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Smyrna times., 1878-07-17

One hundred and fifty members Of the
American Institute of instruction have
been visiting Quebec and Saguenay. The
Main Press Association has just accom-
plished the same excursion, receiving the
hospitalities of Lord and Lady Duflerin at
the citadel in Quebec.
Smyrna times., 1878-07-17

Several cases OF sunstrolle occurred at
Little Rock, Ark, Monday. Alex. War
wick, who represented the house of A. T.
Stewart & Co., Of New York, fell dead from
the heat, Saturday. Two other fatal cases
of sunstroke have since been reported.
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admitted of no truce and would only end
higher, hence it was not strange that this
/ WEIGH preacher, who probably was the
only Presbyterian preacher in the colonies
that spoke the WEIGH language, should
apart, and that he endured the hardships
and labor incident to the faithful perform
ance of his duty. David Evans was a
man of much learning and ability, though
eccentric and high spirited. He was the
first stated clerk of the Presbytery of New
Castle, and was pastor of the Pencader and
and Treditfrein churches for about six
years. His successor was the Rev. Thomas
Evans, who was a native of Wales and "A
relative of the first pastor. His passionate
extended over Il period of about twenty
years, until his DEATH which occurred in
| 1742. He was an excellent scholar and bad
an academy at Pencader. Near the close
OF his pastorate the Pencader church was
rent III twain by the controversy that grew
out Of the preaching of Whitetield This
division in the church led to the organiza-
ton of the Presbyterian church at Head of
Elk, now Elkton. The gospel was preach
ed in the WEIGH language to this congre-
CATION till 1776. The same language is
said to have been used for nearly a quarter
of century later in the Baptist church.
We cannot close this brief sketch of
WEIGH Tract without a short reference to
one OF the distinguished men whose native
place it was. We refer to Samuel Davies,
who was born on WEIGH Tract on Novem-
Der 3rd, 1923. He received his classical
education under the tuition of Rev. Able
Morgan, WEIGH Baptist minister. who
had received his education from Rev. Thos.
was of Welch extraction and became Pres
ident of Princeton College. and was one of
the most learned and eloquent divines of
the times i'll which he lived. He was the
pioneer who planted Presbyterianism in
Virginia, and was sent at the request of
the Synod of New York to Europe to So
licit contributions in aid of Princeton Col
lege. He was true patriot, and, like all
the early Presbyterian dvines, he was al
ways found on the side of civil and reli-
gious liberty.
Pencader, which name is now applied to
one of the hundreds in New Castle county,
is WEIGH name, and is said to mean "the
highest seat" If that is the meaning of
the word, it probably was applied to the
hundred because Iron Hill, which is so
high as to have been called by the early
Swedish settlers "a great and high noun
tain," is in the northern part of it. Glas-
gov, at the time Howe's army was there
IN 1777, was called Allentown, which name
was derived from Mr.. Aiken, who once
kept tavern there. QUILP.
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BUBBLES.

