Smyrna times., 1881-05-11

DELAWARE BAY Trout made their appear
ance in market yesterday for the first and sold
readily ut 10 cts. per bunch. This fish is al
ways a welcome visitor but the demonstration
Is hardly so strong as in Milford. The first
wagon that got there last week was surrounded
by people from the stores, shops and private
dwellings by the dozens in fact it was some
thing like an ovation on the return of an old
and long lost friend.
CoLoRED CONFERENCE.-The PHILADELPHIA
Conference of the A. NJ. f. Church convened
IN the Bethel Church in this town at O. clock
this morning, Bishop John NJ. Brown of
Washington presiding. Rev Theophins Stew
art was elected Secretary with RGVs. Leon
ard PattisOn and w. G. Banton assistants.
lhls conference comprises all the churches of
tins denominationEin Delaware and in Eastern
Pennsylvania, and its membership numbers
about forty ministers. The conference will
likely be in session for about six DAYS The
morning session was devoted to the ministerial
reports from the different appointments. Revs.
Martindale, Brindle and Rigg, who were on
the floor this morning, were introduced to the
conference. Bishop Payne, who has just closed
the Baltimore Conference at EastOn, will be
present tomorrow. Bishop Brown is between
nifty and sixty years of age, has an intelligent
eye and presides with ease and dignity.
! B1HnorS. May for Smyrna is cmphatically
a month of Bishops. The first day we had
Bishop Lee of the Episcopal Church; this
week we have Bishops Brown and Wayman
! of the a. NJ +. Church, and on the last Sunday
of the month, 18th inst. Bishop Warren, one
! of the popular bishops of the NJ. f. Church. is
! tospend the day in this town becomes through
an arrangement with Rev Geo. II. Waters
! of the Centennial II Fl. Church which has
/ been oppressed by financial embarrassment
| resting since the erection of the Church, bnt
AS the whites have offered to assist them in
lifting considerable portion of the burden,
the Bishop Will preach for them at least in the
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tor OF peace and good morals to large class
| of our citizens, and for this reason they are
entitled to the consideration, the sympathy and
the help Of our people who have greater OPP
pOrtuntlei and larger means. When relieved
| Of the floating debt they feel that they can
further assistance, and the subscription, from
| the liberal manner it has been started gives
assurance that the money will be mainly in
hand before the Bishop comes. Bishop War
rem is a man of liberal views and large sym
pathies, and it was only for him to know that
he could render a great assistance, I" prompt
on his part a ready assent.
SHAD,-Thc shad fishing which commenced
several weeks ago opposite Bombay Hook has
moved up the river and the fishermen are now
located mostly between Wilmington and Phil
adelphia. 1t is estimated that l25,00O .had
were caught i'll the Delaware river last week,
500 being caught at one haul. Herring have
than usual, the statement being made in the
Ledger that the enormous number Of 70, 0OC
were caught Mt one haul at the Gloucester fish
cries last week. The prices range in the city
market at ST. to SD per hundred. The rea-
sons for the unusually large run of shad this
spring arc variously assigned. The Fish Com
missioners of New Jersey attribute the in
creasing yields of shad in the Delaware river
to their vigilance in preventing illegal fishing,
especially the rigid enforcement Of the Sunday
fishing law. The commissioners report that
the catch of shad in the Delaware in 1879 was
more than 100000 more than that of the pre-
ceding year, while in 1890 there was the same
increase over that of 1879. 1t is known that
the catch Of shad in the South this spring wa,
almost failure, attributed to the long cOntin
f ued winter and consequent cold, which pre-
vented the fish from leaving the sea. 1t il
said that these fish are now entering the fresl
, waters of the more northern streams, hence
the large yield The catch in the Susquehanni
{ river and New FORK bay and rivers is said t,
be fully equal in proportion TO that of tn,
Delaware. Again, old fishermen say tina
, their experience has been that always after
long and cold winter shad have been plenty
The shad caught in the Delaware this yea
run much larger in size than in previous sea
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