Smyrna times., 1883-02-21

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Lassell of our town has an old horse
pistol that he prizes very highly for its
history, coming to him as an heirloom
in the family. 1t is a trophy of the
late war with England and captured
by his father VIM. G. Lassell in the
fight at Caulks Field below Chester
town, Md, August 14th, 1914, from
wounded cavalryman. Sir Peter Park
er, the leader of the British, swore that
he would eat his supper in Chester
town that day or in HI" Instead of
reaching Chestertown he was whipped
by the Marylanders, and this pistol is
one of the trophies of the victory. 1t
is a heavy old flint lock that could be
used effectively only in good weather
but capable of doing execution at
long range.
IMMIGRANTS FROM IRELAND. We
stated in the early part of the Winter
that Col. Geo. w. Cummins had sent
John Wilkinson to Ireland with a
purse of $500, to pay the passage of his
brother-in-law, Robert Hill and family |
to this country. The party came over |
in the City of Richmond which arrived |
at New York on Saturday after long
ohA SOOAAJ PoloSeAS7C1 WHO
town last night ViG the steamer Iyqert. |
They number 10 in all, the company
including several friends who paid
their own passage, and two children.
There are three or four married couple
in the lot, the rest single men and
women. Mr.. Cummins will keep
several of them for work at Wood
lawn" the rest finding homes with his
tenants and farmers of the neighbor-
hood. He had application for more of
this help" than he could supply.
THE LoNGFELLow MEMORIAL
Elizabeth B. Bates, who is at the head
of the Longfellow Memorial Associa.
ton movement in Delaware, states in
letter to us, that she will be prepar-
ed, on and after Tuesday, February 27,
to furnish, in any quantities desired,
the ten-cent memorial cards. Long
fellow, had he lived, would have been
76 years old on the 9th. Teachers
and Superintendents are requested to
act as agents. For every ten such
subscriptions package of ten memo
rial cards will be mailed to the address
of the sender for distribution to the
several contributors. The card con-
tains an excellent portrait of Mr.. Long
fellow, view of the house in which he
lived, and one of his poems in a fac
simile of his handwriting. 1t is also
thought that these cards may some
times be used as acceptable and appro-
pirate presents from teachers to
scholars. Contributions should be sent
to Mrs. George H. Bates, Box SO, Will
mington, Del.
TEMPERANCE LECTURE.-The pleas
ure of getting out on a clear night
under the shadows of bright moon,
no less than the interest incident to
the revival and the fact that a lady,
Mrs. Leavitt, of Boston was to speak,
called to the M. E. Church on Sunday
evening the largest congregation of the
Winter. Mrs. Leavitt, though not
gifted with that same charm of elo-
quence possessed by some of her prede-
cessors, is an impressive speaker and
held the close attention of the audience
for an hour and a quarter, while she
gave facts and arguments that must
have had an impression on all minds
ready to receive the truth.
Mrs. Leavitt was here under the
Temperance Union who feel proud OF
the evenings success, not only in the
force of the lecture, but in its material
results, which were ahead of those o.
any previous meeting they have held
3 The collection to aid the w. G. Z. U
: was double any yet received in the
q State, securing besides 80 new mem
bers. The membership of our loca
society is now 125, twenty of whom are
n gentlemen, honorary members.
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Q CYCoPLEDIA OF DELAWARE.-Col
It Jas. NJ. McCarter and son were in thi
town last week delivering the book fo
which subscriptions were obtained tw,
e or three years ago, called the Ency
= clopedia of Delaware" compiled b,
II himself and B. F. jackson and publish
(, ed by the Aldine Publishing ant
Engraving company. Its cost to sub
, scribers is $25. 1t is an elaborate look
= ing volume, bound in full morocco, an
=, - its 572 pages contain a brief history G
~ ~ Delaware, by Rev. w. w. Taylor;
= paper on the Judicial System of Dela
~ ware, by Hon. n. B. Smithers "Polit
ical Parties" by Hon. George /
r Fisher; 1.-THE Free Schools of Delf
a. ware," by Prof. J. H. Groves; 9Th
OF Education of the COlored People," b
ID H. G. Conrad, Esq; brief historic;
of articles on Delaware College, Newar
Academy, Wilmington ConferenC
Academy, Wesleyan Female College
ed State histories of the various religion
re denominations history of the Dell
at ware railroad, by Manlove Haye
On ESQ.,; histories of private industri
a establishments, and about 500 bi
ed graphical sketches of native or residel
Delawareans. There are steel plat
of old Swedes Church, Delaware CO
ed lege, the First Presbyterian Church
OF Wilmington, several industrial CO
lis Germs, and about 140 portraits of dei
of and living Delawareans. The histol
he cal articles are in the main valuab
DIV contributions to State history, but tht
abound in inexcusable topographic
errors. Many of the portraits are e
he cellent. The biographical sketch
IN will be delightful reading for O