Smyrna times., 1884-02-27
Delaware Items.

the Delaware railroad are both much
better than at this time last year.
Some sixty persons have been con-
verted at Camden, all adults but one.
Most OF them are heads Of families.
DR.. Isaac Jump, Of Dover, was elect
cd lay delegate al the recent Fourth
Quarterly Conference Of that place.
:. D. McGonigal, Esq, alternate.
The church has been greatly quick
encd at Laurel as u result Of the rcyi-
Val which h-s prevailed here. More
'han fifty prohationers Is one Of the re-
sul;s.
Ex-SheriT Aaron b. Marvel. Of Sus-
sex county. remembers when the
swamp land Of Dagsboro hundred was
ASSESSED at thirty-fvc cents an acre.
y; present it IS assessed at $50 an acre.
The thieves who operated in Middle
to"n on Wednesday night evidently
worked very harl. riskcd their liberty
and even their lives, and all for about
sixty dollars in cash, a few pocket
knives and two quarts of whisaey.
Chief Engineer Wright estimates
that 5000 are needed III advance Of
the regular appropriations by Congress
for removing distractions in Whining
ton harbor, $50, 900 for Delaware Break
water, and $l20,090 for the Delaware
river
Gov. Stockley has pardoned Mary
f. Meter, colored, sentenced in 1873
10 life imprisonment for child-lnurdcr.
She escaped from New Castle Jail al
one time, and remained away for over
a year, but returned when freedom
grew irksome
John 3. Price, ure>!iyn, Of the state
board Of pharmacy. died from con,ump-
ton AT his home al Chester, Pa. Thurs
day aged % years. He was head clerk
at Belts drug store, Wilmington. and
was considered one of the laost expert
enccd chemists in the State.
Oscar W...~,., "a ot Ms. Clara
Wilson, Of Milford. was elected on
Tuesday week at the Philadelphia city
election member ofthc City Council.
DR.. Thompson, proprietor Of the Bright
House, At Rsho5oth, was also elected
70 the same body AT the same time.
At Hartley, two miles above Mary.
del, an effort will soon be made to build
a new church on the ancient site Of
Hawkins Church The Icthodi.;s
are very strong in that neighborhood.
but the Old church is too small and
very uncomfortable in cold weather.
The oid-fAs!ioucd debating societies.
says the Norniny EruS. are BECOMING
very popular in Wilmington. The
various church societies in the CITY
have been giving public discussions on
popular questions for the last wear or
20. and lately two Of the political or /
carnations have introduced the same /
exercise in their weekly meetings.
One Of the most successful reyiyals /
ever known in Georgetown has been
IN progress at the NJ. Z. Church. The .
meetings began in December, but lit I
Tie interest was manifested until two
weeks ago. Since that time there has
been great awakening. The church
has been filled to overlooking every
night and the altar crowded with peni-
tents. The pastor, Rev. z. Ii. Raw.
Inns, has been assisted by Rev. \. p.
Prettyman, Of Millsboro, and others.
The County Executive Committee Of
the State Temperance Alliance. Of Sus-
sex county, met last week in George
town. There were a number Of dele
gates present from the varioustowns in
the county, Laurel was Wen repre-
sented. Rev. Warren Morgan was
elected President and John ID. Rodney.
ESQ, Of that town, secretary. The
meeting was addressed bv Rev. DIR.
Boole. Of brooklyn, y. y. who held
The audience spell bound for over an
hour.
The DelaWmeaa says: THE wide
spread feeling Of religion which is now.
ma has been, pcrvading this commu-
lity for several weeks, calls to our
mind matters in relation to it. Our
pastor, Rev. DIR. J. II. Caldwell. has
'cen stationed here altogether six
ears, and his administration amonp
bis people has been for good. During :
us first term of three years there was
N almost continued revival in the
hurch, and 286 persons were received
N probation, one-half of whom are
ct members of the church in this {
lace. On his coming to this CHARGE !
Or the second term of three years, he ! !
]und the church in backward state Y
lie has laborcd hard for better things. Il
nd during the present revival has y
cen JOG converts received on preba- !
on, besides a number of backslidcrs j
'ho aaye been reclaimed, making al II
'gether l2O conve.iv. !
J,
POOR THING'-"YOu look sad BInlic 5,
what's the matter?" were the words N
Idressed to Birdie McHenipin, by her
lend. Mollic Snnnnrs Nc thn,, -.