Smyrna times., 1954-01-14
Townsend

morning upset dll sCneuuleS VI az
tivity. School children could not
get to school but all lines of trans
portation were blocked. A man
from Taylor's Corner was just
barely able to get to town. He
said that two cars were snow
bound near Taylor's Corner.
The holiday decoration in and
about town were very pretty and
brought forth much praise. Every
home had a decoration of some
kind and all looked supremely fine.
And lot of people kept their
Christmas trees up until old
Christmas Dal, January 9Th and
the holiday pleasure was continued
until long after Christmas. the
joyous season was held in happy
accord for longer period than
usual.
Quietly observing his S0th birth
day on Sunday, January 10th Mr..
Wilbur S. Waters was congratulate
ed by many friends and relatives
upon reaching the new milestone
in his life. Mr.. Waters is still re-
markably active and greatly en-
joys being with friends, also at
tending church. In earlier days
he was prosperous farmer and
had no trouble to produce large
crops regardless of unfavorable
conditions, most times. He was
well and looked cheerful as usual
on Sunday morning.
The Rev. H. M. Parks preached
an able, forceful sermon on Sun
day morning before a good-sized
congregation. He chose for his
text: "Our Faith Complete" He
said in part: Any active faith can
recognize the incompletion of his
faith. Sometimes this causes us
to wonder in disappointment. The
Apostle directs us to Jesus as COM
pletion. Our redemption is COM
plete in him. He is our only Saw
iour. Our justification is complete
in him; meritorius. Our Holiness
is complete in him, with which no
one can see the Lord. Our Peace
and Comfort are complete in him.
He is our only peace. He gave 1t
to the church. Our Services are
complete in him. Serve God by
aids of Grace. Our triumphs are
made complete in him. He sup
pies us with invincible armour.
Our death is complete in him. This
is our hope and glory. Our resur-
rection is complete in him. He is
just that and life. How important
that we possess the Lord. All
honor and glory be his forever
more. M
How far can a person run before
pecoming exhausted? George
Welsh said he once ran from
Townsend to Smyrna but was try
ing to go to Dover, on a calculated
second run. 1t was a hot day in
1906 and at Smyrna the dust from
the roadway filled his eyes and un-
able to see, had to give the test
trip up. On that day he says the
temperature stood at 80 degrees in
the shade. He aimed to try the
stunt again but never got around
to it. He was regarded as one of
the best summers in the rural dis
1tricts of Delaware.
In 1887 plucky and determined
young woman left Delaware for
the wilds of the West. She finally
reached a little town known as AL
verdo, Texas. There she became a
sstation agent and had full charge
vof the railroad business there. On
her desk was revolver ready for
any emergency in case one came
up. She was Miss Mary Elizabeth
Pennington of Middletown. Her
father was the well-known Captain
Samuel Pennington, a large land
owner in Middletown. At every
Christmas this busy lady would
send her parents at Middletown
this message: Merry Christmas"
A pound of courage to do right
is worth ton of repentance for
doing something wrong.
Edward Moskin of Chadd's Ford,
Pa, was a visitor here on Satur-
day.
Be too busy to worry in the day.
time and you'll be too tired to wor-
ry when you go to bed.
You can get married by tele-
phone but you can't get divorced
that way, says lawyer. 1t is in
variably easier to get into trouble
than to get out of it.
A penny saved is a penny earned
but, alas, most of us have more
work power than willpower.
The only trouble with all these
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