Smyrna times., 1880-03-17

Y. D. B. Mann who has been trans.
fsrr"I to the Central Pennsylvania Confer.
ehce preached his farewell sermon at Union
cnurch, Wilmington on Sunday. Rev. w.
D.. stevenson of Grace Church, who goes to
Trey N. Y, also preached his farewell
SsrmSn as also the Rev. C. N. Pegg of Scott,
and Rev. Mr.. Robinson of Epworth.
On Saturday evening last, Mrs. Virginia
u fhGous'' OF Laurel, lsctured before the
young ladies OF the Wesleyan Female Col.
lege, on "The Prophet of the N;nntsanth
Century" The lecture was short and wsii
directed and was highly onioyed bv the
ladies. Her allusions to feminine on3I;t;ss
their graces and the influence the nossos.
sors are capable of exerting-were fitlv
spoken. '''
The twoith session of the Wilmipoton
Annual Conference of the n. f. Church
meets in Dover to-day. The following ara
the days for the different anniversaries :.
Sunday School, Wednesday eve; Woman's
Forslgn Missionary Society, Thursday after
noon; Church Extension, THURSDAY even.
ing; Temperance, Friday evening; Educa-
ton, Saturday evening; Missionary, Mon
day evening, March 22d.
The KENT AsSEssMENT.-There sear,a y
kind OF Dissatisfaction with both parties in Kent
county. A correspondent of the Whining
ton Datty Nce0S says: "After long. brave
ana persistent struggle, the Republicans of
tins county are likely to see their labors
1alrly and reasonably rewarded in tho as
sessmSnt OF their men by the Levy Court.
Almost all OF the applications presented to
the Court have been acted upon favorablv.
at last, and Kent county will have the fnl
| lest anu talrest assessment that has been
known for years. On the otherhand the
Democratic politicians laugh at their oppo.
nents and say, take every negro you can
lind and vote him, and then We shall beat
you as you were never beaten before"
DEATH OF JOSEPH BRIxGHURsr-Josenh
Brlnghurst, one of Wilmingtons bost
known citizens, died Sunday evening, at his
residence in Wilmington in the 73d wear Of
his age. His death was occasioned by a
complication of affections, some of an asth.
matte nature, which coupled with a slirht
ossltlcation of the heart were principally in.
strumental in causing death. Though he
had been suffering for seme time past he
was only confined to the house about two
weeks, and was attended by DR.. Bullock.
lie leaves wife and two grown up children
"A son and daughter.
MIR. Brlnghurst, says the gazette. was ern-
phatlcalIy Wllmingtonian, having resided
there all of his life. He was born in 1907,
on Market street below Fourth (now No,
3l5l and was a SON of Jos. Bringhurst. who.
IN 1873, established the drug store which is
still conducted at No. 81 Market street.
When Mr.. Bringhurst grew up to manhood
be succeeded his father in the PROPRIETOR
ship OF the drug store, and conducted it
until 1858, when he disposed of the business
to II. K. BringhurSt who still occupies the
same stand.
Mr.. Brlnghurst was always actively inter.
ested in public business affairs though he
never held, or even would be a candidate
fer any political office. He was for twenty
years a director in the Z. w. d b. and Della.
ware railroads, and also President of the
WILMINGTON Savings Fund Society and
director in the Bank of Delaware and in the
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company.
Mr.. Bringhurst was a member of the
lilckslte branch Of the Society of Friends.
His funeral will take place this afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
KENT COUNTY LEVY CoURT.-The Kent
Levy Court adjourned on Saturday until
the April term, and the correspondent of
the Ercrg Eocning says, With the bened;c.
ton OF Mr.. Williams the Republican Su.
pervlsor OF elections, who bore testimony
to the integrity and fairness Of the Court
winch promptly accepted his generous
words. The correspondent says: The re.
suit OF the work of the Court and of the
Assessors IN corrections is as follows