Smyrna times., 1881-03-16

hoIy Stlrreu up yesterday afternoon ty tue |
actions Of dog undoubtedly suffering from
the rabies. Its first attack was on Mrs.
Jas. A. Brindle. who was quietly passing
along the street, tearing full breadth
from her dress and of course alarming her
terribly. This attracted the attention of a
dog of the neighborhood which came to
the rescue and to which the mad dog gave
his attention letting Mrs. Brindle escape,
fortunately with no other damage than
torn dress. 1t was shortly after shat by
VIM. II. HAZEL while trying to get at him
through a fence. The dog was a hound,
black and tan color.
EXCESS OF WATER-The rain storm Of
last week while heavy did no special
damage here besides flooding all low places
hut in Sussex county many mill.dams wer"
swept away -four in the vicinity Of Seaford) /
and en- the Eastern Shore there was con
siderable damage OF a similar nature The |
Delaware g. Chesapeak r. r. had wash
out below Greensboreugh that detained the /
trains for q day. The Baltimore papers
speak of it as the heaviest rain since 1868. |
There is no longer a scarcity of water in the |
wells as was the case the whole of last
wear. One man tells us that his well that
had but little over foot of water a few
weeks ago now stands full almost to the
top, some fifteen feet. Down the "Necks'
>nvsral farmers have from one to two feet
OF water in their cellars. From the long
season of small rainfalls. now that the op
posite has set in, we may reasonably ex
| pect a protractsd rainy season.
| END OF THE CONFERENCE YEAR.-Sunhay
last closed up the Conference year Of the
ministry of WILMINGTON Conference and
marks an epoch with many of its mem
hers. Such WAS the case in this town, Rev.
! /. IL. Haynes having served the pulpit the
full time allotted by the psity of the
| Church-three years. Presiding Elder Mar
tindale who had finished up his fourth
quarter of District visitatiOns the previous
Sunday preached the morning disceurS"
10 large and attentive congregation. Al
| the conclusion of the sermon John II.
Hoffeck~r stepped forward and asked on
hehalf Of the membership (John B. Cooper
having been called to the chair) the privi.
| .ege to offer a series of resolutions expre%'
sing their esteem. confidence and respect
tor their pastor Rev. Il. II. Haynes now
about TO sever his connection with the
church, recOunting the many valuable ser
vices, he had rendered the society, the
ability and christian dignity, that had
characterized his ministry and assuring him
of their affection and hest wishes to follow
him in his future fields of labor, which
were expressively adopted by the congrega
tion rising to their feet.
Mr.. Haynes. who had been confined to
his home for the tive days previous from
acute suffering and siekne was not in a
physical condition to occupy the pulpit in
the evening and only did it because it Was
the last opportunity of his pastorate t"
meet with his congregation. He said that
he bad not for MANY years preached u
farewell sermon, and nOthing could in
'lucP him to but a removal to Il distant
! country from which he never expected to
! meet his people again. He preached AN
| excellent discourse having for his subject
: " COngratulation and THANKSGIVING after
} which he presented to the congregation a
D statistical review of the Church for th'
1 past three years showing its condition, the
+ repert that he should carry to Conference
! cemplimsnting the efficiency Of the Trus
+ tees, Board Of Stewards, Sunday school and
I Lay helpers, Choir, and not forgetting thu
< efficiency Of the Ladies' Mite Society anC
d Sexton to all Of whom he felt under grPa
8 Indebtedness for their uniform kindness il
e seeing after his comforts, and especial.
expressed his gratitude to the SNciety 70
is their kindly expressions of the morning il
Is his absence. The Church statistics whcl
e he read are as follows
's MEMBERSHIP.
10 Members in full connection 5;
81 1Iooatohe
m Ba6tisms during pastorate /:
VI Old debt paid "
l. Amount expended on church and parsonage. l,0C
r. sUNDAY-sCHOoL
il Number of officers and teachers..... .........
"a No scholars Including Mission aud landing Al
" Expenses of S666.
e In the Treasury OF
pr BENEVOLENT COLLECTION.
4 For general mission this wear 1922
"a woman's Foreign Mission. ..................." 59
~ general benevolent .5il
's' MINISTERIAL SUPPORT.
Pastor E. Bishop and esti rent of Parsonage s62O
sp For Conference l25
10 CHURCH EXPENSES.
On current expenses
: GOLDEN WEDDING.-On Monday evenir
~ last number OF the friends and relatIv
hu of Mr.. John r. Dickson and wife met W
u" them at their residence at BrenfOrd to CT
." , ebrAte their 50th anniversary. Their paste
"e Rev. j. A. Brlndle made y few cOngraIul
SO tory remarks after which the followiT
ln paper was read by his son Jacob 2. Die
D" son, ESQ.,:
nj Dear Friends This the fiftieth am
~ versary Of our marriage, my wife, son NJ
III ~ grandchildren unite with me in wPlcomiI
3d. you. We ask you to join with US in thank
ne giving to our Heavenly Parent for His 10
|
ing our life and surrounding Us with
.ht many blessings.
all. was born in Duck Creek Roads, Az
ary 2nd, 1898. My wife, Sarah daughter
an. Jacob Pennington, who was a promine
,ol, member OF the Society OF Friends, and o
by of the first p. II. of Smyrna) was born Is
Z. years later. We were married in Smyr
a the year 1881 by Ephraim Jefferson, tn
ust u local minister of that town.
Nv. my father, Thomas Dickson, by biri
rop right a member of the Society Of Friend
nd in his youth lived in Leipsc, Del, al
on. afterwarh removed to Duck Creek x Roa
per where he married my mother, Mercy Re
,ter whose parents were among the first settle
9 m OF Kent County and members Of the Pr
we, nyterian Church. In the early days
. in Methodism my parents were converted
,ro that faith and united with the ChurC
ins Their house was "A home for the Method
the Ministers. | rpcollect with pleasure
lalf kind words spoken by them to me wheT
lals child. Each family the children number
ami eight, now only two remains of any iathe
ura family, myself and brother Thomas, and
row my wire's fathers family only herself a
Re. sister, Mrs. +. P. Haughey.
and The first ministers remember are III
ach ard Lyon, ThOs. EvPrard, Richard Snea
by Thomas Smith, Solomon Sharp and M"
nan others. The Bishops. Asbury, McKendr
and Marris, Roberts and George. AT the {
and ference held in Smyrna in 1920 Bisf
acu George presided. He came on horss-b'
tiles with saddle bags, and umbrella strap
per to the saddle. After the Conference
lars, journed he mounted his horse and quie
nnie .eft the town.
,wn On Chesapeake District DIR. Chandler
Al. ho FRA pa mi nm