Smyrna times., 1875-11-03

VIII lecture in the M. E. Church of this
town on the 10th inst, for the benefit of
the Sunday School. Subject: y" when I
was Boy" This lecture was delivered in
Dover recently and was so popular that he
has been requested to lecture there again.
The drug store of DR.. ITarman of Camden
was entered one night last week and the
money drawer robbed, but the robbers cot
very little. The store of Mr.. Marshall in
Frederica, also had its money drownr
robbed night or two afterwards. but there
was very little in it to get. No goods were
taken.
Some time ago Capt. Blizzard, of Lewes.
was made present of small MIC,
which had been brought from the Wcst
dndles. 1t weighed on the 10Th dav of
september twenty-six pounds. On the 23d
oI tI oct the same pig weighed eighty pounds.
thus gaining, in forty days, fifty-four
Ihe DelaeareaH says: 1t has been sup.
gested that a gymnasium. or n room f;ttod
up Tor the practice of athletic exercises
would be good thing to have in Dover. to
conduce to the moral and physical health
OF our young men, many of whom now
frequent places ruinOus to their morals as
Wen as to their health. 1t would be a good
thing for any town.
The finest railroad car ever built in this
country, perhaps, was finished last week in
Wilmington by the Harlan & Hollinoswortb
Co., for man named Cohen, of San Fran.
cisco. 1t has a parior, dining room. he'd
room and kitchen, all elegantly finished
and furnished, and cost from Sl5.OOO TO
SZO,UOO. The parlOr is as elegant as filrni
ture and upholstery can make it.
Last week, right while Frank Conlcv.
Ime well-known comic singer and mimic. Of
+ mia, was going through his funny per.
iormances IN Delaware City he received a
telegram that his child was dyinu. ot homo
Without letting his audience know il he
went through with his programme. con.
vulsing his audience, and then after tnlIin,,
them the sad news started for home fo fn6
ms child corpse.
a foolish man named Eastburn. in VIII
iilihgton, last week, refused to pav his
taxes and insulted the collector grossly.
ne was sent to New Castle Jail, and after
spending day there he paid willingly.
very many OF us would refuse to bear our
share OF the expenses the State or town iustIv
imposes ~ upon us, it we could, but few take
the trouble to expose their meanness nc !
this man did, and then fail.
The Committee of St. Peters Cburcb
Cemetery, situated near Duck Creek. are
grading the lots, opening the walks and |
graVeImg them, trimming the trees and |
moving the grass. Mr.. Michael Riley the |
celeorated grader Is experimenting the |
work All persons wishing to purchase lots /
or inter therein, will call on the under
signed committee, as no graves are to no
ODene0 fRnNas fa1 1
out the consent and direction of said com
mittee. D.J CrvvIvs
w. A. CUMMINs.
A Young Mems Christian Association
was temporarily organized Sunday evening.
the 24th, in the N. f. Church in Dover
Rev. Cyrus Huntington, of the Presbyterian
Church, presided. f. A. Williams and
oewelI NJ. PIlchard acted as secretaries.
Addresses :, We're delivered by Hon. NIB.
22inithers, Rev. Mr. Huntington, Rev. Mr..
Reeder, of the Baptist Church. and Rev
Mr. Caldwell, OF the NJ. +. Church. About
forty persons, young and old. enrolled
themselves as members. All the Protestant
of the town but the Episconal
united in the movement.
The Robert Smith Sunday School. (colA
n Wilmington, celebrated its 23d ami.
-, Tie"lg Idst sunday In BISHOP Lees Church,
Episcopall This is the only Sunday
school exclusively for colored people, in
hat city, which is entirely under the con.
rol and taught by white people. The
chool was organized twenty-three wears
Igo by Robert Smith, a worthy coiored
nan, and there. being insufficient church
Dom amongst the cOlored people for the
folding Of Sunday Schools, the authorities
# St. Andrews Church, with Bishop Lee {
t their head, gave them the use of their
'hurch. 1t now has $50 scholars.
The death of Mrs. Finley. recorded in
mother column, was very sudden. She was =
ittlng in her chair, when her head fell and 4
ne ceased to breathe. She died of heart {
Ilsease. Her husband was seized with n
ongestive chill shortly after her death. and
is life was considered in great danger mn b
0 yesterday. lie formerly lived near t
oownsend. Mrs. F. predicted a wear AGO. t
then her aunt, Miss Ann Farson. died
hat she would pass away in the same a
manner she did. Their deaths were similar Il
both were sitting in their chairs at the C
lme. Mrs. F. was buried from the resi-.
ence OF her sisters, the Misses Offley of t
his town, on Monday. il