Smyrna times., 1890-06-11

G' w. Lake of the Public schools :
smyrna contributor of items fo. az -
clayton Call. The following Is tbo %
last; THE illustrated scientifc Ioo+',ne rne
ssrveT saSt m at the Good Templars rooms
osS;..o a'ss; : IIuIrsGay y evening by Prof. Lake.
e'SeisVeu Oy Prof. MOhler, of the Confer.
eloc ence Academy, Dover, was grand
Su:ccess' and was well attended bv the
IIiUl5ens OF the town. Prof. Lake is
S Selu IN nigh esteem, by the citizens of
SMYRNA, who know every thing he nm
uertakes is always attended with snr-
How are you Professor?
The follOwsng paragraph is from n in
IerVlew of Chief Justice Comegvs ot tho
bTeVort House, New York. b efore Lie
'aAIhg tII the trip to Europe on Saturday.
me subject of the whipping post was
mentioned by some one and tbe ola
cnleI waxed eloquent. "The neonIa
may make all the fun about the whi1.
Ptug post put 1t is a good thing and
oUner states are beginning to copv after
Us. Why there are Maryland and New
Jersey and several other states +
Wnlch vTii they use it for wife-beaters
why under heavens it should be re-
restricted to his class of culnrits
cannot understand. Awife beater is a
ulsgrace to his family and communitv
DELAwARE's EPIsCoPALIANs-Tio
one nundreth and fourth annual con
EGhIlon OF the Protestant Episconal
EIurch OF the diocese of Delaware was
Helu HI IN the old County Court House at
NeW Castle Wednesday. About s.
clerical and $50 lay delegates we've
present. 5. Minot Curtis. of Newark,
was elected secretary and George d
armstrong diocesan trustee. If was
reported that 81 ,273.73 were spent far
alocesan missions during the past wear
After the business of the convention
services were held in Emmanuel Church
Whlch Is 222 years old and the oldest
church in the United States. A claim
was put in for the next convention to
De held in Smyrna, but Milford got it.
DIR. TODD's SAD AFFL1cTIoy-
Friends of the Rev. DR.. Jacob Todd
pastor OF Grace NJ. E. Church. are dis
tressed by the possibility of him be-
coming totally blind. His ewes are
a1hlcted by a growth of cataracts and
the sight OF one is destroyed. An one
ration performed on the other eve on
Wednesday at Homeopathic HosnifaI
Philadelphia, Drs. James and Thomas,
was a preliminary step towards an op-
Grafton extremely hazardous which
VIII be performed next September
Much sympathy for him is expressed
Grace Church, hoping that rest NAV do
MIN good, has kindly voted him a va.
cation of three months.
APPOINTED CLERK OF THE PF.cr
William PiersOn Biggs was appoinr-
ed CLERK OF the Peace of New Castle
county Friday morning. He took the
oath of office at 10 o'clock, it being ad
mlnlstered by Thomas Given, deputy
Sheriff. F''0
The application of w. Pierce Bigos
for the position of clerk of the Deace
was endorsed by all the members of
the Legislature, part of the Levy Court
ana many members of the bar. Be
sides this were personal letters to Gov
ernOr Biggs, and petition signed bv
l4OO OF the most prominent Democrats
OF the county. The endorsements
were as strong as ever presented to
governor.
The other candidates for the posi-
ton were Robert c. Justis Of Newark
George Medill of Pencader Hundred
William n. Wilson of St. Georges Hun
dred William L. Wier of Christiana
Hundred.
William Pierson Biggs is brother of
Benjamen I. Biggs. He was born Jan.
uary %, 1888, near Summit Bridge.
Pencader Hundred, his father being
John Biggs, farmer. He Is promin-
ent as a successful farmer and peach
grower.