Smyrna times., 1880-03-24
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


THOMAS PRICE, one of our best disposed
and most industrious colored men died on
Sunday.
TIE Benevolent Society will meet at Mrs.
Lydia McDewelrs tomorrow evening, the
25th inst.
UNDER the fair skies of this week the
work OF the farmers has bSon pushed along
vigorously.
REV. Mr.. GORDON gives his concluding
lecture on the crusades at st. Peters
Chapel this evening.
TIE applications for liquor license as ad.
vertlsed ia the county papers, appear more
numerous this year than usual.
The entertainment for the benefit of the
colored public school was postponed from
last Friday night until to morrow Right.
REvs. ALFRED SCoTr and E. II. Hynson
came to this town en the adjournment of
Conference and assisted at the prayer meet.
ing at the NJ. f. Church last evening.
GEORGE A. MILLINGToN of the Jefferson
House at New Castle, moved down yester.
day on the Picrrepont to the "WakeMan"
House on Bombay Hook. The family came
d"wn in the cars and are now at the Smyrna
House.
The entertainment of the Smyrna Semi.
nary, conducted by Miss Janvier and Mrs.
Raimond at the Town Hall, will come off
on Thursday evening April lst. The cx.
erciSts will consist Of music, tableaux,
select reading, &c.
THE recently elected board of Town Gem.
missioaers have all qualified and have or.
ganized by the election of John N. Voshell
President and John B. Cooper Secretary.
We hear Of no change or new policy in the
town government.
AMONG the graduates at the late com.
mencsmeAt of the University of Pennsyl
vania in medicine was Charles T. Cahoon,
son Of Wm. Cahoon, formerly of Smyrna
David Reese Streets, from this vicinity, also
graduated at the same time.
TEE shad fishermen who have come
down the bay from Wilmington and Ches
ter have had only moderate luck The
"moss-bahkers" were so thick off Smvrna
creek that those fishing in that Aeighbor.
hood were compelled to move up to Port
Penn.
QUITE a number of our people visited
the seat of the Conference during the ses
sion, and on Sunday last. The sermon of
DR.. Fowler. editor of the Advocate, on Sun.
day evening, by both preachers and laymen
was with one voice pronounced the greatest
sermon they ever heard.
THE usual Easter Anniversary will be- oh.
served on Sunday evening next at St.
Peters Church. The spectacular exhihi.
ton OF the professional march from the
chapel to the Church by classes with ban.
ners, the Easter offering, &c., makes this
always popular occasion.
PHILIP PHILIPS, who sang in the Town
nan mere week or two ago, is credited
with the saying that " Smyrna is the only
place ON two continents where he has been
refused the use of a church." Just WHY
the trustees here put en- this extra virtpe IN
regard to Er. Philips is a surprise to other,
than himself
OUR M: E. Pulpit was supplied on Sunday
by Rev. j. D. Kemp from the Conference
His subject in the mernng was the 81 Etern.
lty OF Memory" and in the evening, "The
designs OF God in the Incarnation.n tive
subjects OF very considerable intellectual
breadth, but well grabped and strongly
presented by the speaker. Mr.. Ksmp will
always be heard BY the people of Smyrna
with pleasure
MINISTERIAL CHANGEs--The conference
changes removes TIVE preachers resident in
this town. Revs. Chas. Hill and P. ri. Raw.
lins, and gives US I. Z. Martindale and ].
A. BriHdls. Mr.. Hill goes fren the Pre-.
siding Eldsrship of East0n District for the
past four years which he has pepularly
hlled to Asbury Church, Wilmington, and
is succeeded by Mr.. Martindale, of Middle.
town, very yeung for the responsible po.;.
ton but thoroughly live, energetic man
ans popular as a preacher and citizen. Mr.
hawiins carries with him to Galena ths
united affections of the circuit and Leaves
IT in the best financial condition il has aver
bees (evsry debt wiped out) and Is follswsd
by Mr.. Brindls from Greens sborourb. a r,a,,
who Is beloved wherever be travels and will
no doubt prove popular successor. Mr..
haynes, in accordance with a desire az.
pressed through the official board. IA re.
ssrned to complete the disciplinary liuit
OF three years. 'A'