Smyrna times., 1879-02-12

New Posi- OFFICE AT NEW CAsTLE.-Last
week q delegation went to Washington
from New Castle to urge an appropriation
for a new post-ofIice building in that city.
At a knowledge Of this fact the Gazette be-
comes pathetic and asks "Can nothing
be done for poor little Wilmington, not
wlthstanding she pays as much tax to the
Government as all the State combined?
Should New Castle be successful, and we
cannot see why it should not, then Will
mingtOn' chance for an ice-per and road
to the llght-boat station at the mouth OF
the Christana, SO essential to the harbor
there, may be the more certain" If every
little town is going to get Uncle Sam to
build them post office, it is time we were
thinking about having one dropped down
here and at Clayton.
DEATH OF Mr.. THOMAS LoRB.-Mr Thos
Lord, the venerable millionaire, died at an
early hour Saturday morning, after "A linger-
ing illness, at the residence of his wife,
formerly Mrs. Henry w. Hicks, in Four
teenth street, New York, where he has re-
sided since his marriage about year ago.
BY his first wife he was the father of a
family Of grown-up children, who, it will be
remembered, bitterly opposed his marriage
| to Mrs Hicks. At one time it seemed
probable that the affair would come into
the courts, but compromise was at last
| effected by the counsel Of the various par
ties. Mr.. Lord was eighty-fv years old
and the last Of three brothers. A great
portion Of his large fortune was inherited
from his elder brother, Rufus L. Lord
Lately friendly relations have existed be
tween Mr.. Lord and his children, but he
has remained under the sole care Of hi
wife
RELIGIoUs.-Newport and Stanton repor
conversions during the past several weeks t.
the number of about 20. Snow Hill abOu
70. Interesting revivals are in progress a
| Grace, Union and Scott churches, vii
mingtOn, ElktOn, Delmar and St. Michacls
&c. Rev. I. j. Williams at Millington anC
Rev w. NJ. Warner at Trappe, Md, hav
been considerably indisposed Mrs Roacl
is expected at St. Pauls, Wilmington, mex
month to assist DR.. Caldwell. a stron
religious sentiment pervades Wesleyan
Female College. The Conference Worker in
tends issuing daily during the session &
the conference at New Castle Rev J. !
Quigg has just completed arrangement
with Mr.. Kenny Of the p, w. & b. r. r
by which a special train will be run betwee
f Wilmington and New Castle during tn
next session Of Conference in order to az
commodate those persons who may desir
, to attend each session. The train will rcac
New Castle each morning Except Sunday
III time for the morning session and return
ing will leave about 10 clock, P. NJ.
THE CoLoEED PEOPLE AND EDUCATIox.-
, meeting of colored people was held in Dove
on Wednesday evening for the purpose
!. appointing delegates to attend the Sta
, Convention, to be held in the Whatcoat y
f. Church, in Dover on Tuesday, the l8t
inst, for the purpose Of taking some actic
5 with view of asking the Legislature
S provide some means of enabling the colort
people throughout the State to have fir,
q schools. The following were the delegat
+ appointed for this county: Rev. John
Holland and Joseph P. Bell, Dover; Re
Jacob 5. Watson and Daniel Waters, NJ
a ford Rev. w. II. Coffee and Horace
L Owens, Smyrna; Joseph Adams and Sta
berry Murry, Plymouth; George Gibbs al
George Roberts, Kenton Jacob Brian al
:, Levi Garner, Friendship; VIM. Brinksl
y and Prince Colwell, Jr, Camden; Geor
II Curry and Wm. Sordan, Williamsvill
Prince Brooks and Staten Walton, Leipsi
e VIM. Gray and Andrew GRAY, Magnoli
e Robert Butcher and Sewcn Moore, Pete
ii ! SoI peOTSe blDOS ana heY. y. Ii. DaV
Camden; Caleb Bell and James NJ Jac
son, John Wesley Chapel Stephen Fou
I tain and James Hill, Frederica; CORY
n and John Morgan, Bishops Corner; Gale
81 Harris and Charles Ross, FELTON,; Abe
Bell and John Freeman, st. Jones Necl
; Robert Convey and Edward Reed, Fol
~ Branch. The following resolutions we
:" adopted
- WHEREAS, We believe that an educated commun
is more elevated in its morals well as more
vanced in its temporal affairs than uneducat
in community. And
l5 WHEREAS, We have viewed with profound reg
- the degraded condition of our people through
,; want of education and feeling that our means
a. SO limited that we cannot give children the
, catlOnal advantages necessary to make them homo
- BILE and useful citizens therefore, be il
ReS0rcd, That we pray the Honorable Legislat
Body now in session, that it take into cOnsiderat
the condition of our colOred schools and make 81
n an appropriation for our schools as it may deem
"a necessities demand.
II II The meeting adjourned.
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