Smyrna times., 1942-03-05

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vices will be observed at the Epis-
copal Church.
The vendue season is about over,
the farmers presumably are fitted
up for work and only waiting for
spring to give the invitation to
"set in"
The Americas Club moved into
their new quarters, the second
story over Winford's store, last
week, and are very much pleased
with their change.
1t is a qualification to know that
1892 finds us with much fewer va
cant houses than last year, and all
the business houses except one or
two undesirable ones are taken.
When you are moaning over a
little mistake you can get a good
deal worse if the mistake has been
a big one.
Heavy tides prevail in our river
streams. The wind has been blow
ing from the North East for twelve
days, the last three fiercely, giving
us this morning a driving snow
storm.
At the town election next Mon
day, in addition to the Alderman,
Assessor and Treasurer, two Com
missioners will be elected to fill the
places of John B. Cooper and John
H. Hoffecker, term expired
The raising of the streets by put
ting on shells, has necessitated the
elevation of the flag stone crossings
which in some cases had got down
into hollows that held water. The
change will be appreciated by the
pedestrians.
A considerable number of new
books have been added to the libr-
airy of the M. E. Sunday School, a
new catalogue having been printed
to comprise y whole and used last
Sunday for Ne first time. There
were few children who did not car
ry home new book to read.
In the division of Duck Creek
Hundred into two election districts,
the Inspector elect, Samuel ]. Rey-
nolds, residing in the western half,
will be the inspector at the new
voting place, the Town, and John
C. Stockly has been appointed to
fill the office at the old polling
place.
Presiding Elder Smith will fill
the Methodist pulpit on Sunday
next, morning and night, the pastor
expecting to be in Millington, to
preach a Missionary sermon. Rev.
Mr.. Smith will also have an exper-
fence meeting between nine o'clock
and the preaching hour.
Charles Osborn, of Aberdeen,
Md, has purchased the canning
factory near the depot which was
erected and run several years by
the Messrs. McGaw for tomato
canning, and has contracted for 300
acres of sugar corn with our farm
ers and may secure another 100
acres. This will be the first at
tempt at canning corn made in our
town. Mr.. Osborn will be warmly
welcomed both as a citizen and as
the head of a new industry. He
was in Smyrna yesterday and COM
pleted his arrangements.
The winter can leave now just as
soon as it gets ready, and the SOON
er it goes the better the great ma
jority will be pleased. We want
the builders to get to work, and
employment for the carpenters and
the outdoor laborers, many of
whom have been on short commons
for month or two past, and whose
store bills have accumulated which
weeks of steary work will be nee
essary to obliterate. We want to
see the robin and the blue birds and
hear the frogs. A more gloomy
day than yesterday could not well
be devised. For ten days the wind
had set persistently from the North
East, chill, damp, threatening and
sometimes raining, the sun nearly
all the time shut out from view.
Old Pluvius seemed to be gathering
his resources to pour out at moving
time, furious storm coming in at
noon Monday and lasting all day
yesterday. A number made it con-
venient to get out Monday morning
before the rain came and were for
tunate, there were some yesterday
of necessity, but all who could, de-
ferred for better weather.
About one o'clock Sunday night
the dwelling on the farm of Harry
d. Boyer, occupied by David C
Cummins, IL miles below Smyr.
ma on the State road was burned to
the ground with all the contents
except a few pieces of furniture
Fortunately the wind set off from
the outbuildings so nothing was de.
stroyed but the smoke house anG
milk house adjoining. The house
was insured in the Kent County
Mutual for $500 or including the
two others named $545. The furn