall of rain as was the case of the
previous Tuesday of the same
week, with the Characteristic Of
summer showers. In fact on Sat
urday the temperature rose to be-
tween go degrees and 70 degrees
but it was followed by a cold wave
sending the mercury down Monday
morning to % degrees
January seems to be ambitious
to make up the six SHOWS which
Jesse Hyatt prophesied for Decem
ber but didn't come. A little snow
about 1-16th of an inch fell Mon
day, and over two inches last night
which, however turned to rain thi.
morning. 1t however has more O.
a welcome wintry aspect to see th'
falling flages and whitened land
scape.
Vreeland's minstrels are booked
for the Opera House tonight. Thu
Wheeling Intelligencer in speaking
of them, says: "a large audienc
assembled at the Grand last nigh
to see Vreeland's minstrels. Thi
company did all it agreed to, an,
gave one of the best minstrel per
formances seen here for some time
Everything was good, and the,
made such a great hit that tn
Grand will be crowded to the YER
doors again this evening.
A watch meeting was held at tn
Methodist Church on Thursda
night from eleven to twelve o'clocl
AS the dial pointed to the midnigh
hour, the bell in the steeple struc
up a joyous ringing of welcome t
the new year. At the Opera Hous
where there was another compan
assembled at the same hour, thei
was no account taken of the dyin
of the old, or birth of the new yea
being interested only in the "cha
ing of flying feet" until after tt
hour of two. The new year come
with it's offerings of joys or so
rows, to all alike making little di
tinction between the old and IL
young or the grave and the gay.
The young folks had a dant
party at the Opera House q
Thursday night lasting from nil
till two o'clock. Music was fur,
ished by Prof. William Carter, al
William Stevenson, of Smyrna, al
Howell Clayton of Middleton
Among those present were Jof
Maverick, of Texas; Blair Pie,
Newark; G. Davis Brown and Mi
Fannie Richards, of Philadelphia
w. s. Colpitts, and wife, and F.
Strickland, Of Clayton; C. M.Wha
ton OF Wilmington; Miss Clai
Cooper, Of Kenton; Misses Ns
Hoffecker, Ethel Cooper, MAJ
Hall, Maria Farrell, Lizzie Denne
Nettie Tschudy, Florence Ha
Alice Spruance, Edith Collins, Mi