Smyrna times., 1877-12-05

Stockly and E. V. Cooper are frightening
their residences.
! EDw. JEFFERSON, one of our young towns.
men, (son of ThoS L. has opened drug
store at 9th and Bainhridge streets, Phila.
Ihos. Roe, recently clerk here, has also
opened drug store in Baltimore.
THANKSGIVING DAY in this town was the
! observance of the day with the thanks left
out, If the attendance at church in the
morning was anything to base such an idea
upon. There was but one Church open-
the Presbyterian-and instead of it being
crowded, as might be supposed, it was not
one-thrd full. True, it was rainy, but
business was suspended and there was
nothing to prevent filling at least one
church. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Umsted,
gave carefully-prepareds sermon with some
striking thoughts At night the Metho-
dIsts held service, the pastor, Rev Mr.
Stuhls, delivering very pleasing discourse
The EWscopaians. in the absence of a
rector had to forego any public observance
of the day.
CHURCH REoPENING.-UnionM NJ. E.Church.
at BIackb APPOINTMENTS Circuit, Rev.
d. Carroll, pastor. was reOpenPd on Thanks
glvmE Day, when Bishop Simpson preached.
az ~'uANI Has just OePn thoroughly re-
paired at cost of nearly 81, 900. The walls
have always been very damp, and to obviate
this the interior has been studded, and the
studding lathed and pla,tere The pulpit
has also been modernzed, the interior re.
painted and white-coated, new roof put
on, dc. The whole Of the debt incurred
has been provided for. 5000 was raised on
Thanksgiving Day. Besides the BiShop's
sermon on that occasion, Chaplain McCahp,
the celebrated singer, was present. and
entertained the audience. His songs were
delightful. y gocdly number from this
town were in attendance.
The TEACHERS INsTIrUTE.-The pro.
gramme is nearly completed for the Kent
County Institute, to he held in this town
next week-W edne>day, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, l2th, 18th, 18th AMI 18Th.
The following gentlemen are to take part
in the exercises, viz: President PurneiI. of
Delaware College, Rev. j. NJ. Williams,
Principal of the Conference Academy.
Dover, and Fred A. Williams, Principal of
the Public Schools of the same town, and
Prof T. n. Williams, of Seaford. editor of
the Sussex Iidcr. On Wednesday evening
a special entertainment by the teachers Of
the Institute will he given On Thursday
evening Rev. J. L. Caldwell, of D pv-r, is to
lecture, and on Friday evening Prof. s. j.
Wiley, Principal Of the Wilmington Public
Schools, will read an essay. The Irrna
Quartette, OF this town. has consented TO
sing. and it is hoped to secure other musi.
cal talent We will tie able to make full
announcement next week Prof. Groves
expects this to he the most interesting In
~titute he has yet held.
SARY.-AS usual on THANKSGIVING night.
the Presbyterian Church of this town was
packed on the occasion Of the Sunday
Sc"ool Anniversary, last Thursday even.
ing. Many had to return home. being
unable to gain admittance. The programme
was well received. The music Miss Mollir
Sprulnce conductor and Miss Moilio Cooper
at the organ) was spirited and well rem.
'Iercd. The quartet hy Misses MoIlie and
Katie Spruance, DR.. Swinncy and Thos. j.
johnson was very popular, as also the duet
with ChOruS) hy two little girls, Flo. Gootce
and Emma Richards. The duct hy the
Misses SpruancP was excellent. Tne Super
lntendcnt, Geo. w. Taylor, read his annual
report, which showed the school to be i'm
a most healthy condition-S3 scholars and
| ! teachers. The pastor, Rev. J. r. UmSted.
made a short address to the school, and
one Of the scholars, Mamie Heitshu, read a
memorial essay to the memory of Miss
| Ella FAIRIES, promising young lady scholar,
who died during the year.
\ DESPERATE DARKEY-A Young colored
man named Frank Thomas. living with
Benz. l.. Collins, farmer at Green Spring,
two miles from this town, has become very
desperate individual. Recently he knocked
colored man down during a fight at Mt.
Zion Church, for which he was arrested.
and after hearing before q Squire at
Townsend, was ordered to New Castle iaiI.
Constable JAS {. Townsend started to take
hlm to jail accordingly, and put him in a
irottlng wagon for that purpose But he
neglected to tie Thomas. He designed
placing his prisoner in the Middletown
lookup, and taking him TO New Castle on
the tram IN the morning. But when oppO-
site Mr.. Edwin r. Cochrans gate, near
Middletown, the negro attacked Mr.. Town.
send in an unguarded moment, knocked
him out of the carriage, and then attempted
to beat him to death. After severely beat.
ing the officer and stamping him about the
head, swearing all the time that he would
Kill him, the negro fled at the approach of
carriage along the road. Mr.. Townsend
was roughly handled and was confined to
his bed for several days. His wrist was
dislOcated by the fall from the carrige when
Thomas struck him. The negro is an ath.
Iete, though he has always been considered
a remarkably peaceable youth, and so the
Constable regarded him until he had
proved otherwise 1t is said that he can
toss brick in the air and, by striking it
with his fist as it descends, shiver it to frag.
ments. He has been in the habit of amusing
himself by such sport as this quite recently.
lie is still at large, and says he won't be
taken.
Miss LoRING, formerly a Missionary in
Syria, lectured in the Presbyterian Church
IN this town on Monday evening. The
object Of the lecture was to inruse mis-.
slonary spirit into the female membership
OF that denomination and induce them to
organize society for the promotion of the
organization in the Presbyterian Church
known as the Woman's Aid TO Women"
Miss Il. was teacher in n female seminary
in the city of Beireut, Syria, and during
the two and a half years she was there she
had ample opportunity to see the utterly
slavlsh condition of the woman in that
country. She said that a man can even
beat his wife to death there and not he
held accountable to the law for the deed.
The Syrian women have no rights and
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