An honest failure is the rarest work of
man.
A good name for rheum attic man
Garrett.
Beer making is like prize fighter,
isn't it-when it is brew siro
How to make love-Take pencil and
drow the little god on a piece of white
paper.
Gov. Emory, Of Utah predicts that fe-
male extravaganza will eventually kill Nor
monism.
Our best friends are those who keep
quiet when somebody is enumerating our
virtues.
Now is the time for Spring cleaning.
If you have not got a spring, clean out
your well.
in hot water at home, it turns out half the
time that its scold.
1t requires strength and courage to
swim against the stream, while any dead
fish can float with it.
TO little girl on sacred history: "Tell
me what you know of ADAM" "Oh!
have not come to that YETI
Did it never occur to you that possibly
the telephone and the photograph have
been evolved from the blue glass?
The difference between a COW and a
milkman is, that the former gives pure milk.
This may be chalked down as fact
Mum sociables originated in the bar
Der shops years ago. The customer has
the mum and the barber the sociable.
1t is said that eating onions will pre-
vent the lips from chopping. 1t will GER
tainly keep the chaps from girls lips.
Gen. Mcclellan? Mcclellan? The
name sounds familiar, and yet-ah yes, to
be sure Governor General of Nuhj Herzi.
Its easy to understand how a potato
lives under the ground, when we realize
that every such vegetable has its pal" po-
later"
We never appreciated the bashfulness
and retiring disposition of the insurance
agent until we made the acquaintance of
the tramp.
"A young man of this city gave ten dol
lars and thirty-seven cents, yesterday, for
Ann Jackson's autograph. 1t was attached
to a wash bill.
If there is anything in this world that
will make a mule laugh his tail off it is to
see man with glass eye trying to wink
it at pretty girl.
-" What is wisdom ." asked a teacher
of class of small girls. A brighteyed
| little creature arose and answered: Infor
nation of the BRAIN
No species of falsehood is more fire.
quent than flattery, to which the coward is
betrayed by fear, the dependent by interest,"
and the friend by tenderness.
"A courtly negro recently sent reply to
an invitation, in which he regretted that
circumstances repugnant to the acquies-
cence would prevent his acceptance to the
invite"
He was three squares after what he
thought was a street-car light; and, after
he got out of breath, he laid down on the
door step, disguised to find out that it was
only a lightning bug on his spectacles.
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With what little friction the earth
would revolve if the suavity of new beau
in the presence Of the mother of his adored
would only become an epidemic?
! One may study nature all his lifetime,
and then not be able to explain why the
man who misses one step in going down
stairs is certain to Miss three or four more
before he brings up.
! If, when Cleopatra started to meet
Mark Antony she had done as she should,
and taken her knitting with her, these
needles would not have remained to create
the trouble they have.
When young man in Patagonia wants
a wife, he rides out and lassoes one, and in
the more civilized United States of America
when young man wants a wife, but does
not come to time, the las soes him for a
breach of promise.
Some of our exchanges keep up an aw-
full worry, because the Government has
placed a sunboat, occasionally, at General
Grants service. Considering that he is a
man of war himself, of the first class, the
criticism ra Their small.
When old Crackitt read that Longfel
low got twenty dollars line for " Hanging
Of the Crane" he laid down the paper and
queried: How many lines does it take to
hang crane, anyhow? And why didn't
they use twenty cent rope?'
TDa;, rnhIar h,I1, b,t r,,oo1.
like human infant, has been invented.
We don't know whether this fills long felt
want or not, but when it comes to falling
out of the third story window it certainly
possesses one great advantage over the
flesh and blood article
This is remarkable year as far as it
has gone. The boy who was the first to
go in swimming this season, instead of
catching cold, and dying two weeks later,
as his mother predicted he would, was run
over and killed the very next day by a mule
team. A terrible disappointment for the
mother.
"A little six year old came to her grand
father the other day, with trouble weigh
ing on her mind. "Aunt says the moon is
made of green cheese, and don't believe
it." Don't you believe its Why not?
"Because I've been looking in the
Bible, and found that the moon is not made
of green cheese, for the moon was made
before the cows
-" Girls" said worthy old lady to her
granddaughter, whenever fellow pops
the question, don't blush and start to your
feet. Just throw your arms around his
mence talking about the furniture. Young
fellows are mighty nervous sometimes. ]
lost several good chances before caught
your fond, dear grandfather, by putting on
Rev. Mr., after several years of
married life, was at last blessed upon
Saturday by the addition of fine boy to
his family circle, which had hitherto con-
sisted of only himself and wife. Upon the
same day the church at which he oificiated
received a timely and very much needed
donation, over both Of which events the
reverend gentleman was very much elated
as he communicated them to members of
his congregation on his way to church on
Sunday. 1t CHANGED that in his prayer lie
alluded to the financial events by return
ing thanks for the arrival of a little sue
corr" and was consequently much scandal
lied when couple of students in his con-
gregation asked him after service whether
he referred to the money or the baby.
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! Jail, and owing to causes heretofore men-
toned Baltimore was unable to aid them
in maintaining their rights, and the WEIGH
appear to have had an easy victory.
Why they located where they did has
| long been mystery, for much of the land
/ is too swampy now to be of any use for
any purpose, and it must have been much
worse hundred and ten years ago. But
we suppose the land in Welch Tract was
better than the land in Wales, and very
likely some inducements were offered the
Welch, OF which we are ignorant.
Prominent among the original settlers
upon the Welch Tract were the founders of
the old Baptist Church upon Iron Hill,
which was founded one hundred and sew
| euty-seven years ago by residents of Penn
broke and Carmarthenshire, South Wales.
''In the year 1901 some of us' 1--WE quote
from the original records of the church)
"who were members of the churches of
Jesus Christ III the counties of Pembroke
and Characteristics, South Wales, in
Great Britain, protesting believers bap-
tism, laying on of hands, election, and final
perseverance in grace, were moved and
encouraged to come to these parts, viz,
Pennsylvania, and after obtaining leave of
the church, it seemed good to the Lord
and to us, that We should be formed into
church order, as we vera sutfi cient
number and IS one of us, Thomas Griffith,
was 4 minister" which was accomplished,
and they brought letters commendatoiy
with them, SO that if they met with any
others of like faith, they might be received
by them rs brethren in Christ
Among the names of this pioneer band
of Baptists we find those of Thomas Crit
fifth, Enoch Morgan, Mary Johns, Margaret
Matthias, and James David. In June,
1901, this little band of Christians sailed
from Milford Haven in the ship james and
Mary, and landed III Philadel phia the Sep
TENDER following. After their arrival the
old church record states they lived much
scattered for about year, but like good
Christians they were not forgetful of the
apostolic injunction, but kept up their
weekly and monthly meetings. During
this time their number was increased by
the arrival of twenty-five other members,
among whom we find the names of Reese
and Catharine Ryddarcks, Peter Chamber
line, and Thomas Jones, all of whom, ex-
cept the first, have left descendants who
yet reside within the bounds of this ancient
church.
Reese Ryddarcks lies buried in the old
church yard belonging to the church on
Iron Hill. Tradition saith he was an officer
and served in Cromwel's army during the
troublesome times that preceded the trial
and execution of Charles l. 4 modest and
unassuming tombstone marks the last rest
ing place Of the hero of many battles, who
sleeps his last sleep on the northern slope Of
the Iron Hill, near which the murmuring
waters OF the Christiana have sung his
requiem for 176 years. He seems to have
been man of distinction, for his tomb
stone has on it a Latin inscription, the only
Latin one in the grave yard. 1t is as fol
lows:
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GLEANINGS.

