Smyrna times., 1874-02-11

communion in the church. About Is others a
have made application and will be received
into membership at the next communion |
service.
Work on the new Methodist church at {
Lewes is being rapidly pushed forward 1t
has been decided to dedicate the church on {
Sunday, March lst, when Bishop Scott, Revs.
r. L. Dashiell, Samuel Pancoast Il. B. Xii
liam and q. W. Burke are expected to be
present.
The newspapers of this State feel called upon
to announce that Chancellor Salisbury still
sticks to his resolution to drink no more liquor.
This is creditable to the Chancellor, but what
can we say for the Governor that would ap-
point officers that would justify such question
able announcements?
On Monday in Camden, at the funeral of
Miss Clara jenkins, and estimable young girl
Of Is years, daughter of Mr.. John jenkins,
Mrs. Patience jenkins, her grandmother
conducted the religious exercises alter the
manner of the Friends, and talked most
feelingly to those in attendance.
| A gentleman in Delaware City is the happy
possessor of a guitar which is said to be more
than century and half old. We say hap
py possessor," as we saw few days since In
one of the New York papers, that they have
violins there for which they ask $4,O0OIn gold,
on account of their old age.
Smyrna this season is general subject OF re-
mark. There has not been halt the usual
quantity Our farmers have concluded to " let
well enough alone - or at least they do not
propose to "fy to ills they know not of, as
some did last year who moved to the over
crowded cities.
The Rescue, temperance organ, of Sussex, IS
informed that one of the hotel keepers OF
, Georgetown has become so desperate In trying
q Ia IN haV
indicated to certain person that he could
have 81 for his name." Is the hotel keeper
so desperate, or does he put low estimate on
Sussex conscencep
Rev. j. L. Valandiugham, of Newark, pas
tor of Head of Christine Church" (Presby-
, terianl was visited on Tuesday evening by q
goodly number of his congregation, who sup
piled his pantry. Among the numerous pres
ents was handsome carriage. he has stood
in the relation of pastor to the same congre-
CATION for over twenty years.
The Sunday School Jubilee by the NJ E.
Church of Odessa on Wednesday and Friday
i week was grand success. 500 we're realized
y A correspondent of the Middletown Transcript
Il speaks especially of the music of Miss Belle
Appleton (the pianist,) and the singing of
e Misses Moore, Mccoy, Wiley, Hoffecker,
y Baker, Hurlock, Rose and others.
3 On Thursday negro child named Char
v lotte Brown, at Seaford, was burned to death.
le Desiring to kindle a fire. another child pro-
cured coal oil can, and in attempting to pour
e. some oft on the stove it ignted and exploded
n setting fire to the clothes Of the little Brown
girl, burning her in shocking manner, from
e. the effects of which she soon died.
{ e The Delaware Association for the Educa
y ton of the Colored People" now has supervi
- sion of twenty six schools for colored children
which are in operation in different parts OF th
'sS State This is larger work than has beeI
sc done by the Association at any other tim
81. within the past four years Between elevs
Ke and twelve hundred children are on the rolls.
;. The NJ. Z. Church Of Seaford contemplate
"a the erection of chapel in NanticOke City, o
~ ~ the opposite side of the river, the dmensio
- of which is to be about 36x50 feet. The pres
=" ent church edifce, although 6ne, large stru'
ture, has become inadequate to meet the r.
sp- quirements of its increasing membership
MS Rev. VIM. Uric is pastor. So says the CT
OF zen, of that town.
"i- Last Friday evening the late train on Il
Delaware Railroad coed with a double tea
S0l- owned by John Ovens, Of Seatord, at Ros
The crossing. The carriage was completely
tla' molished and both horses killed. Owens vi
no returning from Cambridge. Nd, with a Ne
York Herald reporter, whom he had convey'
re- to that place to witness the hanging of McCC
Did, ter. Both men escaped.
ark The Rescue, (Sussex county paper) say
he'd "Wm. Cummins, VI. D., of Smyrns, De
recently delivered very interesting address
ord Calvary Episcopal Church, Wilmington, De
the on the subject Alcohol and its PATHOLOGY
hat Effects on the Organs Of the Body" I
, be Doctor has been invited and will probably
liver this lecture 10 Georgetown and at ott
, of points in Sussex County some tune during t
,dv- present winter.
nue. a young man named Rossiter tried to
out. his mother, in Wilmington, Monday evenil
1t appears that Mrs. Rossiter announced
lday her son her intention of going to Phadelph
lives to reside. This did not suit the son, and
the the course of violent remonstrancc he drey
r. or pistol from his pocket and fired two shots
his mother, fortunately missing her. One
I port says that he made his escape and anot
nose that he queted down.
of a The Amatuer Mnstres, of Middleto,
rest. advertise in another column to give an en-
gan. tainment in this town next Wednesday ev
ing This troupe is gaining quite a reputat
Pa. and ''at home" it is immensely popular.
N of packs the Middlstown hall every time it |
4, in forms, while "foreign" shows come to g
! of there. We believe they will be rscei
tizen heartily here, too. Their music and ac
are said to be excellent.
AMI, At the session of the New Castle
K. Court, last week, all the collectors were
pro- appointed except that OF Appoqulnlmlnk
80 of which Colin Ferguson was appointed in p
titnt. of David Rose. Dr. Maxwell was re-cle
prison physician, George Gray, ESQ, alto
NJ, for the Court, and &. Watkins, county
'i, -. surer Three new trustees Of the poor
oLo o0 also elected, viz Brandywine hundred,
'One on Lodge; St. Georges hundred DR.. VIM. !
% On. craft; and for Appoquinimink hundred, IL
~ "N' Davis.
,o.. The Peninsular Agricultural and Pom
1o9IS oss gical Association was duly organized iu
asua1 'I dletoWn on the 3lst ult. by the electiO
- IS anu anu Chas. Beaaten, Esq. as President Me
= dS nU nO' James Nj. Vandsgrilt, Caleb church,
u un- Thomas f. Dilworth. James ?. Mead an
Theodore Perry, ics.Presidents; Nj
'enln9 VIM. II. Cochran, Jackson Briant. Ed.
little Lockwood, John Cochran, Thos. j. CrI
elder Sewell c. Blggs, VIM. Polk, L. P. McD
days and d. w. COrbit, the Executive Commi
So the Edward Reynolds, Esq, Treasurer, an
Thos. Budd, Esq. Secretary.
, Mr.