Smyrna times., 1893-02-15

=, In A DEPLoRARLE STATE.-The fam.
ny OF Theodore Long, of Odessa, is GER
talnly in a deplorabe condition. Every
one OF his seven children have been i'll
with scarlet fever within the past two
weeks. One of them has died.
Mr.. Long is unable to work because
OF lhe a1liction of blindness. The cir
cumstances surrounding this family
mas enlisted the sympathy and assis-
lance of the congregations of the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
and other individuals of the town. In
the family of a widow, Mrs. Harrison.
also in Odessa three children have
been sufferers from the fever and one
OF them died a week ago. So far the
malady has been confined to these two
families.
The stockholders of the Delaware
state Fair held their annual meeting
tuesday last in the Court House build
ing. Mr.. e. w. Fisher, of Wyoming,
presiding, and John NJ. Wharton as
secretary. D. NJ. Ridgley the presi.
dent of the association, presented his
report which was very acceptable to
the members. The same officers and
same directors, were UNANIMOUSLY re.
elected for another year: President.
Daniel Ridgley; Secretary, John B.
wharton; Treasurer, Lewis Schabin-
ger Corresponding Secretary, Man
love Hayes; Directors, Thomas Curry,
DIR. h. S. Anderson, Ebe Tunnel, Geo.
NJ. Fisher, Alex. Johnson, Jabez Jen.
klns, Hiram Reedy, ManlOve HAYES.
w r. AllaOand, William G. Postles.
}. F. salisbury, Wilson l.. Cannon, w.
II. Burnite. George w. Collins, HI. A..
Richardson. Edmund Bailey. Ezekiel
Cowgirl, John T. Jakes, Thomas w.
Wilson, +. l.. Martin, d. NJ. Wilson,
John Heitshu, d. P Barnard, J. Colby
Smith, r. II. Bancroft, Lewis Schabin.
ger and G. A. Millington.
Moody AND SANKEY. weeks
ago Sunday Moody and Sankey, the
famous evangelists, began the services
In Wilmington and ended Sunday.
During that time the two big evange.
lists have held thirty-seven meetings
siVe of tbs two to be held to-day.
Averaging the attendance at $500 at
each meeting Mr. Moody addressed
92,5O0 people. Wilmington alone did
not furnish all of this immence crowd,
as visitors were present largely from
the surrounding country, and even
from distant states. This is Il remark
able showing for a city of about $4,000
people. Probably one-half of the total
population of Wilmington heard Mr.
Moody at some one of his services,
although the bulk of the audiences
generally comprised people who weut
as often as occasion permitted and
sometimes when occasion did not per.
nit. From this standpoint; the results
must be eminently gratifying to
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the minis
ters of the city and orthodox Christ
ians, generally. 1t is triumph for the
evaugelistS which was considered i'm
possible in this community.
The real good cannot yet be meas
ured, bnt it is believed that fully 1000
have been awakened 30 religious
thought and many others brought to
reflect on their relation to time and
eternity. They left Monday to fill an
engagement in Baltimore.
MCCOMB GETS HIS DIVORCE. james
hSSolHu, but young mlllOnalfe, Fri
day obtained his long g-sought-for di-
vOrce, and the ties that bound to the
young match factory girl are at length
legally sundered.
For several years past the case was
pending in the courts of Delaware, and
all efforts to secure the divorce on the
part of young McComb proved fruit
less. At last the Legislature was re-
sorted to and bill was introduced in
the General Assembly aud has just
passed the House. The plaintiff OBJ
tanned custody of the children while
the sum Of $4,000 is the consideration
received by the wife for her concur
renee il the proceedings and refusal to
prosecute the case longer.
The suit has been one of the most
noted in the history of the Delaware
courts, where for a long time it was
hung up and failed to receive the seal
of approval of the judges. On the
night of February Q, 1890, at which