Smyrna times., 1891-06-10

90 into erect.
PROGRAMME OF CONFERENCE ACAD-
EMY.-The commencement exercises of
the Conference Academy will be held
in the week commencing June 18th.
The programmes of the middle and
graduating clases exercises have al
ready been arranged. The middle
class will hold their exercises on Mon
day evening, June 18th, in Academy
Hall.
The graduating class will hold their
exercises in the Opera House on
Thursday evening, June Is. The ora
tions will be "VetO Power" II. l..
Paynter; "Wiliam E. Gladstone" @.
E. Collins; Delaware" John d.
StOOpe; alexander Hamilton" F. H.
Davis Reciprocity" d. l.. Ramsdell;
"John Wesley, C. H. Deekins. The
essays will be Mythical Boots" S.
Belle Todd History of Fashion,"
Mary r. Cooper; Advanced Woman
| hood" Mamie II. Baker.
The alumni will hold their annual
reunion on the 18th. The annual ora
ton will be delivered by the Rev, John
Y. DObbins, ofGrace Church, Whining
ton.
Thomas S. Clark, real estate broker,
made the following real estate sales
within the past thirty days The Perry
Knots farm, of 80 acres, two miles
west of Viola. the property of Watson
Broadway, to Moses Schneck, of Phil
adelphia, considerations, $1,000; the
farm of Mr.. Coleman, near Dover, 40
} acres, to Henry MOrquand, of Phila-
delphia, price, $500; the farm of
John Curtis, near Rose Valley school
house, SO acres, to DR.. ColstOn, of Phil
adelphia, for 81, $50; tho Cooper land
, east from WOodside, the property oi
Samuel w. Hall, AL acres, to State
Senator John P. DonOhOe, of Whining
: ton, Del, consideration $4,000; the
Amos G. Williams farm, near Hazlette
Vile, of 78 acres, the property of Sam
uel W. Hall, to j. F. Clark, of Phila
} delphia, for $500. Mr. Clark says the
feeling of real estate in Kent county
Y Delaware, is much better than it ha
+ been for some time, and the demand
=. for farms, especially for fruit farms, j
; better than it has been for five years
r Mr.. Clark 3 reason for the better feel
# ing is caused by better prices for grair
9 and the bright outlook for fruit.
CLOSE OF HECONVENTION.-Cd Canon
: and Constitution ddOpted.-IO meet a
e Laurel nert yeGr.-The last days sess
d ion of the Protestant Episcopal cOnven
Is tiOn of the Diocese of Delaware, endet
l. at l o'clock, Thursday Afternoon
r Much of the session was consumed i
f adopting the constitutions and canon
d as prepared and revised by the specia
IS committee. They were adopted by al
l. ticles and upon each Of them ther
N was free discussion. The laws weI
% adopted as a whole upon motion (
Thomas HOlcOmb, of New Castle. /
le the course of the arguments, the bisf
* Op stated that hereafter, the busine!
II meetings would be held in a hall an
ie not in a cOnsecrated place.
V. S. MinOt Curtis was elected pres
er dent of the missionary convOcatio
IS and Rev. George w. Dame, Jr., DR..
as Elton Buck, Francis g. DUPONT, at
en- Rev. ]. Leighton McKim, Commits
10. on Missionary and education.
he The Brooks matter caused cOnsi
erable discussion all day althoul
nothing was said about it in open co
III vention Some of the older clergYm'
th accused the younger ones of atteml
he ing to defeat the reelection of the Q
'ut standing committee because it had
en- ported favorably on the recent CON
I0r Grafton of DR.. Brooks. The conventi
nd adjourned after selecting Laurel as {
ct next place of meeting. See foul
bis page.
de HOT WORDS BETWEEN THE CONGI
lis- CATION AND THE PRESIDING ELDl
Ter AND THE FINALE Nor REACHED. II
ne first Quarterly Conference of the
ely r. Church, held at FELTON, Friday. v
warm affair. Upon Presiding El
ST. Wilson taking the chair, he first hu
pad ed a decree Of accommodation Of
Yil- five stewards present from Mans
at and Willis chapels, those churc
vas having refused to abide by the cha
md made at the last session of the ann
his conference, which cuts them off fl
ped the FELTON, charge. The stewards |
low sent from these appointments "
,on- William Jester and Alfred Dill Of N
ack ship, aud John Heyd, Andrew Hol
% is aud Robert Fredell, of Willis Cha
ON. Thomas Case, one Of the OH
board Of FELTON, Church, instaE
arose and told the stewards to
um where they were, that their good
IS Of fathers before them had contribute
Jan the building of that edi6ce, and
!, Of they had as much right there as pre-
the ing elder Wilson had, that the CHI
day. would live after Mr.. Wilson had g
the that he for one was going to stay {
'res. and assert his rights as long as {
ssis. was one brick piled upon another.
VIII this the elder curtly replied the
ling was not addressing Mr.. Case
Miss wanted nothing to do with him v
was ever. Though he did admit tha
hrev desired the intruding representa-
Of sse two neighboring ohuFch