Smyrna times., 1873-06-25

/ The most Of our young colleglans are home
on their summer vacation, viz: Il. Morris
Cloak, and Walter L. q. Colt, of Delaware
College-the former graduate; Misses Clara
j. Bewley and Sadie Voshel, OF the Wesleyan;
Richard 5. Culbreth, of Harvard, and w. Polk
Cummins, of Princeton.
The commencement ceremonies of the
Divinity School, of the z. +. Church, iu
Phiadelphia, took place on Thursday. The
graduates were eleven In number, among them
being Owen Ford, formerly of this town, and
w. Ii. Gal ,gher, of Wilmington. Bishop Lee,
delivered the address to the class
The hotel at Fraland Beach will be opened
with considerable demonstration next Tuesday,
lst prOx. Speeches by able speakers, vocal
and instrumental music, a hop &C., are
promised by the proprietor, Mr. Enoch
Spruance. lie informs us that the Dover
NJ. 4. Sunday School will picnic there on the
9th of July
Whilst convalescing, several weeks ago,
Rev. j. Is. Merritt, pastor Of St. Paurs NJ. E.
Church, Wilmington, welt down the State
on visit to his friends, but grew worse, and
for time life was despaired of. He was i'm
proving, however, at last accounts. Thus
twice, recently, his condition has been most
critical.
An impudent beggar in Wilmington, last
Saturday, threw an iron potlid at lady of one
/ oi' he fashionable houses on West St. because
sh3 offered him glass of water instead of
milk. She was hit on her chignOn and FORUM
ately was not hurt. He was sent to New
Castle jail
| Owing to a slight delay with the plasterers,
the Surf House, at Rehoboth Beach, will not
be finished by July lst, but will be ready for
occupancy In the early part of the month
Seven cottages are in progress of erection, the
finest OF which is being built by Mr.. McCul-
Tough, OF Wilmington, at cost of about
81 800.
Abraham Stats, of Wilmington, died last
week, in his 73d year. He was native of
Appoquinmink. He filed the Office of State
Auditor two terms, was for fourteen years
Justice of the Peace in Wilmington, was ap-
pointed Collector Of the Port of that city by
President Taylor, and was held in high esteem
by all who knew him.
A receipt book belonging to William p.
Russell, who was tax collector and constable
IN Dover in 1901, is so nicely written as to
make the Det0Oarean think that the men who
filled those Offices at that time were much more
scholarly than the incumbents of the present
day. We think they must have been, if there
was any difference at all, for they COultln't
have been worse.
A lively controversy has sprung up in the
settlement of the large estate of the late Jehu
Clendaniel, of Phila., formerly of Milford.
It is claimed that Mr.. z. adopted Il child named
Theresa Garmon, aud recently Messrs. Hep
burn and Brewster, two prominent lawyers,
appeared for the girl in the Court of Common
Pleas and asked for an injunction restraining
the administrators, MeSSrs. 4. p Smithers
aud Thomas j. Clayton from proceeding with
the settlement. The administrators deny the
aH0OtIOn hna tha r
MIR. Smithers, the Judge dismissed the bill
for an injunction. The counsel for the girl
have taken an appeal to the Registers Court.
The SEMINARY ENTERTAINMENT A more
eager thrOng never packed our hall in such
swelterlng heat as that which over-crowded il
last Friday night to witness the closing exer.
cises OF Smyrna Seminary. All could not gain
abundance, and, considering the heat, it is
wonder that SO many sought an entrance only
the deep public interest could have induced il.
The hall was better arranged than ever before.
The stage was handsomely trimmed and ac-
cOmmodated all the students, as should always
be. The programme was good, and OF high
cast as may be seen, as follows:
Opening Chorus. Song Of Welcome"
Naonai NsE SXS5Tanfe XSeqaisiejou, m
TEo-PianO and organ--Peri watues tDAlbertl Miss
21ss efa Hoecke
II uDSet-"oeE the Hin and Ger the Dale tGiSssrS Helen
and /, 1hs Bear Willie Mess
E.ssy-Tba EEn0r9s~bhe r1 Yonng IN RserGitS Sa. s'u
instrumental % puei-La SOmnamhula. Ode BelnD Miss
DeclsmatiOn-"Spartacus to Roman Envoys" William p
%Reading1"The Read Only Son Of his Mother" Emma Housb
pgeE MatrimOnlal Sweets Elva CarrOw aud Walter
EE:saym"Ths Essay. Moral Sublime" Annie CahoOn.
ChOrus-"fOllow Your Leader.
DeelamatiOn-"The DeacOns Masterpiece" Walter Hof.
Ghorps-"sweet Bird"
ChorOs-"we Hail thee Glad springiime'; tAuber)
~, The music, the leading feature, was fine.
The Duet, Yer the Hill, &C., was the most
pleasing OF the programme, aud was admirably
rendered. Matrimonial Sweets" an old
iavorlte when rendered properly, was also adj
mlrable. 1t was in good hands The Peri
Waltzes,, Miss Sturges at the Organ was a
hne production. The music, as whole, how.
ever, was not as popular as on former occasions
Inc declamatlons were mostly we'll rendered,
and the recitation, ''Germs of Genius' was
decidedly SO. Indeed, this little miss was the
star OF the evening, both in poetry and song
Her conception OF her characters and her ant
ness Tor dehneatlon was admired by all. The
audience were pleased with others, but there
was general criticism that parts were some.
times overdrawn. In aiming to do well some
OF the performers over reached the mark, and
thus detracted somewhat from what was o,her.
wise most excellent acting. The readings were
good, especially Betty and the Bear" the
valedictory," the "Nloral Sublime" &c.
Others might be mentioned in this part of the
programme, we feel sure, but for the fact that
the horrible noise that was permitted 10 go on
caused the parts to be all lost on the audience.
The turbuance was generally made when these
parts were being given. There was q loseness
OF management on this par; that put some of
the best students in an unfavorable position.
Such things can be prevented, as was shown
at an entertainment recently given by one of
our public schools. We mention these things
not to be censorious, but to check a nuisance.
We even make our article unusually long to
get in such suggestions.