Smyrna times., 1892-07-27

| -, MSS hEo1 En- hUTLEDGE, at the
Christian Endeavor meeting on Sunday
night, gave an interesting account of
her attendance at the great Conven-
ton in New York, but only got
through half of it before the bell rung
for the services up stairs. 1t will
probably be finished at future meet.
ing.
ANN MARY LOOSE, widow of Peter
Loose, died at the residence of her son
in law in Cheswold last Friday aged
80 years. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon and the remains were
removed to Monroe City, Michigan,
from whence they came to Delaware in
1879 and settled on the Gerker farm
near Kenton.
MEssRs. Beck & HAZEL, Real Estate
Agents; have sold the farm of H. ID.
Boyer on the State Road below the
Big Oak" 9S acres, to S. B. Richard
son, of Massey's, Md, for $4,000. Mr..
Richardson will, as we understand. nut
a relative on it next Spring. Thev
also sold dwelling on Frazer street.
belonging to J. d. Burton of Dover
to Geo. w. JOrdOn, for 5000.
ABOUT thirty persons of the town
and vicinity rode down to Woodland
Beach last night to board the Excel.
sior" about midnight, by boats in the
bay, and thence for the fishing banks
some twenty-five miles out in the
ocean. They expected to reach the
fishing ground about 4 O'Clock this
morning and put in half a day or
more pulling in the fnny tribe before
starting on their return.
The excursion to Woodland Beach
on Thursday was composed of DeonIe
of all classes. The excursion proper-
the children and those identified with
them-ieft by or before eight O'Clock,
all That could get on the train which
was to have returned for the remainder
IN cne hour not getting back for two
hours. There was still another class
who remained after all the school had
gotten of, for dance, getting awav
finally at ll.3O. Oglesby's orchestra
furnished the music.
WE are in receipt of the Seventh An.
nual Catalogue of GOldey's CONNER
cial College, at Wilmington. Aside
from the iteresting data given in re.
gard to the high grade of work and the
continued an increasing success of the
| college, the catalogue is full of photo.
tographic views of the various DEPART
ments. The frOntispiece is a hand
some lithograph of H. S. Goldey, the
Principal and founder of the college
There are also views of the Students
tayorlte resorts along the classic walks
OF the Brandywine. The catalogue is
very handsome and unique.
JOHN P, CLIFTON, a well and favor
ably known young man of CLAYTON
died at the home of his parents there
on Thursday, after a sickness of three
weeks of gastFic-typhOid fever, aged
u years months, He had been a
travelling salesman the most of the
time for the past several years. The
funeral took place on Sunday morning
from the Presbyterian Church of this
town, services conducted by Rev. r.
X. Stephenson, and was very largely
attended. The interment was in Glen
wood Cemetery, under the charge of
the Red Men, being member of the
Shawnee Tribe No. q.
ELIZA CONTEE, who came from
Maryland with Rev. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Dame and has been their trusted nurse
slnce they have been living in
Smyrna, died at their bone on We'd |
nesday afternoon last. Ars. Dame
was absent in Virginia whittier she |
went to visit relatives two or three |
weeks since, and Mr.. Dame had the |
body embalmed and forwarded to her
mother below Baltimore, Her death |
likewise made a deep impression with
the young colOred people with whom
she associated. A note received since |
the aLOYe was in type SAYS she was
engaged TO be married this month to
SiFah Jas. NJ. Whaleg,
OUR peach growers will find in an.
other column the address of Mr.. Thos
b. Coursey, before the farmers Insti-
tute OF this county, on the subject of
peach yellOws.. Mr.. COursey is a man
OF both 0bservative and research. who
IS always looking opt for practical re-
suits For this reason any ipyestiga-
ton he may make is entitled to oonsid,
GRAFTON, and II is matter of regret
that the hail storm Of the early sum.
mer should in any way have intePfered
with thorough practical test on the
line he was pursuing His method of
lighting the yellOws, if practical, ls 30
simple as to be easily in the reach of
every peach grower.
In our last issue, IN Speaking of the
new Democratie banner suspended
across the street between the st6ras Of
Is. Cooper and ]. w. Jones. we ,
noted the tact that the Republicans
nag ordered one from the same artist,
Chas. y. Risden. H. was completed
last week and swung to the breeze on
Saturday. 1t was viewed with inter
est OF course, by all parties, as It was
put IN place on Commerce street. be-
tween the stores of ]. w. Jones and
Asheraft q Clifton. The weather was
hot, and any demonstration common. (
orating 1t was deferred until cooler
weather, They are what are called I
banneTs-Open network CON
tanning the likenesses Of the candidates. :
HARRY PRIMROSE, son of Jos. n.
rrimrose, met with serious but for I.
not fatal accident at Wood. I
and Beach on Thursday. He. like I
many Others, rode down with the
members Of the household in the family ,
carriage. About o'clock in the after. o
loon he went to the horse from tba
ear without letting his presence III
known and slapped it on the Fump.
rhe latter responded by a fierce kick
oodging one foot 10 the breast and the 9
ne other on the mouth, knocking him =
enseless. Drs. Smith, Of Cheswoid and .
Moore Of this town, who were on the I,
grounds, were summoned, and after u
he patient had had done for him What
'onld be, was brought home. The fuII n
'xtept Of the injury could not be de- 4,
the doctors fearing the kick y
y the breast might sppergdpee hem Il
aorrhages, but such has not resulted 10
nd the patient seems now in a faif 4;
gay to recover. II be had been q N
lttie further of, the kick might have 4,