With what little friction the earth
would revolve if the suavity of a new beau
in the presence of the mother of his adored
would only become an epidemic?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22

CHARLOTTESVILLE
The secoud stage oi the miitary cnainpion ship oil
the United states was opeI 10 tue sixty men whd
ade the CHEST In the hrst stage There
fifteen entries The dist snces S00 900 l, 200
yards rounds AT each range; weapon, tue reg.
uation special 10 be turnsned TO the competi-
tor; CON letitors to shoot UNIFORM posion, any
(wilh rest) First prxe, The United states military
championship medal, valued at $50; second prizs.
$50 cash; tnird prize, SO. cash Tho
Twelve O'Clock noon II Is the hrst time that
regulat ion military rifles have been used ut Creed
moor, at 500, 900 aud l, 900 yards As will be seen
from The recorUs, tho leading scores show very
gratIyng result ana prove that with properly
m deied As caDre rifle. carrying we'll balanced
bullet OF ri. ut degree OF hardness, good MARKS
could perform surprising LEAFS with the soldiers
ar., even AT tue extreme distances, where small
bores only were formerly used Mr. Barton, the VIC
tor, traction over 3ts out o. points per shot
GU ME score. This would bc about equal to making
alternate centres aud inncrs inc whole number OF
The
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allowance 40 yards, !; time, I'm. oks j. Lafon,
Mystic b. Q. (sc-atchl. 2 T. G.. Quincy made a pro-
test on grounds OF lou, nut IL was not allow d.
Tue or WAa--Firsl heaI-E hzabetn Club team =
G.. h. BaDcock, captain; J. J. Crane. g. o. Grun ".
Jr., and wueian. against Scotti-h American Atm
leuc Clue team. NJ. T. Moore. captain; l.. Arnold, d.
Thompson aud Q. A. Queckberner. Scottish Ameri-
can woa. Time, I'm 29s Final heat-sco,ssn Amer.
ican against New YORK Athletic Club. W. Is. Carts,
captain; J. G. rruax, Z. II. lruax and e.. n. smith
scottish American won. + me- I'm. 5la
RUSNpG HIGH JUMP ii. f. Ficken, New York
Athletic club, /; height, H. .n. W. X. Beers,
Staten STAND Athletic Club, =; height, II. In.
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LACROSSE.

