Smyrna times., 1882-12-13
KINDS OF DRY GOODS

The Rev. Il. w. Chase died at Sen
ford on Monday of consumption. MIR
Chase was transferred from the West To
the Wilmington Confence about three
years ago, and stationed at Cecilton /
He was appointed to Seaford last !
last March, tut he resigned his pas,ur- /
ate six weeks since, owing to his fast /
declining health. A severe hemor- .
rhage of the lungs was the Immediate I.
cause of his death.
DEATH OF JOSEPH 5. LOWERING. JR.
-Joseph 5. Lowering, Jr., died sud
denly at his home in Germantown. Pa.
on Sunday night after brief illness of
typhoid fever. He was about 81 wears
OF age and was born in PHILADELPHIA
Deceased was married to Mary dau2h-
! ter of Daniel G. Cowgirl, of Cowgill's
Corner, near Dover. His widow and
three children survive him. Mr.. I.ovor
ing was formerly engaged in sugar refin-
ing i'll Philadelphia but retired from
business about ten years ago, and has
since been residing at his handsome
/ residence near Germantown.
| Two SAD DEATHS. Miss Margaret
Il. Williamson, daughter of J. f. Will
hanson, merchant of Newark, and a
local preacher, died on Friday of con-
/ gestion of the lungs at the aye of -.
/ Miss Williamson was sick but a short
time. She graduated in "a recent class
at Delaware College, and she had MANY
friends Ot her own years both at
Newark and among former students of
the college throughout the State.
Mis-. John w. Grace, of Baltimore.
sister of II. c. Conrad, Esq, of Will
mlngt0n, died at noon Sunday. at her
home III Baltimore aged % years. She
was married Il year ago on Friday last.
THE YIELD THIS Wharf.-The statis-
ties OF the distillng Of apple and peach
brandy ON the Delaware and MARYLAND
Peninsula, under the supervision of
James Mclntire, Collector of Internal
Revenue, are now all in, and show a
remarkable decrease in production
over last year. This year only a total
of 4, 4,413 gallons of fruit brandies were
manufactured, and these are much
less than One-third of the figures of
1881, the number being eighty-two.
and this year but 81 The distilleries
: were distributed over the country as
follows: In Kent county eight, in
Sussex nine, and western counties of
Maryland seventeen. The remarkable
decrease in production Of this wear, as
compared with 1881, is due to the fact
that the apple crop was an almost total
failure.
CHANGES OF PREACHERs.-The Re
publican has the following gossip. in
regard to prospective changes at the
coming session of conference:
1t is now said for certainty that Rev
Adam Stengle of Union NJ. +. Church
y, has been definitely named for Middle
: town. Rev K. H. Adams now of Mil
iington is to go to ST. Pall's Whining
I ton. Rev. DR.. Richards is to be trans
e ferred to Green Street church, Phila
delphia, and the Rev. q. w. Miller o
Grace is 10 be transferred to Sprin!
n Garden Street church the same city
II Rev. w. l.. ). Murray of Middletowl
:. will likely be sent to Asbury, Whining
ton and Rev. I. l.. TOmkinson of Nj
q Salem is spoken of for Union, thoug
e there is strong sentiment in favor {
d Rev. J. K. Smith of GreensbOrOugl
Presiding Elder Matlack it is said
hooked either for Mt. Salem or Mort
= East. Rev. Charles Hill of Asbury
:, =, is said is sure TO be Presiding Elder {
" the Wilmington District, while tn
Dover District will have either Re'
}. w. E. England or Rev. A. w. Milh
le for Presiding Elder. The Presidin
Of Eldcrship of the Salisbury District Ii,
between Rev J. L. Gardner and Re
J. a. B. Wilson. The EpwOrlh peOp
j. now without "A pastor it is said will as
ne for Rev. Charles A. Hill. Grace churC
of is on the still hunt having had unsati
factory returns from several lars
cities containing noted preachers.