Evening journal., 1893-04-22
HIS REASONS NOT ASCERTAIEED.
Dr. Gooding, Principal of the Conference
Academy, Tenders His Resignation to
Take Eject In juno.

Take Eject In June.
DOVER, April % The Superior Court
was occupied yesterday In the case of
kolm, Rosenheim q Co., VS. Susan t.
Collision. The question involved was,
whether a married woman has the right
TO make a contract except in relation TO
her own property. In this case it seems
that the husband had given prom
isfory note, signed by himself and wife
and the question Is whether or not this
be legal. Fulton and Vandyke are for
plaintiffs and Edward Ridgley and son
Henry for the defendant The case
occupied all the morning and was on at
the adjournment Of court at / o'clock
Court adjourned until this morning at 10
o'clock, when argument was again begun
in the case
There are several other cases on the
civil list which will be tried next week
DR. w. L. Gooding principal of the
| Wilmington Conference Academy has
rendered his resignation TO the board Of
trustees, to take effect at the close Of
the present term Just what Professor
| Gooding's reasons are for rfslening the
position cannot be ascertained The
academy cannot we'll afford TO lose Dr.
Gooding who has served 10 and faithfully
and greatly built il up both numeri-
cally and financially. 1t is supposed that
the responsibility of so great q rental
is more than Professor Gooding wishes
tO bear 10 is suggested that the trus
tees employ DR. Gooding at a liberal
salary and make the Wilmington Con
ference responsible for its success.
urging every pastor TO think that he
Is under obligations TO do something for
this school of Methodism. All seem to
have an interest in the institu
ton as will be seen by the
respective places from which the
| graduating class Of this year, ten in
number, come, only Que, Miss Mary
Billing, being from Dover The others
are Misses Saiie Hall and Maggie Ian
den, Fairmount, Md Mary Wilcox,
Georgetown; Sallie Bender, near Bali.
more; Thomas Moore, FELTON,: John
Sparkling, fredericksburg, Md John
| Wiley and Harry Price, Cen
ueville Herschel Ford, Fairmonnt Il
will readily be seen by the above that
the entire Peninsula is represented
aud that the pastors within the bounds
of the Wilmington Conference ought the
more TO urge the support and contin
uance of this institution
Rev Lewis W. Gibson, rector Of
Christ Church, this town, who SC
recently had a disturbance in his
congregation, has received unanimou.
call 10 become rector of Christ Chutch at
Delaware City. Whether Mr. Gibson
mas consented or not has not been AS
certained
Rev William V. Londerbough, OF
Salem n j. viii preach in the Presby
terian Church here to morrow. Rev. j
F. Stonecipher exchanging pulpits with
him.
Next Tuesday evening Mrs Haslup, of
Mary land. will deliver an address il
Wesley NJ E Church, this town, undel
the auspices Of the w. O. T. U. of th,
town.
AT one time last evening the gas in
street lamps as we'll as those IN tn
private houses became very low and Il
seemed as though the town would be in
total darkness 1t, however, revived will
great brillisneY
Miss Sallie Vol.um of Philadelphia ha
been visiting Miss May Hobson.
Miss Annie Aliowsy is visiting hei
brother In New York
Mrs. A. p Newell Of Philadelphia is
the guest of Mrs w. L. Cannon
Miss Madeline Bouvill of Philadelphia
is visiting Mrs Joseph Chambers
Mrs Cove s. Wilson and son Eugene
are visiting in Washington. d c
Mrs e r. Selinser of PhilGdelphia ha.
been visiting her mother, Mrs Chatham
Miss Mamie Baker of Pomona, Md.
is visiting Miss Bertha Lewis
Mrs Susan Culbreth has returne,
from Baltimore. where she has beel
spending the winter with her daughter
Mrs Everett Snowden.
DR. John Comegys, a younger brothe
Of the late Chief Justice Comegys ha
rented an office in town where he wi
practice dentistry
To morrow evening Rev. DR.. w. L
Murray viii preach the second Of hi
series OF sermons ON the Natural I'll.
tory OF the Bible, his subject bein
2 The Lion The Serpent was spoke
q about last Sunday evening
y Mrs Cephas Parsons who spent tn
=. winter with her daurhter Mrs Re-
Howard Smith, Of Wisconsin, has II
l. tur0ed home Mrs. Smith aud her tV
s children accompanied her.
Frank Boyle, son Of Jeweler A.