Smyrna times., 1875-01-06

Protracted meeting commenced in the NJ Il.
Church, this town, on Sunday evening. Rev.
IL. D. Thompson will preach this evening.
Z. I. johnson, Of the Wilmington Gazette,
IS said to be the oldest editor on the Peninsula,
his term OF service having commenced 32 years
ago. In all that time he has rarely been |
absent from his post week from sickness, or
other cause.
The citizens of Harrington have organized
JOINT Stock Company to promote the cause OF
education in that community. They design
applying for charter. The trustees are now
about 20 establish a Day and Boarding
School =" Immediately. .---....-----..- -....-
The store of Mrs. Devereaux, at Mt. Pleas
ant, four miles above Middletown, was robbed
of some minor articles one night last week by
thieves who broke open a front window after
they had failed to gain access by digging under
the foundations of the building.
Franklin Fell, Esq, invited all the Episcopal
ministers Of New Castle CO., to his residence at
Faulk land near Wilmington, yesterday, in
order to introduce Rev. w. d. Hanson, the
new pastor of St. James at Stanton, and
institute more friendly intercourse.
| At the annual meeting of Adouiram Chapter
| No. 5, Royal Arch MaSons, of Middletown,
for the ensuing year: A. q. Cox, High Priest;
W. E. Appleton, King; r. +. Smith, Scribe;
j. Il. Gibson, Treasurer; j. w. Jolls, Sec'y.
| The clock ard bell for the new Court House
at Dover has arrived. The clock will have four
dialS, and is beautiful piece of work. The
bell is a 100 tb. Menelly. w. +. A. Wood
cock will have charge of the clock. The works
will be put in as soon the dlalS are painted and
dry.
Two convcts, Benjamia McNeilly alias
Frenchy, serving out lifetime sentence for
the murder OF Burton two years ago, and
Nathan Foskey, in for ten years for assault with
intent to commit rape, escaped from the
Georgetown prison on Saturday evening or
Sunday morning.
Henry w. McIlvain, a we'll known and
worthy citizen of this county, died at his resi-
dence, in Dover GU Thursday evening. His
death was sudden, and believed to have been
caused by congestiVe chill. He was talking
with his daughter about his illness when, in
almost an instant, life was extinct.
The annual meeting of the Smyrna BsneVs-
lent Society was held last week, at the Misses
OfAey's, and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year President, Miss Sarah
Cummins Vice President, Mrs. Col. Davis {;
Secretary Miss NJ Anna Offiey; Treasurer,
Mrs DR.. CumminS; Distributing Agent, Mrs.
NJ. A. Roberts.
Miss Johns, lady who recently died at
New Castle, made liberal bequcsts to the
Episcopal Church, to which she was dsvotedly
attached. She left $1,000 to Bishop Johns, her
brother, and 81 200 to various enterprises
of her Church in this State. Rev. Mr..
Spencer of the New Castle Church received
$lO0. 5000 was bequeSthed to the Delaware
diocese.
On the evening Of the 3l-t of December
Rev. Jas. Elderdice, of tho NJ. p. Church in
Leipsic was visited by his people with a very
liberal donation. The pastor Of the NJ. +
Church in the same town, j. A. B. Wilson
was greeted in like manner by his LeipsiC
, congregation the following evening, Jan lst
. who left with him and his family many sub
stantial tokens of affection aud regard. A.
|, Captain Longacre, of the sloOp Helen James
who was robbed a short time ago, tied to loG
and sent adrift in the NanticOks river, below
Seaford, has succeeded in capturing one Of the
robbers. He suspected u colored man anC
! few days ago he fell upon him uuawareS anC
5 found him wearing a stolen coat and wstct
/ which were part of the booty. The none!
: ($l5O) was not recovered The colored maj
4 has been locked up.
On Saturday evening week, about 10 o. clock
t the house occupied by Mr.. |. T. Rand, on tn
j Manlove farm, about one mile southeast o
s Dover was entered aud robbed of watch an
e other articles to the amount of $l00 O
Thursday last the thief, William Ii. Jones
. colored, was captured by means of the watch
which he had traded to another man, VIII
3 sent it to j. +. Alice to have it repaired, an
it was at once recognized as Mr.. Rand's.
The Episcopal Sunday School of Middleton
celebrated Christmas with jacobs Ladder.
; The Ladder" consisted OF two small ladders
placed in the form of the letter a. This wa
Is thickly covered with svergreens, and frOu
y round to round cords were stretched, on whic
hung the presents, candles and other orna
IS ments Candles were also placed on tn
t, rounds from top to bottom, all of which, whe
lighted certainly presented beautiful sight.
! A meeting OF the officers and members o
). the association for Moral Reform of the Stat
Of Delaware, will be held at Dover on Tuesday
% January 49, 1915, at 2 o'clock p. NJ. Tn
4 order Of Good Templars will meet at the sam
time and place, and it is desired that unte
>, efforts be made by the two organizations t
= obtain an amendment to the present Licsns
u Law, so as to engrait upon it the Local Optic
feature. Judge Layton is President of th
o Reform Society.