Smyrna times., 1882-06-21


,.oiseIs stationed at Delaware City
buying up sturgeon.
Milford firm packed several
.tousond cans of Strawberries last week. |
TSev bought at four cents per quart.
Tho Catholics have bought of Mr. Z.
p Cochran. in Middletown, pleasant
lv situated lot, 100 by $50, on which
tbov purpose building neat church
edilice.
The Richardson House at Dover, is
,..t unfinished. though the carpenters
.,rr still busily nj work upon it and
nromisr To nave ii completed about
The lst of July next.
Col. A. X. Mcclure, editor of the
Philadelphia Times, delivered the ora
,ion at the anniversary of the Delta
PHI Literary Society of Delaware Col
Ioce Monday evening, and made one of
his finest efforts.
In September next the Wesleyan
College. which has recently been i'm
nroyed both externally and internally,
will be reopened under direction of
Rev John b. Wilson, who will take
possession shortly.
The Breakwater Light that talks
like most fishermen, says: "Sheepheads
are biting like dogs at the Breakwater.
several caught this week have weighed
over % pounds. Never before has
fishing at the Breakwater been better
-. = Loc thiS SnaSOu
The steamboat war at Wilmington
has commenced in dead earnest. The
= " FELTON, and the IIitmiagtOR are at
dagger points. and the travelling public
need not be surprised at the announce
ment of free ride and dinner thrown
in. rs an inducement to patroniZe the
rival companies.
Rev. Dr. Thomas Guard, of Balti-
more delivered the bacalauteate SER
mon before the graduating class of
Delaware College at Newark last Sun
dav evening. DIR. Guard occupied one
hour and fifty minutes in the delivery
of his sermon. the language of which
was chasre and elegant, while some
parts were characterized by deep
thought
Sometime during Sunday night, the
dwelling house owned and occupied
by Richard r. Cochran, situated on the
road between SaSsafraS and MasSey's
cross roads. about miles north of Mid
dletown, was totally consumed by fire.
The fire was caused by defective flue
in the kitchen. The occupants of the
house were all asleep at the time, but
were awakened by dense volume of
smoke. when they hastily dressed and
made their escape and succeeded in
saving part of the furniture. The
house was a two and ahalfstOry frame,
recently re-modeled and was consider
ed a fine country residence. The burn
ed building will be rebuilt immediate
lY.
THE TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE.-The
Executive Committee of the State
Temperance Alliance have prepared an
address to the voters of this State, to
which is appended the following pledge
The undersigned citizens Of
-hundred,- county, state OF
Delaware, mutually pledge themselves
to vote at the ensuing State election
for such candidates for the Legislature
only, as are known to be competent
and reliable men, who will publicly
pledge that if elected, they will vote
for and support a law to prohibit the
manufacture or sale of alcoholic OI
Intoxicating liquors, whether ferment
ed. brewed, or distilled, or cOmpOunC
Of such liquors to be used as a bever
age. This covenant shall not be bind
ing unless two thousand voters agre,
10 it,
Three hundred books containing tn,
appeal and pledge have been prepared
and will be put in the hands of activ,
temperance workers who are expected
to make thorough canvass of tn
State.
DELAWARE STATE Teachers AssO
CIATION-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETIEt
AT REHoBoTH BEACH-ORDER OF FIX
ERCIsEs.
Monday, august u, 1882.
AS P. N.-Opening Exercises.
Report of the Executive Committee.
Presidents Address
Open Session.
I"'Sddy, HHgH*t zZHd.
Opening Exercises. Business
Report of Committee on Improve,
Methods in Education
Discussion--J Bradley, A. d. Harring
ton.
Original Poem, f. d. Tar
M.-Opening Exercises.
Addrcss-The "Trials and Encourage
ments Of the Teacher" DIR. s. "
Murphy.
DiscnssiOn--J. II. George, DIR. W. Il
Purnell.
Suggested Topic--"Compulsory Educi
7.45P Mcclure, Prof Reinhar
Wedaesddy. Avgus' 23d,
Opening Exercises. Busines
Report Of Committee on NecrOlOg,
Paper" the Quincy System" W. {
Novel;.
hseussion--Levin Irving Handy NJ. {
Smith, d. w. Harlan.
Suggested topic" The Use and Abu:
Of Text Books" J. w. Killen, T.
TOmlins0n.
2P. N.-Opening Exercises.
Address The Discipline Of Math
matical study" Prof. w. A. BE.
nOlds.
piscussiOn--H. G. Carpenter, Mckee
dree DOwnham
Suggested Topic" Teachers Certi
cates,' ]. ii. George.
G40P. NJ. Lecture Charles Dickens
Charles ). Crowell.
Thursday, August 24th.
Opening Exercises. Bushes
Paper-"T The Love of Learning" i
W. III. Purnell.
DiscussiOn--D. J. Ellis, w. A. ReynelC
suggested Topic" Primary SchO
Work" M. c. Smith.
ZP M.-Opening Exercises.
heport of Committee on Condition
Education.
Paper-" Obstacles to the Success
=. Public Schools Miss NJ. 5. Moo
DlscussiOn--C. s. Conwell, II. G. Jon
Miss J. Il. Kersey, J. III. GeOrl
i. G. Moore.
suggested Topics Graded Comm
Schools, +. J. Tomlinson.
80 ?. M.-Lecture-"T The Office Of /
Teacher" Prof. r. b. Fairbaii
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