At the Parade Ground, Prospect Park, yesterday
sncrnoon large audience witnessed and heartily en-
Joycd the lacrosse contest The play crs chosen
from the Brooklyn Lacrosse Club, the Raveuswood
Lacrosse Club and the New York University Club
One side was led by Captain CluG aud the other by
Captain Calder. The result OF tho struggle 1--WE
goals bv Captain Clun's side aud three goals by
Captain Calder's side
II he members OF the Brooklyn Lacrosse CLUB, the
R,venswood Lacrosse Club. the New York University
CLUB, the Brooklyn Athletic Club, the Metropolitan
Athletic Club aud ber associations that exercise in
the open arr including baseball clubs, WIN unite in
giving grand lacrosse entertainment mex, Saturday
afternoon ut the Capitollne Ground-in all twenty
seven different games-for The benefit OF the yellow
fever sunerers
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HUDSON BOAT CLUB.

The fourteenth annual regatta OF tho Hudson Boat
Club, o. Jersey CITY, took place yesterday and was
largely attended. ON tho programme there eight
events, which were carr ed iuily the course IN
each being mile aBd a bali--tnree-q uarters
with turn. The races wcrc an tolo~s:-
SINGLE scuLLs--F l.. Haugb, winner. Time, Ion.
22As.
EuuR-oARkp BARGE - Color whites. Pearson,
stroke; II. Van Mater, 3; c. y. Patterson, .; y. r.
BALDWIN, ii. w. Pearson cJxswaiD. Color blue
". u. Justus, stroe j. N. Thomas. 81 q. T. smith,
2, :. H. McNaugpton, !; 30. Linn. coxswain. Time
White, 0n. 31s /; blue, ym. JIlas
FoUK.oARKD snELL RAcg-B uc--C D. Ocxorbausen,
stroke; q. A. Ockerhaaseo, .; W. Osrxe, IT,, 2; H..
OckerbauseB, Dow. Whte--h. IA. Palmer, stroke (;
james carrie, .; Y. >. Johnson, Jr., 2; Henry Wood
bow. Iime--wnite 5m. % as. blue. gn. Is.
PAIR.OARKp SHELL RACE, Ockernauscn and
Htugb; 2. u. ID. Phillips and W. Clarke. fime-No.
4, On. 33As.; No. z, 9n. 52lss
0SE HUNDRED YARDS RuS.--W inner, r. u. Haugh
Time, iisi-.
fouK HUNDRED AND FoRry YARDS Run Winner,
a. ID. PhtllIpz
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CREEDMOOR.

