Smyrna times., 1879-04-02

when in his prime thirty or forty years
ago, was one OF the strong men of the Phila.
delphia Conference. He was the Presiding
Elder of this District about forty-five wears
ago, the District then embracing all of the
Peninsula from Wilmington down to Bar.
rats Chapel and across taking in Talbot
co.
ADvERTIsERs.-L. F. Adair of Whining
ton adv. furniture and bedding.
Shaw Manufacturing Co., lll2 Market
ST. Philadelphia, picture frames, looking
glasses, &c.
A. c. Yates, Ledger building, clothing.
Baugh & Sons, the extensive fertilizer
manufacturers of Philadelphia, announce
an innovation on the prices of fertilizers by
the manufacture of phosphate which is
sold at $50 per ton. The guaranteed
analysis of this brand is published in our
advertising columns.
THE genial Spring sun has started the
sapplings to budding, as the following
illusions received through the Post will
show:
My dear friend
shall love the to the end.
And when you from
this town dathpaTt
1t draws like cards around my
heart.
l hope you will remember me
If you on earth no more i see.
When your voice do hear
how sweet it sounds to my car
When hear your footsteps sound
1begin to look around.
LOVE.
AT meeting of the Association of the
Ashury NJ. E. Sunday School, March 23d,
1879, the following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAs;-Mrs. Annie G.. Hamilton has been for
long time an active and earnest member of this
socat on, and an enthusiastic worker i'll the School,
cheeriully giving her presence, her voice and her
SiSance: and being of especial value a leader in
music and teacher in the Infant Department.
RCSOlUed; that we afieCtiOnaely remember her long
and useful connection with u.s. and that we extend to
her thanks and kind regards in this little testi-
mOnal of remembrance.
Reso!red that in view of our past friendship and
mutual labors in the Christian work we sincerely
regret her departure from and the forced dscoIi-
| tinuance of our association together
RcsO'red that we commend Sister Hamilton and
her family to the friendship. confidence and kind
consideration of those among whom her lines of life
may hencefOrth be cast and,
ReSoredthat our prayers shall go up for her pros
perity, happiness and success wherever she may be
and that our best wishes shall ever he hers.
OBJ. VosuELi.
Committee.
| The ELOCUTIoN Glass, numbering twenty
| three members, under the thorough and
efficient instruction of Miss NJ. Anna Ofliey,
has been making rapid progress and will
| finish the course in about two weeks. The
proficiency which some of the class have
| attained In so short time is remarkable
and speaks we'll both for the aptness of the
pupils and the remarkable tact Of the
teacher who has so faithfully labored to
bring about this favorable result. This is
more especially noticeable in the exercises
of the Bryant Literary Society" which arc
held on Saturday night Of each week
They have furnished to the participant.
not only a wonderful fund of practical
knowledge, but have also proved source o
enjoyment which will be long and pleasantly
remembered by them all. The success ha:
been so great that it has been thought de
slrable by many persons to have the elias,
give public entertainment, under the direc
ton OF Miss Oflley, consisting of readings, re
recitations and music, at the Town Hall, a.
soon as arrangements can be properly made
1t is contemplated to give the entertain
ment in about two weeks from this time
We feel assured there will be very genera
desire on the part of the people to witness
the dGbM of this interesting class in thu
useful and accomplished art of elocution
BlGAMY AND DESERTION.-A considerable
interest has been aroused in certain quarter
the past few days over u charge of bigam,
and deSertion. On Thursday last a woman
and her three children came to this town il
quest Of a truant husband and father ant
stopped at one of the hotels. The part
whom they were seeking is William +
Yates, who came to this section and puT
chased farm about seven miles from thi
town in the forests Of Kenton IId. Tn
story is briefly this, which Yates in sub
stance has acknowledged. lie was mar
ried to his first wife about % years ago AM
lived with her some years. lie deserte,
her ami went to another section aud repre-
sented himself an unmarried man, courted
and in 1865 married his second wife. II
lived with her about twelve years, am
having learned, it is said, that his first am
, legal wife had fallen heir to some property
suddenly deserted no. 9, went back TO hei
| and together they came here and settle
, in q secluded place, evidently with the e1
pectation Of not being disturbed. Iii
| second wife lays no claim TO him as he
, husband because she whom he now has
? his legal wife. But she wants him to hel
r support his children and this she is d.
| termined, if possible, to compel him to dc
She laid her case before Esquire Colt an
effort has been made to bring Yates I
justice but he has eluded the officers thu
far. Yesterday she went to Dover and Ina
an interview with Attorney General Pei
: nington, who promised TO look into til
:, case and give it his attention to-day. ST.
being citizen Of Canada and not the leg
: wife of Yates, though supposng herself
be- and the mother Of his children, su
! rounds the case with difficult points to col
= slider. If he will not compromise as d
J. sired. the only course left for her is
bring charge of bigamy and this wou
# he attended, if she can, with great vex
II tions. She is lady-like in her bearing, ar
v has won the sympathy of those with who
= she has come in contact.