Smyrna times., 1882-05-03

Ayelt
Geo. w. Cummins, on his home farm
"Woodlawn," has four year old peach
orchard that Is pronounced the handsomest
on the State road from Smyrna to Milford.
Inc trees have been carefully cultivated
and trimmed, and to the pasSer by nearly
every tree in the orchard looks uniform in
size and shape. This will be its first wear
bearing fruit.
The two year old orchard of Mrs. Speak
man, on the adjoining farm Belmont. -
also attracts attention for its careful plant
ing, vigorous growth and uniform size.
THE BEAUTIES OF SPRING.-Eyerv sea-
son has its attractiveness, its particular
charm to impress the mind, but none of
them so stir the poesy in our nature and
set remlnlscenSe TO Notwithstanding the
past with the present-as this season of
resurrection. The new life which nature is
developing midst bursting buds, opening
hOWerS, green carpeted fields and singing
oifds, has charm captivating to the
senses. The past week the peach orchards
have been i'll bloom. 4 more beautiful
sight than the trees present would b.. hard
to find anywhere. In every direction the
delicate pink of the buds appears in mass
to he tinged with purple, and the SC ne is
diversified in many places, and the beauty
increased by the beautiful white blossoms
OF pear trees, cherry trees and the fresh
green Of extensive wheat fields. There
l" a perspective to the picture however,
whose cOloring is in the autumnal gather
ing OF rich and varied fruits.
PERsONAL.-ReV. j. T. Umsted has gonc
to Sussex county, to-day, to assist in the
installation of Rev. DIR. HeatOn as pastor
OF the Presbyterian church in Lewes, and
the ordination and installation of Rev.
Mr.. SnOOks, pastor Of the churches at
Cool Spring and Rehoboth.
Rev. L. L. Martindale and wife are to
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of their
marriage next Monday evening, May Sth,
at the District parsonage. They will be
glad to see their friends.
Rev. IL. S. Thompson, who has been at
Bristol, n. H., for the past three years was
appointed last week to Keen, in the same
state. He will be on in a week or two
Tor his family, who have been in Delaware
for several weeks.
Mrs. ). l.. Gracey left yesterday for her
new home ia Chelsea, greatly i1prevcd in
health.
Walter O. Holiecker, who has been
absent in Philadelphia for several weeks
attending his brother John in severe i'll
ness of typhoid fever, will return home in
few days if the latter is able as is expee-
ted to accompany him.
Mss Ljch, enstein. of Wilmington. ~
visiting NJ - Lille Primrose.
Fred. FJlmer, of PhilaIelphia. is visit
ing friends III this town.
Mrs. DEY0.-Tho heavy bat coveted
rain storm of Wednesday evening gave
Mrs. Amanda DcyO Il comparatively small
audience, about 100, but there was not Il
person present, perhaps, who regretted
Drawing the storm. Mrs. DeVO does not
assume to be anything but u plain speaker.
but her style Is so unaffected and her con-
sclOus earnestness and clearness of presen-
tatiOn so direct, that an audience which
cannot enjoy her speaking must indeed he
capuOus. There was much of moral
ethics i'll her discourse and none of denun-
citation. She dwelt for Il considerable time
on the principles or rather feelings that
should actuate us in our dealings with
others, and if governed by the precept of
Love your enemies working for the
good Of others-the world would he inf
nltely better. She saw in the liquor traffic
that which brought cruelty to the family
while it blOated and brulalized the hus-
band and father who participated in it.
Every man who casts q ballot tthe woman
nave not this privilege and power of pro-
tectlOn) Is responsible to that degree for
the evil which is allowed in the community.
The proper way to treat the liquor traffic
which resulted in evil and only evil, WAS
to prohibit it like any other dangerous
things. BY special request Mrs Devo.
made two addresses 10 the ladies on
hygienic subjects, and on Friday evening
smoke a frnnH nnHia,,,.o ,6
church.
LECTURE ON ODD-FELLoWsHIP.--T
entertainment of Morning Star Lodge No.
6, l. .. .. f., at the Town Hall, on Thurs
day evening last, was in every way sue
cess. The principal feature was an ad-
dress by Past Grand Master Geo. +. Borie.
Esq, OF Philadelphia, on American Odd
tenOWshIp, its Origin and Mission" which
Was u5ntiully and intelligently pre-
| sented. The speaker, i'll dwelling On the
mystery that was associated with the
Order III the public mind, dwelt for some
Time ON the mystery i'll familiar things
around lis which the realms of science in It's
wlseSls chemists, biologists and astrL n -
mers have only pal tally revealed VINO
could explain the mystery wrapped up III
grain of wheat-lhe secret of its life
Z
| dOsurd opinions that have in different
stages Of It's history been entertained. and
explained the goat story" SO iamiliarly
associated In the public mind, to have had
It's origin i'll the joke of Il couple of ways
Oh Il maiden lady who was determined to
nnd out the mysteries of the Order. As
the story goes, after making u thorough
| search OF the room without finding any
tLlng unaccOuntable, and would 50 have
~ report to the villagers, she spied a
closet. The ways who had purposcly put
| the big "Dllly goat i'll the closet the nIg hi
| octore, LETT The key i'll the door, which was
no sooner turned and Il ray OF light per.
! mltIed TO enter, tnan out bounded The
goat knocking the lady sprawling in its
nasty exit from the building. Time had
removed these tlllacies ants preiudlces as
The benefits, not only in Sanding men
into social and compact brOtherhour but
III the eXtremities OF sickness and death
had Deen seen and felt. The secret" OF
| tAc Order was compared to IL combination
lock that could he unlocked by anV one
of the 46O, 900 members in the 200 lodges
i'll this country and by them only, reveal
Ing such secret as belonged 10 any cor
pOratlon for its special purpose, la the
same sense that each family has its secrets
tAat do not concern others.
The society had its origin in England in
the latter part Oi O last century, but FOL
] huubUr OF years was used as u place o
conVIViality rather than Il place where
" Friendship, love and truth are taught
as now. Old-FellOwship was ORGANIZED
hrst i'll this country b2 Years ago, 10y
Thomas Wildly, an Engllshman, and has
made grand progress. The order a.
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