SPLENDID SHOOTING AT LONG RASGE-THH
AMERICAN TEAM TO SHOOT A "wALK OVER"
on WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
The sixth annual TALL prize meeting OF the National
Rife Association terminated yesterday aftsrnoen in
blaze OF glory. Never before had such shooting
been recorded in any match done IN
the yearly competition for the Wimbledon Cup. Never
but once before. and that was Nv Dir. j. h. Miner,
Of the irish 10 an, Ia the Centennial match has any
man recorded fifteen consecutive buns eyes 10
competition YET that was done yesterday by Messra
J. 5. Sumner and I. H. Gray. both OF Massacn usetts
tho former being the gentleman who the day before
achieved score OF BIS out OF possible 225 points
when shooting in the interstate long range matcn
Mr. Frank hyde, who carried or tho cup. dropped
only seven points out OF 100 making in thirty con,
shots 00o yards the hitherto unapproachst
record of lab points. Inc day before he mao made
IN the Interstate long range match the splendid
record OF PIG out OF possible 2l5 points In tho
presence these unprecedented results It seems to
be conceded all sides that a long range
shooting about to be- usnered In II believed that
II the first class targets to be preserved they
now are the three standard long ranges must 10
creased TO COO 100 and 200 yards, and not kept
at 500. 900 1000 as heretofore On tho other
hand II the old distances remain before the
wings must come of the long range targets; thsy
mu 10 measure SIX loet square, ana not six
by WE'VE, AS hey now measure Besides, new dis
tIibutOu u sp.ce must made 40 AS %
smaller bulseye ana tue other compartments IN pro
portion
There were thirly-tnrse eutres tor tho Wimbledon
Cup II open ali citizens OF the Unied States;
distance 900 yards; tDirty rounds any rife Nv.
FIRST prlze The Wlmoledoa Cup, valued ut 5000 1t
WAS won last year by Mr. Dudley Selpn, Now Or
leans Sacond prize, aneroid barO meter valued at
$50 The weather was ptopitious. The following are
tne scores, IN the order OF merit.
yards FRANK HYDE Totals
l. 900. ............ 1 . 5 8 $685.
b 3 D D D 8 s 6-I43
SUMNER.
l 900 .......... 4 4 . B 4 6 S44a
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LOUISVILLE RACES.

The annual fall meeting OF tho Louisville Jockey
Club commences Tomorrow and continues through
the week rne programme is excellent, all the stakes
having filled handsomely, while tue free entry to
purse is likely to large fields. The sport
will open with tho Blue Grass Stakes Tor two-year
old llles threequarters OF mile. THIS closed with
twelve nominations, OF winch there may come to the
post Robinson * Preston's Lilly r., Bowen Co.'s
florence b.. CadwaIiader's McGrathiana, Wilson a
Co.'S BrillianteeE, Merrill Jaekson's Bette o.,
Hunt Reyuolds' Clarissima, Mitiugv's Long Gir,,
swgeri's Peru sna Bradiey's Alice Bruce. Next on
the list the fourth renewal OF the ST. Les Stakes
for three years ids, two miles. This closed with
thirty-n nominations, oil winch six may start
These are Hunt Reynolds Fortuna, Tarlton,
Jr's Solicitor; owens Leveer, Bowers CANINE
f., Nichols Day star and X enc Richards Momen-
tum. A race oil mile heats. purse OF $500, VIII wind
up the opening DAYS amusement For this there
will hkslv face the starter, KING Faro; Tampico,
Dave Moore, Blue Eyes, Waterwi Itch ana Ber-
gamo,te. rich card will follow on Tues
day ana Wednesday there viii BIO four open
races Thursday promises to be very cventfui. Among
the down to the Great American stallion
Stakes, tor colts and Ailies, mile ana three
quarters Seventeen stations are reprented oy sixty
colts aud hlies entered, and II only ten start the
stakes will be worth $7,t25, wnicn includes the
woodburn Challenge Vase. valued at 81, 500. rhe
balance OF the weeks programme is OF the most Gu
ticIng character.
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QUARTERS AT LACHNE-THE
COURSE 10 BE SURVEYED.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALp.

MONTREAL, Sept II, 1878.
Courtney decided not TO move into the Tyne crew
cottage, which had been selected tor nm, he
rented another cottage, about hall a mile IRON Han.
an's quarters, where he Is very comfortably housed
The water was Iougn to-day tho lake, aud IA
vorabe tor scuiiiDg. Courtney has risen rapidly
thu estimation OF tho sporting public since Ills
rival, and his good points are kecnly appreciated.
Yesterday morning, tue nrst time he was out the
lake IN his shell, Tue wind proved 100 much, and he
soon returned. West Winds prevail here generally
through september, which IN October die away aud
are succeeded by storms, alternating with periods OF
dead calm weather. Tue course viii be surveyed and
LAID out Ny A q. Nish, late narbor engineer OF tho
moi q M q